It is noted that in his one season at FCHS, Lieberman "guided" his team to a 5-18 record. I always enjoy the use of this word in such a context, given that ...
v. guid·ed, guid·ing, guides
v.tr.
1. To serve as a guide for; conduct.
2. To direct the course of; steer: guide a ship through a channel.
3. To exert control or influence over.
4. To supervise the training or education of.
I'd prefer writing it this way: "Lieberman presided over a 5-18 record."
Apart from the unsightly blemish on the departing coach's record, it gets even worse for hill people with this stunner:
The Highlanders have not won the Hoosier Hills Conference title and a sectional championship since 1989.
Dude: A quarter-century?
I'll freely admit to caring very little about high school sports, especially since class basketball poisoned the well, but as a product of the 1960s- and 70s-era FCHS basketball program, it gets a little embarrassing to acknowledge this Pittsburgh Pirates-level streak of futility even after the numerous valid qualifications and extenuating explanations are duly read into the historical record.
Duly read, duly noted. Back to apathy. Ciao.
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