Chase Wilson, Regan Johnson and Brayden Miller all pinned their opponents at 107, 114 and 121, respectively, all in the first period, for an 18-0 lead.

“Coach Nate [Meixel], and I, we just put our kids out there,” NUA head coach Kevin Briggs said. “The purpose of this dual was to get matchups for sections, so I was thankful we both did that. A lot of good matches in there, especially at [1]27, [1]39 and [1]60, and that’s why we came. Those allowed us to get better.”

Alex Portner, ranked eighth in the state at 127 for NUA, matched up next with Ryder Antony, who is ranked seventh in the state. Both made strong moves in the first period but were unable to come away with a takedown, taking the match to the second period. Portner earned an escape and then punished a shot from Ryder Antony to earn a takedown and a 4-0 lead. Ryder Antony escaped, then escaped again to start the third period, but Portner scored another takedown for a 7-2 lead. Ryder Antony escaped again and took another shot late, but was unable to finish the takedown as Portner earned the 7-3 decision.

Kane Johnson followed that up with a 20-4 technical fall over Rowen Antony at 133, then Elijah Rieser that with four takedowns in a 13-4 major decision over Brody Herbst at 139 and a 30-0 NUA lead.

Staff photo by Ari Selvey Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial Area’s Talan Osborne wrestles against New Ulm Area’s Candon Briggs at 160 during a nonconference prep wrestling match Tuesday at Nicollet High School.

NUA’s Tegan Kral matched up with Levi Gilman at 145, and Gilman started the match with a takedown for a 3-0 lead. Kral earned an escape, then scored a takedown of his own for a 4-3 lead.

Gilman also escaped, but Kral got another takedown for a 7-4 lead. Gilman managed a reversal before the second period to cut the lead to 7-6. Kral started down in the second period, and an escape was the only point scored in the period as Kral held onto an 8-6 lead. Gilman opened the third period with a reversal to tie the match, but Kral had an escape and two takedowns in the third period to close out the 15-10 decision and a 33-0 lead for NUA.

Braxton Kiecker added a pin in 1:26 for a 39-0 lead.

NUA’s Candon Briggs faced LCWMA’s Talan Osborne at 160. Neither scored in the first period, but Osborne got a reversal after starting down for a 2-0 lead. Candon Briggs escaped and nearly scored a takedown, but Osborn got out of the circle just in time as the match entered the third period. Briggs got another escape in the third period to tie the match at 2, but Osborne got a takedown to take the 5-2 decision for LCWMA’s first points of the match.

Brody Thorston followed that up with a 5-2 decision for LCWMA over NUA’s Dirk Haynes at 172, then NUA’s Cole Voges worked for a pin over LCWMA’s Eli Dahl at 189. Tilken Fruhwirth accepted a forfeit at 215 for NUA, then Mason Adams pinned NUA’s Isaiah Friese in 2:59 to put the final score at 51-12.

Staff photo by Ari Selvey New Ulm Area’s Tegan Kral works for position against Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial Area’s Levi Gilman at 145 during a nonconference prep wrestling match Tuesday at Nicollet High School.

NUA stays undefeated on the season and travels to Delano for a triangular on Thursday.

“It’s going to take making practice the big deal,” coach Briggs said. “That’s where we get better, then come out and show it on the mat.”