Schnieders shot a one-over par 72 to earn medalist honors Monday to lead Helias to the Class 5 District 3 championship at Schifferdecker Golf Course. Helias finished with a team score of 309, one shot better than Joplin, Lee’s Summit was was third in the 15-team event with a 311. …

Following is a summary of current sports news briefs.Golf-Johnson withdraws from Byron Nelson with knee discomfortDustin Johnson has withdrawn from the final warm-up event ahead of next week’s PGA Championship with knee discomfort, the world number one said on Monday. Johnson, whose Masters title defence ended in a missed cut …

Cristie Kerr’s decades-long streak of competing in the U.S. Women’s Open will stretch to a 24th year next month in San Francisco as the former champion accepted a special exemption to play in the tournament, the USGA said on Monday. Kerr, who counts two major victories among her 20 wins …