State softball · Recap · Class A
Severson homers, throws two-hitter as Millard North wins Class A
Millard North beat Elkhorn South 4-1 for the Class A state softball title, its first since 1993.
LINCOLN, Neb. — J. Severson pitched a two-hitter and homered, M. Closman also went deep, and top-seeded Millard North beat No. 3 Elkhorn South 4-1 for the Class A state softball championship Monday night at Bowlin Stadium. The Mustangs finished the state tournament 4-0. They entered it 30-4.
It is Millard North's first state title since 1993, according to NSAA's finals history. The Mustangs had lost the previous three Class A finals: 10-3 to Papillion-La Vista in 2023, 8-0 to Gretna in 2024 and 4-2 to Lincoln Southwest in 2025.
How it went: Elkhorn South scored an unearned run in the top of the first. Millard North answered with two in the bottom half, added one in the second and another in the fifth. Elkhorn South left only two runners on base all night.
In the circle: Severson went the distance on 75 pitches, 56 of them strikes. She faced 24 batters, three more than the minimum, and allowed two hits with no walks and five strikeouts. The run she allowed was unearned. H. Vermeer struck out twice.
At the plate: Closman went 2-for-3 with a home run, an RBI and two runs. Severson went 2-for-2 with a home run, a walk, an RBI and a run. J. Pokorny doubled and drove in two runs. A. Beard doubled and scored, and T. Kampbell singled. Millard North had seven hits and two walks, struck out once and left five on base. Its one error was charged to A. Ballard, who also walked.
Elkhorn South: O. Songster had both Storm hits, a double and a single, and drove in H. Peters for the first-inning run. Songster also pitched six innings and took the loss. She allowed four runs on seven hits, including both home runs, with two walks and one strikeout, on 79 pitches. Elkhorn South made no errors.
Millard North outscored its four state opponents 41-6. It beat Elkhorn North 16-1 in three innings, Millard West 9-1 in six and Lincoln Southwest 12-3 in five, a rematch of last year's final, before Monday.
Elkhorn South reached the final unbeaten. It beat Omaha Westview 6-5 in eight innings, Lincoln Southwest 6-4 and Millard West 10-6. NSAA's finals history lists one earlier title for the Storm, in Class B in 2016.
Line score
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Elkhorn South 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 Millard North 2 1 0 0 1 0 X 4 7 1
Sources: NSAA official box score, Class A, Monday, Oct. 19, 2026 (via NSAA Softball Championships HQ); NSAA Class A bracket sheet (retrieved Oct. 19, 2026, 8:47 p.m. CT); NSAA softball state finals history.
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