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Tom
Schreck, a 1968 graduate of Wynford High School, was
a nine-time letterman while participating in football, basketball and baseball. He was
recognized as an all-conference player several times while doing so. Upon
graduation, Schreck attended Taylor University in Indiana where he played football and
baseball, excelling in the latter. He won four letters and was named team
captain
for his junior and senior seasons. He helped lead the Trojans to three Hoosier-Buckeye Conference
titles
while being named all-conference.
Following
his time at Taylor, he returned home and secured a position as a social
studies teacher
at his alma mater. What started out as a temporary position eventually grew into a 35-year
career that included two years as the junior high principal.
Schreck
coached several sports during his run at Wynford. He roamed the sidelines
on Friday nights for 20 years as the Royals football coach as well as 16
seasons in charge of freshman basketball. But his greatest accomplishments
came in a 26-year stint as the head varsity baseball coach.
His
teams amassed an overall record of 404-191 during his time at the helm
and had 25 winning seasons. The Royals claimed 10 North Central
Conference, 13 sectional and five district titles, four regional
runner-up
finishes
and one regional title, that coming in 1982.
That team went on to finish as the state
runner-up. He completed his tenure with a six-year run as an assistant.
Schreck
earned many accolades over his illustrious coaching career including being
named the District 9 coach of the year on three different occasions. He
coached in five district all-star games as well as the Mizuno All-Star Game
with Jon Smith in 2001. In 2009, he garnered his highest honor when he was
inducted into the Ohio High School Baseball Coaches Hall of Fame. Wynford's Board of
Education officially named the Royals baseball field in honor of him.
Now
retired,
Schreck and his wife of 45 years, Candy, have two children, Tobey and Tara, who have
combined to give their parents six grandchildren: Nolan, Riley, Braden,
Carson, Crosby
and Cooper.
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