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SportsDecember 23, 2005

Members of the Bell City basketball team, from left: Front -- managers Cody Hudson, Chris Powell  and Jake Tropf; Middle -- Garrett McIntyre, Jeff Liggins, William Bogan, Jon Goodman, Kerry Wayne Lasters, Marty Dames; Back -- assistant coach Pat Niemczyk, Melvin Johnson, Gary Turner, Cody Bailey, Blaine Stewart, Phillip Gross, Nick Niemczyk, Lerome Segers, Eddie Green and head coach Brian Brandtner.
Members of the Bell City basketball team, from left: Front -- managers Cody Hudson, Chris Powell and Jake Tropf; Middle -- Garrett McIntyre, Jeff Liggins, William Bogan, Jon Goodman, Kerry Wayne Lasters, Marty Dames; Back -- assistant coach Pat Niemczyk, Melvin Johnson, Gary Turner, Cody Bailey, Blaine Stewart, Phillip Gross, Nick Niemczyk, Lerome Segers, Eddie Green and head coach Brian Brandtner.
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  • Coach: Brian Brandtner, first season
  • Assistant coach: Pat Niemczyk
  • Last year: 21-11, finished fourth in Class 1 state tournament
  • Last year in the tournament: As the No. 5 seed, lost in the quarterfinals to Central and lost to Scott County Central for the right to play for fifth place.
  • This year's record (through Dec. 18): 6-1
  • Players to watch: Will Bogan, 6-9, junior; Nick Niemczyk, 5-11, sophomore; Jeff Liggins, 6-1, senior; Kerry Lasters, 6-0, senior; Blaine Stewart, 5-10, senior.
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