​BATTLE CREEK – Never losing a game from late August until October. Winning a conference title and a district crown.For helping his team accomplish all of that, Coldwater’s Ken Delaney is the 2026 All-Enquirer Boys Soccer Team Coach of the Year.The All-Enquirer Boys Soccer Team is selected by nominations from the city and area coaches and voted on by the Enquirer sports staff.MORE: Player capsules for the Battle Creek Enquirer All-Enquirer Boys Soccer TeamIn his 18th season as head coach, Delaney is on a roll with state-ranked teams in back-to-back years as the Cardinals were 15-2-2 overall. Coldwater finished as Interstate 8 Conference champs with a 6-0 record in the league and won a second district title in the last three years. Along the way, Coldwater went unbeaten from August 20 until the regionals and climbed to as high as No. 12 in the Michigan Interscholastic High School Soccer Coaches rankings in Division 2.Delaney is joined on the All-Enquirer team by Cardinals players Abdulhamid Munassar, Ahmen Norman, Riath Shamaala and Jensely Norvilus.Lakeview finished as All-City Tournament champs and adds Mang Sung, Richard Lian and Cristian Duran to the team.Harper Creek had the most wins in program history as Beavers’ Jake Cushman, Broderick Hanger and TJ Ruble were named All-Enquirer.Also from the city, earning All-Enquirer honors, are Pennfield’s Philipp Kruetz and Everett Wilkins, Battle Creek Central’s Yoani Bautista Trejo and Deangelo Crape, with the St. Philip/Calhoun co-op program adding Ashton Heighton and Ben Kaczanowski.Among area teams, Marshall’s Brandon Baker, Rowdy Joseph, Carson Clapper and Trenton Wolkiewicz were named as All-Enquirer members, as well as Gull Lake’s Charlie Trantham, Ethan Waldorf.Bill Broderick can be reached at bbroderi@battlecreekenquirer.com. Follow him on X/Twitter: @billbroderickThis article originally appeared on Battle Creek Enquirer: Coldwater’s Delaney leads 2026 Battle Creek Enquirer All-Enquirer Boys Soccer Team