Zeeland East Wresling's Gavin Drenten completed in MHSAA Individual Regionals yesterday at Lowell High School and secured his berth into the Individual State Championship Tournament.  Gavin started off the day in the quarterfinals by pinning senior Josiah Thomas of Forest Hills Eastern in the first period.  The semifinals saw Gavin against Plainwell's Austin Gyorkos who sported a record of 39-7 to start the tournament.  Gavin defeated Gyorkos by technical fall in the second period with a score of 15-0.  The finals match pitted Gavin against Greenville's Alex Buskirk who was the Hastings District Champion.  Gavin quickly took the lead with a takedown and nearfall in the first period.  Then to start the second period Gavin quickly scored and escape to expand his lead to 6-0.  However, Buskirk was able to capitalize on a few minor mistakes by Gavin at the end of the second into the third period resulting in two (2) point lead by Buskirk with less than 30 seconds left in the match.  Gavin was able to secure an escape with 15 seconds remaining but was unable to get the takedown he needed ending the finals match with a 7-8 loss. 

Gavin's second place award at Regionals qualified him for Individual State in two (2) weeks where he will put his 46-2 season record against the best remaining wrestlers in Division 2 at his weight.