One of the top female athletes to watch this fall at Barnegat High School is Shannon Schiverea, a senior who has started at forward for thegirls varsity field hockey team since her freshman season.

A captain since her sophomore season, Schiverea has helped propel the Bengals to a 4-1 start, 2-1 in the Shore Conference B-South. She has six goals and five assists in her last two games, 8-0 and 10-0 romps over Mater Dei and Keyport.