Coach Ron Wilson, head coach of the Bowen High School wrestling team, watches as members of his team race down the hallway of the second floor of Bowen High School during wrestling practice, Wednesday, January 11, 2017,
Coach Ron Wilson, head coach of the Bowen High School wrestling team, watches as members of his team race down the hallway of the second floor of Bowen High School during wrestling practice, Wednesday, January 11, 2017,
![Bowen wrestling Coach Ron Wilson demonstrates a wrestling move for freshman Ayonida Fasanlu [cq], right, during wrestling practice at Bowen high school, Monday, January 30, 2017, in South Chicago. (Alyssa Pointer/ Chicago Tribune) ...](https://format.creatorcdn.com/a568de74-a85e-44af-b20b-9bb6b7c2f0b9/0/0/0/0,0,3643,2429,550,2429/0-0-0/5827e3d0-178b-481d-9f8e-67f0d3a2eeb7/1/1/ct-bowen-high-school-wrestling-met_009_JPG.jpg?fjkss=exp=2029463065~hmac=c33073d0aab0c59bd40788697fad72e8dd691b6d1551e1e52bbebd9fb51f6ea0)
![Senior Marshawn Walker[cq] catches his breath after racing with his teammates on the second floor of Bowen high school during wrestling practice, Wednesday, January 11, 2017, in South Chicago. Despite his talents on the mat, Marshawn plans on joining the](https://format.creatorcdn.com/a568de74-a85e-44af-b20b-9bb6b7c2f0b9/0/0/0/0,0,3643,2429,550,2429/0-0-0/2ddefd2b-c8d6-45b4-abbc-0b06f6b3580a/1/1/ct-bowen-high-school-wrestling-met_006_JPG.jpg?fjkss=exp=2029463065~hmac=c33073d0aab0c59bd40788697fad72e8dd691b6d1551e1e52bbebd9fb51f6ea0)
![Bowen varsity wrestler Traysi Monden [cq], right, competes against Mitchell Evans of Harlan Community Academy High School during the IHSA 1A regional tournament, Saturday, February 4, 2017, at Bowen High School in South Chicago. Monden lost this match an](https://format.creatorcdn.com/a568de74-a85e-44af-b20b-9bb6b7c2f0b9/0/0/0/0,0,3643,2429,550,2429/0-0-0/d86f570d-7053-47de-9c7b-7be44b2d4cc5/1/1/ct-bowen-high-school-wrestling-met_017_JPG.jpg?fjkss=exp=2029463065~hmac=c33073d0aab0c59bd40788697fad72e8dd691b6d1551e1e52bbebd9fb51f6ea0)
![Bowen high school varsity wrestling team members Marcelle Cooper [cq], from left, Dale Hensley[cq], Marquis Paino[cq], David Jordan[cq], and Louis Brentley[cq] watch and react to a wrestling match during the IHSA 1A regional championship tournament, Satur](https://format.creatorcdn.com/a568de74-a85e-44af-b20b-9bb6b7c2f0b9/0/0/0/0,0,3643,2429,550,2429/0-0-0/2c9dfb4e-2a7c-4b2f-bbfe-b919fe04426d/1/1/ct-bowen-high-school-wrestling-met_013_JPG.jpg?fjkss=exp=2029463065~hmac=c33073d0aab0c59bd40788697fad72e8dd691b6d1551e1e52bbebd9fb51f6ea0)
![Bowen wrestling head coach, Ron Wilson, talks to varsity wrestler, Nashawn Knight [cq], after Nashawn did not perform at his best during the preliminary match at the IHSA 1A regional championship tournament in the Bowen High School gym, Saturday, February](https://format.creatorcdn.com/a568de74-a85e-44af-b20b-9bb6b7c2f0b9/0/0/0/0,0,3643,2429,550,2429/0-0-0/d0e03c0f-9382-4609-89a8-8a5abeb1906e/1/1/ct-bowen-high-school-wrestling-met_023_JPG.jpg?fjkss=exp=2029463065~hmac=c33073d0aab0c59bd40788697fad72e8dd691b6d1551e1e52bbebd9fb51f6ea0)
![Bowen senior varsity wrestler Walter Temple [cq] brushes Coach Ron Wilson's hair before the team re-enters the Bowen High School gym, with an opportunity to place 1st in IHSA 1A regional championship tournament, Saturday, February 4, 2017, in South Chicag](https://format.creatorcdn.com/a568de74-a85e-44af-b20b-9bb6b7c2f0b9/0/0/0/0,0,3643,2429,550,2429/0-0-0/a0ddf738-2150-4d0f-b8d2-8cdf9913a4f5/1/1/ct-bowen-high-school-wrestling-met_011_JPG.jpg?fjkss=exp=2029463065~hmac=c33073d0aab0c59bd40788697fad72e8dd691b6d1551e1e52bbebd9fb51f6ea0)
![Bowen varsity wrestling team members Cameron White, from left, Dale Hensley[cq] and Ayonida Fasanlu[cq] react as their team member, Louis Brantley [cq] dances to a song during a brief intermission at the IHSA 1A regional tournament in the Bowen High Scho](https://format.creatorcdn.com/a568de74-a85e-44af-b20b-9bb6b7c2f0b9/0/0/0/0,0,3643,2429,550,2429/0-0-0/fdb95a57-ae3d-42e0-bd60-afe4308c1247/1/1/ct-bowen-high-school-wrestling-met_012_JPG.jpg?fjkss=exp=2029463065~hmac=c33073d0aab0c59bd40788697fad72e8dd691b6d1551e1e52bbebd9fb51f6ea0)
![Bowen varsity wrestler Nashawn Knight[cq] sits in the locker room after losing his final match during the IHSA 1A regional championship at Bowen High School, Saturday, February 4, 2017, in South Chicago. Nashawn received second place in his weight class.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/a568de74-a85e-44af-b20b-9bb6b7c2f0b9/0/0/0/0,0,3643,2429,550,2429/0-0-0/5d57b0e9-dfe1-436c-8413-c17dc89026ed/1/1/ct-bowen-high-school-wrestling-met_014_JPG.jpg?fjkss=exp=2029463065~hmac=c33073d0aab0c59bd40788697fad72e8dd691b6d1551e1e52bbebd9fb51f6ea0)
!["This is my baby," Bowen varsity wrestler Marshawn Walker[cq], right, says as he holds the 2017 IHSA 1A wrestler regional championship placard to his chest while his teammate, Dale Hensley [cq] asks for a hug following the win at Bowen High school, Satur](https://format.creatorcdn.com/a568de74-a85e-44af-b20b-9bb6b7c2f0b9/0/0/0/0,0,1500,1000,550,1000/0-0-0/df4b6d1c-9db2-4a11-85ee-0671164a380b/1/1/Wilson_Wrestling_029.jpg?fjkss=exp=2029463065~hmac=eb31683a8a482f7f0a463f1332eda87ad8bd65e768ac116229bd7516f1983045)
