Best of the wRESTlers
Photos from the 2026 State Team and Individual Wrestling Tournaments
New Ulm Area’s Elijah Rieser celebrates his victory in the Class AA Consolation Semifinals at 139
Saturday at Grand Casino Arena
New Ulm Area’s Ellie Dake works against White Bear Lake Area’s Jinet
Demanou in the girls 170 semifinals Saturday at Grand Casino Arena
Lake Crystal Wellcome
Memorial Area’s Mason Adams
holds down Waseca’s Matthew Veroeven
during the Class AA Individual
State Wrestling Tourmanet Semifianls
at 285 Friday at Grand Casino Arena.
Sibley East’s Julio Alejandro
holds down Bertha-Hewitt-Verndale-
Parke’s Wyatt Jares during the Class A
State Individual Wrestling Tournament
Thursday at Grand Casino Arena
New Ulm Area fans cheer on the team during the
Class AA State Team Wrestling Tournament Class AA
Championship Thursday at Grand Casino Arena.
Wabasso’s Mason
Kampsen faces off against Osakis’s
Conner Koep at 215 during the Class
A State Individual Wrestling Tournament
Friday at Grand Casino Arena
New Ulm Area’s Lane Ruch works to escape a
grapple from Albany’s Connor Plumski during the Class AA
Individual Wrestling Tournament at 189 Saturday at Grand
Casino Arena.
New Ulm Area’s Tegan Kral
tackles Simley’s Jake Kos at 145
during the Class AA State Team Wrestling
Tournament Thursday at Grand
Casino Arena.
- New Ulm Area’s Elijah Rieser celebrates his victory in the Class AA Consolation Semifinals at 139 Saturday at Grand Casino Arena
- New Ulm Area’s Ellie Dake works against White Bear Lake Area’s Jinet Demanou in the girls 170 semifinals Saturday at Grand Casino Arena
- Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial Area’s Mason Adams holds down Waseca’s Matthew Veroeven during the Class AA Individual State Wrestling Tourmanet Semifianls at 285 Friday at Grand Casino Arena.
- Sibley East’s Julio Alejandro holds down Bertha-Hewitt-Verndale- Parke’s Wyatt Jares during the Class A State Individual Wrestling Tournament Thursday at Grand Casino Arena
- New Ulm Area fans cheer on the team during the Class AA State Team Wrestling Tournament Class AA Championship Thursday at Grand Casino Arena.
- Wabasso’s Mason Kampsen faces off against Osakis’s Conner Koep at 215 during the Class A State Individual Wrestling Tournament Friday at Grand Casino Arena
- New Ulm Area’s Lane Ruch works to escape a grapple from Albany’s Connor Plumski during the Class AA Individual Wrestling Tournament at 189 Saturday at Grand Casino Arena.
- New Ulm Area’s Tegan Kral tackles Simley’s Jake Kos at 145 during the Class AA State Team Wrestling Tournament Thursday at Grand Casino Arena.













