Amstutz is Player of the Year; Lee is Coach of the Year
By Cort Reynolds

BLUFFTON__Six players from the Northwest Conference champion Bluffton High School boys soccer team earned first team all-league honors in voting recently conducted by the league coaches.

Pirate senior midfield ace Gavin Amstutz was named NWC Player of the Year, and Bluffton mentor Dan Lee was also named NWC Coach of the Year by his fellow coaches.

Senior midfielder Chase Kelly, junior MF Micah Lemley, sophomore MF Carter Steinmetz, junior MF Weston Johnstone and sophomore defender Bracyn Oglesbee joined Amstutz on the first team.

Dominant Bluffton comprised half of the all-league 12-player first team. The Pirates went 3-0 in the NWC, and are 9-5-3 overall. LCC finished second at 2-1.

2026 Boys Soccer All-NWC Teams
NWC Player of the Year: Gavin Amstutz – Bluffton
NWC Coach of the Year: Dan Lee – Bluffton
1st Team
Gavin Amstutz – Bluffton
Chase Kelly – Bluffton
Roewen Sutton – Lincolnview
Micah Lemley – Bluffton
Brevan Stolly – Lima Central Catholic
Carter Steinmetz – Bluffton
Weston Johnstone – Bluffton
Evan Brinkman – Lima Central Catholic
Chase Prine – Spencerville
Jaxton Hammons – Lincolnview
Bracyn Oglesbee – Bluffton
Zavier Kemmler – Lincolnview
2nd Team
Luke Bear – Lima Central Catholic
Landon Wilson – Lima Central Catholic
Colin Kimmet – Spencerville

Images: AI content from NWC Facebook