Alpena students text2win $50,000
January 25, 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: 2/6/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
February 6, 2026
1. ICE HOCKEY Division 1 No. 1 Howell clinched its first Kensington Lakes Activities Association championship in 15 years with a 4-3 overtime win over Division 2 No. 3 Livonia Stevenson – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
2. BOYS BASKETBALL Warren Fitzgerald finished a repeat outright championship run in the Macomb Area Conference White with a 54-30 win over Macomb L’Anse Creuse North – Macomb Daily
3. BOYS BASKETBALL Macomb Dakota came back to down Roseville 70-65 and clinch a share of the MAC Red title – Detroit Free Press
4. BOYS BASKETBALL Brody St. John reached 1,000 career points in Petersburg Summerfield’s 61-35 victory over Sand Creek – Monroe News
5. GIRLS BASKETBALL Tawas and Oscoda are tied for first in the North Star League Big Dipper thanks to Tawas’ first win in the series since 2018, 43-33 – Bay City Times
6. BOYS BASKETBALL New Haven and Warren Woods-Tower are tied for first in the MAC Gold thanks to New Haven’s 58-47 win – Macomb Daily
7. ICE HOCKEY Clarkston moved into first place alone in the Oakland Activities Association Red with a 3-0 win over Division 2 No. 5 Rochester United – Oakland Press
8. GIRLS BASKETBALL St. Charles defeated Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart in a matchup of Mid-State Activities Conference division leaders – Saginaw News
9. BOYS BASKETBALL Pewamo-Westphalia defeated Fowler 55-46 in a matchup of the top two teams in the Central Michigan Athletic Conference – Lansing State Journal
10. ICE HOCKEY Division 3 No. 5 Marquette downed Negaunee 5-2 – My UP Now