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: 10/12/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
October 12, 2026
1. BOYS TENNIS Ludington edged No. 8 Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian by a point to win their Lower Peninsula Division 4 Regional – Local Sports Journal
2. BOYS TENNIS No. 2 Novi edged No. 3 Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice by two points to win their LPD1 Regional – MHSAA.com
3. CROSS COUNTRY The LPD1 No. 1 Ann Arbor Pioneer, LPD2 No. 1 Holland Christian, LPD3 No. 1 Lansing Catholic and LPD4 No. 1 Hillsdale Academy girls and LPD1 No. 4 Brighton, LPD2 No. 1 Holland Christian, LPD3 No. 1 Hanover-Horton and LPD4 No. 1 Holland Calvary boys won at the Portage Invitational – Athletic.net
4. GIRLS SWIMMING & DIVING Midland Dow’s Amelia Malarz set a school record in winning the 100-yard breaststroke at the annual MISCA meet – Midland Daily News
5. CROSS COUNTRY The LPD1 No. 9 Hartland girls and LPD2 No. 5 Flint Powers Catholic boys won at the Greater Flint Championships – Athletic.net
6. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Division 4 No. 9 Hancock defeated the host Sentinels in the final to win the Marquette Invitational – Upper Michigan’s Source
7. CROSS COUNTRY The LPD1 No. 3 Northville girls and Plymouth boys were team champions at the Wayne County Championships – Athletic.net
8. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Traverse City Central went 4-0 at Hudsonville Unity Christian, defeating Portage Northern, Division 2 No. 5 Grand Rapids South Christian, Vicksburg and the host Crusaders – Traverse City Record-Eagle
9. CROSS COUNTRY The Midland Dow girls and Troy boys were victorious at the Dow Chargers Invitational – Saginaw News | Athletic.net
10. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Division 1 No. 6 Utica Eisenhower improved to 25-2 with a sweep of Macomb L’Anse Creuse North – Macomb Daily