Cliry Conway and Lakota Collins are this week’s Leskovar Honda Athletes of the Week.

Conway, the leader of the Harrison Avenue Liquor team of the Copper City Softball Majors League, takes home the girls’ award.

She is a stud shortstop with a great arm. She has been a playmaker in the field all season, and she has been one of the team’s most consistent hitters. She is an on-base machine.

More importantly, Conway is contagiously positive and her teammate’s biggest cheerleader. Coach Brooke Samson calls her a “coach’s dream.”

Collins takes home the boys’ award. He leads the Elks team of the Northwest Little League in most statistics. When not on the mound as the ace of the staff, he has found a way to keep his bat hot despite half the team’s games being rained out.

Collins’ “no brakes” base running means every hit brings complete excitement to the game.

Leskovar Honda, home of the 20-year, 200,000-mile warranty, teamed 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.

The photo of Conway is courtesy Josie Trudgeon. The photo of Collins is courtesy Mike Parent.