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Sammy Sasso was a single takedown away from winning the Big Ten Championship as a redshirt freshman, dropping a 2-1 classic to Iowa's Pat Lugo a year ago. The sport's Freshman of the Year had a fantastic season, and — until COVID scuttled everything —  appeared on track to challenge Lugo for an NCAA title. That match, of course, never happened. But after the strangest offseason in memory, Sasso entered a condensed Big Ten season poised to be the man to beat in 2021. And he's lived up to the billing every step of the way, winning the 149-pound Big Ten Championship Sunday in State Colle...

Photo by Hunter Martin/Getty Images As a note, all rankings are courtesy of Intermat, who do a good job and don’t charge me money to view them. Team rankings are dual rankings, not tournament. Should Iowa be wary of a slow start coming off of covid pause? That’s more or less what Kind of... asked me after Michigan lost to Penn State on Sunday. Well, yes and no. Penn State came off their pause by losing a couple big matches to Indiana wrestlers (need I say more?), and Michigan looked pretty slow this weekend against a good and a very good team. So why should Iowa be the exception? Well, fi...

Noreen Ranney Noreen Ranney, 72, of Avis, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021. She is survived by her husband of 30 years, Timothy Ranney. Noreen was the daughter of the late Joseph and Dorothy (Stornelli) Realmuto, of Buffalo, N.Y. In addition to her husband, she is survived by a son, Jerry Vincent, of Watsontown; a daughter Marisa (James) Hoffman, of Montoursville; grandchildren Garrett, Gavin, James (Kyle), Lacy; and four great-grandchildren. Noreen worked at S&J Recycling, Inc. before retiring. She loved traveling, shopping and spending time with her family. Bu...

Penn State wrestling won its fifth straight dual meet Friday night with a win over Ohio State.

Northwestern-Minnesota, Illinois-Nebraska highlight eventful weekend