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: 5/14/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
May 14, 2025
1. SOFTBALL Division 2 No. 8 Frankenmuth clinched a share of the Tri-Valley Conference Red title with a sweep of Freeland – Saginaw News
2. BASEBALL Petoskey clinched a share of the Big North Conference championship with a sweep over Traverse City West – Petoskey News-Review
3. GIRLS SOCCER Walled Lake Northern earned a third-straight Lakes Valley Conference Tournament title with a shootout win over Walled Lake Western – Oakland Press
4. BASEBALL Division 4 No. 17 Muskegon Catholic Central earned coach Steve Schuitema his 400th career victory during a sweep of Wyoming Tri-unity Christian – Local Sports Journal
5. GIRLS SOCCER Division 4 No. 7 Plymouth Christian Academy handed Allen Park Inter-City Baptist its first loss, 2-0 – Southgate News-Herald
6. GIRLS SOCCER Grand Ledge advanced to the Capital Area Activities Conference Gold Cup championship match with a 2-1 win over Division 2 No. 11 Mason – Lansing State Journal
7. GIRLS SOCCER Division 2 No. 9 DeWitt advanced on the other side of the CAAC Gold Cup bracket with a 4-0 win over East Lansing – WILX
8. BASEBALL Division 2 No. 16 Stevensville Lakeshore and St. Joseph split, Lakeshore winning the opener and the Bears the second game – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
9. BASEBALL Fraser moved into first place alone in the Macomb Area Conference Blue with a 2-1 win over St. Clair Shores Lakeview – Macomb Daily
10. SOFTBALL Kianna Vork added to her school career home run record during Hamilton’s sweep of Zeeland East – Holland Sentinel