Forest Area's Justin Gordon capped an undefeated senior season Saturday by winning the Division 4 171-pound state title at The Palace of Auburn Hills. Previously, Gordon was a state qualifier as a junior, but struggled to a 1-2 record at The Palace. This year was a different story.

Kingsley senior Cary Tompkins is going to the wrestling state finals. And he punched his ticket in a big way. (Plus more prep wrestling.)

St. Francis won its first district wrestling championship last week, but the Gladiators bowed out in their regional opener Wednesday.

Traverse City West beat Alpena, but then dropped a match to Escanaba in the district wrestling finals.

Traverse City Central and West moved seven wrestlers on to regionals in Saturday's Division 1 district at TC Central. (Plus more wrestling.)

In its fourth year, the Traverse City St. Francis wrestling program won its first-ever team district title.

Kingsley won its first Mid-Michigan Conference wrestling tournament Saturday, edging Pine River. (Plus more wrestling, hockey, and boys and girls basketball.)

Kingsley earned a pair of Mid-Michigan Wrestling Conference victories over Traverse City Central's B team (84-0) and Forest Area (55-8).

Mitch Harrison at 112, Brendan Casler at 140 and Matt Town at heavyweight all won by pin as Traverse City West defeated Alpena in a Big North Conference wrestling dual.