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UPDATED: The 2022 Individual High School State Tournaments Hub (3/14/2022)

Christopher Miller — Mon, 14 Mar 2022 18:00:07 +0000

Pictured: The Giant Center in Hershey, Pennsylvania. The Giant Center was home to the Pennsylvania (PIAA) Class-2A and Class-3A State Tournaments, March 10-12, 2022. What a busy weekend of wrestling it was! Another set of individual high school state tournaments came to a close. This weekend, March 10-12, was exciting as hotbed wrestling states Pennsylvania […]

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The 2022 Individual High School State Tournaments Hub

Christopher Miller — Mon, 21 Feb 2022 16:34:07 +0000

Pictured: The Giant Center in Hershey, Pennsylvania. The Giant Center is home to the Pennsylvania (PIAA) Class-2A and Class-3A State Tournaments. What a busy weekend of wrestling it was! On the high school scene, it was the second weekend of individual high school state tournaments. This weekend (Feb. 17-19) was the busiest one yet! With […]

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Part Two: Storylines to Watch at the 2021 Super 32 Challenge (160-HWT)

Christopher Miller — Fri, 22 Oct 2021 22:43:25 +0000

Image courtesy of The Super 32 Challenge Twitter Page (@TheSuper32). As per usual, the Super 32 Challenge is showing signs of being an immensely competitive tournament once again in 2021. Rankings don’t guarantee Super 32 belts. That being said, there are north of 150 nationally-ranked wrestlers (including dozens of TOM-ranked wrestlers) in a talent-laden men’s […]

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Part One: Storylines to Watch at the 2021 Super 32 Challenge (106-152)

Christopher Miller — Fri, 22 Oct 2021 19:06:32 +0000

Image courtesy of WrestlingTexas.com. As per usual, the Super 32 Challenge is showing signs of being an immensely competitive tournament once again in 2021. Rankings don’t guarantee Super 32 belts. That being said, there are north of 150 nationally-ranked wrestlers (including dozens of TOM-ranked wrestlers) in a talent-laden men’s high school field. The men’s high […]

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TOM’s Takeaways From Day Two at Who’s #1

Christopher Miller — Mon, 20 Sep 2021 18:55:37 +0000

No. 2 Casey Swiderski (MI) takes down No. 1 Jess Mendez (IN) the finals of the 138-pound match at the 2021 Who’s Number One tournament in Dallas, Texas, Saturday, September 18. Photo by Sam Janicki/SJanicki Photo. Year number nine was a year of “firsts” for FloWrestling’s signature Who’s Number One preseason tournament. The 2021 iteration […]

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ICYMI: TOM’s Takeaways from the Junior Greco-Roman Men’s Fargo Finals

Christopher Miller — Mon, 26 Jul 2021 16:00:18 +0000

Pictured: Inside the Fargodome on the campus of North Dakota State University (NDSU) during Fargo 2021. Image courtesy of USA Wrestling. What we saw: The final tournament of Fargo 2021, the Junior Men’s Greco-Roman tournament, is in the books. Much the same way that Team Illinois ran away with the Men’s Junior Freestyle title, the IL Junior […]

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TOM’s Takeaways from a Wild Men’s 16U Greco-Roman Finals, Plus Final Team Results

Christopher Miller — Fri, 23 Jul 2021 21:59:07 +0000

Pictured: Brady Collins (CO – Left) vs. Joel Adams (NE – Right) wrestling in the 138-pound Freestyle Finals of Fargo 2021 on July 19, 2021. Photo: NEwrestle Twitter Page (@NEBwrestle). What we saw: With the end of the day at the Fargodome, another tournament has concluded, and the U16 Men’s Greco-Roman tournament is in the books. […]

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Team IL Takes Fourth Straight Men’s Junior Freestyle National Championship in Fargo,Plus Other TOM Takeaways

Christopher Miller — Wed, 21 Jul 2021 21:14:05 +0000

Pictured: 182-pund national Champion Thomas “TJ” Stewart (Maryland). What we saw: Day Four from Fargo 2021 was undoubtedly fun and eventful. The day’s action showcased quite a few memorable matches that came down to the wire and even a few upsets amongst the top seeds at certain weights, just as was the case during Day Three […]

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Team PA Takes Men’s U16 Freestyle Title, Plus Some TOM’s Takeaways from Fargo Day Three

Christopher Miller — Tue, 20 Jul 2021 02:35:13 +0000

Kyler Larkin of Arizona raised his USA Wrestling National Champion stop-sign trophy. He was later named Outstanding Wrestler. Photo by Tony Rotundo, Wrestlers Are Warriors. What we saw: Day Three from Fargo 2021 was certainly eventful. The day’s action showcased quite a few memorable matches that came down to the wire and even a few […]

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Some Day One Takeaways from Fargo U16 Men’s Freestyle (Lightweights)

Christopher Miller — Sun, 18 Jul 2021 04:19:41 +0000

Pictured: Mason Gibson (PA) wrestling in a freestyle match at the 2021 U.S Marine Corps Junior and 16U Nationals in Fargo, North Dakota on July 17. Photo by Tony Rotundo/Wrestlers Are Warriors. What we saw: Our first two tournaments began today in the 16U division as both men’s and women’s freestyle got underway. On the […]

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