NEB Preps' Class B state softball all-tournament team: Hinerman MVP, Rupiper top pitcher

Gretna won the Class B state softball title with four wins, three of them by one run, and beat Gretna East 2-1 in Monday's final. These are NEB Preps selections, not NSAA honors, built only from NSAA's official box scores for the 14 Class B games.

How we picked: NEB Preps totaled every player's hitting and pitching from NSAA's official box scores for all of the class's state tournament games, then weighed production against team results, giving the champion and runner-up extra weight. Players are listed by first initial and last name as the box scores show them; anyone whose name the box scores cut off or left unclear was not considered.

Tournament MVP

K. Hinerman, Gretna East: 8-for-18 with two doubles, three home runs, nine runs, five RBIs and two walks over five games for the runner-up. She doubled and scored Gretna East's run in the final.

Top Pitcher

T. Rupiper, Gretna: Pitched all 29 innings of the champion's four wins, allowing 17 hits, 10 earned runs, 14 walks and 40 strikeouts, including a nine-strikeout four-hitter in the final.

All-tournament team

• A. Weis, Gretna East: 7-for-17 with two doubles, three homers, eight RBIs, seven runs and three walks in five games.
• R. Hayduk, Gretna East: Three homers and eight RBIs in five games, including the RBI in the final.
• N. Boozikee, Gretna: 4-for-13 with a double, a homer and five RBIs. She drove in both runs in the final.
• E. Burrell, Gretna: 5-for-13 with two RBIs and two steals in four games.
• E. Tinsman, Hastings: 55 strikeouts in 35 innings, the most of any Class B pitcher, and she pitched every inning of Hastings' five games. She also went 5-for-8 with two homers and drew 10 walks.
• B. Rutt, Hastings: 6-for-15 with two doubles, a homer and six RBIs in five games.
• A. Dinkelman, Northwest: 6-for-12 with three doubles, four walks, five runs and two steals.
• B. Dinkelman, Northwest: 4-for-12 with two doubles, two homers and four RBIs.
• M. Schmaderer, Skutt Catholic: 3-for-6 with two homers and three RBIs in two games.
• T. Tempelmeyer, Beatrice: 5-for-8 with two doubles and three runs in two games.
• E. Meyer, Wahoo: A homer and six RBIs, plus a win in the circle.

Gretna East placed three hitters after a five-game run that included a 5-3 if-necessary win over Hastings. Gretna's 2-1 title win was its third straight one-run victory.

Sources: NSAA official box scores, Class B, Oct. 14, 16, 17 and 19, 2026 (via NSAA Softball Championships HQ); NSAA Class B bracket sheet. These are NEB Preps selections, not NSAA honors.

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