Butte High senior soccer players Mack Williams and Elli Quist are this week’s Leskovar Honda Athletes of the Week.

The honors come because the duo has helped keep the Bulldog program alive despite low numbers. Williams receives the boys’ honor, while Quist takes home the girls’ accolades. Both are captains of their respective teams.

By all accounts, Williams and Quist have worked hard to keep a team together with no junior varsity team. Each team has limited subs, and they have to share head coach Erik Roth. They have shown incredible perseverance under extremely difficult circumstances. They always cheer their teammates on, play hard and keep spirits up while playing very competitive teams.

Williams and Quist have been incredible role models for the super-young Bulldog teams that include eight grades playing varsity.

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.

Photos of Williams and Quist are courtesy Alycia Holland Photography.