South Shore Select midfielder Ava Varholak controls the ball. (Burt Granofsky/New England Soccer Journal)
When the Girls Academy holds its inaugural National Playoffs and Summer Showcase, four South Shore Select teams will vie for silverware.
The Massachusetts-based club’s U-13, U-15, U-16 and U-17 teams all booked playoff spots after the Northeast Conference regular season, a testament to their consistency and regional success.
At the capstone event from June 23-29 in Oceanside, Calif., South Shore Select will look to make a statement. Since the COVID-19 pandemic forced the Spring 2020 season to be canceled, they never experienced a playoff-level event during their only season in the old U.S. Soccer-run Development Academy.
