Eagles have high hopes for hoops season Squad returns plenty of talent from 22-3 team of last year BY WARREN RAPPLEYEA Staff Writer       The Middletown High School South girls basketball team will once again depend on balanced scoring and tough defense as it seeks to defend its Shore Conference Class A North crown. The Eagles went 22-3 a year ago and made their way to the Shore Con-ference Tourn-ament semifinals befo... More ... Lions hope experience pays off this year BY WARREN RAPPLEYEA Staff Writer       The Middletown High School North ice hockey team is off to a 2-0 start as it adapts to its new home in the New Jersey Interscholastic Ice Hockey League’s Southern Conference White Division. Coach Joe Campisano’s team opened with a 4-0 win against Brick in a conference game. Junior for... More ... Raritan could compete with Shore’s elite teams BY WARREN RAPPLEYEA Staff Writer       With a strong group of returnees back in the fold, the Raritan High School wrestling team’s goal is to successfully defend its Shore Conference Class A Central title. Last season the Rockets compiled a 19-4 mark, with two losses coming against mighty Jackson, and reached the finals of... More ... BCC to bring running game to the hardwood BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer       Marianne Campacci and Joanne Cobb plan to bring excitement to the Collins Arena this winter. The co-head coaches of the Brookdale Community College women’s basketball team have assembled a deep and athletic team for 2006-07. “We have 14 kids who are really nice players,” said Co... More ... Sports Shorts       Tyler Duminski, 6, of Hazlet, came in first place in the Challenge of Champions at the Meadowlands Expo Center on Sunday. Tyler, who trains at Tiger Schulmann’s center in Middletown, won his division in Boys and Girls 6U high yellow belt 55-64 pounds junior fighting division. More ... Keyport keglers expect more success this winter BY WARREN RAPPLEYEA Staff Writer       The Keyport High School bowling team heads into the campaign looking to maintain its position as one of the top teams in the Shore Conference. The Red Raiders have long been a power in the conference’s Northern Monmouth Division, which has been split into A and B divisions for this se... More ... Blues look to find their identity in early going Brookdale picked to finish second in GSAC North Division BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer       The Brookdale men’s basketball team is young and searching for an identity. Head coach Paul Cisek has loaded up his non-Garden State Athletic Conference and Region XIX schedule so that his team will be prepared to make a run at a Region championship in late February when it’s tourna... More ...