Butte Central junior Kelton Berger and Butte High junior Gracie Jonart are this week’s Leskovar Honda Athletes of the Week.

The honors come after they both had a big week on the diamond for the Maroons and Bulldogs.

Berger takes home the boys’ honor after hitting the first home run in the history of the Butte Central baseball program in Thursday’s 13-10 win at Laurel. The infielder blasted a no-doubt solo shot over the wall in left-center field during a three-run fifth inning by the Maroons.

Central trailed 10-2 after three innings before scoring two in the fourth, three in the fifth, one in the sixth and five in the seventh for the first BC win of the season.

On the game, Berger went 3 for 4 with two RBIs. He is carrying a .400 on-base percentage with a .900 OPS through five games.

Jonart takes home the girls’ honor after a big week at the dish by the Bulldog left fielder. Jonart went 2 for 4 with a double and two runs scored in Saturday’s 3-1 win over Helena Capital in Helena. That came after Jonart went 3 for 4 with an RBI in Thursday’s 7-6 home loss to Helena High.

On the season, Jonart is batting .444 with a .946 OPS. She has driven in four runs through Butte High’s first eight games. Jonart has also been a solid glove in the outfield for the Bulldogs.

For the third 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 to encourage more children to get up, get out and try all kinds of sports and activities.

Photo Berger courtesy Jaeden Berger.  Photo of Jonart provided by Alycia Holland Photography.