The state wrestling tournaments started yesterday at the Arena at the Gwinnett Center.

Local schools will be represented in their respective classifications. Starr’s Mill has 12 wrestlers in the AAAAA tournament, while Fayette County has seven and East Coweta has nine. In the AAAA tournament, McIntosh will have four wrestlers competing, while Whitewater will have seven and Sandy Creek and Northgate will each have six. Landmark Christian will have three wrestlers in the Class A tournament and Our Lady of Mercy has one.

To see brackets, which should be updated throughout the weekend, visit www.matstats.com. The Citzen’s web site, www.thecitizen.com, also plans on publishing the results upon the tournament’s conclusion.