Last year, a young Bradwell Institute girls’ basketball team managed an 8-18 overall record and a 6-8 Region 3-AAAAA mark as Wayne County eliminated the Lady Tigers from the playoffs. This year, BI coach Faye Baker has three starters and a total of 11 varsity players returning for the upcoming season, which starts next Friday when the Lady Tigers host Liberty County. “We played summer-league ball and participated at various camps, one at Georgia Southern and one at Armstrong … we participated in a summer league in Swainsboro and we were pretty successful,” Baker said.