Pirate Coonfare 1st team NWC golf
By Cort Reynolds
Bluffton High School senior ace Jaden Coonfare was named first team All-Northwest Conference in golf by the league recently.
Coonfare was the number one golfer for the Pirates this season.
Senior Aiden Sponsler was named second team All-NWC.
Pirate senior teammates Jacob Boisvert and Eli Wenger also made honorable mention all-league.
Brevin Brandt of league champion Leipsic won conference Player of the Year honors.
Viking mentor Kevin Brandt was named NWC Coach of the Year.
Bluffton finished 14-4 overall and 12-4 in the NWC, good for third place in the league. Leipsic (15-1) won the NWC crown, followed by Lincolnview (14-1).
All-NWC Golf:
1st Team
Brevin Brandt, Leipsic
Jaden Coonfare, Bluffton
Issac Gallmeier, Delphos Jefferson
Levi Clum, Allen East
Nick Schroeder, Leipsic
Mathew Dealey, Crestview
Grant Glossett, Lincolnview
2nd Team
Evan Miller, Lincolnview
Dane Ebel, Lincolnview
Isaac Ricker, Columbus Grove
Caden Carder, Delphos Jefferson
Luke Spoors, Leipsic
Aiden Sponsler, Bluffton
Honorable Mention
Jacob Boisvert, Bluffton
Eli Wenger, Bluffton
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