The Tinton Falls Soccer Club Royal Juniors U10 Boys has roster spots available for three boys to join its 2011-12 travel soccer program. The team plans to field two teams of 10 playing in MOSA in the fall so that all players get maximum playing time to develop. Players’ birthdates should be between Aug. 1, 2001, and July 31, 2002.
Kristen Politz, 12, of Morganville, was crowned the Junior A all-around gymnastics champion at the 2011 Junior Olympic National Invitational Tournament in Long Beach, Calif.
To earn an invitation to compete, Politz had to qualify at the USA Gymnastics New Jersey Level 10 state championships, where she scored 36.575 in the all-around. She then had to place in the top 10 at the USA Gymnastics Region 7 Championships for Level 10 inApril, where she scored 36.375.
At the nationals in May, Kristen won the floor exercise (9.6) and all-around (37.325). She was second on balance beam (9.4) and third on vault (9.425). Kristen trains for 30 or more hours a week at Rebound Gymnastics in Cliffwood. She is currently training for the National Elite Qualifier at the Women’s National Team Training Center in Huntsville, Texas, and hopes to complete qualification as a Junior Elite gymnast and earn an invitation to the U.S. Challenge in Chicago.