PIO Quartet Champions
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- Quartets in the Pioneer District may compete in the fall District Competition, the spring International Qualifier, or both. This page covers the fall District contest.
- This table, and the title "District Champions", refer to the "open" competition/category. At contest time, all four singers must be members in good standing of both the Barbershop Harmony Society and the Pioneer District, and the quartet name and personnel registered with the Society.
Pioneer District Quartet Champions
| Year | Quartet | Chapter(s) | Members (Tenor, Lead, Bari, Bass) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Five Star | Grand Rapids, MI | Cole Carey, Jamie Carey, Jeff Opperman, James Masalskis |
| 2023 | Girl Talk | Hillsdale, MI | Staci Slamka, Holli Houtz, Kathryn Summers, Kentra LaPointe |
| 2022 | CHONK | Motor City Metro, MI | Matt Bidigare, Aiden LaPointe, Luke LaPointe, Kent Kirby |
| 2019 | Silver Edition | Motor City Metro, MI | Bruce LaMarte, Craig Pollard, Aaron Pollard, Cody Harrell |
| 2018 | Remix | Kalamazoo, MI; Grand Rapids, MI | Matthew Root, Samuel Patrie, Jonathan Woolf, Brendan Monroe |
| 2017 | Upper Deck | Grand Rapids, MI; Gratiot County, MI; Huron Valley, MI; Mt. Pleasant, MI | Mark Wilson, Jamie Carey, William Stutts Jr., James Masalskis |
| 2016 | The Hemidemisemiquaver 4 | Hillsdale, MI; Frank Thorne; Fort Wayne, IN; Greater Indianapolis, IN | Dave Ellis, David Bjork, Don Slamka, Doug Morgan |
| 2015 | Frontier | Sunrise, FL; Frank Thorne | Chris Cordle, Aaron Pollard, Brandon Smith, Cody Harrell |
| 2014 | Tonal Eclipse | Kalamazoo, MI; Battle Creek, MI; Grand Rapids, MI; Michiana Metro, MI; South Bend Mishawaka, IN | Matthew Root, Mark Spear, Philip Spencer, Kerry Foley |
| 2013 | Playlist | Frank Thorne; Mt. Pleasant, MI; Grand Rapids, MI | James Edwards, Toby Shaver, Brandon Ciesielski, Evan Boegehold |
| 2012 | Majestyx | Grand Rapids, MI; Mt. Pleasant, MI | Peter Westers, Jamie Carey, Steve Wheeler, James Masalskis |
| 2011 | Ebb N' Flow | Mt. Pleasant, MI | Nathan Masterson, Garrett Gillingham, Craig Johnson, Benjamin Krinke |
| 2010 | Right on Q! | Macomb County, MI; Motor City Metro, MI; Windsor, ON | Mathew Tipton, Ken Klein, Mark Slamka, Ed Bax |
| 2009 | Resisting-A-Rest | Lansing, MI | Bruce LaMarte, Tom Connor, Steve Warnaar, Phil Hanes |
| 2008 | Something Big | Lansing, MI | Don Terpe, Jason Kerschke, Steve Warnaar, T. R. Gerard |
| 2007 | Chordiology | Huron Valley, MI | Cliff Dake, Paul Ellinger, Rob Pettigrew, Dave Spizany |
| 2006 | Fermata Nowhere | Grosse Pointe, MI | Jeff Gougeon, Tom "TC" Conner, Steve Pauling, Pete Burns |
| 2005 | Party of Four | Battle Creek, MI; Kalamazoo, MI; Frank Thorne; Motor City Metro, MI | Kevin Morey, Toby Shaver, Mark Spear, Wally Krause |
| 2004 | Wildard | Grand Rapids, MI | Peter Westers, Dave Miller, Curt Struyk, James Masalskis |
| 2003 | Infinity | Frank Thorne; South Bend-Mishawaka, IN | Bruce LaMarte, Craig Pollard, Mike Woodruff, Scott Kitzmiller |
| 2002 | Crossfire | Macomb, MI; Grosse Pointe, MI; Strathroy, ON; Sarnia, ON | Robb Smith, Brian McDougall, Rich Lauzon, Scott "Riz" Risley |
| 2001 | Philatoga Township | Hillsdale, MI; Kalamazoo, MI; Frank Thorne | Tom McCoy, Larry Reinhart, Gary Nitz, Phil Haines |
| 2000 | Four Man Fishin' Tackle Choir | Petoskey, MI; Traverse City, MI | Tracy Ulrich, Kurtis Busman, Bill Woodbeck, Neil Nugent |
| 1999 | WJBC | Macomb, MI; Frank Thorne | Bruce LaMarte, Craig Pollard, Brian Kaufman, Doug Morgan |
| 1998 | Upstage Sound | Benton Harbor/St. Joe, MI; Kalamazoo, MI | Raleigh Bloch, Gene Hanover, Ed Fritzen, Kerry Foley |
| 1997 | Detroit Sound Company | Frank Thorne; Huron Valley, MI; Rochester, MI | Rudi Krampf, Kelly Brummett, Jim Ryan, Al Fisk |
| 1996 | Fermata | Grand Rapids, MI | Jay Smits, Tom Wheeler, Peter Westers, Wayne Kinde |
| 1995 | Firepower | Gratiot County, MI; Lansing, MI | Mark Wilson, James Carey, Jeff Marks, James Hawkins |
| 1994 | Genuine Blend | Battle Creek, MI; Grand Rapids, MI; Holland, MI | Andrew Clements, Mark Garlock, Kirk Wood, Dan Doctor |
| 1993 | Full Chord Press | Gratiot County, MI; Lansing, MI | Simeon Esper, James Carey, David Gillingham, Scott Whipple |
| 1992 | Opening Night | Grand Rapids, MI; Lansing, MI; Frank Thorne | Jim Johnson, Clay Shumard, Ken Gibson, Norm Thompson |
| 1991 | Stay Tuned | Macomb County, MI; Port Huron, MI; Rochester, MI; Wayne, MI | Bruce Lamarte, Dennis Gore, Brian Kaufman, Lee Hanson |
| 1990 | Checkmate | Wayne, MI | Bruce Lamarte, Craig Pollard, Brian Kaufman, Scott McNutt |
| 1989 | Power Play | Macomb, MI | Don Slamka, Mike Slamka, Mark Slamka, Jack Slamka |
| 1988 | Legacy | Detroit-Oakland, MI; Grand Rapids, MI; Grosse Pointe, MI; Huron Valley, MI | Wendell Pryor, Dennis Gore, Clay Shumard, Mike McClary |
| 1987 | Hi Tech | Wayne, MI | Bob Riedel, Bruce Lamarte, Brian Kaufman, Bob Wisdom |
| 1986 | Touch of Clash! | Grand Rapids, MI | Jerry Koning, Mart Lantinga, Joel Miller, Lynn Sommerfield |
| 1985 | The Ivy League | Huron Valley, MI; Monroe, MI | Bob Hartley, Scott Turnbull, Brian Philbin, Dave Drouillard |
| 1984 | The Ritz | Detroit #1, MI; Grand Rapids, MI | Jim Shisler, Doug Nichol, Clay Shumard, Ben Ayling |
| 1983 | Tri-County Connection | Wayne, MI | Rick Sims, Mike Dixon, Mike Woodruff, Tom Conway |
| 1982 | Good News | Detroit #1, MI; Grosse Pointe, MI; Port Huron, MI | Gary Stoze, Walter Doros, Brian Kaufman, Mike McClary |
| 1981 | Saturday Nite Feature | Detroit #1, MI; Grosse Pointe, MI; Windsor, ON | John Wearing, Bruce Lamarte, Don Humphries, Jack Slamka |
| 1980 | Center Stage | Huron Valley, MI; Oakland County, MI | Wendell Pryor, Dennis Gore, Glenn Van Tassell, Lee Hanson |
| 1979 | Great Lakes Express | Detroit #1, MI; Port Huron, MI; Saginaw Valley, MI | Steve Boughner, Walter Dorosh, Brian Kaufman, Len Johnson |
| 1978 | Personal Expression | Gratiot County, MI | Mike Bowen, Jeff Rayburn, Jerry MacLaren, Bill Hirschman |
| 1977 | Motor City Music Company | Detroit #1, MI; Grosse Pointe, MI; Wayne, MI | Bob Demchak, Galen Oliver, Dave "Doc" Caldwell, Bob Wisdom |
| 1976 | Foreign Policy | Grosse Pointe, MI; Detroit #1, MI | John Wearing, Russ Seely, Don Humphries, Tom Hine |
| 1975 | Classmates | Saginaw-Bay, MI; Battle Creek, MI | Jim Johnson, Tom Peil, Bob Glover, Len Johnson |
| 1974 | Four D Minors | Battle Creek, MI | Dean Burrill, Howard "Dick" Spear, Dorri Burrill, Don Burrill |
| 1973 | Galaxies | Grand Rapids, MI | Terry Huyge, Chuck Buffham, Al Vanlwaarden, Bernie Poelman |
| 1972 | Northern Hi-lites | Oakland County, MI; Detroit #1, MI; Grosse Pointe, MI | Bob Demchak, Dave "Doc" Caldwell, Clint Bostick, Lee Hanson |
| 1971 | Original Choice | Saginaw-Bay, MI; Grosse Pointe, MI | Bob Demchak, Noel "Bud" Carpenter, Jim Gross, Len Johnson |
| 1970 | Gentlemen's Agreement | Detroit #1, MI; Monroe, MI | Al Rehkop, Drayton Justus, Glenn Van Tassell, Bob Whitledge |
| 1969 | Vagabonds | Oakland County, MI; Lansing, MI | Ken Gibson, Dennis Gore, Tony Scoros, Norm Thompson |
| 1968 | Eversharps | Saginaw-Bay, MI | Frank Bateson, Jim Gross, Bob Glover, Len Johnson |
| 1967 | Sharplifters | Detroit #1, MI | Bill Wickstrom, Joe Coburn, John Seemann, Mike Mudgett |
| 1966 | Close Chorders | Detroit #1, MI; Milford, MI; Redford, MI; Oakland County, MI | Gene Bulka, Ron Du Monthier, Tony Scoros, Norm Thompson |
| 1965 | Four Fits | Detroit #1, MI; Grosse Pointe, MI | John Wearing, Russ Seely, Ray McCalpin, Marv Burke |
| 1964 | Treble Shooters | Detroit #1, MI | Bob Mulligan, Bob Winters, Cliff Jorgensen, Bob Whitledge |
| 1963 | Noteries | Detroit #1, MI; Wayne, MI | Al Rehkop, Bernie Smith, Gordon Limburg, John Zinnikas |
| 1962 | Curbstone Serenaders | Oakland County, MI; Pontiac, MI | Bob Marshall, Ed Lilly, Tom Rafferty, Cliff Douglas |
| 1961 | Auto Towners | Dearborn, MI | Dominic Palmieri, Glenn Van Tassell, Clint Bostock, Carl Dahlke |
| 1960 | Aire-Males | Dearborn, MI; Wayne, MI | Bill Wilcox, Tom Pollard, Dale Clixby, Roger Craig |
| 1959 | Chord Counts | Holland, MI | Marty Hardenberg, Myke Lucas, Chet Oonk, Jack Oonk |
| 1958 | Staff Sergeants | Oakland County, MI; Wayne, MI | Jack Golding, Bernie Smith, Don Spurlin, Don Golding |
| 1957 | Sharpkeepers | Metro Detroit Ass'n, MI | Al Rehkop, Bill Rowell, Gordon Limburg, Bob Craig |
| 1956 | Aire-tonics | Muskegon, MI | Bill Wickstrom, Gary Guimond, Tom Damm, Clare Bristol |
| 1955 | Treblemakers | Detroit #1, MI; Redford, MI | Ed Reddick, Bill Rowell, Glenn Van Tassell, Vic Van York |
| 1954 | Pitch Blendaires | Detroit #1, MI | Jack Golding, Tom Pollard, Dale Clixby, Don Golding |
| 1953 | Wolverines | Dearborn, MI; Detroit #1, MI | Al Rehkop, Joe Sipots, Ray Sipots, Bill Bond |
| 1952 | Extension Chords | Grand Rapids, MI | Sid Helder, Don Lucas, Cal Verduin, Don Hall |
| 1951 | Merri-Men | Lansing, MI | Howard Hawkins, Dale Bullock, Bean Louis, Douglas Stephens |
| 1950 | Tune Vendors | Dowagiac | Jim McGlynn, Bari Happs, Tom Grove, Bob Mullen |
| 1949 | Interludes | Midland, MI | Luman Bliss, Bill McIntire, Ralph Hands, Chet Payne |
| 1948 | Clef Dwellers | Detroit #1, MI; Oakland County, MI | Dick Wiseheart, Duncan Hannah, Bill Johnston, Hal Bauer |
| 1947 | Antlers | Flint, MI | Harry Morton, Byron Brooks, Bill Schindler, Hap Augsbury |
| 1946 | Barons of Harmony | Saginaw, MI | Howard Heath, Chuck Sarle, Bill Oursler, Jarv Alvro |
| 1945 | Acoustical Persecutin' Four | Jackson, MI | Francis Hodgeboom, Bob Breitmeyer, Forreest Comstock, Fred Foster |
| 1944 | Gardenaires | Rosedale Gardens, MI | __ Danic, __ Rubert, Lou Burke, Howard Tubbs |
| 1943 | Harmony Halls | Grand Rapids, MI | Ed Gaikema, Bob Hazenburg, Ray Hall, Gordon Hall |
| 1942 | Unheard of Four | Muskegon, MI | Len Horton, John Buitendorp, Bill Griffith, Henry Klouster |
| 1941 | Sawdust Four | Muskegon, MI | Len Horton, Ray Johnson, Bill Griffith, George Hansen |
| 1940 | Sawdust Four | Muskegon, MI | Len Horton, Ray Johnson, Bill Griffith, George Hansen |
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