Whether he was stationed in a matside chair or somewhere on the sidelines, Batavia assistant coach Tom Arlis made himself heard throughout Saturday's 3A Naperville Central Regional.

That's nothing new to certain Bulldogs, who have relished the return of their one-time head coach to the program.

The animated Arlis coached Batavia's seniors as freshmen before retiring at the end of the 2009-10 season. He joined coach Scott Bayer – a one-time Arlis assistant – in the mat room at the start of workouts in November and has been a welcome fixture since.