Mary Harris Girls Youth Soccer Day is Oct. 3

September 10, 2021  |  By Waterbury Roundabout

The youngest players through grade 2 go through soccer drills and games with the Harwood Union high school team members at the 2020 Mary Harris Girls Youth Soccer Day. File photo by Sarah Milligan.

Harwood Girls Soccer will host the annual Mary Harris Youth Day on Sunday, Oct. 3, from 10 a.m. to noon at Mad River Park in Waitsfield. 

All K-8 girls youth soccer players in the Harwood Union School District are invited to attend to run drills and practice games with the high school varsity and junior varsity players. 

The annual event has for years been  a way for the high school program to connect with younger players. It was renamed in 2017 for Mary Harris, a former Harwood soccer player who died in a car crash on Interstate 89 in 2016 along with four other local teens. 

Harwood Coach Mike Vasseur wants families to know special t-shirts and sweatshirts are available for order to support Mad River Soccer in presenting this event. 

Orders are open through Sept. 14. The website link for apparel is lovelikemary.itemorder.com.