KOSW 88.9 FM The Voice of The Hyaks
Written by butch on December 13, 2024
KOSW RADIO AND NORTH BEACH TV TO BROADCAST 2024-25 NORTH BEACH HYAKS HOME BASKETBALL SLATE
KOSW Radio Sports Division and North Beach TV Cable Channel 68’s YouTube Channel to Carry Entire Hyaks Home Varsity Basketball Slate Over the Air and Online Streaming
OCEAN SHORES, WASHINGTON — UPDATED December 13, 2024 — KOSW Radio 88.9 FM — The Voice of the North Beach Hyaks — along with North Beach TV Cable Channel 68 and its associated YouTube channel will carry the entire North Beach Hyaks varsity basketball home slate for the 2024-25 season, including the Holidays with the Hyaks tournament on Friday, December 27. Jerry Knaak, Noah Knaak, and Madison Crooks will call the action over the air on terrestrial radio, streaming on www.koswradio.com with video streamed on YouTube and tape-delayed on Channel 68. Jerry Knaak returns as play-by-play announcer, Noah Knaak will provide color commentary and analysis, and Madison Crooks is the sideline reporter.
Programming will include pregame, halftime, and postgame shows, including analysis and interviews with coaches, players, school officials, and administrators.
Jerry Knaak enters his third season as the play-by-play voice of North Beach Hyaks basketball and his first as KOSW sports director. He has also called play-by-play for Hyaks football for the past three years. Noah Knaak, who graduated with honors from North Beach High School in June 2024, is entering his second season as the color commentator for North Beach varsity boys and girls basketball. Madison Crooks, the North Beach High School Class of 2024 valedictorian, joined the KOSW broadcast team as the sideline reporter for football this past season and will continue in the same capacity for basketball. Crooks, a team manager for the varsity football team in 2023 and a multi-sport athlete at North Beach, will provide on-the-spot reports from the sidelines including injury updates, observations, interviews, and insights into what’s happening on the court.
The season premiere of North Beach Sports Network’s coverage is set for Friday, December 13 at 6:00 p.m. PT, with the pregame show at 5:45 p.m. LIVE from Larry Moore’s House of Pain at North Beach High School in Ocean Shores.
| Date | Opponent | Team | Pregame Show | Tip Time | Broadcast | Theme |
| Friday 12/13 | Northwest Christian | Boys | 5:45 p.m. | 6 p.m. | KOSW/North Beach TV | Larry Moore Appreciation |
| Tuesday 12/17 | Elma | Boys | 6:45 p.m. | 7 p.m. | KOSW/North Beach TV | Staff Appreciation Night |
| Friday 12/27 | Tournament | Boys | 8:30 a.m. | 9 a.m. – 7 p.m. | KOSW/North Beach TV | Holidays with the Hyaks |
| Friday 12/27 | Lake Quinault | Girls | 12:45 p.m. | 1 p.m. | KOSW/North Beach TV | Holidays with the Hyaks |
| Friday 1/3 | Chief Leschi | Girls | 5:45 p.m. | 6 p.m. | KOSW/North Beach TV | |
| Tuesday 1/7 | Ilwaco | Boys | 6:45 p.m. | 7 p.m. | KOSW/North Beach TV | Blackout Night |
| Friday 1/10 | Raymond – South Bend | Girls | 5:45 p.m. | 6 p.m. | KOSW/North Beach TV | |
| Tuesday 1/14 | Forks | Boys | 6:45 p.m. | 7 p.m. | KOSW/North Beach TV | Alumni/Throwback Night |
| Wednesday 1/22 | Chief Leschi | Boys | 6:45 p.m. | 7 p.m. | KOSW/North Beach TV | |
| Thursday 1/23 | Ilwaco | Girls | 5:45 p.m. | 6 p.m. | KOSW/North Beach TV | |
| Wednesday 1/29 | Raymond – South Bend | Boys | 6:45 p.m. | 7 p.m. | KOSW/North Beach TV | |
| Thursday 1/30 | Forks | Girls | 5:45 p.m. | 6 p.m. | KOSW/North Beach TV | |
| Saturday 2/1 | Ocosta | Boys & Girls | 1:15 p.m. | 1:30/3 p.m. | KOSW/North Beach TV | |
| Monday 2/3 | Taholah | Boys & Girls | 5:15 p.m. | 5:30/7 p.m. | KOSW/North Beach TV | Senior Night |
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