Butte High sophomores Kylie Jaksha and Hudson Luedke are this week’s Leskovar Honda Athletes of the Week.

Jaksha takes home the girls’ honor. She is the goalie for the Copper City Kings high school hockey team. The Kings compete at the JV level in the BSHSL Division of the Montana Amateur Hockey Association.

Jaksha helped the Kings advance to the State tournament, which was held Feb. 29 through March 3 in Billings. They entered the tournament with the No. 2 seed from the West Division at 14-4-0.

The Butte team didn’t win the title, but Jaksha earned first-team All-State honors. She was the lone female member of the All-State team.

On the season, Jaksha picked up three shut outs, which was the most out of any JV goalie. Jaksha, a 4.0 student, also served as a manager for the Butte High swimming team during the hockey season.

Luedtke takes home the boys’ honor for the second time of the basketball season. The Butte High point guard scored a total of 77 points in the Bulldogs’ four games at the Class AA State tournament in Missoula. He also dished out nine assists and pulled down 13 rebounds to help lead the Bulldogs to the consolation game.

Luedke scored 30 points as Butte High fell 78-62 to Billings West in the third-place game. He scored 26 of those points in the first half.

After the last game, Luedke vowed that the Bulldogs will be back at the State tournament again next year. This time, he said, the Bulldogs are going to win it all.

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 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.

Photos of Luedke courtesy Alycia Holland Photography. Photo of Jaksha courtesy Josie Trudgeon Photography.