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: 1/25/23
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
January 25, 2023
1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Farmington Hills Mercy pulled away in overtime for a 79-70 win over Dearborn Divine Child – Oakland Press
2. BOYS BASKETBALL Grand Rapids Catholic Central took over first alone in the Ottawa-Kent Conference Gold with a 71-67 win over Grand Rapids South Christian – Grand Rapids Press
3. BOYS SWIMMING & DIVING Zeeland – No. 7 in Lower Peninsula Division 1 – downed LPD3 No. 3 Holland Christian 111-74 – Holland Sentinel
4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Big Rapids won a matchup of league leaders in the Central State Activities Association, 46-37 over Kent City – Big Rapids Pioneer
5. BOYS BASKETBALL Kalamazoo Central dealt Mattawan its first loss this winter, 58-44 – WWMT
6. BOYS BASKETBALL Bridgeport won a matchup of leaders in the Tri-Valley Conference 10, 65-43 over Essexville Garber – WJRT
7. BOYS BASKETBALL Boyne City ended an 11-game losing streak against Traverse City St. Francis with a 50-44 victory – Petoskey News-Review
8. BOYS BASKETBALL Mason handed Ionia its first loss, 60-44, in a matchup of league leaders – Lansing State Journal
9. BOYS BASKETBALL Ludington remained undefeated with a 76-74 overtime win at Traverse City Central – Ludington Daily News
10. BOYS BASKETBALL Detroit Cass Tech moved to 13-0 with a 112-83 win over Detroit Renaissance – Detroit News
Also of note …
GIRLS BASKETBALL Megan McCalla also went over 1,000 points as Chelsea defeated Tecumseh 70-54 – Ann Arbor News
GIRLS BASKETBALL Natalie Wandrie went over 1,000 points as Indian River Inland Lakes edged Johannesburg-Lewiston 55-51 – Cheboygan Daily Tribune
GIRLS BASKETBALL Victoria Gray grabbed a school-record 30 rebounds in Temperance Bedford’s big win over Ypsilanti Lincoln – Monroe News
BOYS BASKETBALL Merritt Alderink set a school record with 42 points as Zeeland West got past Wyoming – Holland Sentinel