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: 1/11/23
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
January 11, 2023
1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Holland West Ottawa earned perhaps the best win of its perfect start, 55-51 over Hudsonville in overtime – FOX 17
2. GIRLS BASKETBALL Mackinaw City’s Marlie Postula went over 1,000 career points during a big win over Wolverine – Cheboygan Daily Tribune
3. BOWLING Utica Eisenhower’s boys edged Macomb Dakota 17-13; Eisenhower was Division 1 runner-up last season and Dakota was the same in 2021 – Macomb Daily
4. BOYS BASKETBALL Flint Beecher edged Hamady 80-71 in a matchup of teams that entered the day undefeated – Mid-Michigan Now
5. BOYS BASKETBALL Tawas drained a school-record 22 3-pointers in a big win over Oscoda; those 3-pointers also tied the fifth-most in MHSAA history, and Ethan Hedglin had a school individual-record 10 – Bay City Times
6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Monroe came back from a 12-point deficit to defeat Ann Arbor Huron 47-44 on a buzzer beater – Monroe News
7. BOYS BASKETBALL East Kentwood came back from a 17-point deficit to edge Rockford 51-49 – FOX 17
8. BOYS BASKETBALL Howell also came back from a 12-point deficit to defeat Brighton 55-52 in overtime – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
9. BOYS BASKETBALL Daron Sherman had a triple-double in leading Saginaw over Flint Powers Catholic 81-66 – Saginaw News
10. BOYS BASKETBALL Mount Pleasant delivered Cadillac’s first loss, 49-48 – Cadillac News