
A group of Wisconsin TV stations making up the WIAA Statewide TV Network is expanding high school sports coverage.
In addition to the boys and girls basketball tournament and boys and girls hockey championships, the stations will now also produce and broadcast high school championship games for football, boys and girls soccer, boys and girls volleyball, boys and girls wrestling, softball, and baseball.
Here’s the schedule:
Nov. 4: Boys Soccer – Uihlein Soccer Park, Milwaukee (tape delayed, airs on Nov. 5)
Nov. 4: Boys and Girls Volleyball – Resch Center, Green Bay
Nov. 16-17: Football – Camp Randall Stadium, Madison
Feb. 24: Boys and Girls Wrestling – Kohl Center, Madison
June 8: Softball – Goodman Diamond, Madison
June 13: Baseball – Fox Cities Stadium, Grand Chute
June 15: Girls Soccer – Uihlein Soccer Park, Milwaukee
The stations in the network include WKOW in Madison, WQOW in Eau Claire, WXOW in La Crosse, and WAOW in Wausau.
In Madison, live broadcasts can be seen on WKOW.2 (Catchy Comedy – Spectrum Channel 190, TDS Channel 29 and Mediacom Channel 106,) all championships can be streamed live from WKOW.com or the 27 News Now App.
WKOW has broadcast the WIAA hockey championships for 23 years and the WIAA basketball tournaments, all 32 games, for more than 40 years.
“We’re very proud to be able to offer the community more high school sports coverage,” said WKOW General Manager Anna Engelhart. “WKOW is thrilled to have the opportunity to bring more local sports to viewers all across Wisconsin.”
Todd Clarke, WIAA Director of Communications said, “We’re very excited here at the WIAA. It’s been a great partnership and we look forward to years to come.”