By By SCOTT NOVAK / Dowagiac Daily News
The Dowagiac boys' cross country team picked up its first victory of the season as it defeated Paw Paw in a dual match on Thursday, 19-38.
The Chieftains were led by Brad Lee's winning time of 19:14.
Jason Tabbert finished second in 20:34, while Evan Bressler was third with a time of 20:40.
Dowagiac, which swept the top four spots, got a fourth place finish from Oscar Azevedo, who ran a time of 21:56.
Jason Hurrle finished ninth with a time of 25:08, while Eric Morton was 10th and Tony Saviano 11th with times of 26:08 and 26:18 respectively.
Paw Paw edged Dowagiac's girls, 25-30.
Stacy Sundberg was the overall winner with a time of 26:23.
Paw Paw also took second place with Dowagiac's Crissy Huff finishing third with a time of 27:38.
Katie Hewitt was fifth with a time of 28:07, while Kayla Saviano was sixth with a time of 29:27.
Ashley Willis finished seventh (30:35), Chelsey Preston ninth (31:58) and Katie Hamilton 12th (35:06).
Dowagiac returns to action on Saturday, Sept. 3 as it competes in the Edwardsburg Invitational which will be held at Southwestern Michigan College.