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: 1/19/23
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
January 19, 2023
1. WRESTLING Division 1 No. 5 Clarkston topped honorable mention Oxford 42-20 to clinch a second-straight Oakland Activities Association Red championship – Oakland Press
2. HOCKEY Division 1 No. 5 Hartland edged No. 3 Livonia Stevenson 4-3 with a late short-handed goal – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
3. HOCKEY Division 1 top-ranked Detroit Catholic Central remained undefeated with a 6-3 win over Division 2 No. 4 Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice – Oakland Press
4. HOCKEY Division 1 No. 4 Brighton came back from three goals down to get past No. 9 Salem 5-3 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
5. BOYS BASKETBALL Tyler Jamison set a school record with 28 rebounds in Port Huron Northern’s 74-55 win over New Haven – The Sports Report
6. HOCKEY Bryton Thaxton had a first-period hat trick in Gaylord’s 5-1 win over Petoskey – Petoskey News-Review
7. HOCKEY White Lake Lakeland edged Division 3 No. 2 Flint Powers Catholic 2-1 – Mid-Michigan Now
8. HOCKEY Division 2 No. 8 Traverse City Central downed West 3-1 to win the annual McCullough Memorial Challenge Cup – Traverse City Record-Eagle
9. BOYS BASKETBALL Cass City won on the final shot for the fourth time this season, this time 47-45 over Caro – Bay City Times
10. SKIING The Benzie/Frankfort girls and Onekama boys won league meets – Benzie Record Patriot
Also of note …
FOOTBALL Coach Elliot Uzelac has resigned from Berrien Springs, his latest stop over a long and successful career – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
FOOTBALL Detroit Catholic Central has hired former captain Justin Cessante as its next coach – Detroit Free Press