Today in the MHSAA: 1/16/20

January 16, 2020

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

A major matchup of two of the Upper Peninsula’s best in girls basketball and a streak-ending performance on the wrestling mat highlight Wednesday’s headliners from across the state.

1. Girls Basketball: St. Ignace handed Pickford its first loss this season, 70-48, in a rematch from last season’s District – MI Sports Now

2. Wrestling: Union City earned its first win over Springport since 2009, 42-33, to make a major move in the Big 8 Conference – Coldwater Daily Reporter

3. Wrestling: No. 3 Brighton earned a big win over No. 4 Hartland, although the Eagles were missing a number of starters because of illness – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

4. Girls Basketball: Lauren Laures became the second 1,000-point scorer in Pinconning history in leading her team to a 37-20 win over Gladwin – Bay City Times

5. Girls Basketball: Jayden Weber also went over 1,000 points for her career in leading East Jordan past Central Lake 63-46 – Petoskey News-Review

6. Girls Basketball: Manistee Catholic Central delivered Walkerville’s first loss this season, 46-40 – MI Sports Now

7. Boys Basketball: Traverse City St. Francis won a matchup of league leaders, 40-32 – Up North Live

8. Wrestling: Also in the Big 8, Reading edged Jonesville 42-39 in a matchup of league contenders – Hillsdale Daily News

9. Boys Basketball: Reese came back from an early 14-point deficit to get past Bad Axe 61-56 in overtime – Bay City Times

10. Hockey: White Lake Lakeland won a high-scoring matchup 6-5 over Milford – Oakland Press

Today in the MHSAA: 1/26/26

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

January 26, 2026

1. BOYS BASKETBALL Keyshawn Summerville became Lansing Sexton’s all-time leading scorer during his team’s 61-56 win over Portland – Lansing State Journal

2. GIRLS BASKETBALL Victoria Hauffe reached 1,000 career points in Hemlock’s win over Carrollton – Saginaw News

3. BOYS SWIMMING & DIVING Monroe and Erie Mason/Ida – the latter ranked No. 9 in Lower Peninsula Division 3 – tied for the Monroe County championship – Monroe News

4. ICE HOCKEY Painesdale Jeffers came back three times to get past Division 2 No. 2 Grandville 4-3 – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette

5. BOYS WRESTLING Division 3 No. 4 Whitehall edged Fruitport by four points to win its 19th Greater Muskegon Athletic Association championship over the last 20 seasons – Muskegon Chronicle

6. ICE HOCKEY Division 1 No. 3 Hartland scored the go-ahead goal with 23.5 seconds left in a 3-1 win over No. 7 Brighton – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

7. BOYS WRESTLING Gaylord claimed the Northern Michigan Championships title – Traverse City Record-Eagle

8. ICE HOCKEY Division 3 No. 5 Marquette downed No. 8 Escanaba 5-2 – Upper Michigan’s Source

9. COMPETITIVE CHEER Hillsdale won the Napoleon Invitational by nearly 42 points – Hillsdale Daily News

10. ICE HOCKEY Division 3 No. 6 Riverview Gabriel Richard ended Detroit Country Day’s four-game winning streak with a 3-0 victory – Southgate News-Herald