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: 2/22/22

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

February 22, 2022

1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Division 1 No. 16 Detroit Renaissance built a double-digit first-half lead on the way to a 48-36 win over Mumford in the Detroit Public School League Tournament Final – Detroit Free Press

2. BOYS BASKETBALL Division 1 No. 2 Detroit Martin Luther King followed standout Chansey Willis to a 66-38 PSL Final win over Western – MLive-Detroit

3. GIRLS BASKETBALL Buchanan clinched a share of the Berrien-Cass-St. Joseph Conference Red title with a 42-36 win over Niles Brandywine – South Bend Tribune

4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Division 1 No. 18 Howell advanced in the Kensington Lakes Activities Association Tournament with a 66-54 win over No. 9 Wayne Memorial – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

5. GIRLS BASKETBALL Farwell’s Madison Travis went over 1,000 career points in her team’s 36-21 win over Shepherd – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

6. HOCKEY Holland West Ottawa and Jenison won first-round Regional games in Division 1 – FOX 17

7. HOCKEY Fenton/Linden advanced in Division 2 with a 2-0 win over Davison – Mid-Michigan Now

8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Corunna fell to Division 2 No. 12 Lake Fenton 57-41, but the Cavaliers’ Ellie Toney set the school scoring record at 1,289 career points – Flint Journal

9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Traverse City St. Francis started fast on the way to a 41-32 win over Division 4 No. 13 Lake Leelanau St. Mary – Traverse City Record-Eagle

10. BOYS BASKETBALL Carrollton trailed after the first quarter but came back to defeat Midland Bullock Creek 57-41 – Saginaw News