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: 2/11/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
February 11, 2026
1. BOYS BASKETBALL Hartland clinched its first Kensington Lakes Activities Association West title in nearly 20 years with a 43-42 win over Canton – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
2. GIRLS BASKETBALL Belleville clinched a share of the KLAA East title with a 56-54 win over Wayne Memorial – State Champs Sports Network
3. GIRLS BASKETBALL Parma Western ran its Interstate 8 Athletic Conference winning streak to 25, clinching a share of the league title by downing Marshall 63-42 – Jackson Citizen Patriot
4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Flint Powers Catholic locked up the Saginaw Valley League South title with a 56-45 win over Davison – Flint Journal
5. BOYS BASKETBALL South Lyon East claimed a share of the Lakes Valley Conference title with a 57-54 overtime win over Walled Lake Central – Oakland Press
6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Au Gres-Sims took a major step in the North Star League Little Dipper with a 53-46 win over Mio – Bay City Times
7. GIRLS BASKETBALL East Lansing earned a key 42-34 win over DeWitt – Lansing State Journal
8. BOYS BASKETBALL Beaverton defeated Sanford Meridian 55-44 to move into a first-place tie in their Jack Pine Conference division – Midland Daily News
9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Fraser ran its winning streak to 11 with a 48-31 victory over Marysville and remained in first alone in the Macomb Area Conference Blue – Macomb Daily
10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Ishpeming downed Baraga 65-37 in a matchup of ranked teams – My UP Now