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Newton Junior Gabbie Humphrey placed 26th out of the 32 bowlers Tuesday at the Class 2A Girls State Bowling Tournament in Waterloo. Humphrey collected 505 pins in her three game series, while the Individual State Champion from Decorah bowled a 693 series. Humphrey’s 185 pin first game at the state tournament was her best, and she followed that up with pin totals of 161 and 159. Humphrey made this year’s state tournament February 17th by placing fourth at the qualifying meet in Newton at Cardinal Lanes. Tuesday was Humphrey’s second appearance at the state tournament, as she helped lead the Cardinals girls team to a third place finish in the state as a freshman.