Pirate Spallinger named NWC Player of Year
Jude Spallinger of unbeaten league champion Bluffton was voted Northwest Conference boys soccer Player of the Year in voting conducted recently by the league coaches.
Bluffton juniors Eden Antrim and Justin Good were named first team All-NWC alongside Spallinger.
Pirate juniors Ethan Oglesbee, Luke Shepherd and Nolan Huffman, as well as sophomore Nolan Hoffman, were named second team all-league.
Senior Bryan Zimmerman was named honorable mention all-league.
Bluffton (12-3-2) won its sixth straight NWC crown at 4-0 and extended its NWC win streak to 34 this season.
Bluffton's Steve Smucker was named NWC Coach of the Year in voting by his peers.
1st Team
Jude Spallinger – Bluffton – Sr
Kaden Basil – Bluffton – Sr
Emerson Layman – Spencerville – Jr
Will Gallaspie – Spencerville – Jr
Austin Bockrath – Lincolnview – So
Eden Antrim – Bluffton – Jr
Isaac Williams – Ada – Sr
Braylen Kennedy – Allen East – Jr
Tyler Jameson – Ada – Sr
Justin Good – Bluffton – Jr
Reece Berryman – Lincolnview – So
Ashton Neff – Allen East – Sr
2nd Team
Joel Van Gorder – Spencerville – Sr
Ethan Oglesbee – Bluffton – Jr
Tyler Kaverman – Spencerville – So
Brendan Jameson – Ada – Jr
Carter Conley – Ada – Jr
Blake Clum – Allen East – Sr
Caden Hanf – Llincolnview – Jr
Luke Shepherd – Bluffton – Jr
Nolan Huffman – Bluffton – Jr
Brennan Lehman – Spencerville – So
Davis Schwartz – Lincolnview – Sr
Kyle Basil – Bluffton – So
Honorable Mention
Jackson Evans – Lincolnview – So
Matti King – Allen East – Sr
Josh Henline – Spencerville – Jr
Ethan Murphy – Ada – Jr
Bryan Zimmerman – Bluffton – Sr
Carter Ringwald – Spencerville – Jr
Ryan Kaverman – Spencerville – Jr
Tristan Taylor – Lincolnview – Sr
Logan Joliff – Ada – Fr
Aiden Robey – Allen East – Sr
Stories Posted This Week
Sunday, November 1, 2026
Saturday, October 31, 2026
Friday, October 30, 2026
- Main St. runway for Trick or Treaters
- October 30 Bluffton Schools athletics lineup, streaming
- What Kind of Paradise author joins book club by Zoom, Nov. 4
- Check out November 2026 events at Bluffton Public Library
- Scarecrow voting ends at midnight, Oct. 31
- Annual meeting and dinner for Senior Center members, November 9
- November 2026 Community Meals at the Senior Center
- Pirate girls soccer edged in shootout by Big Green in district final
Thursday, October 29, 2026
- Ada Icon headlines, October 29
- Bluffton chamber welcomes six new members in October 2026
- Scam talk with Chief Ryan Burkholder
- Apollo Career Center honored as Gold Star Institution
- Peanut brittle time at the Senior Center begins Nov. 9
- Bluffton University Forum explores faith, hope and care for creation
- Business Collective networking night, Nov. 5
- Radio play staging of It's a Wonderful Life on Nov. 29
- Test-to-Treat not Trick-or-Treat
- If only we could put these fall days on pause