Sportsviews OFF THE BENCH by Jerry Nardiello - Stan Meisler, a fellow-easterner who is considered the "cub" around the Journal's editorial offices, has been covering meetings of the local School Board and he came up with this piece after this week's session: "Just about the first thing a newcomer in town hears is that Middletown owns Ohio’s high school basketball championship team. Earle R. Seidner, the city's new superintendent of schools, came into Middletown last week for a two-day house search and was whisked away to Miami University where Butler County teachers were displaying the results of a curriculum workshop. Middletown school principals noticed Seidner, led him to a corner, and told him all about the basketball team. 'Five championships in 10 years,' they repeated to him. Seidner paled a bit. 'It would be just my luck for the school to lose the championship next year,' he moaned. Then everyone will blame it on the new administration."

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