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: 8/25/22

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

August 25, 2022

1. GIRLS GOLF Grand Blanc’s Kate Brody dominated The Fortress during the Saginaw Valley League Preseason Tournament, shooting a 62 to break school and course records – WJRT

2. BOYS TENNIS Traverse City St. Francis – top-ranked in Lower Peninsula Division 4 – won a quad also including No. 3 Big Rapids, Petoskey and North Muskegon – Traverse City Record-Eagle

3. VOLLEYBALL Manton went 3-0 against Kingsley, Charlevoix and Roscommon – MI Sports Now

4. GIRLS GOLF Muskegon Mona Shores shot a 173 to edge Zeeland West by two strokes at the first Ottawa-Kent Conference Green jamboree – Local Sports Journal

5. VOLLEYBALL Holland West Ottawa improved to 12-2 with wins over Holland High and Holland Christian – Holland Sentinel

6. BOYS SOCCER South Lyon East moved to 3-0-1 with a 3-1 win over North Farmington – Oakland Press

7. BOYS SOCCER Arturo Romero scored four more goals as Muskegon Oakridge shut out Muskegon High – MuskegonSports.com

8. BOYS SOCCER Traverse City Christian posted a 2-0 shutout of Buckley – Up North Live

9. VOLLEYBALL Warren Regina swept Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett – Macomb Daily

10. BOYS SOCCER Onsted won its Lenawee County Athletic Association opener 4-1 over Blissfield – Adrian Daily Telegram