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: 2/19/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
February 19, 2025
1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Fremont finished a repeat run in the West Michigan Conference Lakes with a title-clinching win over Muskegon Oakridge – CatchMark SportsNet
2. GIRLS BASKETBALL Midland claimed a share of the Saginaw Valley League title with a 46-24 win over Grand Blanc – Midland Daily News
3. BOYS BASKETBALL Greenville finished an outright title run in the River Cities Alliance with a 55-45 victory over Cedar Springs – Grand Rapids Press
4. BOYS BASKETBALL Standish-Sterling downed Pinconning 75-56 to win the inaugural Jack Pine Conference championship game – Bay City Times
5. SKIING The Traverse City Central girls and boys finished a sweep of Big North Conference titles – Traverse City Record-Eagle Girls | Boys
6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Harbor Springs clinched the Northern Shores Conference title outright with a 57-36 win over Kingsley – Petoskey News-Review
7. BOYS BASKETBALL McBain downed LeRoy Pine River 58-48 to clinch the Highland Conference title outright – Cadillac News
8. BOYS BASKETBALL East Jordan earned a share of the Ski Valley Conference championship with a 69-29 win over Onaway – Petoskey News-Review
9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Anna Rodriguez reached 1,000 career points and Charlotte Miller 400 career assists as Ann Arbor Father Gabriel Richard down Chelsea 64-43 – Ann Arbor News
10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Saline’s Keira Roehm reached 1,000 career points during a win over Ann Arbor Huron – Ann Arbor News
Also of note …
BOYS BASKETBALL Tristan Comer reached 1,000 career points for Freeland during a 66-50 win over Cadillac – Saginaw News
GIRLS BASKETBALL AJ Rickli again broke Paw Paw’s single-game scoring record and also reached 1,000 career rebounds during an 82-75 win over Buchanan – Kalamazoo Gazette