(10-19-26) The Western Buckeye League has announced its 2026 boys soccer All-League selections, with Elida and Shawnee sharing the league championship as WBL co-champions.
Shawnee’s Connor Heitmeyer was named the WBL Player of the Year, and the coaching honor was split as well — Elida’s Patrick Larkin and Shawnee’s JasonHoehn were named WBL Co-Coaches of the Year.
First Team: Levi Grime (Bath); Bridon Jeffries (Celina); Colton Rader and Gab Diehl (Elida); Gus Wingfield (Kenton); James Niese (Ottawa-Glandorf); Hudson Hertenstein and Noah White (St. Marys); Connor Heitmeyer, Landon Meas and Brady Heitmeyer (Shawnee); Cash Benshoff (Wapakoneta).
Second Team: Connor Core (Bath); Zaden Rolfes and Kamdyn Fischer (Celina); Hudson Geisler (Defiance); Hunter Lawson and Austin Gudakunst (Elida); Kyle Barrett (Kenton); Larson Kreinbrink (Ottawa-Glandorf); Tate Slusher and Grady Klaus (St. Marys); Nolan Schroeder and Logan Vogelgesong (Shawnee); Gavin Gallaspie (Wapakoneta).
Third Team: Niah Horn (Bath); Rhett Schleucher (Celina); Carter Rohdy (Defiance); Colton Graham (Elida); Chris Villa (Kenton); Adam Maag (Ottawa-Glandorf); Rowan Verbryke and Reid Kantner (St. Marys); Preston McClendon and Evan McKenzie (Shawnee); Elliot Block (Wapakoneta).
Honorable Mention: Brayden Brostrom (Bath); Zayden Rodriguez (Celina); Chris Fernandez (Defiance); Seth Warner (Elida); Evan Rall (Kenton); Grant Maag (Ottawa-Glandorf); Colten Spray (St. Marys); Carter Feison (Shawnee); Landon Jordan (Wapakoneta).
