2016 is Bluffton High School’ year for soccer in the Northwest Conference. Both boys’ and girls’ team won NWC titles and finished unbeaten in conference play. And, the all-Northwest Conference teams are loaded with Pirates.
Boys’ soccer
Senior Antony Kingsley, was named the 2016 boys’ soccer Northwest Conference Player of The Year and boys’ coach Steve Smucker was named Coach of the Year.
Kingsley was a unanimous selection as player of the year in a vote where coaches could not vote for their own players.
Player of the year is also on the NWC first team. Other Bluffton players named to the first team were Tristan Smucker, junior, Eli Bourassa, senior, Josh Begg, senior, and Levi Smith, senior.
Bluffton’s second team members include Christopher Harnish, junior, Isaiah Schwab, senior and Jon Schwab, sophomore.
Bluffton’s honorable mention members include Luke Young, sophomore, Douglas Nester, senior and Trevor Bunch, senior.
Girls’ soccer
NWC first-team players from Bluffton are seniors Sarah Theisen, Abbie Parkins and Jadyn Barhorst.
Named to the second team is Kayla Kindle, junior. Honorable mention Pirates are Kelli Leugers, junior, Katie Burkholder, senior, Averey Rumer, sophomore, Leah Conley, junior and Kayla White, freshman.
The entire NWC teams are listed in the attachments.
