HOOSIERS-LIKE

I came across this article from the Alpena News and it reminded me of that scene in the motion picture ‘Hooisers’ starring Gene Hackman.

It was standing room only Monday night at the Rogers City Area Schools’ high school library.

There were nearly 60 citizens of all ages at the district’s board of education meeting, most interested in Karl Grambau and his position as the varsity boys basketball coach.

“There needs to be an immediate change in the Rogers City boys basketball program,” said Val Vogelheim.

In all, nine people spoke during the meeting and two citizens submitted letters to be read regarding Grambau, who was not at the meeting.

Vogelheim, among other things, said Grambau was often late to practices, leaving the players unsupervised in the gym. He said it was not personal, but Grambau had lost his passion for the game.

He said he presented the board with petitions, seven or eight pages of them, in support of having Grambau removed as coach.

Steve Schmidt at Mott C.C. located in Flint, Michigan is a very good coach – here is an article from the Lansing State Journal on his accomplishments and aspirations.

“Not many people give junior college coaches a chance, but I hope people will give this one a chance,” said Schmidt, 46, a 1980 Waverly High grad who has coached Mott for the past 17 years. “It would help other coaches at this level. People have no idea how good the coaches and the players are at this level. I hope to show them.”

Tom Murray, a class act who has coached Cardinal Hayes High School the past 40 years is stepping down. NY Daily News chimes in.

THOSE WHO CAN’T COMPETE, COMPLAIN!