ANDREW MILLER staff The Monmouth University football team gets pumped up before the homecoming game against Wagner College in West Long Branch Saturday. More ... Take a flying leap      ANDREW MILLER staff Monmouth University defensive back Kenny Amsel can't stop the flight of Wagner's Jason Butler as he soars for a touchdown in the second quarter of their game on Saturday. Monmouth ended up losing its Homecoming game 45-16, dropping its record to 1-6 this season. More ... Long Branch football suffers first loss of season RBR breaks 12-game losing streak against Freehold Boro BY DOUG McKENZIE Staff Writer       Two weeks ago, Wall Township came within a failed two-point conversion of knocking off the top-ranked Middletown South Eagles. Although yet another heartbreaking defeat at the hands of the Eagles surely was a bitter pill to swallow, coaches tell you that if you keep plugging away, breaks like tha... More ... Shore Regional tennis rolls toward the postseason BY DOUG McKENZIE Correspondent       While it has certainly been a stellar year for the Shore Regional girls tennis team, the best may be yet to come. The Blue Devils, who knocked off Ocean Township, 4 1/2 to 1 1/2, on Monday to improve to 15-3 on the year, are ranked in the top 10 in the Shore, and are well on their way to claiming... More ... Monmouth Univ. harriers ready for NEC meet BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer       The Monmouth University men's and women's cross country teams will be well prepared for next week's Northeast Conference Championships. The Hawks have turned in a series of impressive performances this season in the build up to the Oct. 27 NEC meet at Stanley Quarter Park in New Britain, Conn. More ... Sports Shorts       Red Banks Park & Recreation is co-hosting an 8 on 8 co-ed dodgeball league to begin Nov. 13. We will play 8 on 8 with a maximum of five males and three females to start the game. Games will be played on Tuesday nights at the Red Bank Middle School between 7:15-10 p.m. for approximately nine weeks... More ...