__Vernon to tee off in third PGA Tour Canada event of 2023__
Carr Vernon will tee off in his third PGA Tour Canada event of the season when he tees it up at the ATB Classic at Northern Bear in Strathcona County, Alberta.
Vernon will tee off at 10:10 a.m. CST with fellow Americans Blake Hathcoat and Dylan Healey.
Through two weeks in the Fortinet Cup, the points championship of PGA Tour Canada, Vernon is T89 with five total points. Vernon was T56 before missing the cut last weekend.
Vernon made two cuts in his first year on the tour in 2018 then made eight cuts in 2019.
Canadian Etienne Papineau leads the Tour with 517 points while John Pak is second with 500 points. Both golfers registered a win in the first two weeks.
__Lady Raiders continue to boost roster for next season__
Three Rivers College Lady Raiders basketball coach Alex Wiggs is continuing to boost his squad for next season as Wiggs signed two players over the last couple of days.
Yannie Flemings and Bramyia Johnson will be Raiders next season with both coming north to Poplar Bluff.
Flemings comes to TRC from New Orleans and will be a presence in the post at 6-4.
“She is a big-time rim protector and physcial presence on the offensive end. Excited with what Yannie will bring to the team,” Wiggs said.
Johnson is coming from Jonesboro, Arkansas, where she was a standout at Jonesboro High School.
“Bramyia is an explosive playmaker that has won a lot of basketball games at Jonesboro HS,” Wiggs said. “She will fit right in with our uptempo style of play. Excited about what Bramyia will bring to squad this year.”
__TRC men’s hoops grabs commitment from NC hooper__
The Three Rivers College men’s basketball team received a commitment from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, native Anthony Sellars.
“Let’s shock the world,” Sellars posted on Twitter recently with his commitment.
Sellars comes to Poplar Bluff after averaging 12.4 ppg and 6.8 rpg as a freshman at Colby College in Kansas last season.
Sellars’ season high in points came Feb. 8 against Pratt Community College when he scored 28 points on 9-of-12 shooting.
A 6-8 wing, Sellars was named to the JucoAdvocate Top 48 All-Star West Showcase this summer.