Mendo Bucket Challenge
LAKEPORT — Mendo Mill in Lakeport is holding its annual High School Bucket Challenge, a fundraiser for the athletic programs at Clear Lake, Kelseyville and Upper Lake high schools, on Sept. 13-15.
Customers can purchase a signature 5-gallon bucket for $5 and designate which high school — Clear Lake, Kelseyville or Upper Lake — they want the money to go to. Mendo Mill will then match that $5 with another $5 for a total $10 donation.
That 5-gallon bucket is a great deal for customers as well as they will receive a 20-percent discount on items placed in the bucket and purchased at the store (some restrictions apply). A year ago the three high schools took home nearly $1,000 apiece through the fundraiser.
Other Mendo Mill stores are holding the same fundraiser for schools located in their area.
Cardinal Golf Shootout
COBB — The Cardinal Golf Shootout, a fundraiser for the Clear Lake High School girls basketball program, takes place Sept. 29 at Adams Springs Golf Course on Cobb Mountain.
The event is a four-person scramble with a team sign-up fee of $300. Prizes will be awarded to the first-, second- and third-place teams, to closest-to-the-pin winners, and to long drive winners. There is also a special hole-in-one prize.
Check-in time is 10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. with an 11 a.m. shotgun start. Golfers will be treated to a barbecued meal following the tournament. The entry fee includes 18 holes of golf and a motorized cart.
Under the tournament format, all players tee off and the best drive is used. All players hit again from that point and repeat the best ball process through the end of the hole.
Checks should be made payable to CLHS Girls Basketball and mailed to 1310 11th St., Lakeport, CA, 95453. You can also sign up at Plaza Paints in Lakeport or at Adams Springs Golf Course.
Call Phil Psalmonds at 349-0172 for more information.
Volleyball officials needed
LAKE COUNTY — The Coastal Mountain Officials Association is looking for people interested in officiating high school volleyball during the upcoming fall season.
Prior competitive volleyball experience is helpful but not required. Full training is provided and you would be offered matches once or twice a week. The first training session is Aug. 12 and all new officials are required to attend all trainings.
If you have questions please contact Dan Renninger at 355-1511 or at dan.renninger@gmail.com.
Bocce ball league
MIDDLETOWN — The Middletown Bocce Ball League (MBBL) will soon begin play on two recently completed bocce ball courts located at 21443 Pine Street in Middletown. The courts are located behind the Jesus Christ Fellowship Church.
According to league president Richard Koury, MBBL is still in need of members and all those interested in playing should go to the league website at www.middletownbocce.org to sign up and get involved. Teams will compete over a six-week period in the fall and spring. A minimum of four and a maximum of eight players comprise a team. Anyone who wants to play but does not want to organize a team can sign up on the website and teams needing players will contact them. Single applicants can also put together their own team.
Each team will have a name and a “capo,” which acts as the captain and provides direction for rules of play. Bocce is an easy game to play and requires no special skills or athletic ability. The main purpose of the league, according to Koury, is to have fun and bring the community together. Contact information is listed on the website for anyone who has questions.
The MBBL is a California non-profit corporation and operates only on members’ fees and donations. Donations are welcome and all donors will be recognized on the website and at the bocce ball courts.
Koury can be contacted directly at richcount@rocketmail.com.
Tennis league schedule
KELSEYVILLE — The Konocti Junior Tennis League meets on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays through Aug. 14 at the Gard Street courts in Kelseyville
Summer session playdays run from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Racquets are provided. Please bring your own water. There is no fee.
For more information call 279-9652.
SIRs golf tourneys
LAKE COUNTY — The Sons in Retirement (SIRs) golf season is underway with several tournaments remaining in 2019.
Tournaments are scheduled through the end of October at 11 different venues, including Colusa, Wild Wings, Hidden Valley Lake, Foxtail, Carson City, Vintners, Healdsburg, Windsor, Monterey and Teal Bend.
In August-September, SIRs golfers head to Windsor on Aug. 7, to Colusa on Aug. 21, to Arbuckle on Sept. 4, to Vintners on Sept. 18, and to Monterey on Sept. 24-26.
The season wraps up in October with stops at Teal Bend on Oct. 2, Colusa on Oct. 16, and Hidden Valley Lake on Oct. 30.
Call Jim Cary at 998-3004 for more information on SIRs golfing activities.