Bethlehem soccer’s Claire Hutton shares her love of the game
When all sports were on hold and New York was under a strict quarantine, Bethlehem High star Claire Hutton was itching to play soccer. So her family built her a kick-back wall in her backyard.
She persisted to seek new opportunities — even if it meant being shooed off soccer fields by police while with friends she met during her early playing days on a boys’ soccer team.
Her quest continues. Bethlehem was one of two schools in the Suburban Council opting not to play soccer this fall. So she found another outlet: helping out twice a week with young girls in the Alleycat program at Afrim’s Sports Park.