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On Saturday, Feb. 4, not only can McClain fans come out and support Tiger basketball, but they will also have the chance to take home some McClain history by bidding on original team photos from years past.

The new gym lobby and locker room expansion project was completed several months ago, but along with that project came a renewal of the photographs that hung in the old lobby and the trophy cases. The school has been working to replace most of the photographs with new and brighter reprints.

While many original photos of individuals have been returned to those who are pictured in them, original team pictures will be the subject for a sealed-bid auction on Feb. 4, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the old gym. Those interested can bid on a number of original team photos that were previously displayed in the new gym lobby before the renovation.

Those wanting to bid must place that bid in person, McClain Athletic Director Tim Bolender said. Once the auction is over, the administration will review all the bids for each item and determine the winning/highest bid. The winning bidders will be notified by phone.

The 30 team photos that will be up for auction are: 1940 baseball, state finalist; 1941 baseball, state semifinalist; 1942 baseball, state finalist; 1971 baseball, district championship; 2002 baseball, district championship; 1975 boys basketball, district championship; 1982-83 boys basketball, district championship; 1984-85 boys basketball, district championship; 1985-86 boys basketball, district championship; 1986-87 boys basketball, district championship; 1994-95 boys basketball, district championship; 1999-2000 boys basketball, district championship; 2003-04 boys basketball, district championship; 2004-05 boys basketball, district championship; 2006-07 boys basketball, undefeated season; 1994-95 girls basketball, district championship; 1995-96 girls basketball, district championship; 1996-97 girls basketball, district championship; 2000-01 girls basketball, district championship; 2001-02 girls basketball, district championship; 2008-09 girls basketball, district championship; 2013-14 girls basketball, district championship; 1995-96 boys golf, state qualifiers; 2011 boys soccer, undefeated and sectional championship; 1994-95 boys swimming, undefeated; 1995-96 boys swimming, undefeated; 2000-01 boys swimming, undefeated; 2005-06 – boys swimming, undefeated; 2007-08 boys swimming, undefeated; and 2017-18 wrestling, sub regional championship.

“We are excited to offer the opportunity to own a piece of McClain Athletic history,” Bolender said. “ We hope that many people show up to place their bid for their favorite picture, take in the new pictures in the extended gym lobby if they haven’t already done so, and watch our Tigers in boys and girls basketball vs. Hillsboro.”

All proceeds from the auction will benefit the McClain Athletic Program and will be used to provide necessary items for student athletes at McClain.

Angela Shepherd is a correspondent for the Greenfield Exempted Village School District.

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