FRYEBURG — There are about to be a whole lot more Borussia Mönchengladbach soccer fans in the Mount Washington Valley.
Carter Welton, a 2025 Fryeburg Academy graduate and member of the Mount Washington Valley Soccer Club, will head to Germany next month after being accepted into Borussia’s new Integrated Academy team in partnership with the International Soccer Academy.
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