DES MOINES - Tara Trcka enjoyed a magical day at the girls state bowling tournament in 2011, but the Xavier High School junior never found the groove in this year's Class 1A meet.

Trcka rolled a three-game series of 579 Thursday and finished eighth in the individual standings. Trcka and the Saints placed seventh in the team competition.

Trcka bowled a 674 series last year in the state tournament as a sophomore to claim top honors, but her 579 total this year was a drop of 95 total pins.

Trcka had games of 204, 192 and 183 at Plaza Lanes. That's an average of 193 per game, compared to her regular-season mark of 215.9 that ranked No. 1 among all Class 1A bowlers in the state.

Leah Heim of West Delaware captured the Class 1A title with a 220-215-201--636 series.

Keokuk won the team championship with a final tally of 2,811 pins. Xavier was seventh at 2,537.

Abbey Konzen was Xavier's second-best bowler Thursday with a two-game series of 156-170--326. Tyler Weger finished at 176-134--310, followed by Lisa Olberding at 148-157--305, Erica Fry at 142-144--286 and Haley Jensen at 116-146--262.

CLASS 1A TEAM STANDINGS

1. Keokuk 2,811; 2. West Delaware 2,757; 3. Newton 2,668; 4. Denison-Schleswig 2,648; 5. Mount Pleasant 2,593; 6. Red Oak 2,559; 7. Xavier 2,537; 8. Camanche 2,383; 9. Oelwein 2,191; 10. Osceola Clarke 2,128.

INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS

1. Leah Heim, West Delaware, 220-215-201--636.
2. Tarah DeSotel, West Delaware, 203-219-192--614.
3. Emily Braga, Newton, 245-203-160--608.
4. Hope Seyb, Keokuk, 189-237-172--598.
5. Maddie Starman, Denison-Schleswig, 194-215-184--593.
6. Marlee Washburn, Keokuk, 203-201-186--590.
7. Paige Janssen, Denison-Schleswig, 211-212-166--589.
8. Tara Trjka, Xavier, 204-192-183--579.
9. Jody Schares, Waterloo Columbus, 188-223-125--536.
10. Morgan Derifield, Oelwein, 183-200-145--528.
11. Morgan Determan, Camanche, 179-204-138--521.