BHS Girls Softball team poses in one of their new dugouts, made possible by funds raised through the Mel McLaughlin Wolverine Golf Classic. Photo provided by Adrienne Owen

BIGGS, CA (MPG) - The annual Mel McLaughlin Wolverine Golf Classic is quickly approaching and the Biggs High School Sports Booster Club is excited to invite you to join.

Organizers of the tournament that helps support the Biggs High School (BHS) athletic department say that the past generous support of the event has allowed for the purchase of needed equipment, the improvement of aging facilities in need of upgrades or the building of new ones.

These funds “greatly improve the quality of the athletic experience for our high school athletes,” said tourney co-chairpersons Kris Scott and Adrienne Owen in a letter they drafted to the community.

But although deadlines to register have closed, organizers are still in need of sponsors and teams to participate.

Sponsorship opportunities include being a Wolverine Title Sponsor for $3,000, which gets you a foursome of golf and prominent signage throughout the event, website and Biggs High School functions. From there, the sponsorship levels range from Golf Gift Sponsor at $2,000, Cart Sponsor for $700, Dinner Sponsorship for $500, Closest to the Pin Sponsorship, Longest Drive Sponsorship and Refreshment Sponsorship for $300 each, and Tee/Green Sponsorship for $250.

Past funds were used to purchase new uniforms for all Biggs High School athletic teams (2021 to 2022), provide a new uniform room for athletes with proper equipment storage such as football racks for pads and helmets, allowed for snack bar upgrades and new cooking equipment, funded athletic awards and banquets, and most recently helped the Booster Club and partners build a new softball dugout.

Owen, Booster Club president, said that late registration is being accepted due to the sparse registration so far. She is hopeful that more will register for play.

The Mel McLaughlin Wolverine Golf Classic will be held Monday, July 15 at Table Mountain Golf Course in Oroville. Tournament play begins at 9 a.m.

To register, visit the tournament’s website listed. If you can’t make T-time, the Booster Club is also accepting donations monetary donations and items for their Live Auction at www.wolverinegolfclassic.com. 

 BHS Girls Softball team poses in front of one of their new dugouts, made possible by funds raised through the Mel McLaughlin Wolverine Golf Classic. Photo provided by Adrienne Owen