Valley Channel to End Game of the Week
The Valley Channel's flagship sports program, running since 1987, will air its final broadcast after Friday's Ridgeline/Highland 4A football playoff game.
Updated on Nov. 2, 2026 in Football
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The Valley Channel announced that its flagship sports program, The Game of the Week, will conclude its 39-year run. The final broadcast will cover the Ridgeline/Highland 4A football playoff matchup on Friday, November 6, 2026.
Why it matters
The program has produced nearly 1,000 high school games and more than 100 collegiate sports events, making it a long-standing fixture of local sports coverage in Logan and the Cache Valley region. Its end marks the close of a major chapter in community broadcasting.
The program has produced nearly 1,000 high school games and more than 100 collegiate sports events over 39 years. The Valley Channel is carried on Xfinity Channel 17, and the reasons for ending the program have not been stated.
The players
The Valley Channel
The Valley Channel is the Cache Valley community broadcaster that carries the Game of the Week on Xfinity Channel 17 and will continue local programming after the program ends.
Eric Olsen
Eric Olsen is a longtime play-by-play broadcaster who has called the program's games since taking over those duties in 2004.
The details
The Game of the Week debuted on November 20, 1987, with the 3A state high school football championship between Mountain Crest and Sky View at Romney Stadium, and was owned by station owner Earl Rouse. Eric Olsen took over play-by-play duties in 2004, and the broadcast also covered Utah State University football, basketball, hockey, volleyball and gymnastics, along with community events.
Timeline
- November 20, 1987: The Game of the Week debuts with the 3A state football championship broadcast.
- 2004: Eric Olsen takes over play-by-play duties.
- Friday, November 6, 2026: The final broadcast covers the Ridgeline/Highland 4A football playoff game.
Season Trajectory
The end of the Game of the Week closes a long tradition of televised high school and college sports in the Cache Valley that began with the 1987 state championship broadcast. The Valley Channel plans to continue local event and community programming across the valley.
Viewers in the Cache Valley who regularly tuned in for high school and college games will no longer have this weekly broadcast option after Friday's final telecast. Fans will need to look to other channels or live attendance for local football coverage going forward.
The takeaway
The end of the Game of the Week leaves a gap in local sports viewing that other broadcasters or community channels may need to fill. Readers who follow Cache Valley high school athletics should watch for announcements about future coverage options.
What happens next
The Game of the Week's final broadcast will air after the Ridgeline/Highland 4A football playoff game on Friday, November 6, 2026.
Further reading
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Source note: This article includes information reported by The Herald Journal.
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