“We sent out an all-star team, and it was challenging to compete because the players there, all they do is play soccer,” McCarthy said. “They play all the time. It was just hard to adapt at first, but our team had a bunch of talent on it, so we didn’t have trouble figuring it out.” Along with playing the game he loves, McCarthy and his mother, Anne McCarthy, were able to do some sightseeing of monuments, various architecture, and all the shops the area had to offer. Overall, it was a successful trip for McCarthy, not only being able to see and play in Barcelona, but also knowing his hard work was recognized. “Barcelona is the area where soccer is the main sport there, and it’s kind of the main place in the world where the sport goes on,” McCarthy said. “I think getting an invitation to go there really just shows how hard work really pays off, and the stuff I’m doing here, like working really hard, is getting noticed.” McCarthy will be a junior team captain on Seaholm’s varsity soccer team next year, which sports an array of returners on the backline and hopes to make a run in the state tournament. Seaholm head coach Greg Perkins said it was a no-brainer giving McCarthy the leadership nod. “His energy is infectious,” Perkins said. “He leads by example in the way he chases, works and runs. He competes for everything, and he’s also a leader in the way he talks. Even as a freshman at the camp we did in the summer, we went to Central Michigan his freshman year, and he wasn’t afraid to be loud in front of those guys as well.”

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