Original Battle Creek football flyers, pulled from the drawer and pinned to the wall — the rosters, the teams and the coaches of the Schnitzler era, exactly as they were printed.
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1986 SENIORS
Top, left to right: Matt Stahl, Jason Klein, Jed Prauner, Craig Guenther, Shawn Descombaz.
Bottom, left to right: Barry Stueve, Monte Clingerman, Paul Nelson, Troy Uhlir, absent, Scott Goodwater.
Robert Schnitzler
Head Coach
Pete Kropp
Ass't Coach
Wayne McCormick
Ass't Coach
John Greer
Ass't Coach
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1987 SENIORS
Front row: Scott Hoskinson, Mike Juhlin, Bob Praeuner, Greg Mozer.
Back row: Bob Heller, Brett Ponton, Dave Tiedtke, Todd Volk, Jeremy Pochop, Chris Jenkins.
Bob Schnitzler
Head Coach
Wayne McCormick
Ass't Coach
John Greer
Ass't Coach
Scott Johnson
Ass't Coach
The Braves in leather helmets — team portrait outside the school.
Lineup on the old field — coach in the fedora at the end of the line.
1943–44 Bravettes and Braves basketball squad — "Battle Creek" across the chest.
The old field — press box, utility pole and goalposts.
The field in the park — goalposts against the tree line.
Welcome to the home of the Battle Creek Braves & Bravettes — the championship sign on the wall.
1981 Boys Class C State Track & Field Champions
1981 Class C-1 State Football Champions
1982 Boys Class C State Track & Field Champions
1984 Girls Class C-1 State Basketball Champions
1985 Girls Class C-1 State Basketball Champions
1986 Girls Class C-1 State Basketball Champions
Wade Praeuner (Husker and BC alum) with Robb Schnitzler — a current Husker football player at the time.
The signed peel, hanging on the wall at Piezon's.
At Piezon's in Omaha, they named a pizza after Matt Hoskinson — "The Hos." His signed peel hangs on the wall, Sharpie'd with the verdict: "The best slice of pizza ever… — Everyone."
Matt Hoskinson '62
94 · 95 · 97 — National Champion