Butte High sisters Cadence and Elli Graham are this week’s Leskovar Honda Athletes of the Week.
The honors come after the Bulldogs saw their volleyball season fall one set short of an appearance in the Class AA State tournament. The Graham sister act was a huge part of Butte High’s second half surge that sent the Bulldogs to the Class AA playoffs.
Cadence, a 5-foot-6 senior who moved from libero to outside hitter for her final Bulldog campaign, ranked second on the team with 219 kills, second with 342 digs and third with 24 blocks. The sisters tied for second on the team with 29 aces.
Elli, a 5-4 sophomore setter, ranked third on the Bulldogs with 301 digs, and she ran the Bulldog offense all season long, setting 710 assists. The Grahams seemed to play their best in the biggest moments of the season, too.
“Elli is the shortest setter in our league and she completely tore it up with her assists and defense this year,” Bulldog coach Shane Jorgensen said. “Then Cadence is the complete package on the floor. There’s not a position that kid cannot play and play well.”
The Graham sisters are even more well known for their prowess on the basketball court. Cadence has already committed to play hoops at Montana Tech, and both sisters are key players for a Bulldog team that will look to make a deep run in the postseason in March.
Since the beginning of 2023, Leskovar Honda, home of the non-commission sales staff that always has your back, has teamed 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.
The photos of Cadence, left, and Elli Graham were provided by Alycia Holland Photography.
