Today in the MHSAA: 1/29/26

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

January 29, 2026

1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Midland Dow’s Melanie Kolnitys scored the 1,000th point of her career during a 62-38 win over Grand Blanc, also her final varsity game as she’s scheduled to have season-ending knee surgery – Midland Daily News

2. BOYS BASKETBALL Noah Barr went over 1,000 career points in Breckenridge’s 60-36 win over St. Helen Charlton Heston – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

3. COMPETITIVE CHEER Richmond won the latest Blue Water Area Conference jamboree against a field that included two more likely Finals contenders – Macomb Daily

4. WRESTLING Division 1 No. 2 Hartland downed No. 3 Brighton 36-28 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

5. WRESTLING Division 2 No. 5 New Boston Huron finished its second-straight perfect run through the Huron League with a 54-12 win over Monroe Jefferson – Southgate News-Herald

6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Mallory Woiteshek’s late free throw gave undefeated Grand Haven a 47-46 win over Muskegon – Local Sports Journal

7. GIRLS BASKETBALL Maple City Glen Lake moved into first place alone in the Northwest Conference with a 58-49 win over Buckley – Traverse City Record-Eagle

8. BOYS BASKETBALL East Jordan fortified its spot atop the Ski Valley Conference with a 45-36 win over Mancelona – Up North Live

9. WRESTLING Midland downed reigning Saginaw Valley League champion Lapeer 41-35 – Midland Daily News

10. BOYS BASKETBALL Detroit Douglass downed Denby 59-52 – Detroit News

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