BOYS BASKETBALL: Monroe on winning streak; Airport nips SMCC
(WorldNews Sport)

Monroe boys basketball coach Larry Middleton kept telling his players that the wins would come. As eight losses in a row built up, it was getting harder to believe. But it looks like Middleton knew what he was talking about. [ PHOTO GALLERY: Monroe boys basketball hosts Bedford ] Monroe, which won its first game of the year Monday night, made it a two-game winning streak by knocking off arch-rival Bedford 56-48 at home Tuesday. “All of a sudden we found our groove,” Middleton said. “I’ve been telling the guys all year that when we put two halves together that we were going to win one and when we won one, we were going to win a bunch.” Middleton believes that...