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: 5/10/24
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
May 10, 2024
1. GIRLS TENNIS LPD2 No. 9 Traverse City Central ran its Big North Conference title streak to 11 – Traverse City Record-Eagle
2. TRACK & FIELD Ithaca’s girls and boys teams finished a repeat in the Tri-Valley Conference Blue; Ithaca’s girls are ranked No. 5 in Lower Peninsula Division 3, and the boys are ranked No. 2 – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun | Athletic.net
3. GIRLS SOCCER Ovid-Elsie clinched an outright Mid-Michigan Activities Conference title with a shutout of Durand – Lansing State Journal
4. TRACK & FIELD Pinckney’s girls secured the Southeastern Conference White championship, and Chelsea won the boys meet – Livingston Daily Press & Argus | Athletic.net
5. BOYS GOLF Quincy won its Oriole Classic by six strokes – Coldwater Daily Reporter
6. SOFTBALL Millington swept Midland Bullock Creek 3-1 and 7-1 in a matchup of Division 3 honorable mentions – WNEM
7. BASEBALL Iron Mountain earned a split with Division 3 No. 20 Gladstone – Upper Michigan Source
8. BASEBALL McBain downed Division 4 No. 20 Marion 7-2 – Cadillac News
9. SOFTBALL Grace Schloop tied Midland’s career strikeout record with 17 more in a 4-1 win over Lapeer – Midland Daily News
10. SOFTBALL Division 2 No. 5 Frankenmuth downed Division 3 honorable mention Otisville LakeVille Memorial 7-2 – Saginaw News