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Mitch Lekarczyk

Athlete of the Week: Mitch Lekarczyk

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Athlete of the week: Mitch Lekarczyk

Steamboat Springs High School senior Mitch Lekarczyk is this week's Steamboat Pilot and Today Athlete of the Week.

Steamboat Springs High School senior Mitch Lekarczyk is this week's Steamboat Pilot and Today Athlete of the Week.

School: Steamboat Springs

Year: Senior

Age: 17

Height: 6 feet

Sport: Football

Why Lekarczyk: The Steamboat linebacker had five tackles in a 58-13 win against Buena Vista on Friday. In the season, Lekarczyk is leading the Sailors with 10 tackles a game. That number also puts him seventh in Class 3A.

Quotable: "Well, our problem on defense last year, and I mean we're playing with a lot of the same guys that played last year, was if a team got a touchdown on us early we'd just give up. This year during the Palisade game we were down, 14-7. We went into the locker room, and I said, 'We're not giving up this year.' We came out, got a stop and the offense did what it needed to." - Lekarczyk

Send your nominations for Athlete of the Week to sports@steamboatpilot.com.

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