Elks Hoop Shoot champions Hunter Boyle and Ellison Graham are this week’s Leskovar Honda Athletes of the Weeks.

The honors come after they topped all shooters at the Nov. 4 Elks Hoop Shoot at the Maroon Activities Center. They will represent the Mining City at the District Competition Jan. 13 in Dillon.

The 8-year-old Boyle takes home the boys’ award after leading all shooters by making 21 of 25 shots. He won the boys’ 8-9 division title.

Boyle is a third grader at Butte Central. As a second grader, he played on a fourth-grade team for the Team UpTop Basketball Club. Even though he was undersized and younger than his teammates and opponents, Boyle played with a fearless style. He could score from inside and out.

Graham, who just turned 13 on Veterans Day, made 20 out of 25 shots to win the girls’ 12-13 division. Graham is a seventh grader at East Middle School.

Graham, who moved to Butte with her family a little more than a year ago, is also old hat to winning Hoop Shoots. She is now 5 for 5 in winning local competitions, shooting in Great Falls and now Butte.

In 2021, Graham won a national championship in Chicago. She placed fourth in 2022.

Leskovar Honda, home of the 20-year, 200,000-mile warranty, teamed up with the ButteCast to honor the finest 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.