association of central states champions
2025 ACSC Leadership
Matt Suellentrop
Shaun Whisler
Mark Fortino
1947
KEYNOTERS
Newton, Kansas
Robert W. Myers, tenor; Bill Getz, lead; Jean Coleman, baritone; Paul Kliewer, bass
1948
HYPOWER SERENADERS
Kansas City, Missouri
Don McPherson, tenor; Ben Franklin, lead; Bert Phelps, baritone; Dale Warrick, bass
1949
KEYMASTERS
Lincoln, Nebraska
Hal Sienknecht, tenor; Vern Heiliger, lead; Bill Roberts, baritone; Dale Heiliger, bass
1950
SIOUXLAND FOUR
Sioux City, Iowa
Wayne Spies, tenor; Bob Haggblade, lead; Bob Bogenrief, baritone; Dean Harrison, bass
1951
FOUR TEENS
St. Louis, Missouri
John Steinmetz, tenor; Jim Chinnock, lead; Don Lamont, baritone; Don Cahall, bass
1952
THE GAMBOLIERS
Kansas City, Missouri
John Steinmetz, tenor; Jim Chinnock, lead; Don Lamont, baritone; Don Cahall, bass
1953
THE ORPHANS
Wichita, Kansas
Bud Bingham, tenor; Bob Groom, lead; Pete Tyree, baritone; Jay Bond, bass
1954
THE SKYMASTERS
Omaha, Nebraska
Joe Zwirn, tenor; Jim Baird, lead; Bob Schneider, baritone; Harold Sterling, bass
1955
THE HAWKEYE FOUR
Des Moines, Iowa
Bob Langerak, tenor; Bob Boudewyns, lead; Fred Owns, baritone; Jerry Pike, bass
1956
THE FOUR PITCHIKERS
Springfield, Missouri
Larry Hedgpeth, tenor; Keith Keltner, lead; Keith Young, baritone; Joe Delzell, bass
1957
THE BMA GAMBOLIERS
Kansas City, Missouri
Barney Wasson, tenor; Ed Schliebs, lead; Orval Wilson, baritone; Harold Robinette, bass
1958
THE BUCCANEERS
Springfield, Missouri
Frank Matherly, tenor; George Robinson, lead; Norm Shryer, baritone; Morris Toalson, bass
1959
THE FOUR CAVALIERS
Wichita, Kansas
Frazier Allen, tenor; Bill Rose, lead; Byron Brittain, baritone; Jay Bond, bass
1960
FOUR NUBBINS
Spencer, Iowa
Bob Norris, tenor; Bob Sopeland, lead; Paul Krile, baritone; Harold Krile, bass
1961
THE VIGORTONES
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Ken Vogel, tenor; Dick Leighton, lead; Len Bjella, baritone; Bob Nance, bass
1962
THE KIPPERS
St. Joseph, Missouri
Ken Gabler, tenor; Tom Taylor, lead; John Goldsberry, baritone; Don Page, bass
1963
THE HI-CHORDS
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Bill Butler, tenor; Herb Thomson, lead; Dean Moon, baritone; Pete Tyree, bass
1964
THE ASTRO-NAUGHTS
River City, Iowa
Phil Hunget, tenor; Gene Gallogly, lead; Lavern Robeoltman, baritone; Ron Phillips, bass
1965
THE CAVALIERS
Wichita, Kansas
Jim Decker, tenor; Bill Harvey, lead; Bryron Brittain, baritone; Jay Bond, bass
1966
THE FOUR KIPPERS
Kansas City & St. Joseph, Missouri
Ken Gabler, tenor; Byron Myers, lead; John Goldsberry, baritone; Gil Lefholz, bass
1967
THE FOREMEN
Fort Dodge, Iowa
Perry Johnson, tenor; Curtis Kerns, lead; John Nielsen, baritone; Garland Westerman, bass
1968
THE HI-LANDERS
Denver, Colorado
Karl Penner, tenor; Wayne Hood, lead; Hugh Hohnstein, baritone; Russ Thompson, bass
1969
THE MIDWEST FOUR
Mason City, Iowa
Wayne Johnson, tenor; Gene Gallogly, lead; Rich Thompson, baritone; Don Fraser, bass
1970
THE PERSONAL TOUCH
Topeka, Wamego, Hays & Emporia, Kansas
Greg Lyne, tenor; Roger Odell, lead; Ron Ochs, baritone; Stan Grossman, bass
1971
THE MID-CONTINNENTALS
St. Joseph, Missouri
Ken Gabler, tenor; Byron Myers, lead; Paul Holliday, baritone; Ron Meng, bass
Tim Flemming, replacement lead; Don Ransom, replacement bass
1972
JAX OF HARMONY
Des Moines, Iowa
John Mininger, tenor; Michael Rehberg, lead; Roger Spahr, baritone; Jerry Pike, bass
Ron Morden, replacement baritone
1973
THE FORMALITIES
Iowa City, Iowa
Larry Knipfer, tenor; Doug Nichol, lead; Loran Hershberger, baritone; Bob Thoennes, bass
Bob Travis, replacement baritone; Larry Monson, replacement bass
1974
THE MORNING TIMES
Kansas City, Missouri
Dave Snook, tenor; Roger Odell, lead; Stephen Leone, baritone; Stan Grossman, bass
1975
THE CLASSIC COLLECTION
Hastings, Nebraska & Denver, Colorado
Curt Hutchinson, tenor; Larry Wilson, lead; Joe Heltne, baritone; Terry Heltne, bass
George Davidson, replacement baritone
1976
RURAL ROUTE 4
Kansas City, Missouri
Everett Roth, tenor; Calvin Yoder, lead; Rufus Kenagy, baritone; Willard Yoder, bass
Jim Bagby, replacement baritone; Don Kahl, replacement tenor; Wes Yoder, replacement tenor
1977
RIVER CITY DELEGATION
Mason City, Iowa
Rick Spero, tenor; Dave Picken, lead; Gary Goodwin, baritone; Ron Phillips, bass
1978
CHORD MOTOR COMPANY
Lincoln, Nebraska
Dale Heiliger, tenor; Lance Powell, lead; Al Dittmer, baritone; Dale Comer, bass
1979
QUADRATIC EQUATION
St. Louis, Missouri
Jim Flowers, tenor; Neal Frederiksen, lead; David Wright, baritone; Dennis McCann, bass
1980
FAVORITE SONS
Mason City, Iowa
Kevin Lineicum, tenor; Dave Boyd, lead; Paul Wigley, baritone; Gary Eliason, bass
1981
CORNER QUARTET
Kansas City, Missouri
Don Kahl, tenor; Lance Hellmann, lead; Steve Leone, baritone; Stan Grossman, bass
1982
HARMONY SPECTRUM
Kansas City, Missouri
Gene Bowers, tenor; Dave Krause, lead; Jim Bagby, baritone; Willard Yoder, bass
1983
NEW ST. LOUIS VOCAL BAND
Springfield, Illinois & St. Charles, Missouri
Jim Flowers, tenor; Mike Griebel, lead; David Wright, baritone; Gale Wickham, bass
Rich Knight, replacement tenor
1984
SPECIAL TOUCH
Topeka, Kansas; Kansas City & Sedalia, Missouri
Rick Kready, tenor; Dave Krause, lead; Bud Clark, baritone; Matt Moore, bass
1985
MISSOURI VALLEY MUSIC COMPANY
Black Hawk Metro, Iowa; Fremont & Omaha, Nebraska
John Vaughn, tenor; Jon Ellis, lead; Lief Erickson, baritone; Dave Pinkall, bass
1986
KC CONNECTION
Kansas City, Missouri
Rod Rule, tenor; Wayne Lankenau, lead; Rich Huyck, baritone; Larry Wilson, bass
1987
GATEWAY CITY SLICKERS
St. Charles & St. Louis, Missouri
Rich Knight, tenor; Asa Wilson, lead; David Wright, baritone; Barry Moore, bass
1988
GAS HOUSE GANG
St. Charles, Missouri
Joe Fink, tenor; Rich Knight, lead; Rob Henry, baritone; Jim Henry, bass
Kipp Buckner, replacement tenor; Brandon Guyton, replacement baritone
1989
STATE LINE CELEBRATION
Algona, Iowa
Kent Madison, tenor; Bill Hansen, lead; Dennis Hagen, baritone; Bill Trees, bass
1990
MAIN STREET STATION
Newton, Kansas
Steve Hoskins, tenor; Wayne Lankenau, lead; Brent Lembke, baritone; David Hill, bass
1991
SAINT CITY SINGERS
St. Joseph, Missouri
Ken Gabler, tenor; Bemo Myers, lead; Byron Myers, baritone; Stan Grossman, bass
1992
SOUND LEGACY
Cedar Rapids, Des Moines & Waterloo, Iowa
John Vaughn, tenor; Chris Johnson, lead; Randy Weir, baritone; John Hayden, bass
1993
FOUR FROM HOME
St. Charles & Springfield, Missouri
Joel Lancaster, tenor; Doug Brooks, lead; Dave Brooks, baritone; Jeffrey Freese, bass
1994
12TH STREET RAG
Kansas City, Missouri
Rick Kready, tenor; Mark Fortino, lead; John Fortino, baritone; Keith Schweer, bass
Micah Jeppesen, replacement tenor, Barry Moore, replacement bass
1995
FREEFALL
Beatrice & Lincoln, Nebraska; Kansas City & St. Joseph, Missouri
Jim Clark, tenor; Bemo Myers, lead; Scott Spilker, baritone; Darin Drown, bass
1996
NEBRASKA COMPROMISE
Fremont, Nebraska
Jamey Nygren, tenor; Curt Johnson, lead; Ken Von Seggern, baritone; Dave Pinkall, bass
1997
THE E.I.B QUARTET
St. Charles, Missouri
Joel Lancaster, tenor; Bill Benner, lead; Kevin Keller, baritone; Barry Moore, bass
1998
3 MEN & A MELODY
Kansas City, Missouri
Chris Droegemueller, tenor; Eric Derks, lead; Brad Stephens, baritone; Brian Bellof, bass
Rob Mathieu, replacement tenor
1999
SIBLING RIVALRY
Lincoln, Nebraska
Chris Droegemueller, tenor; Eric Derks, lead; Brad Stephens, baritone; Brian Bellof, bass
Rob Mathieu, replacement tenor
2000
PHASE II
Fremont, Nebraska
Pete Kruse, tenor; Randy Sanders, lead; Bryan Nelson, baritone; P.D. Stibor, bass
2001
NOISE BOYS
Springfield, Missouri
Bemo Myers, tenor; Curt Angel, lead; Brian Plunkett, baritone; Jeff Veteto, bass
Don Conner, replacement baritone
2002
TWO STATE FOUR
Cedar Rapids, Des Moines & Iowa City, Iowa; Fremont, Nebraska
John Vaughan, tenor; Curt Meier, lead; Chad Knipfer, baritone; Dave Pinkall, bass
2003
CADENCE
St. Charles, Missouri
Alex Brandt, tenor; Doug Brook, lead; Dave Brooks, baritone; Vince Smith, bass
2004
VOCAL SPECTRUM
St. Charles, Missouri
Tim Waurick, tenor; Eric Dalbey, lead; Jonny Moroni, baritone; Chris Hallam, bass
2004 Int. Collegiate Champs
2006 International Champs
2005
TAKE 4
Lincoln, Nebraska & Kansas City, Missouri
Rick Kready, tenor; Jeff Kready, lead; Grant Hunget, baritone; Aaron Burklund, bass
2006
QUADIO
Kansas City, Missouri
Rob Mathieu, tenor: Michael Troyer, lead; Grant Hunget, baritone; Matt Moore, bass
2007
HIGH DEFINITION
Kansas City & Springfield, Missouri
Rob Mathieu, tenor; Mark Fortino, lead; John Fortino, baritone; Adam Veteto, bass
2008
CROSSROADS
Hillsdale, Michigan & St. Charles, Missouri
Fred Ferrell, tenor; Mike Slamka, lead; Brandon Guyton, baritone; Jim Henry, bass
2009 International Champs
2009
SKYLINE
Greendale, Wisconsin & Metro Kansas City, Missouri
Jake Pirner, tenor; Tim Ziekle, lead; Josh Umhoefer, baritone; Mike Louque, bass
2010
PROGRESSION
St. Charles, Missouri
Matt Suellentrop, tenor; Mark Wheeler, lead; Mark Keever, baritone; Chris Lowry, bass
2011
VOICES UNLIMITED
Kansas City, Missouri
Micah Jeppesen, tenor; Mark Fortino, lead; John Fortino, baritone; Shaun Whisler, bass
2012
DOMINANT PREP
St. Charles, Missouri
Matt Suellentrop, tenor; Aaron Pollard, lead; Nathan Johnston, baritone; Bryan Ziegler, bass
2013
PREMIUM BLEND
Kansas City & Springfield, Missouri
Austin Veteto, tenor; Mark Fortino, lead; Jeff Veteto, baritone; Adam Veteto, bass
2014
BOOMTOWN
South Central Kansas
Zane Sutton, tenor; Caleb Fouse, lead; Aaron Walker, baritone; Shaun Whisler, bass
2015
SWITCHBACK
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Terry Blessing, tenor; John Hayden, lead; Erik Sherard, baritone; Lee Thomsen, bass
2016
HARMONIUM
Kansas City, Missouri & Metro Kansas City, Kansas
Micah Jeppessen, tenor; Mark Fortino, lead; Michael Troyer, bartione; Brian Bellof, bass
Marshall Crowl, replacement bass
2017
VINTAGE STOCK
Metro Kansas City, Kansas
Andrew Rembecki, tenor; Sam Dollins, lead; Dan Rasmussen, baritone; Reed Pattee, bass
2018
FLEET STREET
St. Charles, Missouri; Lincoln, Nebraska & Western Hills (Cincinnati), Ohio
Matt Suellentrop, tenor; Aaron Zart, lead; Michael Bass, baritone; Eeyan Richardson, bass
2019
SPITFIRE
St. Charles, Missouri
Stephen Vandenberg, tenor; Chris Pingel, lead; Austin Veteto, baritone; JT Reid, bass
2022
FIRST CLASS
Frank Thorne
Wendy Pool, tenor; Stacy Schumacher, lead; Kristin Drummond Mance, baritone; Maria Christian, bass
2023
TOFU CONCERN
St. Charles, Missouri
Donell Torres, tenor; Austin Stephens, lead; Marshall Crowl, baritone; Sam Rinkenbaugh, bass
2024
FORTINO & CO.
Hell's Kitchen, New York & Kansas City, Missouri
Matthew Fortino, tenor; Anthony Fortino, lead; Mark Fortino, baritone; Shaun Whisler, bass
Brian Bellof
3 Men & a Melody (1998)
Harmonium (2016)
Bryron Brittain
Four Cavaliers (1959)
The Cavaliers (1965)
Dave Brooks
Four From Home (1993)
Cadence (2003)
Doug Brooks
Four From Home (1993)
Cadence (2003)
Aaron Burklund
Sibling Rivalry (1999)
Take 4 (2005)
Jim Flowers
Quadratic Equation (1979)
New St. Louis Vocal Band (1983)
Gene Gallogly
Astro-Naughts (1964)
Midwest Four (1969)
John Goldsberry
The Kippers (1962)
The Four Kippers (1966)
John Hayden
Sound Legacy (1992)
Switchback (2015)
Dale Heiliger
Keymasters (1949)
Chord Motor Company (1978)
Jim Henry
Gas House Gang (1988)
Crossroads (2008)
Grant Hunget
Take 4 (2005)
Quadio (2006)
Micah Jeppesen
Voices Unlimited (2011)
Harmonium (2016)
Rich Knight
Gateway City Slickers (1987)
Gas House Gang (1988)
David Krause
Harmony Spectrum (1982)
Special Touch (1984)
Joel Lancaster
Four From Home (1993)
The E.I.B. Quartet (1997)
Wayne Lankenau
KC Connection (1986)
Main Street Station (1990)
Steve Leone
The Morning Times (1974)
Corner Quartet (1981)
Rob Mathieu
Quadio (2006)
High Definition (2007)
Barry Moore
Gateway City Slickers (1987)
The E.I.B. Quartet (1997)
Matt Moore
Special Touch (1984)
Quadio (2006)
Roger Odell
The Personal Touch (1970)
The Morning Times (1974)
Ron Phillips
Astro-Naughts (1964)
River City Delegation (1977)
Jerry Pike
The Hawkeye Four (1955)
Jax of Harmony (1972)
Ed Schliebs
The Gamboliers (1952)
BMA Gamboliers (1957)
Michael Troyer
Quadio (2006)
Harmonium (2016)
Pete Tyree
The Orphans (1953)
Hi-Chords (1963)
Adam Veteto
High Definition (2007)
Premium Blend (2013)
Austin Veteto
Premium Blend (2013)
Spitfire (2019)
Jeff Veteto
Noise Boys (2001)
Premium Blend (2013)
Larry Wilson
The Classic Collection (1975)
KC Connection (1986)
Orval Wilson
The Gamboliers (1952)
BMA Gamboliers (1957)
Willard Yoder
Rural Route 4 (1976)
Harmony Spectrum (1982)
Jay Bond
The Orphans (1953)
Four Cavaliers (1959)
The Cavaliers (1965)
John Fortino
12th Street Rag (1994)
High Definition (2007)
Voices Unlimited (2011)
Rick Kready
Special Touch (1984)
12th Street Rag (1994)
Take 4 (2005)
Bemo Myers
Saint City Singers (1991)
Freefall (1995)
Noise Boys (2001)
Byron Myers
The Four Kippers (1966)
The Mid Continentals (1971)
Saint City Singers (1991)
Dave Pinkall
Missouri Valley Music Company (1985)
Nebraska Compromise (1996)
Two State Four (2002)
Matt Suellentrop
Progression (2010)
Dominant Prep (2012)
Fleet Street (2018)
John Vaughan
Missouri Valley Music Company (1985)
Sound Legacy (1992)
Two State Four (2002)
Shaun Whisler
Voices Unlimited (2011)
BoomTown (2014)
Fortino & Co. (2024)
David Wright
Quadratic Equation (1979)
New St. Louis Vocal Band (1983)
Gateway City Slickers (1987)
Ken Gabler
The Kippers (1962)
The Four Kippers (1966)
The Mid Continentals (1971)
Saint City Singers (1991)
Stan Grossman
The Personal Touch (1970)
The Morning Times (1974)
Corner Quartet (1981)
Saint City Singers (1991)
6X TIME DISTRICT CHAMPIONS
Mark Fortino
12th Street Rag (1994)
High Definition (2007)
Voices Unlimited (2011)
Premium Blend (2013)
Harmonium (2016)
Fortino & Co. (2024)