Division 4: Individual District Changes and Implications

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 (No Location Yet)

Atlanta

Bark River-Harris

Charlevoix

Gwinn

Indian River Inland Lakes

Iron Mountain

Ishpeming

Johannesburg-Lewiston

Manistique

Munising

Newberry

Norway

Onaway

Powers North Central

Rogers City

Rudyard

St. Ignace

Added: Atlanta, Johannesburg-Lewiston

Atlanta: None

Johannesburg-Lewiston: None

Dropped:  Ishpeming

Ishpeming: None

Implications:  Not a whole lot.  Inland Lakes has been strong.  Gwinn is a program on the rise, led by sophomore 3rd place finisher Evan Stachewicz (132). Ryder Carigon of Atlanta enters this district bringing a 26-15 record at 132. 

District 4-26 (Manton) 

Alcona

Benzie Central

Fife Lake Forest Area

Frankfort

Houghton Lake

LeRoy Pine River

Mancelona

Manton

Maple City Glen Lake

McBain

Mio 

Oscoda 

Roscommon

St. Helen Charleton Heston Academy

Whittemore-Prescott

Added: LeRoy Pine River, McBain

Pine River:

120:  #4 Colton Ernest SP: 5th

126:  Bryar Holmes RQ

132:  #13 Dillan Jones SQ

138:  #7 Kasen Stewart SQ

150:  #7 Beckett Martin SQ

190:  #13 Aiden Denison

215:  #5 Josh Rizor

215:  #8 Hunter Shelton SQ

285   #3 Jameson Beebe SQ

McBain:

157:  #11 Gage Corliss So.  SQ

190:  #10 Dakota Kline Sr.

285:  #17 Wesley Nelson Sr.

Dropped:  Atlanta, Johannesburg-Lewiston, Mancelona North Central Academy

Implications:  

This district got much tougher.  They return 8 ranked wrestlers along with a regional qualifier in perennial power Pine River.  Three ranked join from the McBain Ramblers as well while not losing any ranked wrestlers from the departing schools. 

4-27 (Saranac)

Beaverton

Blanchard Montabella

Breckenridge

Coleman

Evart

Farwell

Fulton

Harrison

Hesperia

Holton

Ithaca 

Lakeview

Saranac

St. Louis

Added:  Harrison, Saranac

Harrison:  None

Saranac:

138:  #10 Aiden Bussell Sr.  RQ

150:  #2 Gabriel Webb Jr.  SP–3rd Place

157:  #9 Kole Kruger Sr.  SQ

285:  #9 Whyatt Hicks Sr.  RQ

Dropped: Carson City-Crystal, McBain, LeRoy Pine River, Merrill

Carson City-Crystal:  None

McBain:

157:   #11 Gage Corliss So.  SQ

190:  #10 Dakota Kline Sr.

285:  #17 Wesley Nelson Sr.

Pine River:

120:  #4 Colton Ernest SP: 5th

126:  Bryar Holmes RQ

132:  #13 Dillan Jones SQ

138:  #7 Kasen Stewart SQ

150:  #8 Beckett Martin SQ

190:  #13 Aiden Denison

215:  #5 Josh Rizor

215:  #8 Hunter Shelton SQ

285   #3 Jameson Beebe SQ

Merrill:  None

Implications:  This district definitely will be easier to perform will in.  District 27 traded 12 ranked wrestlers for 4 although returning #2 ranked Gabriel Webb takes up a likely first place spot in the upper middle weights.

District 4-28 (New Lothrop) 

Akron-Fairgrove

Bad Axe

Brown City

Burton Bendle

Cass City

Flint Michigan School for the Deaf

Marlette

Mayville

Merrill

New Lothrop

Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary

Saginaw Valley Lutheran

Sandusky

St. Charles

Ubly

Vassar

Added: Merrill

Merrill:  Second year program with no ranked wrestlers returning.

Dropped: Ubly, Hemlock

Ubly:  None

Hemlock:  

215:  #12 Brody Cornutt So.

Implications:  Not much change here.  Cornutt is now in D3 and opens a spot at 215 or 285. 

District 4-29 (Hudson) 

Addison

Bath

Dansville

East Jackson

Hanover-Horton

Hudson

Jackson DaVinci

Jackson Lumen Christi

Leslie

Perry

Pittsford

Potterville

Sand Creek

Springport

Vandercook Lake

Webberville

Added:  Jackson DaVinci, Leslie, Potterville

Jackson DaVinci:  First year officially in MHSAA.

Leslie:  Down from D3.

106:  #6 Reece Parkinson Sr. RQ

138: #1 Patrick Friese Sr. 

144:  #4 Carter Foster Sr. SP–7th Place

144:  #10 Carter Franklin RQ

150:  #9 Keegan Tinkey Jr. 

Potterville:  None

Dropped:  Byron, Morenci, Vandercook Lake

Byron:

113:  #13 Kyan Roberts Jr.​

Morenci:  None

Vandercook Lake:  None

Implications:  The huge news is the powerful Leslie Blackhawks rejoining this district from D3 making it much more difficult, despite the loss of Kyan Roberts in the lower weights. 

District 4-30 (Manchester) 

Byron

Capac

Clarkston Everest Collegiate

Detroit Cristo Rey

Lutheran Westland

Madison Heights Bishop Foley

Manchester

Memphis

Monroe St Mary Catholic Central

Mount Clemens

Riverview Gabriel Richard

Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest

Royal Oak Shrine Catholic

Sand Creek

Whitmore Lake

Added:  Byron, Sand Creek

Byron:

113:  #13 Kyan Roberts Jr.​

Sand Creek:

113:  #3 Nathan Bennett So.  SP–5th in state

144:  #15 AJ Murdico So. RQ

190:  #9 Noah Walters So. RQ

285:  #12 Tucker Hulett Sr. SQ

Dropped:  Clinton, New Haven

Clinton:  (D3 Rankings)

106:  #8 Hudson Miller Sr. SQ

113:  #5 Zach Taylor Sr. SP–4th Place

132:  #16 Brock Worden Jr.  RQ

138:  #13 Wyatt Cooley Jr. RQ

157:  #4 Braxton Randolph Jr.  SP–7th Place

190:  #6 Owen Wright Sr. SQ

215:  #2 Grady Whelan Jr. SP–Runner Up

New Haven:  None

Implications: The massive news in this district is that defending state runner-up Clinton is back up in D3, along with their 7 ranked wrestlers, led by #2 ranked Whelan.  New Haven is also moving up to D3 but does not have any ranked wrestlers. 

District 31-4 (Union City)

Athens

Bellevue

Bronson

Burr Oak

Camden-Frontier

Centreville

Climax-Scotts

Colon

Concord

Galesburg-Augusta

Homer

Mendon

Reading

Schoolcraft

Tekonsha

Union City

Vermontville Maple Valley

Added: Bronson, Burr Oak, Concord

Bronson:

132:  Brayton Cosby, Sr. RQ (D3)

150:  #15 Connor McLelland Jr. 

157:  #6 Caleb Harvey Sr. RQ (D3)

Burr Oak:  None

Concord:  None

Dropped: Jonesville, White Pigeon, Schoolcraft

Jonesville:

113:  Briggs Baker So.  RQ 

157:  Max Young Jr. RQ

White Pigeon:

215:  #12 Nolan Bright Jr.

Schoolcraft:

126:  #4 Garrett Randall Sr.  SP–4th in state

150:  #13 Lucas Noora Sr. RQ

175:  #10 Darian Jacobs Jr. SQ

Implications:    Jonesville and Schoolcraft depart for D3 and taking several talented wrestlers with them.  Always strong Bronson returns from D3.  Even though the Vikings were hit hard by graduation, they will likely have quite a few wrestlers vying for district medals. 

District 32-4 (Host Needed) 

Bangor

Bloomingdale

Cassopolis

Covert

Decatur

Delton-Kellogg

Eau Claire

Gobles

Lawrence

Lawton

Marcellus

Martin

Muskegon Catholic Central

North Muskegon

White Pigeon

Added: Delton-Kellogg, White Pigeon

Delton-Kellogg:

120: #12 Kayle Mclellan Sr. RQ

132:  #15 Alec Sinkler Sr. RQ

138:  #2 Evan Stampfler Jr.  SP–7th in state

165:  #7 Mendon Phillips Sr. RQ

190:  #1 Mason Ferris Jr. SQ

White Pigeon:

215:  #12 Nolan Bright Jr.

Dropped:  Coloma, Ravenna, Saranac

Coloma:

106:  #7 Bryce Cartwright So.  SP–2nd in D4

113:  #2 Brody Ashley Jr.--SP–2nd in D4

215:   #12 Joe Clayton (Coloma) Sr. RQ

Ravenna:

285:  Mason Carringer Jr.   SP–7th in D4

Saranac:

138:  #10 Aiden Bussell Sr.  RQ

150:  #2 Gabriel Webb Jr.  SP–3rd Place

157:  #9 Kole Kruger Sr.  SQ

285:  #9 Whyatt Hicks Sr.  RQ

Implications:  Coloma and Delton-Kellogg traded spots with the Comets going to D4 and Delton dropping back down to D4.  This district loses 2 potential state champions in the lower weights but gains a #1 and two #2 ranked wrestler along with 3 other studs from Delton and 3 more top 10 wrestlers from Saranac.  Clayton and Bright are almost even swaps with both being ranked 12th, 1 in D3 and one in D4.  Carringer’s departure to D3 opens up a spot at 285 but Hicks will likely fill it. Overall, despite adding Delton, this district did get somewhat weaker.