Josh McCarthy

SportStar Of The Week | De La Salle-Concord | Golf | Senior (2016) • Building off the momentum he established during a phenomenal postseason for the Spartans this spring, McCarthy recently qualified for the PGA Web.com Tour’s Ellie Mae Classic at TPC Stonebrae taking place from July 28-31 in Hayward. McCarthy earned the entry by shooting a 4-under-par 67 at the 2016 Junior Tour Ellie Mae Classic Qualifier at TPC Stonebrae on June 26. He was the only qualifier from that day’s event. This is only the most recent standout performance by the Pepperdine-bound golfer. McCarthy closed out his De La Salle career with a 1-under 71 at the North Coast Section Tournament of Champions, a 3-under 69 to finish second at the CIF NorCal Tournament and an even-par 71 for an eighth-place finish at the CIF State Tournament. The Ellie Mae Classic at TPC Stonebrae carries a $600K purse with $108K going to the winner.

Honorable Mentions:

   Nicole Bates: The Ceres softball standout wrapped up her high school career by being named Cal-Hi Sports’ Ms. Softball. The state player of the year honors came on heels of a season in which the shortstop hit .571 on 60 hits, with 45 runs and 33 RBI for the SJS Div. III-champion Bulldogs.

   Lilly Weyrauch: The 13-year-old Junior Level 3 standout for Velocity Cheer in Antioch was named an All-America at the National Cheer Association Camp held at her home club in Antioch from June 24-26. Weyrauch was a Junior Level 2 national champion in the solo division a year ago.