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DISTRICT 9 – IA / MN / WI fished their Semi-Final on Lake Vermilion in Minnesota . Tony Hatton ( MN ) and Kevin Fassbind ( WI ) will represent their states as boaters , with Jake Hoevel ( WI ) and George Poetz ( MN ) as co-anglers .
DISTRICT 16 – MA / VT fished Ticonderoga . Thomas Waltz ( VT ) and Peter Bradley ( MA ) advance as boaters with Chye Khoo ( MA ) and Will Doud-Martin ( VT ) moving on as coanglers .
DISTRICT 17 – ME / NH John Levesque ( NH ) and George Cooper ( ME ) will represent the district as boaters and John Sherman ( NH ) and Toby Cross ( ME ) will be the co-anglers . The event was fished on Androscoggin Lake .
Tony Hatton and Greg Poetz
DISTRICT 10 – IL / IN competed on Patoka Lake in Indiana . Dustin Taylor ( IL ) and Scott Bateman ( IN ) were the top boaters for their states while Ryan Cannon ( IN ) and Jason Stomberg ( IL ) were the top co-anglers .
DISTRICT 11 – MI / OH competed on Sandusky Bay of Lake Erie . Pat Upthagrove ( MI ) and David Slonaker ( OH ) will fish in the National Championship as boaters . Dylan Phillips ( OH ) and Ryan Hamlin ( MI ) will be the co-anglers for the two states .
DISTRICT 18 – OR / WA took place on the Columbia River in early October . Tyler Nale ( OR ) and Wes Wezenberg ( WA ) will represent the district as boaters . Wes Williams ( WA ) and Gary Cross ( OR ) will be the representing co-anglers for the two states .
DISTRICT 19 – MT / ID fished on Dworshak Reservoir on October 2 . Boaters Yeej Moua ( MT ) and Loren Torok ( ID ) will advance with Tony Jennings ( ID ) and Jason Anderson ( MT ) moving on as the co-anglers .
DISTRICT 12 – VA / WV held their Semi-Final on the Chickahominy River in Virginia . Alan White ( WV ) and Thomas Wooten ( VA ) were the winning boaters . Robby Fleshman , Jr . ( WV ) and Mike Coleman ( VA ) were the winning co-anglers .
DISTRICT 13 – DC / DE / MD fished on the Nanticoke River on Sept . 25 . Jonathan Lang ( MD ), Roger Shirkey Sr . ( DE ) and Peter Yanni ( DC ) are the three advancing boaters . Larry Taylor ( DE ), Chad Boggs ( DC ) and Mike Tserkis ( MD ) are the three advancing co-anglers from the district .
DISTRICT 14 – NY / ON / PA held their Semi-Final on Lake Erie . Boater Mike Loughlin ( ON ) and co-angler Sean McLaughlin ( ON ) will move on to represent Canada in the National Championship . Stateside , boaters Brad Brodnicki ( NY ) and Bob Brody ( PA ) will be joined by co-anglers Joe Pacholec Jr . ( PA ) and John Claeys ( NY ).
Yeej Moua and Loren Torok
DISTRICT 21 – CO / NM / WY competed on Pueblo Reservoir in Colorado . Stephen Way ( CO ) and Dillon Robertshaw ( CO ) will be moving on as the boater / co-angler combination .
Dillon Robertshaw and Stephen Way
DISTRICT 15 – CT / NJ / RI fished on the St . Lawrence River . Gradie Beaulieu ( RI ), Jeff Misaiko ( CT ), and Rob Laufenberg ( NJ ) are the three boaters advancing while Joe Venuto ( NJ ), Eric Baba ( CT ) and Jordan Bettencourt ( RI ) are the three co-anglers .
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Mike Loughlin and Sean McLaughlin
DISTRICT 22 – NV / UT anglers fished on Lake Mohave . Steven Heck ( NV ) and Rick Taylor ( UT ) will advance as boaters with Mandy Myers ( UT ) and Robert Schoessler ( NV ) as the co-anglers .
DISTRICT 23 – AZ / CA anglers fished on the California Delta in early October . Michael Nemec ( CA ) and Austin Melville ( AZ ) are the advancing boaters with Peter Jacobson ( CA ) and Brandon Kahoun ( AZ ) joining them as co-anglers .
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