At the Wolves den: Wyoming boys basketball host OK foe Zeeland East in WKTV’s Feature Game Friday

The Wyoming High School Wolves boys basketball team, from a 2019/20 season game. (Curtis Holt)

By WKTV Staff

ken@wktv.org

WKTV Featured Game coverage of local Kentwood and Wyoming area high school basketball continues this week with a key OK Conference Green boys basketball game as Zeeland East visits Wyoming high Friday, Jan. 21, for a 7 p.m. contest.

The Wolves enter the week with a 4-4 overall record, 1-2 in OK action, after a road loss to traditional power Muskegon (6-0, 3-0 OK) on Jan. 14. Prior to that game, Wyoming had won four of five games including a conference road win at Holland and tight loss to Muskegon Reeths-Puffer (5-2, 2-1 OK).

Early this week, on Jan. 18, Wyoming will host Zeeland West (5-2, 2-1) as both teams try to stay near the top of the conference standings. Zeeland East enters the week with a 1-5, 0-3 OK record, and will play an early-week game hosting Grand Rapids Union (1-5-1, 1-3 OK).

A look around the Wyoming and Kentwood area courts

The Grand Rapids South Christian boys (5-3) enter the week in a three-way tie at the top of the OK Gold standings with a 2-1 record, with the other two teams being Forest Hills Eastern and Ottawa Hills. The Sailors will play both of the teams this week, including a home game against Ottawa Hills on Friday.

The South Christian girls enter the week with a 6-3 overall record and are also 2-1 in early season OK games.

The Kelloggsville boys (5-3 overall) enter the week in the middle of the OK Silver race with a 2-1 conference record including two road wins last week at Comstock Park and at Sparta.

The Godwin Heights girls enter the week at 4-3 overall, 1-2 in OK Silver standings, with road games this week against two teams behind them in the conference: Belding and Hopkins.

The West Michigan Aviation Academy boys enter the week 5-3 overall and 1-0 in Alliance League action, tied with the Wyoming Tri-unity Christian boys (4-2 overall) and also 1-0 in Alliance.

WKTV coverage and schedule/scores 

Complete local basketball schedules as well as up-to-date scores of previous night’s games are also available at wktvjournal.org/sports-schedules-scores. (You can also just just bookmark WKTVjournal.org on your phone or other device and click on the blue banner at the bottom of the screen.)

The tentative WKTV Feature Game schedule for the remainder of January and February is as follows:

Tuesday, Jan. 25, boys basketball, Ottawa Hills at South Christian

Friday, Jan. 28, boys and girls basketball, Kelloggsville at Godwin Heights

Wednesday, Feb. 2, boys hockey, Manistee at East Kentwood

Friday, Feb. 4, boys and girls basketball, Grand River prep at Potter’s House

Tuesday, Feb. 8, boys basketball, Holland at Wyoming

Friday, Feb. 11, boys hockey, Petoskey at East Kentwood

Friday, Feb. 18, boys and girls basketball, Zion Christian at Wyo. Lee (HOF night)

Tuesday, Feb. 22, boys basketball, Caledonia at East Kentwood

Friday, Feb. 25, boys and girls basketball, Tri-unity Christian at Potter’s House

WKTV featured games will on cable television in Wyoming and Kentwood on Comcast Channel 25 and AT&T Channel 99 Community Channel, rebroadcast on the night of the game and various days and times the week after. See the programming schedule at wktv.org. For more information on WKTV coverage of basketball and other winter prep sports, follow us at wktvjournal.org/sports.

All Featured Games, as well as other high school sports and community events covered by WKTV’s video coverage team, are available on-demand within a week of play at wktvlive.com.

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