Westlake Wrestlers Capture ‘Coach Ant’ Championship

Coach Bill Bowles, MVP Tommy Bowles and Coach Mike Antonyzyn at the Coach Ant Classic. Bowles, a 4.8 gpa student, won Outstanding Wrestler honors after going 4-0 on the day at the Classic.

The Westlake High wrestling team defended their Coach Ant Classic title by defeating a tough Fairview squad, 45-29 in the final match of the day Saturday.

The Westlake High wrestling team claimed the ‘Coach Ant’ Classic title at Westlake Saturday.

Named for longtime Westlake coach Mike Antonyzyn, the Demons opened up with a victories over Brookside, John Adams and Clearview to advance to a finals clash against Fairview. The Warriors opened up a 23-0 lead but the Demons stormed back to close out the match and claim the team trophy.

Tommy Bowles (182 lbs) was named as the Green (Varsity) Division MVP, going 4-0 on the day. Owen Kruger won the Most Falls in the Least Amount of Time award as he won all 4 of his matches by fall in a remarkable 2:07. Liam Kruger also went 4-0 on the day. Going 3-0 were Issac Carmichael, Fares Zayed, Moe Zayed, Mo Mustafa and John Hayes.