![Reaching out. Christopher Lesh, student at Central Catholic High School, serves ice cream during the event on March 2, 2025, at the Portland waterfront. Central Catholic was just one of the schools that sent student volunteers out to cook, prepare, dish, and serve food. Interact club’s co-president Rachel Gerber, junior, plated the food during the event. “I like how direct the contact is,” Gerber said. “You’re there [and] you’re just doing something good. It’s simple, it’s easy, you can feel good about it.”](https://wlhsnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/interact-1-edited-1200x744.jpg)
*WEB CONTINUATION: This article originally appeared in Volume 105 Issue 4 of our news magazine, Amplifier.
With no seniors on the high school golf team, juniors have the opportunity to step up and lead their fellow teammates toward success. This year, Cade McVicker and Grady Kane, both juniors, have fulfilled that role, setting up themselves and the team for the 2026 season, ensuring tradition.
Claire Lenarduzzi [CL]: Why did you start playing?
Grady Kane [GK]: My dad really took it up after college, and fell in love with it instantly, so he introduced me to the idea of golf when I was really little.
Cade McVicker [CM]: When I was two, I watched the masters on TV, and I told my parents I wanted to do that. So when my parents got me a plastic set of clubs, it went from there.
CL: Why do you keep playing?
GK: The motivation to get better just kept me going. Golf is pretty addicing in that way, where you screw up and feel the need to go back at it and fix what’s wrong.
CM: I like the challenge of the game. When I struggle, I like being able to figure things out myself. While I’m doing great, I just love the feeling of being able to win.
CL: What is your proudest moment in your golfing career?
GK: My sophomore year, I was named to the first team of [the] Three Rivers League, and that was super awesome.
CM: This past summer, I won a tournament at Eagle Crest, which is definitely my biggest accomplishment so far.
CL: What does golf look like for you after high school?
GK: A few months ago, I would have told you I wanted to play college golf, so that dream has kind of switched. Enjoying golf for the rest of my life is the main goal right now.
CM: The recruiting process was stressful. Coaches can really switch up, so I’m thankful to be able to go to Seattle University.
CL: What’s the most difficult aspect of golf?
GK: The individual part of it, because you’re just kind of alone out there. In other sports, if you’re playing bad, teammates could help and come in. In golf, it’s just you.
CM: The mental part, because I’m pretty hard on myself. When I was younger, if I hit a bad shot, it would be difficult to move on and forget.
CL: What’s the relationship like between you and your teammates?
GK: I think we’ve really developed the relationship, because we kind of keep varsity and JV together, and that consists of eight to 10 guys, and I think we just worked hard to keep a really close connection there. We took a trip a few months ago to Bend just as a team. Little things like that keep us all together.
CM: We’re all really close. I mean, we hang out a lot, we play a lot of golf together, and we’ve been friends for a while. I’ve known Grady since I was eight years old. We all have great relationships with each other, and it’s great to see that we’re all going to be back next year, also.
