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January 27, 2012

Anonymous sports@tribdem.com The Tribune-Democrat Fri Jan 27, 2012, 03:01 PM EST

— Sports staff member Shawn Curtis and former sports editor Eric Knopsnyder peek ahead to this weekend's high school wrestling action and take a look back at Joe Paterno's memorial service.

Knopsnyder, who still covers wrestlling for The Tribune-Democrat and blogs about it at Knop's Knotes, talks about what to expect at the always competitive Thomas Automotive Tournament in Bedford. The tournament begins at 10:30 this morning and you can get live streaming video and live chat with Knopsnyder at www.tribdem.com/tdlive.

Curtis and Knopsnyder also explore how Paterno will be remembered.

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