2023 Illinois State Finals: 2A Quarterfinals

Facebook Twitter Instagram tkdwn 106 Anthony Alanis (Grayslake Central) vs Sammy Niyonkuru (Rock Island) Ivan Munoz (Ottawa) vs Morgan Turner (Bremen) Harrison Dea (Morton) vs Gavin Rockey (Wauconda) Noah Avina (Joliet Catholic) vs Bradley Ruckman (Civic Memorial) 113 Drew Davis (Glenwood) vs Cory Zator (Lemont) Truth Vesey (Rock Island) vs Ben Dunne (Montini) Jason Hampton […]

2023 PIAA Team States: AA Notable Duals

2023 PIAA Team States: Best Duals AA Quarterfinals: Notre Dame – Green Pond (ND) vs Faith Christian Academy (FCA) 107  Tanner Berkenstock DEC 7-6 over Kole Davisheiser ND 3 114  Ayden Smith FOR ND 6 121  Gauge Botero F 1:00 over Cooper Feltman FCA 6 127  Arment Waltenbaugh MD 11-2 over Gavyn Kelton FCA 4 […]

Mt Saint Joseph’s at South Carroll Recap

Mount St Joseph’s at South Carroll Recap Someone lied to me. Well, not directly but still. And maybe it wasn’t a lie, maybe it was my own misinterpretation or maybe I still don’t know the lay of the Maryland land enough to know what people mean by “Baltimore area”. I live in Baltimore. And when […]

Mount St Joseph’s at South Carroll Dual

Mount St Joseph’s at South Carroll Dual Preview Tonight will be my first in-person Maryland dual. Having moved to the Baltimore area a little over a year ago, I am still getting familiar with the lay of the land so to speak. As my platform for covering wrestling has always been more of a national […]

Buchanan vs Poway Dual: A Conversation With The Coaches

A Conversation With John Meyers and Troy Tirapelle When you get a chance to look at a season schedule, you always pay extra special attention to those events you know are going to bring excitement. The fireworks. The great wrestling. And in what seems to be a growing – or glowing trend in CA – […]

Meet Todd Wightman

Based in Western PA. Right in the heart of WPIAL country, Todd brings an insider’s view from the country’s epicenter  of wrestling. He’s excited to build on the TKDWN tradition of starting with the story first. The athletes, the coaches, their families and supporters, there is no shortage of stories to tell. And Todd will bring his unique perspective to help us continue to deliver top notch content for the world’s greatest sport!