North Callaway boys wrestling is the champion.

The Thunderbirds won the Class 1 District 3 championship on Saturday at Lafayette County in Higginsville and qualified seven wrestlers for the state tournament this week at Mizzou Arena in Columbia. They had 185 points to finish ahead of Marceline’s 178 points and Centralia’s 172 points.

Kellen Long at 157 pounds, Collin Moore at 165 and Gunnar Wenneker at 285 each won district titles after each went 4-0. Long had four first-period pins, Moore had two pins and a 7-0 decision, and Wenneker had three first-period pins and a 4-0 championship victory over Centralia’s Marshall Kable.

Bryson Twillman was second at 106 after going 2-1, Ben Haubner was second at 190 after going 3-1 with a 15-14 decision over Penney’s Brayden Draughon to start his weekend, and Hunter Long was third at 215 after going 3-1 with a 13-8 loss to Centralia’s Zarek Poe in the semifinals. Wyatt Haden was third at 175 after going 5-1 with an 11-9 third-place victory over Tipton’s Evan Ragsdale, who he lost to the previous day.

Class 1 boys competition at state begins at 8:15 a.m. Wednesday and continues at 8 a.m. Thursday.