Division 4 District Change Implications
- michiganprepwrestling
- Oct 25
- 5 min read
Updated: Nov 7
This article is to show the new individual district assignments and their implications. For the purpose of this preview, we highlighted kids that were at least regional qualifiers a season ago.
RQ - Regional Qualifier
SQ - State Qualifier
SP - State Placer
District 4-25 (Manistique)
Bark River-Harris
Charlevoix
Gwinn
Indian River Inland Lakes
Iron Mountain
Ishpeming
Manistique
Munising
Newberry
Norway
Onaway
Powers North Central
Rogers City
Rudyard
St. Ignace
Added: Ishpeming
Dropped: Forest Area
Implications: Not much. Forest Lake had a regional qualifier last year, but he was a senior. Ishpeming didn't appear to enter anyone in the post season.
District 4-26 (Manton)
Alcona
Atlanta
Benzie Central
Fife Lake Forest Area
Frankfort
Houghton Lake
Johannesburg-Lewiston
Mancelona
Mancelona North Central Academy
Manton
Maple City Glen Lake
Mio
Oscoda
Roscommon
St. Helen Charleton Heston Academy
Whittemore-Prescott
Added: Forest Area, Whittemore-Prescott, Johannesburg-Lewiston
Forest Area: None
Whitemore-Prescott:
SQ: 106 - #8 Jayden Goupil, So.
RQ: 215 - Brian Schliep, Jr.
Johannesburg-Lewiston: New Team
Dropped: McBain, Traverse City St. Francis
McBain:
SQ: 215 - #8 Wyatt Zuiderveen, Sr.
RQ: 215 - Wesley Nelson, Jr.
Traverse City St. Francis:
RQ: 113 - Charlie Bertram So.
SQ: 120 - Luke Harper, Sr.
Implications:
Overall this district got easier losing four qualifiers and gaining two. Overall, it is not a huge disparity.
4-27 (Holton)
Beaverton
Blanchard Montabella
Breckenridge
Carson City-Crystal
Coleman
Evart
Farwell
Fulton
Hesperia
Holton
Ithaca
Lakeview
Leroy Pine River
McBain
Merrill
St. Louis
Added: Hemlock, McBain, Merrill, Carson City-Crystal
Hemlock: None
McBain:
SQ: 215 - #8 Wyatt Zuiderveen, Sr.
RQ: 215 - Wesley Nelson, Jr.
Merrill: New Team
Carson City-Crystal: None
Dropped: Muskegon Catholic, North Muskegon, Ravenna
Muskegon Catholic: None
North Muskegon:
SP: 175 - #3 Hunter Wilder, Sr. - 8th in state
Ravenna:
RQ: 285 - #8 Mason Carringer, So.
Implications: There was a fair amount of change in this district. It added a 215 pound stud in Zuiderveen (McBain) and Carson City-Crystal always has some good wrestlers. On the other hand, Wilder (North Muskegon) and Carringer (Ravenna) moved out, so some district 175 and 285 pounders are breathing a little easier after seeing these assignments.
District 4-28 (New Lothrop)
Akron-Fairgrove
Bad Axe
Brown City
Burton Bendle
Cass City
Flint Michigan School for the Deaf
Hemlock
Marlette
Mayville
New Lothrop
Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary
Saginaw Valley Lutheran
Sandusky
St. Charles
Ubly
Vassar
Added: Hemlock, Brown City
Hemlock: None
Brown City:
SP: 113 - #4 Aedyn Pasco, Jr. - 6th in state a season ago
Dropped: Elkton Pigeon Bayport, LakeVille
Elkton Pigeon Bayport: None
LakeVille:
SQ: 132 - Adam Hoch, Jr.
SP: 144 - Andrew Tucker, Jr. - 7th in state
RQ: 150 - George Gavan - Jr.
SP: 157 - Gavin Bodnar, Sr. - 8th in state
SQ: 165 - Randy Loewen, Sr.
SP: 215 - Jake Hascall, Sr. - 6th in state
Implications: The biggest change yet. LakeVille moving up to D3 makes this whole district breathe a sigh of relief. They rolled through it last year. The 113 pounders might not be super happy picking up a stud in Pasco.
District 4-29 (Host needed)
Addison
Bath
Byron
Concord
Dansville
East Jackson
Hanover-Horton
Hudson
Jackson Lumen Christi
Morenci
Perry
Pittsford
Sand Creek
Springport
Vandercook Lake
Webberville
Added: Camden Frontier, Morenci, Springport
Morenci: None
Springport:
SP: 106 - #4 Mason Thurber, So. - 3rd in state
RQ: 106 - #14 Brody Birchfield, So.
SQ: 113 - #10 Shamus O’Hearon, So.
RQ: 120 - #12 Owen Thomas, Sr.
D3 State Champ and #1 138 Wyatt Burns
SQ: 150 - #3 Kaden Sizemore, Sr.
Dropped: Concord, Jonesville, Leslie
Concord:
RQ: 132 - #14 Nate Fritz, Sr.
Jonesville:
RQ: 106 - #16 Blake Ryan, Jr.
Leslie:
SQ: 106 - Reese Parkinson, So.
RQ: 126 - Carter Franklin, So.
SP: 138 - Carter Foster, Jr. - 8th place
SP: 150 - Greyson Weber, Sr. - 4th place
RQ: 157 - Hayden Barron, Jr.
RQ: 165 - Ashton Young, Jr.
RQ: 175 - Troy Caulk, So.
Camden-Frontier: None
Implications: Essentially this district traded Leslie for Springport. However, Jonesville has a tough team traditionally also. Even though this district picked up five solid kids along with a D3 state champ from Springport, I don’t think it is quite as tough as last year.
District 4-30 (Clinton)
Capac
Clarkston Everest Collegiate
Clinton
Detroit Cristo Rey
Lutheran Westland
Madison Heights Bishop Foley
Manchester
Memphis
Monroe St Mary Catholic Central
Mount Clemens
New Haven
Riverview Gabriel Richard
Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest
Royal Oak Shrine Catholic
Whitmore Lake
Added:
Dropped: Blissfield, Brown City
Brown City:
SP: 113 - #4 Aedyn Pasco, Jr. - 6th in state a season ago
Blissfield:
SP: 113 - Jude Rosas, Sr. - 4th in state
SP: 132 - Gage Rothman, Jr. - 3rd in state
SP: 138 - Remy Yankekoff, So. - 4th in state
Implications: This district gets easier with four high state placers moving out. The 113’s in the district are particularly happy losing the 3rd and 4th place state finishers from last season. However, the defending D3 state champion at 157 Jeremy Amrhein is now wrestling for Manchester and it looks like he will be in the upper weights which will be very impactful in this district.
District 31-4 (Union City)
Added: Camden-Frontier, Centreville, Climax-Scotts, Jonesville, Schoolcraft, White Pigeon
Camden-Frontier: None
Centreville:
SP 126 - #6 Rockne Hamilton, Sr. - 8th in state
Jonesville:
RQ 106 - #16 Blake Ryan, Jr.
Schoolcraft: None
White Pigeon:
RQ: 113 - #12 David Lane, Sr.
SP: 138 - #2 Hunter Pant, Sr. - 6th in state
RQ: 144 - #7 Maddix Jancasz, Jr.
SQ: 150 - #7 Jessie Fielis, Sr.
Dropped: Bronson, Carson City Crystal, Concord, Fulton, Saranac
Bronson:
RQ: 113 - Brayton Cosby, Jr.
RQ: 138 - Wyatt Weinberg, Jr.
SP: 157 - Gabe Erwin, Sr. - 7th in state
SP: 165 - Layne Knisely - 3rd in state
SP: 215 - Conner Harvey - 5th in state
SQ: 285 - Sam Tappenden
Carson City Crystal: None
Concord:
RQ: 132 - #14 Nate Fritz, Sr.
Fulton:
RQ: 120 - #11 Lincoln Beltnick, Sr.
RQ: 126 - Rush Marsden, Jr.
RQ: 132 - #11 Roman Patmon, Jr.
Saranac:
RQ: 132 - Aiden Bussell, Jr.
SQ: 138 - #5 Gabriel Webb, So.
RQ: 157 - Jacob Bollone, Jr.
Implications: One of the big questions for us is which kids will end up at Martin and which at Climax. Actually it ended up being kind of balanced. I figured with Bronson moving out, this district would get a lot weaker. However, picking up White Pigeon almost helped balance it out. It is overall weaker than last year.
District 32-4 (Bangor)
Added: Coloma, Muskegon Catholic Central, North Muskegon, Ravenna, Saranac
Coloma:
SP: 106 - #2 Brody Ashley, So. - 3rd in state D3
SQ: 190 - Joe Clayton, Jr.
Muskegon Catholic: None
North Muskegon:
SP: 175 - #3 Hunter Wilder, Sr. - 8th in state
Ravenna:
RQ: 285 - #8 Mason Carringer, So.
Saranac:
RQ: 132 - Aiden Bussell, Jr.
SQ: 138 - #5 Gabriel Webb, So.
RQ: 157 - Jacob Bollone, Jr.
Dropped: Delton Kellogg, Schoolcraft, River Valley, White Pigeon
Delton Kellogg:
SQ: 120 - Evan Stampfler, So.
RQ: 150 - Mendon Phillips, Jr.
RQ: 190 - Mason Ferris, So.
SP: 285 - Mitchell Swift, Sr. - 3rd in state
River Valley:
Schoolcraft: None
White Pigeon:
RQ: 113 - #12 David Lane, Sr.
SP: 138 - #2 Hunter Pant, Sr. - 6th in state
RQ: 144 - #7 Maddix Jancasz, Jr.
SQ: 150 - #7 Jessie Fielis, Sr.
Implications: The gains and losses were somewhat even. Two really solid teams in Delton and White Pigeon left this district, but it also picked up some studs from various teams. Ashley, Wilder, Carrager, and Webb all are highly ranked kids joining the district. It should be fun!
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