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Live Updates: #1 Penn State vs #6 Nebraska – FloWrestling
The Nebraska Cornhuskers, last year’s NCAA runner-up, is in State College to take on the unstoppable juggernaut that is the #1 ranked Penn State Nittany Lions.
Penn State has won the last four NCAA titles and is currently on an 82 dual meet winning streak, the most in NCAA history. Can the Huskers even slow the Lions down, let alone stop them? We’ll find out soon!
You can watch this dual on the Big Ten Network today, January 30th, starting at 8:00PM ET, if you subscribe to a cable bundle that carries the network. Or you can just follow along with this live blog for free. You can even do both if you so desire, the choice is yours!
Probable Lineups
125: #1 Luke Lilledahl, Penn State vs Alan Koehler/Kael Lauridsen, Nebraska
133: #6 Marcus Blaze, Penn State vs #10 Jacob Van Dee, Nebraska
141: #13 Braeden Davis, Penn State vs #3 Brock Hardy, Nebraska
149: #1 Shayne Van Ness, Penn State vs #13 Chance Lamer, Nebraska
157: #2 PJ Duke, Penn State vs #5 Antrell Taylor, Nebraska
165: #1 Mitchell Mesenbrink, Penn State vs #7 LJ Araujo, Nebraska
174: #1 Levi Haines, Penn State vs #4 Christopher Minto, Nebraska
184: #1 Rocco Welsh, Penn State vs #6 Silas Allred, Nebraska
197: #1 Josh Barr, Penn State vs #10 Camden McDanel, Nebraska
285: #4 AJ Ferrari or Cade Ziola, Nebraska vs #9 Cole Mirasola, Penn State
Ziola was the only alternate listed in the Nebraska preview. There were no alternates listed in the Penn State preview. You can also read the preview written by our very own Jon Kozak right here, also for free.
Now that I’ve turned on BTN and seen the Big Ten Conference map commerical, I’m ready to start live blogging!
The great Shane Sparks and Jim Gibbons on the mic for the call. Startling lineup suggests were going to have 9 ranked matchups and 7 top ten matchups.
125: #1 Luke Lilledahl, Penn State vs Alan Koehler, Nebraska
1st period: It’s Koehler for Nebraska (pronounced KAY-lor). Lilledahl in on a shot off the whistle, he’s fighting through a whizzer and he scores in under 30 seconds. We’re in the Bryce Jordan Center so we’ve got the raised stage and rotating spotlight logos in the corners of the mat. Plus a big cat growl sound affect after the takedown. Quick escape. Koehler stops a go behind after a snap down and we get a stalemate. 3-1 Lilledahl. Soon after is another single leg and quick finish, 6-1. Escape for Koehler but a quick ankle pick and it’s 9-2 now in short time of the first. RT already over a minute. We’ll go to the second after no change in position.
2nd period: Koehler gets a free escape to start the second. Lilledahl right back in on an attack. Hard finish and Lilledahl has a 12-3 lead. Luke working on the right leg, trying to turn with a bow and arrow. Lilledahl flips Koehler but then Koehler gets off his back and might have a reversal. Lilledahl gets to his feet, never technically relinquishes control and gets back on top eventually. 14-3 as the period expires and Lilledahl has riding time locked up.
3rd period: Koehler goes nuetral, and Lilledah; has a takedown in the first 15 seconds of the period. Quick release but Koehler is recaught and it’s a 20-4 tech-fall to start the duall for the Nittany Lions!
Luke Lilledahl, Penn State tech-falls Alan Koehler, Nebraska, 20-4
Penn State 5, Nebraska 0
133: #6 Marcus Blaze, Penn State vs #10 Jacob Van Dee, Nebraska
1st period: Van Dee from Pennsylvania and Blaze from Ohio. Solid stance as always for Blaze. Van Dee with a few fakes. Not much action half way through the period. Front head lock for Blaze but Van Dee wrestles out of it. Blaze attacks with about 45 seconds left but Van Dee defends. Another attack from Blaze and the fireman’s carry nets Blaze three points. Quick rideout and the period ends.
2nd period: Van Dee goes underneath. He’s out with little difficulty. Still 3-1 halfway through the period. Riding time is art 25 seconds for Blaze. And Van Dee gets dinged for hands to the face. I believe we heard the referree say on the broadcast that he was already warned so that’s an extra point for Blaze. Period ends in neutral, 4-1 in Blaze’s favorite.
3rd period: Blaze takes bottom. His first and second stand attempts are thwarted but he’s free on the third. 5-1, riding time down to just 3 seconds. Van Dee needs more than a takedown, though. Blaze keeping like Gibraltar in the center of the mat. Van Dee needs to score but he can’t find an opening. Blaze drops on a leg in short time and the match ends while they’re still in a scramble. Regular decision for Blaze!
Marcus Blaze, Penn State decisions Jacob Van Dee, Nebraska, 5-1
Penn State 8, Nebraska 0
141: #13 Braeden Davis, Penn State vs #3 Brock Hardy, Nebraska
1st period: Can Hardy stop the bleeding? It’s one of the few bouts where the Huskers will be favored. Davis coming right after Hardy off the whistle. Might have Hardy in trouble! Hardy bellies out and Davis gets the first takedown. Big mat return sets the crowd off. 3-0 after an out of bounds restart and just 30 seconds of wrestling. Another mat return but then Hardy is up and out. Davis with a good head fake and he’s back on a leg. Extended scramble and Davis has his second takedown. Hardy gets mat returned again but then stands and escapes. 6-2 with a little less than a minute left in the period. The crowd is loving the action, and of course they do, they’re wrestling fans! Period ends same score, 1:09 of RT for Davis.
2nd period: Davis takes bottom and Hardy quickly breaks him down flat. Davis builds up, sits and escapes, 7-2, 1:30 left in the period. Hardy gets hit with stalling. Both wrestlers working hard on their setups right now. Hardy changes levels, he’s in deep, he’s got a body lock but Davis has nearly recovered. Hardy keeps driving and they go out of bounds, inducing a stall call on Davis. They’ve each got a warning now. Blood time for Davis. On the restart, knee pick for Hardy, Davis counters, nearly comes around, more scrambling. Then Hardy gets a badly needed takedown and ride out to make it 7-5 going into the third.
3rd period. Quick escape for Hardy makes it 7-6. A little more than a minute to go. Riding time not a factor. Shot by Davis, he’s got a leg but he’s extended. Hardy sits the corner, he locks up a cradle, and Davis is on his back. It’ll be big points for Hardy, and a pin! Huge fall for Brother Brock! Some extra ciriculars after the pin. Hardy taps Davis’ belly, Davis takes exception and steps to Hardy but it’s all diffused. In any event, Huskers get on the board in a big way!
And it turns out Penn State lost a team point due to Davis’ reaction. He did kind of kick Hardy a little so yeah, don’t kick even if you get some unwanted belly pats I guess.
Brock Hardy, Nebraska pins Braeden Davis, Penn State
Penn State 7, Nebraska 6
149: #1 Shayne Van Ness, Penn State vs #13 Chance Lamer, Nebraska
1st period: Lamer gets the first takedown, but that can be dangerous on a wrestler like Van Ness, who loves a good comeback. Quick escape makes it 3-1. Blood time with 1:47 left in the first. Van Ness always attacking but Lamer’s counters could make that strategy tricky. Van Ness keeps the pressure on for the final minute of the period but no scores, no stall calls. 3-1 Lamer leads.
2nd period: Lamer takes bottom, sits, turns and is out to make it 4-1. Van Ness clears the head and hands and he’s in deep. Powerful mat return and it’s tied 4-4. Van Ness has the bottom leg in a shallow turk and he’s looking for nearfall but Lamer bellies out. Van Ness keeps Lamer flat long enough to induce the stall call on Lamer, his first. Deep tight waist keeps Lamer from doing much and the ride out keeps it 4-4 at the break.
3rd period: Van Ness chooses bottom. Lamer runs riding time down to 46 seconds before Van Ness escapes. Shayne leads 5-4. Van Ness moving Lamer around the mat, and then pounces on a well timed double leg. he drives Lamer to the mat and it’s 8-4. RT over a minute with less than 60 seconds to go. Escape for Lamer and now Chance in on a shot, defended by Van Ness. Beautiful level change and fast finish gives Van Ness another takedown to make it 11-5 in short time. Rideout and the RT point but it’s still a 12-5 regular decision, though also another ranked win for SVN!
Shayne Van Ness, Penn State decisions Chance Lamer, Nebraska, 12-5
Penn State 10, Nebraska 6
157: #2 PJ Duke, Penn State vs #5 Antrell Taylor, Nebraska
1st period: The marquee matchup of the evening! The true frosh phenom vs the reigning national champion! Each wrestler trades attacks, fierce handfighting right off the bat. Nice flurry as Taylor shoots, Duke drags for the go behind but Taylor pivots and defends and they’re back to neutral. Duke in deep, he’s got Taylor on one foot. Front trip nearly has the takedown but somehow Taylor defends. They continue the world class scramble until the go out of bounds. Taylor hit with a stall call and coach Manning does not like it. The crowd responds to Manning’s demonstrative arguing with a shower of boos. And now a late brick from the Penn State corner saying they saw a takedown on the replay. We’ll see what the refs see when they get another go at it. The call is confirmed, eliciting another boo shower from the crowd. The period ends 0-0.
2nd period:
The future of data centers in Nebraska took center stage at a North Omaha town hall Thursday evening.
The event was hosted by State Sens. Terrell McKinney and Ashlei Spivey, who alongside Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh sponsored a bill in the Nebraska Legislature that looked to help regulate data centers.
Parts of their bill were adopted and passed in LB1010, which requires reports on annual power usage, water usage and ownership.
“Having this passed in a package showed a lot of bipartisan work,” Spivey told a crowd of attendees at Nelson Mandela Elementary School.
The proposed regulations were shaped in part by Bold Nebraska, an advocacy group focused on eminent domain and clean energy. Jane Kleeb, chair of the Nebraska Democratic Party and founder of Bold Nebraska, said before the bill passed there were “zero laws on the books” to address a boom in data centers.
“If one is coming into the community, we wanted to make sure that there were some basic transparency things in place,” Kleeb said.
Political discussions around data centers heated up in recent months following reporting by the Flatwater Free Press that showed Google is considering a data center in Nebraska that could require more than three times the amount of power the entire city of Lincoln uses at peak demand in the summer.
The Nebraska Legislature recently passed another bill, LB1261, that allows private developers to build and own power plants to serve a large industrial customer, including data centers. That bill was proposed by the governor’s office and celebrated by Gov. Jim Pillen.
“Our state is once again taking a bold and strategic step – one that will create an environment that attracts business and multibillion dollar investment, while legally preserving Nebraska’s unique and consumer-friendly public power model,” Pillen said at the time.
At Thursday’s town hall, McKinney called LB1261 “the bogeyman bill.”
“It’s a bill that the governor pushed through the legislature to allow for data centers to create their own power,” McKinney said. “It’s a bill that I stood on the floor and said this is going to harm our communities.”
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) – Hundreds of people are without power in southeast Nebraska after a severe storm passed through Thursday morning.
The Lincoln Electric System outage map showed 115 customers without power across the city at 11:36 a.m.
Norris Public Power District’s outage map also shows 45 customers affected by the storm. As of 11:36 a.m., there were nine active outages.
According to the Nebraska Public Power District outage map, 657 customers were affected by the storm. Most of the affected customers were near Plattsmouth in southeast Nebraska. As of 11:37 a.m., 27 customers remain without power.
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Mandatory evacuations have been ordered near Crawford, including Fort Robinson State Park, as the South Fork Fire continues to spread in western Nebraska.
According to the City of Crawford, evacuations are currently underway for an area north of Crawford that includes the area south of Dodd Road, west of Dodd Road, and FF Street.
Fort Robinson has also been evacuated.
The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission said Fort Robinson State Park and Peterson Wildlife Management Area have been temporarily closed due to the fire.
The fire has burned approximately 9,000 acres and is currently 0% contained, according to the U.S. Forest Service.
Nebraska Game and Parks said the park and the WMA will remain closed until further notice to support firefighting operations and protect public safety.
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