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10/11/2024

2024 Super 32 Preview (132)

Summary: Yet another Who's #1 rematch highlights a bracket that should be an absolute slug...

08/22/2024

As I'm getting this Rokfin thing set up...

We found out Taina Fernandez has made her way into the U17 world championships gold medal match!

So, for those who missed it the first time around, what better way to learn a little more about our potential champ from Maryland than to check out the interview I did with her about a month ago!

LAUGHING TAINA As I sit here putting together this story on Taina Fernandez, I can’t help ...

06/25/2024

****THREE VOLUME 1****

Inside the issue:

- 2024 TKDWN MEDIA AWARDS
(Interviews with Joey Bachmann and Ben Davino)

- Latest Freestyle Rankings

- Conversation with LaDarion Lockett about David Taylor hire

- Under the radar CA wrestlers to watch (by Pablo DiMaria)

- Todd’s Talks with Dalton Perry

- Class of 2024 Top 100

Three Volume 1 Follow link for rankings with complete won/loss table: Latest Rankings To download issue, click 3 dots and select download.

05/02/2024

***this weekend***

04/27/2024

Tomorrow at 1PM Eastern, the u20 quarterfinals get underway..

Here's the line up at each weight..

Plenty of college guys still factoring in every weight, but there are some really elite, highly anticipated match ups at the high school level..

at 79KG my #1 Zack Ryder takes on #2 Will Henckel in the only 1 vs 2 match up.

QUARTERFINALS MATCHES AT US OPEN U20 57KG #2 Luke Lilledahl vs #10 Aaron SeidelIsaiah Quintero vs G. Rinken #4 Anthony Knox vs V. Kilkeary #6 Seth Mendoza vs #3 Jax Forrest61KG #7 Billy Dekraker vs Z. FugittC. Land vs C. Hughes #4 Jake Hockaday vs K. GarciaG. Porter vs #2 Kyler Larkin65KG #3 Pierson Manvi...

04/27/2024

US Open u20 heading into the final session of the evening..

So here's the notable matches coming up in the round of 16

NOTABLE ROUND OF 16 MATCHES AT US OPEN U20 57KG #9 Isaiah Cortez vs #10 Aaron Seidel #4 Anthony Knox vs #13 Gage Walker #6 Seth Mendoza vs #8 Nate Desmond61KG #7 Billy Dekraker vs #8 Elijah Cortez #4 Jake Hockaday vs #5 Sam Herring65KGKoy Buesgens vs #4 Daniel Zepeda #1 Bo Bassett v #13 Sergio Vega70KG #1....

04/06/2024

The two big events this weekend Reno Worlds and NHSCA are both about halfway through and here's how the ranked wrestlers are currently doing..

Ranked Wrestlers This Weekend 4/6 UPDATE ON RANKED WRESTLERS THIS WEEKENDReno Ranked Wrestlers15u Boys125 #19 Israel Borge (Westlake, UT)Performance: 2-0 (2 tech falls)Current Standing: Round of 32 18u Boys132 #25 Richie Clementi (Brother Martin, LA)Performance: 2-0 (2 falls)Current Standing: Round of...

03/31/2024

2024 Pittsburgh Wrestling Classic Results

GIRLS: PA vs Ohio 100 Chloe Dearwester (OH (W)) F Madilyn Enterline (PA (W)), 1:08106 Ava Miller (OH (W)) F Natalie Handy (PA (W)), 0:36112 Isabella Baccio (PA (W)) DEC Addison Rudolph (OH (W)), 7-5118 Ana Malovich (PA (W)) MD Addison Rudolph (OH (W)), 11-2124 Eliana White-vega (PA (W)) F Sienna San...

03/21/2024

https://thetakedown.media/national-high-school-wrestling-rankings-ohio/

Ohio Nationally Ranked Wrestlers Coming in with 24 nationally ranked wrestlers, the Buckeye State continues to be among the nation's best. As we've discussed in previous breakdowns, the battle for the #2 spot behind PA is a year-by-year thing. This year that spot appears to be held by California but...

03/21/2024

And we're back with the 2nd hardest working man in the business....

Todd Wightman spoke with former Iowa Hawkeye Pat Lugo to find out what he's up to now and what's ahead...

Todd's Talks: "Always Evolving" with Pat Lugo

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Support Todd's Talks Ever Changing, Always Evolving.“Look around you. Everything changes. Everything on this earth is a continuous state of evolving, refining, adapting, enhancing…changing. You were not put on this earth to remain stagnant.” - Steve MaraboliFor those of you who know Pat Lugo, ...

03/18/2024

The final update of the inaugural season of TKDWN Media national rankings...

Of course there will be plenty of disagreement, I welcome it.. But, man some of these results did not help matters...

I definitely weighed the final tournament the heaviest and so there were a few instances of big movement in and out of the top25.

I also added 10 honorable mentions to each weight.. To be honest, some of these could go to 50 in terms of very competitive wrestlers.

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I have a few more stories with wrestlers coming, a Pittsburgh Wrestling Classic preview, and of course more rankings after the major Spring and Summer events..

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National Rankings March 18, 2024 With all the state tournaments done, and the season over, here are the final rankings: top 25 + an additional 10 honorable mentions at each weight. The honorable mentions are in alphabetical order by state. I have always looked at larger events with more importance,....

02/24/2024

Among the states with finals tomorrow, Oklahoma..

Quite a few ranked kids in action, the headliner will be 6A 157 between Kody Routledge and Landyn Sommer..

So far, Routledge has gotten the better of his Stillwater rival, 2-0 on the season..

But both matches have been close..

2024 OKLAHOMA 3A, 4A, 5A, 6A FINALS LINE UP 2/24 6:30 PM Central NFHS Network 3A106 Jaxson Brown of BLACKWELL Logan Cass of PAWHUSKA3A113 Tommy Miller of MARLOW Louden Wolfe of BLACKWELL3A120 Marcus Williams of MARLOW Gage Jessen of COMANCHE3A126 Zane Donley of VINITA C**t Collett of CHECOTAH3A132 K...

02/24/2024

Tomorrow, Wisconsin State Finals

5:30 PM Central on NFHS Network..

Here's the line ups for all 3 divisions..

2024 WISCONSIN 1A, 2A, 3A FINALS LINE UP 2/24 5:30 PM Central NFHS Network D1-106HM William Du Chemin of Wilmot Union vsAndy DiPiazza of KaukaunaD1-113HM Ethan Bast of West Bend West vsBrayten Casey of MenomonieD1-120HM Liam Neitzel of Hudson vsMaximus Hay of Brown Deer/Messmer/Shorew.D1-126Carter F...

02/22/2024

Todd Wightman back with another edition of "Todd's Talks".. This time with PA sophomore Santino Sloboda!

“Don’t Sleep On Me, I Got Big Plans.” -Elizabeth FolakemiSantino Sloboda is a name Pa wrestling fans already know. It’s a name a lot of folks know nationally. He’s an insanely accomplished wrestler in a state that most will acknowledge is the best in the country. Sloboda’s wrestling care...

02/17/2024

Here's the Illinois 2A finals line up... not as many ranked but still some great matches here..

2024 ILLINOIS 2A FINALS LINE UP 2/17 6:00 PM Central NFHS Network 2A 106 #16 Allen Woo of Lombard (Montini) vsGavin Rockey of Wauconda2A 113Truth Vesey of Rock Island (H.S.) vsEdgar Mosquera of Riverside (R.-Brookfield)2A 120Drew Davis of Chatham (Glenwood) vsDeven Casey of Elmhurst (IC Catholic)2A 1...