Today in the MHSAA: 1/27/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
January 27, 2026
1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Ludington delivered Shelby’s only loss this season, 44-30 – Local Sports Journal
2. BOYS BASKETBALL Michigan Center moved into first place alone in the Cascades Conference East with a 68-53 win over Leslie – WLNS
3. GIRLS BASKETBALL Saginaw Heritage defeated Pewamo-Westphalia 51-31 in a matchup of top teams from Divisions 1 and 3, respectively – Saginaw News
4. BOYS BASKETBALL Carson Case set a Benzie Central record for career 3-pointers during a 63-36 victory over Suttons Bay – Up North Live
5. SKIING Great North Alpine swept the girls and boys meets in the Northern Shores Conference – Traverse City Record-Eagle
6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Otsego downed Sturgis 43-39 in a matchup of Wolverine Conference contenders – Kalamazoo Gazette
7. SKIING Traverse City West’s girls and boys swept the latest Big North Conference meets – Traverse City Record-Eagle
8. GIRLS BASKETBALL New Lothrop remains undefeated after a 47-37 win over Chesaning – WNEM
9. BOYS BASKETBALL Maple City Glen Lake edged Traverse City St. Francis 76-70 – MI Sports Now
10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Gladwin earned its first win, 47-26 over Coleman – Midland Daily News
Today in the MHSAA: 1/5/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
January 5, 2026
1. BOYS WRESTLING Top-ranked Detroit Catholic Central edged No. 4 Brighton by a point to win its invitational, which featured four of the top six ranked teams in Division 1 – Detroit Catholic Central athletics
2. BOYS BASKETBALL Stevie Hall scored his 1,000th career point and the game winner in Detroit Cass Tech’s 54-52 win over Cleveland Central Catholic at the Detroit Public School League Holiday Classic – Detroit Free Press
3. GIRLS WRESTLING LeRoy Pine River clinched the Montague Invitational with Kaylee Gibson’s win over No. 2-ranked Lowell in the day’s final match – Cadillac News
4. BOYS WRESTLING Division 2 No. 7 Freeland repeated as Saginaw County champion – Saginaw News
5. BOYS BASKETBALL Michael Lindquist became the second Greenville boys basketball player to reach 1,000 points, doing so during a 71-56 win over Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central – Grand Rapids Press
6. GIRLS WRESTLING Bay City John Glenn won the championship at the Reed City Invitational by 30 points – Bay City Times
7. GIRLS BOWLING Rockford defeated reigning Division 4 champion Ravenna to clinch the Fruitport Invitational title – Rockford Athletics
8. ICE HOCKEY Division 3 No. 4 Houghton defeated Division 1 No. 7 Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central 5-1 and No. 5 Brighton 6-1 during a downstate trip – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette
9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Saginaw Heritage handed DeWitt its first loss, 60-55 in double overtime – Saginaw News
10. BOYS SWIMMING & DIVING Spring Lake – ranked No. 8 in Lower Peninsula Division 3 – set 34 personal records in winning its home invitational – Local Sports Journal
Also of note …
MHSAA Longtime Catholic High School League director Vic Michaels, a member of the MHSAA Representative Council for more than two decades, died at age 71 – Oakland Press
MEDIA The Detroit and statewide media communities are mourning the death of the Detroit News’ longtime prep sports reporter Dave Goricki – Detroit News
FOOTBALL Lansing Eastern hired Dan Boggan – the winningest coach in Lansing Sexton history – to take over the program – Lansing State Journal