By Cort Reynolds
DELPHOS - Bluffton junior Kyler Kinn received honorable mention All-Northwest Conference basketball honors from league coaches in voting conducted at their annual selection meeting this week.
The Pirates ended the season 11-13 overall and finished tied for seventh in the NWC at 2-6.
Columbus Grove senior Blake Reynolds was a repeat selection as the 2020-21 NWC Player of the Year by the league coaches at the meeting.
Joining Reynolds on the NWC first team were Kalen Etzler (Crestview), Tayt Birnesser (Columbus Grove), Collin Overholt (Lincolnview), Blake McGarvey (Paulding) and Creed Jessee (Lincolnview).
Tyler Clum of Allen East (2-6) was named second team all-conference. Mustang teammates Gabe Criblez and Garrett Newland were voted honorable mention all-league.
Chris Sautter of unbeaten league champion Columbus Grove was voted NWC Coach of the Year for the second straight year.
1st Team
Blake Reynolds Columbus Grove
Kalen Etzler Crestview
Tayt Birnesser Columbus Grove
Collin Overholt Lincolnview
Blake McGarvey Paulding
Creed Jessee Lincolnview
2nd Team
Josh Henline Spencerville
Ian Wannemacher Delphos Jefferson
Gabe Clement Columbus Grove
Tyler Clum Allen East
Payton Beckman Paulding
Honorable Mention
Micah Cook Ada
Gabe Criblez Allen East
Garrett Newland Allen East
Kyler Kinn Bluffton
Trey Sautter Columbus Grove
Carson Kreischer Crestview
Gavin Etzler Crestview
Colin Bailey Delphos Jefferson
Jake Bowersock Lincolnview
Clayton Leeth Lincolnview
Keegan Goecke Spencerville
