The pitcher’s circle on a softball field and brain surgery have a correlation, according to Pam Boyarko.
Boyarko was one of four Palmer Ridge athletes to sign to compete collegiately during National Signing Day on Wednesday, and the Bears senior will seek a new endeavor in college: studying at Drexel University in Philadelphia to become a neurosurgeon.
“I’ve always been intrigued by the brain because it’s the most complex part (of the human body),” Boyarko said. “I was not only thinking, ‘What can I do to help people?’ but I was thinking, ‘What can I do to help pursue my passion?’ And that’s brain surgery. It’s a long path, but to be able to get to that path, and all the accomplishments I would have made along the way are refreshing to think about.”…