NU-Creighton matchup postponed to April 23

OMAHA Tuesday's game between Creighton and Nebraska has been rescheduled and will now be played at 6:30 p.m. April 23 at Rosenblatt Stadium. The change was made due to the cold weather forecast for Tuesday night.

Future games between Creighton (18-7) and Nebraska (21-4-1) on April 22 (in Lincoln) and May 13 (in Omaha) will not be affected by the change.

The April 23 game will be broadcast on television by WOWT's 6.20 (Cox Channel 120) and on MyTV (Ch. 110 on Time Warner Cable and Ch. 17 on DirecTV) as well as on the Husker Sports Radio Network.

All tickets, media credentials and parking passes already distributed for the game should be kept and will be honored when the April 23 game takes place.

The Huskers will return to action this weekend, as they begin a three-game series with Texas Tech. Friday's first pitch is set for 6:35 p.m. and tickets for all three games this weekend can be purchased at Huskers.com or by calling the Nebraska Athletic Ticket Office at 800-8-BIGRED.

Hastings shortstop Compliment gets GPAC honor

Hastings shortstop Bret Compliment is the Hauff Mid-America Sports Baseball Player-of-the-Week in the Great Plains Athletic Conference. Compliment, a senior from Evergreen, Colo., went 7-12 on the weekend as the Broncos won three of four conference games. Compliment scored seven runs while posting two doubles, one triple, and one homerun. He totaled ten RBIs and was walked three times.

Grand Island-Norfolk games postponed

The varsity and junior varsity doubleheaders between Grand Island and Norfolk, scheduled for Tuesday night, were postponed to April 14 due to unplayable field conditions in Norfolk.

* BASKETBALL

Mike Trader's Mid-America camps scheduled

Mike Trader's Annual Mid-America Basketball Camp will conduct four individual sessions and two team camps again this summer. The overnight camps for boys only will be June 1-4 and July 20-23. A new day camp will be held for the first time for both boys and girls May 27-30 and July 28-31 at Grand Island Central Catholic. In addition there will be two team camps held at York College this summer. The dates for the team camps are June 28 and July 18-19.

The individual camp is open to those 8 years old through 11th grade. The team camp is for boys teams 8th grade and up.

The camps will be at York College in York and at Grand Island Central Catholic. The camp staff will include both top college and prep coaches, all experienced in basketball summer camp work.

For more information and application forms call, write, or e-mail Mike Trader at: Mike Trader, Box 86, York, Ne 68467 or call 402-461-4588 or e-mail mtrader@alltel.net

NU men's team to be honored at banquet

LINCOLN The Nebraska Athletic Department is inviting Husker fans to the annual men's basketball postseason banquet, which will be at 6 p.m. April 9 at Lincoln Station in downtown Lincoln.

The banquet will be a celebration of the Huskers' 2007-08 season, which concluded as only the 12th 20-win season in 112 years of men's basketball at Nebraska. The event will include highlight and feature videos of the season and a special tribute to senior Aleks Maric. Coach Doc Sadler will review the season and present the Jack Moore Award, given annually to the team MVP.

Cost for the banquet is $25 per person. Parking is available in the metered parking lot south of Lincoln Station (free after 6 p.m.) or in the adjacent north lot at minimal cost. Attire for the evening is business dress.

To make reservations, call Kiley Abdouch at (402) 472-0795 or send a check for $25 per person with the names of all those attending to: University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Attn: Kiley Abdouch, One Memorial Stadium, P.O. Box 880154, Lincoln, NE 68588-0154.

All reservations must be made by Friday, April 4 at noon.

* COLLEGE SOFTBALL

Hastings doubleheader with Doane pushed back

The Hastings College doubleheader scheduled for Tuesday with Doane College in Crete has been moved to Wednesday. The doubleheader will be in Crete, starting at 3 p.m.

* GOLF

Huskers finish seventh at Wichita, Kan., meet

WICHITA, Kan. Led by Andrew Wyatt's fourth top-20 finish in the last five tournaments, the Nebraska men's golf team finished a season-best seventh place at the 16-team Diet Pepsi Shocker Classic on Tuesday.

The Huskers shot a final round 294 to finish the two-day tournament with a team score of 888.

Nebraska benefited from strong, consistent through most of the tournament. Wyatt, who finished tied for 15th overall, shot a 72 to finish the tournament with a five-over-par 218. Wyatt's spring stroke average of 74.2 is more than two-and-a-half strokes lower than his fall stroke average of 76.73. His average finish position has also dropped from 62nd place in the fall to 28th place in the spring.

Trent Price provided solid play for the Huskers for the second-straight tournament. Price scored a season-best 223, bettering the 224 he recorded at the Ron Moore Invitational last week. Price finished tied for 29th, his best finish in two years. Also shooting a spring-best 223 and tying for 29th was junior Mark Pillen.

Chris Bruening and Mike Coatman both overcame second rounds of 78 by shooting 74s in the final round. Bruening tied for 37th overall with a 225, his best score of the year. Coatman tied for 43rd with a 227.

The Diet Pepsi Shocker Classic marked the first time since the fall of 2007 that all five golfers in the Nebraska lineup finished in the top 50.

Brett Sundberg, competing as an individual for the Huskers, scored a 229 and tied for 53rd.

Wichita State captured the title on its home course, shooting 855. Kevin Carrigan, from UT-Arlington, won the individual title by recording a 206. Carrigan was competing as an individual, though, so his score did not count toward UT-Arlington's team score.

Organizational meeting scheduled for ladies league

The Fonner View Golf Course Wednesday Night Ladies League will have an organizational meeting at 6 p.m. April 16. Those interested in playing should plan to attend. Starting and ending dates for the league and cost will be decided at the meeting.

* COLLEGE TENNIS

NU match against Texas moved up an hour

LINCOLN The Nebraska men's tennis team's match against the No. 5 Texas Longhorns on Saturday at the Nebraska Tennis Center has been moved up from 1 p.m. to noon. The teams reached an agreement to move the match up an hour after complications in the Texas travel schedule arose. The Huskers' match against Oklahoma State on Friday is still scheduled for 2 p.m.

UNK teams split with Emporia State

The Nebraska-Kearney tennis team spent this past weekend on the road, playing against Emporia State in Hays, Kan.

The UNK men (7-2) beat the Hornets, 5-4, while the Loper women (6-7) fell 8-1. On Sunday, a dual against Truman State was canceled due to poor weather.

On the men's side, the Lopers trailed 2-1 after doubles as only sophomore Drew Mercier and freshman Stefan Voigt in the third position, managed a win.

UNK bounced back to win four singles matches and take the dual. Voigt and Mercier each recorded straight set wins as did top player William Jacome at No. 1 singles and freshman Felipe Espinosa in the sixth spot.

The Loper women, due to injury, had to forfeit at No. 2 doubles and No. 2 singles. Playing up a spot, Hastings senior Jenna Eichman still won her singles match, beating No. 4 player Molly Bowman (6-3, 6-3).

WRESTLING

Kearney High assistant Dobberstein earns recognition

Kearney High Assistant Wrestling Coach Jed Dobberstein was recognized as the Region VI Assistant Coach of the Year for 2007.

The award was presented at the National Wrestling Coaches Association awards ceremony this past weekend in St. Louis in conjunction with the Division 1 national wrestling tournament. Region VI states include Nebraska, Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado, Texas, and Louisiana.

Dobberstein is a former state finalist for the Bearcats and also an All-American from the University of Nebraska at Kearney. He has been coaching at Kearney High for 10 years. He has been instrumental in helping coach one state championship and five state runners-up teams during this time. The Nebraska Scholastic Wrestling Coaches Association nominated coach Dobberstein for the award, after being named the 2007 Nebraska Assistant coach of the year.