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DOWAGIAC — Elementary and middle school students across Cass County gathered at Southwestern Michigan College Wednesday for the annual Cass County Spelling Bee.

The spelling bee hosted on Wednesday at SMC by Heritage Southwest Intermediate School District invited spellers from fourth through eighth grade from Dowagiac Union Schools, Marcellus Community Schools, Edwardsburg Public Schools and Cassopolis Public Schools to compete in a day of competition. 

Results from the spelling bee are as follows:

Individual

First – Wyatt Lewis-8th, Edwardsburg

Second-tie – Weston Lewis-7th Edwardsburg; Owen Killarney-7th,  Dowagiac

Fourth – Evan Mikosz (7), Edwardsburg

Fifth – Stella Leighhton (7), Dowagiac

District

First – Edwardsburg

Second – Dowagiac

Third – Cassopolis

Fourth – Marcellus

Fourth grade individual

First – Timiya Williams, Cassopolis

Second – Killian Bishop, Edwardsburg

Third – Izzak Krempetz, Dowagiac

Fourth – Allesandra Bauer, Edwardsburg

Fourth grade team

First – Dowagiac

Second – Edwardsburg

Third (tie) – Cassopolis

Third (tie) – Marcellus

Fifth grade team

First – Dowagiac 

Second – Edwardsburg

Third – Cassopolis 

Fourth – Marcellus

Sixth grade team

First – Marcellus

Second – Cassopolis

Third – Edwardsburg

Fourth – Dowagiac

Seventh grade team

First – Edwardsburg

Second – Dowagiac

Third – Cassopolis

Fourth – Marcellus

Eighth grade team

First (tie) – Cassopolis

First (tie) – Edwardsburg

Third – Dowagiac 

Fourth – Marcellus