Recent Broadneck grad Kourtney Salvarola, who led the No. 1 Bruins to their second straight Class 4A state softball title, has been selected for the 2010-11 USA Softball Junior Women’s National Team.

The team will compete later this year at the III Pan American Softball Championship (18-and-under), Aug. 6-15, in Bogota, Colombia, which serves as a qualifier for the International Softball Federation (ISF) IX Jr. Women's World Championship (19-and-under), Dec. 6-17, 2011, in Cape Town, South Africa.

Salvarola, who will play at South Florida, was a four-time first-team All-Metro pitcher, earning Player of the Year honors in her junior season. She batted .514 and went 14-2 on the mound this season to close out her stellar four-year career. Ranked the No. 5 recruit by ESPNU, Salvarola will likely play an infield position at South Florida.

-- Glenn Graham