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Site for Saturday's HC doubleheader moved

HASTINGS The Hastings College baseball doubleheader with Dordt College (Iowa), originally scheduled for Saturday in Sioux Center, Iowa, has been moved to Hastings.

The Great Plains Athletic Conference doubleheader will now be played at Duncan Field in Hastings, starting at noon. The games had to be moved because of poor field conditions in Sioux Center, Iowa.

* TENNIS

Ex-Islander Holmes earns weekly GPAC honors

SIOUX CITY, Iowa Nebraska Wesleyan's Jamie Holmes has been named as the Great Plains Athletic Conference men's tennis player of the week.

Holmes, a freshman from Grand Island, was 4-0 on the week at the No. 1 singles position as the Prairie Wolves competed in Hilton Head, S.C. He was also 3-1 at the No. 1 doubles position on the same trip with his brother, Eric Holmes.

* GOLF

Indianhead Golf Club hosting free women's clinics

Grand Island Indianhead Golf Club will be hosting two free golf clinics for women in the month of April.

The first clinic will be on April 5 and the second will be April 26. The clinics will run from 8 a.m.-noon each day.

Call (308) 381-4653 to sign up for the free sessions. Classes will be limited to the first 15 ladies to sign up.

Also, Indianhead will be participating in the PGA Free Fitting and Trade-Up Month, beginning Tuesday. Call (308) 381-4653 to set up a free session.

* FOOTBALL

Ex-Husker Fonoti gets chance with Panthers

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) The Carolina Panthers have signed guard Toniu Fonoti, giving him another chance in the NFL after his weight soared to nearly 400 pounds.

The former second-round pick from Nebraska was out of the league last year after being released by Atlanta before training camp. He played only six games in 2006 and three games a year earlier with Miami, Minnesota and San Diego.

Fonoti is listed at 6 foot 4 and 350 pounds.

He started 15 games as a rookie with San Diego in 2002. After spending the following season on injured reserve, Fonoti started all 16 games in 2004 for the Chargers. His weight ballooned, and he has failed to become a full-time starter since.

The Panthers are looking for depth after a series of moves this offseason.

* OUTDOORS

Free turkey hunting clinic Saturday at Dub's Sports

A free turkey hunting clinic will be from 9:30 a.m. to noon Saturday at Dub's Sports in Grand Island.The clinic will include instruction and discussion on hunting strategies, decoy use, calling techniques and archery tactics. There will also be drawings for various prizes including two youth gift certificates. For more infomation, contact Dub's Sports at 308-382-5467.


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