Free State High's Anne Goebel chips onto a green during the Mill Valley Invitational on Wednesday at Alvamar.

Free State High junior golfer Anne Goebel didn’t shoot poorly in Mill Valley’s Cat Classic on Wednesday at Alvamar. She just wished she played better.

Goebel, the only varsity golfer from Free State or Lawrence High, shot a 111, matching her score in the season-opening tournament from a year ago.

“She’s a better player than how she played today,” FSHS coach Layne Meyer said. “Everybody has bad days. But again, it’s early, and it’s her first time out. I saw a lot of encouraging things today. She made a lot of great shots. She had a couple of holes that got away from her.”

Goebel struggled with consistency throughout her round, unable to keep momentum after some strong shots.

“She’s a better golfer this year than she was last year,” Meyer said. “She got a lot better over the summer. Everyone has days where they don’t perform as well as they could.”

“I’m proud of her,” Meyer added. “Every shot didn’t go her way today, but I’m proud of the way she competed.”

Despite going through the round with no teammates, Goebel wasn’t fazed by playing alone, Meyer said. Five of the top six Free State golfers graduated after helping the team to 10th place in last year’s Class 6A state tournament.

“Anne is a mature young lady, and she’s handled this situation great,” Meyer said. “She’s handled it wonderfully. I don’t know if that has weighed on her at all. She might feel a little more pressure being our only varsity golfer.

“But I know she would probably tell you that didn’t factor into her play today. She just didn’t hit the ball as well as she could have. Those days happen.”

Mill Valley junior Meg Green won the Cat Classic, firing a 78. She shot a tournament-best 39 on the front nine. She said it was the first tournament she has ever won outright and credited her coach, Drew Walters, and swing coach Daniel Lee with her impressive start to the season.

“My irons were really strong,” Green said. “I made solid contact with the ball, and the putting was pretty good as well.”

Mill Valley/De Soto (a co-op team) took second place in the team standings, finishing six strokes behind St. James Academy.

MVHS sophomore Bella Hadden placed second in the tournament with an 80.

“It’s great because we lost our top scorer last year, Brittani (Jenson), who was a senior,” Green said of the team score. “It’s pretty good that we took second place without her.”

Mill Valley’s Claire Anderson added a 100, and Courtney Carlson shot a 101.

Wednesday at Alvamar

Team scores: 1. St James, 353; 2. Mill Valley/De Soto, 359; 3. Topeka Hayden, 400; 4. Jefferson West, 416; 5. Shawnee Mission Northwest, 420; 6. Shawnee Mission South, 430; 7. Basehor-Linwood, 441; 8. Piper, 455; 9. Olathe North 480; 10. Council Grove, 505.

Medalists: 1. Meg Green, MV, 78; 2. Bella Hadden, MV, 80; 3. Caroline Klemp, SJ, 80; 4. Katie Coens, SJ, 87; 5. Kayte Vausbinder, TH, 87; 6. Maddie Brueggar, SJ, 90; 7. Marti Collantes, SMS, 90; 8. Cassie Gomer, SMNW, 92; 9. Jordan Carlson, CG, 93; 10. Taylor Duff, SJ, 96.

Free State result: Anne Goebel 111.