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DES MOINES, Iowa — Muscatine High School bowler Jessica Cordrey brought home an individual title from the Iowa Girls State Bowling Tournament here Saturday at Plaza Lanes.

Cordrey was one of two Muskies who qualified for the state tournament as individuals after the team was upset last week at the regional tournament.

She turned in games of 233, 279 and 216 for a whopping 728 series. Runner-up Lynn Schmidt of Cedar Rapids Prairie rolled a 663 and Muscatine teammate Amber Clemens was third with a 645 series. Clemens had games of 212, 219 and 214.

Ottumwa easily won the Class 2A team title by posting a 2,959 in the field of 10 teams. Dubuque Senior was a distant second with 2714.

In Class 1A action, Keokuk outdistanced Oelwein 2,847 to 2,675 for the team championship. The individual winner was Stephanie Martens of Keokuk with a 658 series.

Girls State Bowling

At Plaza Lanes, Des Moines

Class 2A

Team finish – 1. Ottumwa 2,959; 2. Dubuque Senior 2,714; 3. Cedar Rapids Prairie 2,711; 4. Cedar Rapids Jefferson 2,698; 5. Southeast Polk 2,605; 6. Clinton 2,560; 7. Cedar Rapids Kennedy 2,406; 8. Des Moines Hoover 2,376; 9. Council Bluffs Jefferson 2,376; 10. Fort Dodge 2,208.

Individuals – 1. Jessica Cordrey, Muscatine, 233-279-216 – 728; 2. Lynn Schmidt, CR Prairie, 663; 3. Amber Clemens, Muscatine, 212, 219, 214 – 645; 4. Katie Scott, SE Polk 638; 5. Ashley Neal, DM Hoover, 634; 6. Hillary Neff, Pleasant Valley, 615; 7. Katie Maher, Ottumwa, 603; 8. Heather Bart, Cedar Falls, 585; 9. Erin Abbas, Dav. Central, 567; 10. Kimberly Holesinger, Clinton, 553.

Class 1A

Team finish – 1. Keokuk 2,847; 2. Oelwein 2,675; 3. Newton 2,660; 4. Creston 2,619; 5. Marion, 2,613; 6. Denison-Schleswig 2,600; 7. Dubuque Wahlert 2,511; 8. LeMars 2,487; 9. Red Oak 2,457; 10. North Scott 2,367.

Individuals – 1. Stephanie Martens, Keokuk, 658; 2. Hope Seyb, Keokuk, 653; 3. Melissa Noe, Marion, 636; 4. Taylor Hance, Creston, 619; 5. Coty Lau, Oelwein, 612; 6. Kelsey Gregory, Dubuque Wahlert, 600; 7. Courtney Wilson, Denver-Dunkerton, 597; 8. Brooke Post, Marion, 594; 9. Brianna Nowels, Red Oak, 591; 10. Noella Van Brogen, Newton, 573.