After a few below-average seasons, things are looking up for the Barnegat High School field hockey program. In fact, this season may end up looking vastly different from the one last fall, in which the Bengals finished 4-16.

With very few seniors on the team last fall, and the majority of the team inexperienced at the varsity level, the Bengals not only struggled to score goals but also to keep shots out of their own cage.