Bucket Podcast

Sky Stickney returns to Thurston High School in Springfield, Oregon — a place defined by continuity, expectation, and people who never leave.

Lucas LaBounty is the returning Midwestern League Player of the Year, but this episode isn’t about accolades. It’s about what it means to grow up inside a program where the standard is already set, where work is assumed, and where responsibility gets passed down long before it’s spoken out loud.

Through conversations with Lucas and the coaches who shaped him, this episode explores how habits become culture, how loyalty is learned, and how players eventually realize they’re not just part of a program — they’re caretakers of it.

What is Bucket Podcast?

Not the highlights. Not the recruiting rankings. Not the version of the athlete the world has decided to pay attention to.
Bucket is a long-form storytelling podcast about people who are 'buckets' and the human beings they're becoming.

Season 1 is out now
Season 2 drops August 2026

Hosted by Sky Stickney