This week’s Leskovar Honda Athletes of the Week are Butte Central Maroons Aiden Ossello and Ella Moodry.

Ossello, a junior baseball player, receives the boys’ honor after leading the young Maroons to their first win on the diamond this season. The first baseman drove in six runs as Central rolled to a 17-9 win over Stevensville at 3 Legends Stadium.

Ossello had himself a week in the Tuesday win, going 3 for 5 with two doubles and two runs scored. Ossello also pitches for the Maroons.

Moodry, a senior track star, takes home the girls’ honor for the second time in a month. The award is designed to be spread around, but her week could not be ignored.

On Tuesday, the future Montana Grizzly won the javelin with a mark of 136 feet, 10 inches at the Top 10 meet in Missoula. Two days later, she won a meet with Butte High and Billings Skyview in Butte with a personal record of 137-4. Then she won the javelin at BC’s John Tomich Invitational Saturday with a mark of 135-1.

Moodry also wo the 400-meter race at the Butte-Skyview meet and the 100 at the Tomich.

For the second year, Leskovar Honda, home of the 20-year, 200,000-mile warranty, is teaming up with the ButteCast to honor the finest student-athletes from the Mining City in an effort to encourage more children to get up, get out and try all kinds of sports and activities.

Photo of Ossello Courtesy Jalen “Hollywood” Foley.