By Matt Browning
As a high school wrestler, Southeast of Saline wrestling coach Chuck Schremmer was shown a variety of moves and then would decide which ones he liked best.
Schremmer, who is in his ninth season as the head coach of Southeast of Saline, has chosen to take this approach with his Trojan wrestlers, too.
“I have taken his philosophy and shown kids a few moves and let them decide what works best for them and then I will adjust things as needed,” Schremmer said. “I don’t need them to be good at everything, just really good at a few things.”
Schremmer is beloved in the Southeast of Saline wrestling community and the feeling is mutual. It was never more obvious than a couple years ago.
“A few years ago one of my wrestlers took a picture of me and had a bunch of tee shirts made that said ‘I love Chuck,’” Schremmer said. “He then sold them to the students and teachers. When you see a kid wearing that shirt, it doesn’t get much cooler than that.”
The full support of the school and community is something Schremmer never takes for granted.
“I have an AD, Doug Minneman, that is very supportive of me and the wrestling program,” Schremmer said. “The staff here at SES is absolutely top notch. At a small school, we have to work together. A wrestler might have to miss a practice to participate in Scholars Bowl or in FFA or it might be the other way around, it’s just something that we understand is going to happen.”
