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: 2/5/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
February 5, 2025
1. BOYS BASKETBALL Reigning Division 2 champion Warren Lincoln handed Division 1 contender Detroit U-D Jesuit its first loss, 66-65 – Macomb Daily
2. BOYS BASKETBALL Hillsdale Will Carleton Academy clinched its first league title in more than a decade with a 49-36 win over Marshall Academy – Hillsdale Daily News
3. BOYS SWIMMING & DIVING No. 4 Spring Lake downed No. 5 Grand Rapids Christian 100-86 in a matchup of top teams in Lower Peninsula Division 3 – Local Sports Journal
4. BOYS BASKETBALL Grand Blanc handed Flint Powers Catholic its first loss, 71-69, on a buzzer beater – Flint Journal
5. BOYS BASKETBALL Allendale handed the first loss this season to Greenville, 67-60 – Grand Rapids Press
6. GIRLS BASKETBALL June Fitzpatrick went over 1,000 career points during East Jordan’s 44-26 win over Mancelona – Petoskey News-Review
7. GIRLS BASKETBALL Rayah Hitt reached 1,000 career points as Parma Western defeated Williamston 55-33 – Jackson Citizen Patriot
8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Victoria Gray reached 1,000 career points in Temperance Bedford’s 46-20 win over Monroe – Monroe News
9. BOYS BASKETBALL Jake Champagne scored a school-record 45 points to lead Oxford past Lake Orion 79-67 in double overtime – Oakland Press
10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Undefeated Negaunee held on for a 37-31 win over Calumet – Upper Michigan’s Source