Shore Bulldogs - a team without a home Local semipro football team operating at a disadvantage BY GEORGE ALBANO Staff Writer       The Shore Bulldogs semipro football team out of Middletown played its "home" opener this past Sunday against the New Jersey Wolves of Plainfield. The only problem is that the Bulldogs don't have a home field, at least not yet. More ... Father & Son juniors falter in district play BY SHAWN LAYTON Staff Writer       EDISON - The Father & Son Junior team fell a game short of moving out of the District Tournament and finished the tournament with two wins and two losses. The Middlesex County Champions finished the summer an impressive 20-3 and 18-1 in county play. More ... JFK juniors will benefit from Legion experience BY SHAWN LAYTON Staff Writer       ISELIN - The JFK Junior Legion team wrapped up its summer season, tallying six wins. A tough second-half schedule against the league's stiffest competition took its toll on the young JFK ball club. "We definitely finished with a tough second half," JFK head coach Jerry Smith sa... More ... Sports Shorts       The Central Jersey Umpires Association is looking for men and women who are interested in becoming certified umpires. The association is expanding and needs candidates to umpire baseball and softball games. Serious prospects only please. For those interested, classes will begin Aug. 8. Classe... More ... Metuchen girls sweep Parkway League titles       The Metuchen U10 and U12 girls softball tournament teams had a one-two punch last week, with the Metuchen U10 girls defeating Roselle Park in Tuesday's Parkway League championship game, 10-3, and the U12 girls defeating Union in Wednesday's championship game, 16-2. More ... Grimes, Schroeder lead JFK to a solid summer       ISELIN - Like its younger counterparts at the junior level, the JFK Senior Legion team ended its summer campaign with six wins on the season. In addition to the six victories, the team played to a pair of ties. The team ended the season splitting a double-header that began with ... More ... Rumored quotas threaten to hurt local fishermen Ron Nuzzolo Fish On       According to my friend Capt. Ed at NJSaltwaterfisherman.com the word is out that the National Marine Fisheries Services (NMFS) is talking about a 30-40 percent quota cut for the 2008 season. Capt. Ed warns that this is even before the numbers for 2007 come out. From NJSaltwaterfisherm... More ...