Three athletes rose above the rest this week with performances that delivered on the biggest stages and in the biggest moments. One turned in a dominant double-double to power a showcase win over a defending state champion and keep an unbeaten season rolling, another fought through an elite field to finish runner-up at one of the state’s toughest wrestling tournaments, and the third delivered the week’s most clutch highlight by knocking down three free throws with 0.7 seconds left to seal a dramatic conference victory.
Voting ends on 11 AM on Tuesday, January 27th!
Get your voting utensils out! Check out our Player of the Week Nominees!
James Martin – Muskegon Boys Basketball
Martin delivered the biggest performance on the biggest stage of the week. His 27 points and 14 rebounds powered Muskegon past defending Division 2 state champion Warren Lincoln at the MLK Horacio Classic. He dominated against elite competition, controlled the game on both ends, and helped keep Muskegon undefeated at 9–0.
Austin Jacobs – Fruitport Wrestling
Jacobs earned his spot by excelling at one of the toughest wrestling tournaments in the state, finishing second out of 27 teams at the Williamston Classic. He defeated three top-10 ranked wrestlers, went 4–1, and lost the championship match by just one point to the No. 1-ranked Division 2 wrestler. His performance scored crucial team points and showcased elite individual skill against the highest level of competition.
Rilynn Porter – Hart Girls Basketball
Porter produced the week’s most clutch moment, calmly sinking three free throws with 0.7 seconds remaining to lift Hart to a dramatic 41–39 conference win over North Muskegon. She led the Pirates with 15 points and showed exceptional composure under pressure in one of the most intense games of the week.
Hi. My name Johnny L Brown. I coach Holton boys Varsity basketball team. I have a player by the name of Keon McMillan, so far for the month of January he has accumulated against; walkerville 47pts,12rebounds,10steals and 4assist, Hesperia 25pts,7rebounds,5steals and 2assist, Hesperia 27pts,7rebounds,5steals,3assist and finally lakeview 36pts,5rebounds,3steals and 2assist
Thank you for sending me the information. If you can send them to sports@catchmarkit.com by Tuesday morning each week, your player will be considered for the player of the week nominee. Thank you again for the support.
This shows Rilynn Porter isn’t having more than 76 votes. This morning when my mother went to vote all of the participants were reset to zero. Is there a way to reinstate the votes that are shown above?
Thank you for reaching out. We ran into a technical issue with the most recent Player of the Week poll that prevented some voters from seeing the player names before casting their vote. To make sure everyone has a clear and fair voting experience, the original poll has been closed and a new poll has been created with all player names visible. What this means is that votes from the original poll will be combined with votes from the new poll, and the total will determine next week’s Player of the Week winner. Rilynn received 85 votes in the poll that was closed.
Johnny Brown
January 20, 2026 at 8:00 pm
Hi. My name Johnny L Brown. I coach Holton boys Varsity basketball team. I have a player by the name of Keon McMillan, so far for the month of January he has accumulated against; walkerville 47pts,12rebounds,10steals and 4assist, Hesperia 25pts,7rebounds,5steals and 2assist, Hesperia 27pts,7rebounds,5steals,3assist and finally lakeview 36pts,5rebounds,3steals and 2assist
Kara Raeth
January 21, 2026 at 6:32 am
Thank you for sending me the information. If you can send them to sports@catchmarkit.com by Tuesday morning each week, your player will be considered for the player of the week nominee. Thank you again for the support.
Cara Porter
January 20, 2026 at 9:11 pm
The names aren’t showing up on voting options.
Kara Raeth
January 21, 2026 at 6:33 am
Thank you for letting me know. I have updated it. Please let me know if you are still having issues.
Amanda Becksvoort
January 21, 2026 at 10:55 am
This shows Rilynn Porter isn’t having more than 76 votes. This morning when my mother went to vote all of the participants were reset to zero. Is there a way to reinstate the votes that are shown above?
Kara Raeth
January 21, 2026 at 12:27 pm
Thank you for reaching out. We ran into a technical issue with the most recent Player of the Week poll that prevented some voters from seeing the player names before casting their vote. To make sure everyone has a clear and fair voting experience, the original poll has been closed and a new poll has been created with all player names visible. What this means is that votes from the original poll will be combined with votes from the new poll, and the total will determine next week’s Player of the Week winner. Rilynn received 85 votes in the poll that was closed.