Alpena students text2win $50,000
January 24, 2012
Alpena High School -- and more specifically its Kids and Parents United Together (KAPUT) program -- recently received a $50,000 prize from Verizon after the school received 450,000 text votes as part of the company's TXT2WIN contest.
KAPUT provides safe events and activities for teens. Although this prize isn't specifically designated for athletics, Alpena previously has been recognized for promoting school sports. The community's CHAMPS program – Community Helping Athletes Maintain Positive Sportsmanship -- received the MHSAA's SCOPE award in 2007.
Alpena, a Class A school with roughly 1,300 students, competed against schools from 15 states.
To read more, click on this link to The Alpena News.
Today in the MHSAA: 1/11/24
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
January 11, 2024
1. BOYS BASKETBALL Charlevoix earned a key road win at Traverse City St. Francis, 69-55 – Up North Live
2. WRESTLING Dearborn Heights Crestwood made an impressive move in the Western Wayne Athletic Conference with wins over Melvindale and Garden City – Southgate News-Herald
3. HOCKEY Muskegon Reeths-Puffer avenged an earlier loss to Sparta, 5-2 – FOX 17
4. BOYS BASKETBALL Ann Arbor Huron won impressively over Chelsea, 72-48 – Ann Arbor News
5. BOYS BASKETBALL Mancelona defeated Onaway 68-66 in a matchup of Ski Valley Conference co-leaders – Cheboygan Daily Tribune
6. BOYS BASKETBALL McBain earned a key Highland Conference win over LeRoy Pine River – Big Rapids Pioneer
7. GIRLS BASKETBALL Midland Dow doubled up Lapeer, 54-27 – WNEM
8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Manistee came back in the fourth quarter to get past Montague 44-43 – Local Sports Journal
9. WRESTLING Gladstone downed Escanaba 51-30 – Upper Michigan Source
10. WRESTLING New Boston Huron edged Carleton Airport 39-34 – Monroe News