Defending national champions Penn State welcomed Michigan State to Rec Hall on Friday night for their first Big Ten dual of the season. #1 Penn State moved to 7-0 on the season with a 55-0 win over the Spartans. Check out the article below to see a full recap of the dual.

Final Dual Score – Penn State 55, Michigan State 0

125: #17 Luke Lilledahl (Penn State) Tech Fall Nick Corday (Michigan State) – 19-2, 6:08

133: #6 Braeden Davis (Penn State) Tech Fall Andrew Hampton (Michigan State) – 20-5, 5:25

141: #3 Beau Bartlett (Penn State) Maj. Dec. Jaden Crumpler (Michigan State) – 12-3

149: #2 Shayne Van Ness (Penn State) Fall Clayton Jones (Michigan State) – 2:25

157: #3 Tyler Kasak (Penn State) Fall Braden Stauffenberg (Michigan State) – 3:46

165: #1 Mitchell Mesenbrink (Penn State) Tech Fall Jay Nivison (Michigan State) – 3:57

174: #2 Levi Haines (Penn State) Fall Ceasar Garza (Michigan State) – 4:13

184: #1 Carter Starocci (Penn State) Fall Ryan Boucher (Michigan State) – 5:48

197: #4 Josh Barr (Penn State) Fall Cory Thomas (Michigan State) – 2:44

285: #2 Greg Kerkvliet (Penn State) Fall Max Vanadia (Michigan State) – 0:56

*Dual meet started at 285 pounds

Pins Lead The Way For Penn State

In a remarkable display of dominance, 7 of Penn State’s 10 wrestlers ended their matches by pin on Friday night. Of those 7 pins, Kerkvliet, Barr, and Van Ness all ended their matches in the first period. Beyond the pins, every Nittany Lion wrestler won by bonus points with Luke Lilledahl and Braeden Davis securing tech falls and Beau Bartlett winning with a major decision. Penn State does not have another dual this weekend but will travel to Lincoln next week to take on #6 Nebraska on Friday, January 17th. 

Check out some highlights from Penn State’s win over Michigan State below:

Kerkvliet to start us off with the fall at 0:56!#PSUwr pic.twitter.com/ui8cX7JEZp

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No. 2 Shayne Van Ness with the first period fall at 2:25!#PSUwr pic.twitter.com/RjsvG1XW3s

— Penn State WRESTLING (@pennstateWREST) January 11, 2025

No. 3 Tyler Kasak with the fall at 3:46 to start us off after the half!#PSUwr pic.twitter.com/hVzKSYLZ96

— Penn State WRESTLING (@pennstateWREST) January 11, 2025

Josh Barr ends us off with another takedown at 2:44!#PSUwr pic.twitter.com/3FGlj0Ya0u

— Penn State WRESTLING (@pennstateWREST) January 11, 2025

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A dog is safe after being found wandering the streets in Wayne County with a piece of PVC pipe stuck around its neck.

Michigan Humane put out the call for help on social media on Tuesday after they received some photos of the dog and reports that it was seen near the border of Detroit and Dearborn.

The state’s oldest animal welfare group posted an update and some pictures of its own on Thursday, showing the dog in their care and getting the piece of pipe removed.

“Thanks to everyone’s support and tips, we were able to find the stray dog with a PVC pipe on his neck today and bring him into our shelter,” the social media post read. “We successfully removed the pipe from his neck, and he is safe in our care, receiving medical treatment.”

Michigan Humane did not provide any other information on the dog’s health status and did not elaborate on how the pipe may have ended up around the dog’s neck but believe it was put there intentionally. The organization has also announced a $2,500 reward for information leading to an arrest in this case.

Michigan Humane also thanked the Dearborn Police Department for helping them track down the dog and Carhartt for amplifying its message.

No. 16 Michigan State just keeps winning, and it’s doing so against quality Big Ten teams.

The Spartans steamrolled Washington at the Breslin Center on Thursday, besting the visitors, 88-54. They did so in front of a vibrant home crowd on what was the annual Alumni Night.

With the victory, Michigan State improves to 13-2 on the year, 4-0 in Big Ten play and 8-0 on its home court. It is also extended its win streak to eight games.

Our Aidan Champion recaps the win on this postgame edition of the Michigan State Spartans Insider Podcast.

You can watch the episode below:

Michigan State coach Tom Izzo addressed the media after Thursday’s contest.

Below is a partial transcript from Izzo’s opening statement:

Izzo: “Well, when you have a game like that, it’s hard to even know what to say except — that was Matt Larson that said it walking up the steps — I hope every media person, every alum, every student and every fan, appreciates the specialness we have here. The alumni reunions that we have every year are incredible, but for that many former Izzone members to come back over 20 and 30 years was special. Special for me, I think special for my team. And I almost felt sorry for Washington; I mean, they probably thought they were coming in here and there’d be no students. And that group was so good and so fired up; there was no entitlement, none of them left, none of them transferred. They were unbelievable. And I could have stayed there for a half hour after and thanked each and every one of them. But in all the things that happen, please appreciate that this place is different. It’s different. You can say it about places all over — this place is damn different. And I’m just thankful for them, I’m thankful for our marketing people, I’m thankful for our Izzone coach and I’m thankful for all the people that put in the work to get this thing done. I don’t want to make it bigger than the game, but for Tom Izzo, it’s bigger than the game. And when Matt said it to me walking up the steps, I thought it was special.”

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