After a tightly contested first half that saw the Lakers take a 14-10 lead into the halftime locker room, GVSU would go on to impose their will in the second half outscoring the Gold Eagles by a 24-0 margin resulting in a convincing 38-10 road victory to begin the season 1-0.

This coming Thursday night, the Lakers will embark on the 2026 Home Opener inside Lubbers Stadium as they get set to take on the 0-1 West Texas A&M Buffaloes at 7 pm.

You can tune in to coverage from Allendale beginning at 6 pm on Classic Rock 97 LAV (96.9 FM and wlav.com), The Ticket West Michigan (106.1 FM, 1340 AM, and theticketmi.com), and Classic Hits 98.3 WLCS (98.3 FM and 983wlcs.com).

Tune in all throughout the 2026 season for live coverage of the four-time Division II National Champions (2002, 2003, 2005, 2006) courtesy of Steve Lloyd Jones and Tim Nott beginning 60 minutes prior to the opening kickoff.

GVSU Football is entering its fourth season under head coach Scott Wooster and has reached the Division II playoffs twice during his head coaching tenure in 2023 (NCAA Quarterfinals) and 2024 (NCAA Second Round) while also capturing a GLIAC title during the 2023 regular season.

*2026 GRAND VALLEY STATE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE*

• Thursday, August 27th at Charleston Golden Eagles (WV) – 6 pm (5 pm pregame coverage)
• Thursday, September 3rd vs. West Texas A&M Buffaloes – 7 pm (6 pm pregame coverage)
• Saturday, September 12th at Ashland Eagles – 7 pm (6 pm pregame coverage)
• Saturday, September 19th vs. Judson Eagles – 7 pm (6 pm pregame coverage)
• *Saturday, October 3rd vs. Wayne State Warriors – 3 pm (2 pm pregame coverage)
• *Saturday, October 10th at Michigan Tech Huskies – 12 pm (11 am pregame coverage)
• *Saturday, October 17th vs. Ferris State Bulldogs – 3 pm (2 pm pregame coverage)
• *Saturday, October 24th at Saginaw Valley State Cardinals – 2 pm (1 pm pregame coverage)
• *Saturday, October 31st at Roosevelt Lakers – 7 pm (6 pm pregame coverage)
• *Saturday, November 7th vs. Northern Michigan Wildcats – 1 pm (12 pm pregame coverage)
• *Saturday, November 14th at Davenport Panthers – 12 pm (11 am pregame coverage)

* = DENOTES GLIAC GAME

In addition, you can catch three “GVSU Football Preseason Road Tour” shows and the in-season weekly “GVSU Football Weekly Report” with head coach Scott Wooster from 6-7 pm throughout the season on WLAV, WJRW, and WLCS.

*GVSU FOOTBALL PRESEASON ROAD SHOWS*

• Wednesday, August 5th at the GVSU Laker Store in downtown Grand Rapids
• Wednesday, August 12th at Uccello’s Ristorante in Standale
• Wednesday, August 19th at Snug Harbor in Grand Haven

*GVSU FOOTBALL WEEKLY REPORT (AT MAIN STREET PUB IN ALLENDALE)*

• Wednesday, September 2nd
• Thursday, September 10th
• Thursday, September 17th
• Thursday, September 24th
• Thursday, October 1st
• Thursday, October 8th
• Thursday, October 15th
• Thursday, October 22nd
• Thursday, October 29th
• Thursday, November 5th
• Thursday, November 12th

The Lakeshore’s Classic Hits 98.3 WLCS-FM is back this fall with the High School Football “Game of the Week” for the 2026 season featuring some of the best teams in the Muskegon area and along the Lake Michigan shoreline.

Tune in every week during the regular season beginning 20 minutes prior to kickoff as Matt Tjapkes and Mike Taylor call all the heart-pounding action from a local high school stadium near you.

You can listen to all the action by turning the FM radio dial to 98.3, or you can always listen online at 983wlcs.com!

Also, every game is on-demand by clicking on the WLCS High School Football “Game of the Week” podcast option under the “On-Air” dropdown menu at the top of the WLCS homepage or by clicking here.

*2026 WLCS “GAME OF THE WEEK” FOOTBALL SCHEDULE*

• Thursday, August 27th – Zeeland East Chix at Oakridge Eagles – 7 pm *LIVE ON SUNNY 92.5 FM & SUNNYMUSKEGON.COM*
• Thursday, September 3rd – Portage Northern Huskies at Mona Shores Sailors – 7 pm *LIVE ON SUNNY 92.5 FM & SUNNYMUSKEGON.COM*
• Friday, September 11th – Oakridge Eagles at Montague Wildcats – 7 pm
• Friday, September 18th – Mason County Central Spartans at North Muskegon Norsemen – 7 pm
• Friday, September 25th – Montague Wildcats at Whitehall Vikings – 7 pm
• Friday, October 2nd – Holland Dutch at Fruitport Trojans – 7 pm
• Friday, October 9th – West Ottawa Panthers at Grand Haven Buccaneers – 7 pm
• Friday, October 16th – Ravenna Bulldogs at North Muskegon Norsemen – 7 pm
• Friday, October 23rd – Reeths-Puffer Rockets at Whitehall Vikings – 7 pm
• Friday, October 30th – *PLAYOFFS BEGIN*

]]> https://www.983wlcs.com/2026/07/27/catch-the-wlcs-high-school-football-game-of-the-week-2/feed/ 0 https://www.983wlcs.com/2026/03/30/back-to-back-gvsu-womens-basketball-claims-third-national-championship-in-program-history/ https://www.983wlcs.com/2026/03/30/back-to-back-gvsu-womens-basketball-claims-third-national-championship-in-program-history/#respond Mon, 30 Mar 2026 19:34:57 +0000 Bryan Fongers 2026-03-30T19:40:12+00:00 https://www.983wlcs.com/2026/03/30/back-to-back-gvsu-womens-basketball-claims-third-national-championship-in-program-history/ The Grand Valley State Women’s Basketball team is National Champions of Division II Women’s College Basketball once again.

The Laker Women rolled through the competition in this past week’s Elite Eight over in Pittsburgh with three double digit victories, all against first time opponents in program history, that added to the season total of 35 of the 36 victories coming by way of double digit wins.

The lone loss came by one single point in Detroit against Wayne State.

The GVSU Women have now notched three National Championships in program history joining the 2005-06 and 2024-25 teams.

Here’s how last week unfolded during the final week of the 2025-26 season:

Before we put a bow on the season, here are some final national individual honors involving members from both the men’s and women’s teams:

This past weekend saw the GVSU Women secure another Midwest Regional Championship are heading back to Pittsburgh, while the GVSU Men’s season ended in heartbreak during Sunday’s Regional Semifinal battle against Michigan Tech.

Here’s how everything unfolded:

*GVSU MEN’S BASKETBALL*

As for the GVSU Women, here’s how the final week of the season stacks up as they look for back-to-back titles inside the UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse in downtown Pittsburgh:

#2 GVSU WOMEN (33-1, 19-1 GLIAC)

• Elite Eight – Tuesday, March 24th vs. Carson-Newman Lady Eagles (24-10, 15-7 SAC) – 6 pm
• Final Four – Thursday, March 26th– 8:30 pm *IF NECESSARY*
• National Championship – Saturday, March 28th – 3 pm *IF NECESSARY*

You can catch live coverage beginning 15 minutes prior to the opening tip on Thunder 107.3 FM (thunder1073.com), The Ticket West Michigan (106.1 FM, 1340 AM, and theticketmi.com), and Classic Hits 98.3 FM WLCS (983wlcs.com).

That team in 2006?

Grand Valley State University.

This past week, the GVSU Men and Women captured their respective GLIAC Tournament Championships with the women holding serve at home, while the men took to the U.P. and grabbed two victories over a pair of U.P. teams in Marquette to take the crown after winning its first tournament contest at home.

Here are the results from the trio of conference tournament games for both squads:

*GVSU MEN’S BASKETBALL*

#2 GVSU WOMEN (30-1, 19-1 GLIAC)

• Friday, March 13th vs. Maryville Saints (25-6, 16-4 GLVC) – 5 pm
• Midwest Regional Semifinal – Saturday, March 14th– 7:30 pm *IF NECESSARY*
• Midwest Regional Championship – Monday, March 16th – 7 pm *IF NECESSARY*

#22 GVSU MEN (25-6, 15-5 GLIAC)

• Saturday, March 14th vs. Ashland Eagles (20-10, 13-7 G-MAC) – 2:30 pm
• Midwest Regional Semifinal – Sunday, March 15th – 5 pm *IF NECESSARY*
• Midwest Regional Championship – Tuesday, March 17th – 7 pm *IF NECESSARY*

You can catch live coverage beginning 15 minutes prior to the opening tip on Thunder 107.3 FM (thunder1073.com), The Ticket West Michigan (106.1 FM, 1340 AM, and theticketmi.com), and Classic Hits 98.3 FM WLCS (983wlcs.com).

After the four games were completed, it was The GVSU Men and Women that seized complete control of the “Crosstown Showdown” and Anchor-Bone Classic by going a perfect 4-0 for the week and both capturing regular season sweeps over their rivals.

Here’s how the regular season concluded for both teams:

*GVSU MEN’S BASKETBALL*

#2 GVSU WOMEN (27-1, 19-1 GLIAC)

• Wednesday, March 4th vs. Lake Superior State Lakers (8-20, 5-15) – 5:30 pm
• GLIAC Tournament Semifinal – Saturday, March 7th – TBD *IF NECESSARY*
• GLIAC Tournament Championship – Sunday, March 8th – TBD *IF NECESSARY*

#25 GVSU MEN (22-6, 15-5 GLIAC)

• Wednesday, March 4th vs. Wayne State Warriors (13-13, 10-10) – 7:30 pm
• GLIAC Tournament Semifinal – Saturday, March 7th – TBD *IF NECESSARY*
• GLIAC Tournament Championship – Sunday, March 8th – TBD *IF NECESSARY*

You can catch live coverage beginning 15 minutes prior to the opening tip on Thunder 107.3 FM (thunder1073.com), The Ticket West Michigan (106.1 FM, 1340 AM, and theticketmi.com), and Classic Hits 98.3 FM WLCS (983wlcs.com).

The weekend featured the women’s team pulling off a weekend sweep away from home, while the men’s team suffered a pair of tough losses that eventually put them out of the top spot in the GLIAC standings with two games remaining.

Here’s how the weekend panned out for both teams:

*GVSU MEN’S BASKETBALL*

#2 GVSU WOMEN (25-1, 17-1 GLIAC)

• Tuesday, February 24th at Davenport Panthers (7-19, 5-13) – 5:30 pm
• Thursday, February 26th vs. #13 Ferris State Bulldogs (23-4, 16-2) – 5:30 pm

GVSU MEN (20-6, 13-5 GLIAC)

• Tuesday, February 24th at Davenport Panthers (13-13, 7-11) – 7:30 pm
• Thursday, February 26th vs. Ferris State Bulldogs (10-15, 7-11) – 7:30 pm

You can catch live coverage beginning 15 minutes prior to the opening tip on Thunder 107.3 FM (thunder1073.com), The Ticket West Michigan (106.1 FM, 1340 AM, and theticketmi.com), and Classic Hits 98.3 FM WLCS (983wlcs.com).

The GVSU Men and Women hosted the Roosevelt Lakers (Thursday night) and Wisconsin-Parkside Rangers (Saturday afternoon) inside the GVSU Fieldhouse Arena and came out with a couple of GLIAC doubleheader sweeps to get back to their winning ways before heading back on the road for three straight beginning this weekend.

Here’s how the recent weekend unfolded:

*GVSU MEN’S BASKETBALL*

#3 GVSU WOMEN (23-1, 15-1 GLIAC)

• Thursday, February 19th at Saginaw Valley State Cardinals (5-19, 3-13) – 5:30 pm
• Saturday, February 21st at Lake Superior State Lakers (6-18, 3-12) – 1 pm

#15 GVSU MEN (20-4, 13-3 GLIAC)

• Thursday, February 19th at Saginaw Valley State Cardinals (11-13, 5-11) – 7:30 pm
• Saturday, February 21st at Lake Superior State Lakers (13-11, 8-8) – 3 pm

You can catch live coverage beginning 15 minutes prior to the opening tip on Thunder 107.3 FM (thunder1073.com), The Ticket West Michigan (106.1 FM, 1340 AM, and theticketmi.com), and Classic Hits 98.3 FM WLCS (983wlcs.com).

The road trip got off on a positive note with both teams winning on Thursday to keep their respective winning streaks alive, but Saturday’s doubleheader did not turn out the way both teams had hoped with the women losing for the first time this season and the men seeing their winning streak stopped at nine games.

Here’s how the past weekend went for the GVSU Men and Women:

*GVSU MEN’S BASKETBALL*

#3 GVSU WOMEN (21-1, 13-1 GLIAC)

• Thursday, February 12th vs. Roosevelt Lakers (6-15, 5-9) – 5:30 pm
• Saturday, February 14th vs. Wisconsin-Parkside Rangers (11-11, 6-8) – 1 pm

#19 GVSU MEN (18-4, 11-3 GLIAC)

• Thursday, February 12th vs. Roosevelt Lakers (4-17, 3-11) – 7:30 pm
• Saturday, February 14th vs. Wisconsin-Parkside Rangers (9-12, 4-10) – 3 pm

You can catch live coverage beginning 15 minutes prior to the opening tip on Thunder 107.3 FM (thunder1073.com), The Ticket West Michigan (106.1 FM, 1340 AM, and theticketmi.com), and Classic Hits 98.3 FM WLCS (983wlcs.com).