Mike Moll, WKTV Volunteer Sports Director
sports@wktv.org
March brings to close the remaining winter sports seasons while at the same time opens the spring portions of high school sports. March Madness, the high school version, will have the WKTV sports coverage crew out at Wyoming Kelloggsville this week for the Class B District 57 tournament.
On District 57 opening night, tonight, Monday, March 5, Grand Rapids South Christian (13-7 on the season) will battle host Kelloggsville (17-3) at 6 p.m., to be followed by Godwin Heights (19-1) going up against West Michigan Aviation Academy (13-7).
After semifinal action on Wednesday, March 7, the crew will also be at the District championship game at Kelloggsville on Friday, March 9, at 7 p.m. In the Wednesday games, the winner of the first game Monday will play Wyoming Lee (4-16) at 6 p.m., while the winner of the second game will play Grand River Prep (9-9) at 8 p.m.
The winner of the District 57 tournament will move on to the Class B Regional at Grand Rapids West Catholic.
As for the other high school sports, the crowning of state champions began the opening weekend of the month as boys and girls bowling was at four various sites around the state depending on their division, girls cheer was at The DeltaPlex in Grand Rapids, and all classes of boys wrestling were at Ford Field in Detroit for individual State Finals.
Boys hockey Regionals were also the first weekend of March, followed by their Quarter and Semi-Finals and eventually drop the puck for State Finals on March 10. That same weekend, March 9-10, girl’s gymnastics perform their final routines of the season and boys swimming and diving takes their last plunge into the water to conclude their years.
On the hardcourt the Michigan version of March Madness continues for both boys and girls as Districts are in the books for the girls and the boys Districts are this week, s the girls move on to the Regionals, Quarter-Finals, Semi-Finals and eventually Finals. This year’s girls Semi-Finals and Finals will be held on the campus of Calvin College at Van Noord Arena and the boys Semi-Finals and Finals will once again be on Michigan State’s campus at The Breslin Center.
The early start to spring seasons will include the first pitches thrown in boys baseball and girls softball, along with girls soccer, boys lacrosse, boys and girls track, boys golf, girls tennis and soccer, and girls water polo.
The spring broadcast schedule is still being completed but should be including boys baseball, girls softball, and girls water polo.
WKTV’s featured Monday games will be broadcast that night on WKTV Comcast Channel 25 starting at 11 p.m. and Wednesday, March 7, starting at 5 p.m. The Friday game will be aired that night on WKTV 25 at 11 p.m. and repeat Saturday at 11 a.m. The games can also be seen on AT&T U-verse 99.
All covered games, as well as other high school sports and community events covered by WKTV, are available on-demand within a week of play at wktvondemand.com .
The complete schedule of all local high school sports action through the end of the month. For any changes to the WKTV feature sports schedule, and features on local sports, visit wktvjournal.org/sports/ .
Monday, March 5
Boys Basketball
West Michigan Aviation vs Godwin Heights @ Kelloggsville – MHSAA Districts
South Christian @ Kelloggsville – MHSAA Districts
Byron Center @ East Kentwood – MHSAA Districts
Middleville T-K @ Wyoming – MHSAA Districts
Tuesday, March 6
No games scheduled
Wednesday, March 7
Boys Basketball
TBD @ Caledonia – MHSAA Districts
TBD vs Wyoming Lee @ Kelloggsville – MHSAA Districts
TBD vs Grand River Prep @ Kelloggsville – MHSAA Districts
Zion Christian @ Tri-Unity Christian – MHSAA Districts
Potter’s House vs Holland Calvary @ Tri-Unity Christian – MHSAA Districts
Boys Hockey
TBD @ Dimondale – Division 1 MHSAA Quarterfinal
Thursday, March 8
No games scheduled
Friday, March 9
Boys Basketball
TBD @ Caledonia – MHSAA District Finals
TBD @ Kelloggsville – MHSAA District Finals
TBD @ Tri-Unity Christian – MHSAA District Finals
Girls Gymnastics
MHSAA Team State Finals – Rockford
Boys Hockey
TBD @ Plymouth – Division 1 MHSAA Semi-Finals
Boys Swimming/Diving
Division 1 MHSAA State Finals – EMU
Division 2 MHSAA State Finals – Oakland University
Division 3 MHSAA State Finals – Saginaw Valley State University
Saturday, March 10
Girls Gymnastics
MHSAA Individual State Finals – Rockford
Boys Hockey
TBD @ Plymouth – Division 1 MHSAA State Finals
Boys Swimming/Diving
Division 1 MHSAA State Finals – EMU
Division 2 MHSAA State Finals – Oakland University
Division 3 MHSAA State Finals – Saginaw Valley University
Monday, March 12
Boys Basketball
TBD @ Grandville – Class A MHSAA Regionals
TBD @ West Catholic – Class B MHSAA Regionals
TBD @ Climax-Scotts – Class D MHSAA Regionals
