Youth Champions


 

THE RIGHT STUFF—Left, Oak Park resident Blake Tingzon competes in the 20th World Maccabiah Games in Israel this summer, along with over 10,000 athletes from 30 countries. The 15-year-old gymnast won gold on the pommel horse, bronze in floor exercise and silver in the team event. Below, Travis Noe, a 2008 Oak Park High School alumnus, scored the game-winning goal to help Team USA defeat Finland 4-2 for the gold medal at the Inline Hockey World Championships last month in Bratislava, Slovakia. Noe also served as the USA team captain. He lives in Milwaukee, Wis., where he plays competitive sports.