New-look Hawks face familiar expectations BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer       Every football season brings new challenges.Last year, for Dave Callahan's Monmouth University Hawks, it was handling the pressures of high expectations. With a 10-2 record, a Northeast Conference championship and a bowl berth (the Gridiron Football Classic played on Kessler Field against S... More ... Father & Son Legion team falls in regional final       EDISON - Heading into this week's action at the Senior Legion Northeast Regional Tournament in Vermont, the Father & Son team of Edison American Legion Post 435 was just two wins shy of advancing to the Legion World Series in Oklahoma. On Monday, they got within one game of the Series ... More ... Local racer earns spot at National Championships       Devin Kusmider just recently had his dream come true.The 7-year-old dirt bike racer qualified for the largest amateur motocross race in the world, the 26th annual AMA/Air Nautiques Amateur National Motocross Championships at Loretta Lynn's Ranch in Hurricane Mills, Tenn. Devin took on over 20... More ... World-record fluke caught in New Jersey waters Ron Nuzzolo Fish On       The news is out - a potential world-record fluke was caught this week in New Jersey. Controversy, congratulations, disbelief or a fluke - the Internet fishing sites are loaded with all kinds of questions and comments. Monica Oswald of Neptune landed a 38-inch, 24.3-pound fluk... More ... Sports Shorts       Jillian Grant of Old Bridge took first place in the 200 hurdles at the 2007 Russell Blunt East Coast invitational held at Duke University in July. She also competed in this year's AAU Nationals, which were held in August at the University of Tennessee. More ...