West Catholic goes purple for games against Northview
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.—West Catholic’s varsity basketball teams will be trading in their green for purple Friday as the school hosts its inaugural Purple Community basketball games.
The West Catholic boys' and girls' teams will take on Northview. The girls will tip off first at 6 p.m. The boys’ game begins at 7:30 p.m. Both West Catholic teams will be wearing commemorative purple jerseys for the game that will be auctioned off to benefit biomedical research at the Van Andel Institute. Students will also be selling purple t-shirts and hosting a glow stick ceremony to honor loved ones affected y cancer and neurodegenerative diseases.
West Catholic High School is located at 1801 Bristol Ave. NW in Grand Rapids.