Free State senior Macie Reeb tees off on hole No. 4 at the Country Club of Leawood in the Class 6A girls golf state tournament on Monday, Oct. 17, 2016.

Leawood ? Back at the Class 6A state golf tournament for the fourth and final time, Free State High senior Anne Goebel was more relaxed than ever.

Older and wiser, Goebel stopped overthinking and she played the best golf of her career at the end of the season. In her final tournament Monday, she carded a 97 and tied for 29th place at the Country Club of Leawood, leading the Firebirds to 11th in the team standings among 12 teams.

Free State junior Tori Hoopingarner followed in 44th place with a 102, senior Claire Yackley shot a 111 for 59th place and senior Macie Reeb was in 69th place with a 115.

In the past three years, Goebel said she has played “really terrible” at the state tournament. Monday was the first time she cracked the top-60.

“I was more carefree,” Goebel said. “Mentally I was more relaxed today knowing that it was my last tournament ever in high school. I was just going out there playing golf and having fun.”

Playing through windy conditions, Goebel made up for it with strong putting on the greens. Starting at hole No. 10, Goebel shot a 47 on the back nine and a 50 on the front.

A few weeks ago, Goebel carded personal-best scores at three straight tournaments, continually improving her shots.

“I had a lot of fun this year,” Goebel said. “It was probably the best year I’ve ever had.”

Goebel and Hoopingarner competed in the state tournament last year, but Yackley and Reeb made their varsity debuts this year and capped it with a chance to play at state.

“I didn’t really think I’d be on varsity this year, so just being on the team, first of all, was really amazing,” Yackley said.

Reeb recovered from a slow start and shot a 50 on the front nine — her final nine holes. She nailed a 25-foot putt on her last hole, the ninth green, drawing cheers from the crowd and a wide smile from Reeb.

Yackley said she was helped by her drives, drilling fairways to make up for some problems with her putting.

“The first hole is always the hardest because it’s like everyone is watching,” Yackley said. “Then you get toward the sixth or seventh hole and no one is really there anymore, and you can kind of loosen up and not really worry.”

Lopez leads LHS golf

Lawrence High sophomore Beatrice Lopez, back at state for the second time, tied for 56th place with a 109.

With strong putting and better than usual chipping, Lopez improved by 26 strokes from state last season.

“She rose to the challenge and keeps improving,” LHS coach Jennifer Schmitt said. “She had some shots that could’ve been better but she had some holes that were amazing.”

Lawrence High sophomore Beatrice Lopez chips a shot out of the sandtrap on hole No. 3 at the Country Club of Leawood in the Class 6A girls golf state tournament on Monday, Oct. 17, 2016.

Lopez carded a 53 on the back nine to set the tone for the rest of her round. She had a strong cheering section with LHS junior-varsity golfers walking the course in support.

“I’ve just been playing more relaxed and I’m not as nervous,” Lopez said. “I think that really helped. My mental game is a lot better than it was last year.”

Lawrence sophomore Emily Johnson took 86th with a 146 in the fourth varsity tournament of her career.

“Emily reminds of where Bea was last year,” Schmitt said. “She had some great holes and she had some holes that she would like to improve on. That’s just what experience brings. I’m proud of them for just getting through it. There were challenging conditions out there on a challenging course.”

Washburn Rural won the team title with 337 strokes and junior Megan Lucas captured the individual championship with a seven-over-par 79.

Class 6A state tournament

Monday at Country Club of Leawood

Team scores: Washburn Rural 337, Shawnee Mission East, 350, Olathe Northwest 369, Blue Valley West 370, Manhattan 375, Garden City 389, Gardner-Edgerton 397, Blue Valley Northwest 407, Blue Valley North 408, Hutchinson 415, Free State 425, Derby 426

Top-10 medalists: 1. Megan Lucas, WR, 79; 2. Mia Tovkach, GE, 81; 3. Macie Myers, MAN, 82; 4. Molly Saporito, BVW, 83; 5. Rosalyn Klausner, ONW, 84; 6. Abigail Glynn, WR, 84; 7. Teagan Noblit, SME, 84; 8. Adyson Crough, WR, 86; 9. Victoria Klausner, ONW, 88; 10. Jessica Parker, SME, 88.

FSHS results: t-29. Anne Goebel, 97; 44. Tori Hoopingarner, 102; t-59. Claire Yackley, 111; t-69. Macie Reeb, 115.

LHS results: t-56. Beatrice Lopez, 109; 86. Emily Johnson, 146.