Lee Buzon

Washington Wrestling

Washington Eagle’s wrestling team is practicing hard, day in and out preparing to defend their All City Championship of 2001. Training hard Monday through Saturday with determination and pride to bring their school to another victory. The seniors of the team, Virgil Lockett, Naser Halteh, Matthew Mercer, Shane Koehne, Kevin Kwong, Joey Samoa, Lee Buzon, and Riki Tate are really taking this year serious as they have years before, because it is their last and final year to wrestle with Wash, and they want to end it victorious. When the seniors graduate the core of the team is ready to take a step up and lead the team on to the All City Championship of 2003.

In preparation of this year, wrestling coach Mike Meneses, has given no leeway. Wrestlers who need to make weight were put on a 5-meal diet, eating 5 small meals a day to keep the wrestlers from starving and staying healthy. The team went to tournaments out of the city where only the top ranked schools are invited, giving the team more experience away from city wrestling.

Some of the top schools put city wrestlers down not because of lack of wrestling experience, but not Washington because of the many times they had placed in these tournaments. Schools like Napa, Vacaville, and Fresno give Washington High School much respect because our wrestlers have showed they the quality of our wrestling. Now, Washington is invited to more regional tournaments because our wrestling program is becoming well-known throughout the state.

All part of our preparation, Washington Hich School is ready to on the Championship once again at GWHS on Saturday, February 23, 10:00 AM. The line up: Grace Fong at 103’s, Ben Locket 112’s, Lee Buzon 119’s, Virgil Locket 125’s, Nasser Halteh 130’s, Ali Locket 135’s, Riki Tate 140’s, Aayron Melnikoff 145’s, Shane Koehne 152’s, Greg Meneses 160’s, Matt Mercer 171’s, Kevin Kwong 189’s, Alexey Khonzan 215’s, and Joey Samoa 275’s. Coaches: Mike Meneses, Sean Male, and Juliette Sui.