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: 1/22/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
January 22, 2026
1. ICE HOCKEY Division 1 top-ranked Howell extended its winning streak to 16 with a 7-5 win over No. 3 Hartland – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
2. GIRLS BASKETBALL Addi Dzwik went over 1,000 career points (grades 9-12) in Battle Creek St. Philip’s 60-37 win over Parchment – Battle Creek Enquirer
3. BOYS BASKETBALL Detroit Martin Luther King came back to defeat Cass Tech 60-53 – Detroit Free Press
4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Gaylord St. Mary stands alone atop the Ski Valley Conference after a 58-35 win over Indian River Inland Lakes – Traverse City Record-Eagle
5. WRESTLING Romeo swept Macomb Dakota and Warren Woods-Tower to take over first place alone in the Macomb Area Conference Red – Macomb Daily
6. COMPETITIVE CHEER Carleton Airport set itself up to repeat in the Huron League with a win at the latest jamboree – Monroe News
7. GIRLS BASKETBALL Roscommon improved to 9-1 with a 77-41 win over Manton – MI Sports Now
8. WRESTLING St. Joseph defeated rival Stevensville Lakeshore 42-29 – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
9. SKIING Maple City Glen Lake swept girls and boys meets against Onekama and Caledonia – Benzie Record Patriot
10. BOYS BASKETBALL Felch North Dickinson ran its winning streak to nine with a 45-38 win over Norway – My UP Now