Topeka ? While other golfers opted to retire early because of the heat and humidity Monday, the Free State High girls forged ahead and finished their 18-hole rounds at the Topeka West Invitational.

Junior Kelly Morris shot a 105 on the par-71 Cypress Ridge Golf Course, while senior Genny Salvatore, playing in her first event for Free State, shot a 98, and sophomore Grace Brahler recorded a 97.

Coach Craig Hershiser said he was pleased with his team’s “grind-it-out” attitude.

“I thought all the kids made quality shots and had some well-played holes,” he said.

Hershiser said Brahler, Morris and Salvatore did a decent job hitting fairways and putting, but still have things to work on – such as shots from inside 100 yards, which proved challenging at the event.

The Firebirds will focus on those types of intermediate shots when they head back to the course for practice today, Hershiser said.