State softball · Recap · Class B
Northwest's 11-run first ends Wahoo's season
Northwest beat Wahoo 12-0 in three innings in a Class B elimination game.
HASTINGS, Neb. — No. 4 Northwest scored 11 runs in the first inning and eliminated No. 7 Wahoo 12-0 in three innings in Class B Game 10 on Friday at the Bill Smith Softball Complex. Northwest, which entered the tournament 22-3, plays unbeaten Gretna in Saturday's Game 13 at 3:00 p.m. on Field #1. The Vikings would have to win twice, in Game 13 and in a Game 14 if necessary, to reach Monday's final at Bowlin Stadium in Lincoln.
How it went: Northwest scored 11 times in the bottom of the first. Wahoo starter E. Meyer got only two outs before leaving. Northwest added a run in the third, and the game ended after three innings.
Wahoo made six errors, and only two of Northwest's 12 runs were earned. B. Hancock and A. Hanson each made two errors, and Meyer and K. Beavers made one each.
At the plate: B. Dinkelman went 2-for-2 with a home run, a double and three RBIs and scored twice. A. Dinkelman went 2-for-3 with two doubles, scored three times, drove in a run and stole a base. G. Simmons went 2-for-3 with a triple and two RBIs. N. Baier went 2-for-2 with two RBIs and was hit by a pitch. L. Ross drove in two, and S. Cemper had a hit. Northwest had 10 hits, five of them for extra bases, and struck out only once.
In the circle: Simmons pitched all three innings for the win, allowing one hit and one walk with five strikeouts, on 44 pitches. Earlier Friday she threw 108 pitches in the loss to Gretna East.
Meyer pitched two-thirds of an inning and allowed 10 runs (one earned) on eight hits, on 41 pitches. She had thrown a complete game against Skutt Catholic earlier in the day. M. Kaminski pitched 1 2/3 innings and allowed two runs on two hits.
Wahoo: A. Shada's double was the only hit, and she was later caught stealing. O. Wesely drew Wahoo's only walk.
Wahoo, which entered 23-3, finished 1-2 at state. It lost 9-1 to Hastings on Wednesday and beat Skutt Catholic 10-6 on Friday. Northwest has gone 2-1 at state.
Line score
1 2 3 R H E Wahoo 0 0 0 0 1 6 Northwest 11 0 1 12 10 0
Sources: NSAA official box scores, Class B, Friday, Oct. 16, 2026 (posted 8:45 p.m. CT, via NSAA Softball Championships HQ); NSAA Class B bracket sheet, retrieved Oct. 16, 2026, 9:48 p.m. CT. Innings are noted only where NSAA's results data marks them.
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