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: 2/10/22
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
February 10, 2022
1. HOCKEY Petoskey won its first Big North Conference championship on the ice, clinching it outright with a 5-2 win over Traverse City West – Petoskey News-Review
2. HOCKEY Division 2 top-ranked Hartland shut out No. 2 Livonia Stevenson to claim the overall Kensington Lakes Activities Association title – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
3. WRESTLING No. 9 St. Joseph rode out a comeback to edge No. 5 Stevensville Lakeshore 36-35 in a Division 2 District Final – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
4. WRESTLING No. 7 Mason avenged last season’s Regional loss to Charlotte with a Division 2 District Final win, the Bulldogs’ 13th-straight – Lansing State Journal
5. WRESTLING Cheboygan claimed its first District title in this sport since 2000 with a 42-29 win over Boyne City in Division 3 – Cheboygan Daily Tribune
6. SKIING Onekama swept Lake Michigan Conference championships – Manistee News & Advocate
7. WRESTLING Remus Chippewa Hills claimed its 18th-straight District title with a 47-29 win over Reed City in Division 3 – Big Rapids Pioneer
8. HOCKEY Division 3 top-ranked Flint Powers Catholic got past Division 1 No. 5 Saginaw Heritage 6-4 – Mid-Michigan Now
9. WRESTLING Petoskey clinched its first District title since 2007, defeating Escanaba and Marquette in Division 2 – Petoskey News-Review
10. WRESTLING Division 1 No. 4 Macomb Dakota won its 10th-straight District title, getting past Clinton Township Chippewa Valley in the finale – Macomb Daily