NEB Preps' Class C state softball all-tournament team: DeVall, Tidwell lead Kearney Catholic

Kearney Catholic went 4-0 and outscored its opponents 31-4 to win the Class C state softball title, and two Stars top NEB Preps' awards. These are NEB Preps selections, not NSAA honors, built only from NSAA's official box scores for the 13 Class C 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

J. DeVall, Kearney Catholic: 6-for-12 with two triples, three home runs, nine RBIs, seven runs, two walks and two steals in four games, including a homer and two RBIs in the 3-0 final.

Top Pitcher

P. Tidwell, Kearney Catholic: 4-0 with 25 innings, 14 hits, three earned runs, seven walks and 34 strikeouts. She threw shutouts in the bracket final and the title game.

All-tournament team

• K. Ruyle, Kearney Catholic: 8-for-14 with three doubles, seven runs, five RBIs and five steals.
• A. Cast, Kearney Catholic: 7-for-11 with three doubles, four RBIs and three walks.
• I. Stuhr, Bishop Neumann: 3-1 over 21 innings with 20 strikeouts and five walks for the runner-up.
• A. Furasek, Bishop Neumann: 4-for-13 with two doubles and five RBIs in four games.
• A. Fujan, Bishop Neumann: 5-for-14 with four runs and four steals.
• T. Hawkinson, Hastings St. Cecilia: 7-for-14 with two doubles, a homer, four runs and five steals.
• M. Bauer, Hastings St. Cecilia: 4-for-11 with a double, two homers and four RBIs.
• P. Strode, Ashland-Greenwood: 5-for-8 with two doubles, a homer, six RBIs, three walks and two steals in three games.
• T. Belina, Fort Calhoun: 5-for-10 with two homers and five RBIs in three games.
• K. Woster, Yutan/Mead: 5-for-13 with a double, a homer, four RBIs and two steals.

Kearney Catholic placed four players and Bishop Neumann three. The Stars threw three shutouts in four games, and Bishop Neumann reached the final unbeaten.

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

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