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.

Host Sky Stickney travels to Canby, Oregon to sit down with reigning Northwest Oregon Conference Co-Player of the Year, senior Jaxon Lawson.What begins as a straightforward interview inside Canby High School quickly becomes something more. In the quiet moments, a pattern starts to emerge — a calm confidence, an observant way of moving through pressure, and a competitive edge that doesn’t announce itself.Through conversation and observation, Sky explores where that soft-spoken confidence comes from, and how the quiet edge shows up in performance, preparation, and presence. Once you learn to recognize it, you’ll start hearing it everywhere.