Overview
- Michigan’s first Associated Press girls rankings of 2026 list Belleville No. 1 in Division 1, with GR South Christian, Pewamo-Westphalia and Ewen-Trout Creek topping Divisions 2–4.
- PennLive opened its latest Mid-Penn fan polls, with girls basketball nominees from Jan. 12–18 and a boys ballot that runs Monday to Wednesday noon and names a winner on Friday.
- MLive’s Bay City Athlete of the Week vote is live across winter sports, with ballots accepted until 8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 22.
- Bay City Western’s girls extended a four-game surge with a 67-4 win over Holly, allowing just 50 points total in the streak as Olivia-Jo Rytlewski led the latest rout.
- Fresh roundups logged standout efforts and swings across regions, including Cam Sweeney’s 32 for Hershey in Mid-Penn play and West Ottawa’s upset of No. 6 Grand Haven in the OK Red.