Stories from Tuesday, July 21, 2015

WEST POINT, Miss. -- Carr Vernon finished 54th at the 109th Southern Amateur Championship on Saturday. The Poplar Bluff golfer shot 3-over 287 with 13 birdies and 47 pars during the four-day tournament. Taylor Funk of Ponte Vedra, Fla. won the tournament at 11-under 273, beating Taylor Hancock of Clearwater, Florida and Ben Suarez of Sulphur, Louisiana by a stroke...

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- The Poplar Bluff Swim Team finished fourth in the Southeast Missouri Swim Conference championship meet Saturday. The Piranhas won three events and finished with 1,666 points to beat Sikeston (1,155). River City claimed the championship with 5,600 points winning 33 individual races and 13 relays. Kennett placed second with 4,200 points winning two events while Cape County was third at 3,364 points...