Congratulations to Berkeley Prep’s Bryane Heaberlin. The 16-year-old junior-to-be was named a Parade Magazine Soccer All-American. And not just an All-American, but the “top player” at her position, goalkeeper. She is the starting goalie for the Under-17 U.S. Women’s National team and recently allowed zero goals in the 2010 Under-17 World Cup Qualifying Tournament in Costa Rica. She also transcended sports at that tourney with a moving, empathetic embrace of a Haitian goalie, an emotional hug that made the global media rounds via wire photo.
When not performing as the best high school goalie in the country, Heaberlin finds time to help out at a nursing home and a kids’ summer camp.