By By SCOTT NOVAK / Dowagiac Daily News
BERRIEN SPRINGS - Led by a pair of top 10 finishes, Dowagiac finished sixth out of 17 teams at the Berrien Springs Invitational on Wednesday.
Jason Tabbert and Brad Lee finished sixth and eighth respectively for the Chieftains, who scored 167 points. Niles was the boy's overall winner with 51 points. Lawrence was second with 109 points.
Tabbert and Lee ran 18:26 and 18:42 respectively to earn medalist honors. Also earning a medal was Evan Bressler, who was 21st with a time of 19:31. Oscar Azevedo finished 67th (21:36), Eric Morton finished 93rd (23:17) and Tony Saviano finished 94th (23:44).
Bangor won the girl's portion of the meet with 74 points. Berrien Springs was second with 91. Dowagiac was 11th out of 15 teams with 273 points.
Niles Samantha Brawley was the overall winner with a time of 20:51.
Kayla Saviano finished 40th for Dowagiac with a time of 25:17. Crissy Huff was 46th (25:40), Katie Hewitt 69th (27:31), Chelsey Preston 70th (27:35), Ashley Willis 82nd (28:29) and Catie Hamilton 86th (29:28).
Berrien Springs Invitaional
Boys team results
Niles 51, Lawrence 109, Lake Michigan Catholic 112, Hartford 135, Buchanan 163, Dowagiac 167, Lakeshore 184, Berrien Springs 195, Bridgman 217, Edwardsburg 229, Coloma 250, New Buffalo 277, Eau Claire 289, Cassopolis 345
Top 15
1. Kenny Hugenell (Decatur) 17:42; 2. Michael Penninger (Edwardsburg) 17:52; 3. Richard Dorstewitz (Lawrence) 17:53; 4. Steve Scally (Niles) 18:09; 5. Marc Liebenthal (Hartford) 18:24; 6. Jason Tabbert (Dowagiac) 18:26; 7. Andy Karsten (Niles) 18:36; 8. Bradley Lee (Dowagiac) 18:42; 9. Fernando Rodriguez (Hartford) 18:45; 10. Dan Geiger (Niles) 18:50; 11. Harper Sulier (Niles) 18:55; 12. Aaron Ashbrook (LMC) 18:56; 13. Nate Allison (Niles) 18:57; 14. Frankie Deaton (LMC) 18:58; 15. Justin Blankenship (Eau Claire) 19:06
Girls team results
Bangor 74, Berrien Springs 91, Edwardsburg 93, Niles 100, Hartford 122, River Valley 142, Lawrence 144, Buchanan 185, Watervliet 205, Bridgman 270, Dowagiac 273, Coloma 306
Top 15
1. Sam Brawley (Niles) 20:51; 2. Elizabeth VandenHeede (Niles) 21:30; 3. Janice Haney (Bangor) 21:35; 4. Katherine Jonatzke (Hartford) 21:48; 5. Becky Miller (Berrien Springs) 21:57; 6. Angie Bronicki (Edwardsburg) 22:16; 7. Juana Chavez (Lawrence) 22:17; 8. Jessica Forker (Bridgman) 22:21; 9. Autumn Grayson (Niles) 22:37; 10. Ronnie Brubacher (Edwardsburg) 22:38; 11. Jessica Copi (LMC) 22:52; 12. Maria Espinosa (Bangor) 22:54; 13. Olivia Rauen (River Valley) 22:55; 14. Erika Curti (Buchanan) 23:07; 15. Gabby Saitz (Berrien Springs) 23:09