🥎 Today’s Class B State Softball Championship ceremonial first pitch was thrown by Coach Terry Graver! Over a 21-year softball career, Coach Graver built two championship programs. At Elkhorn, his teams became the first and still only Class B program to win four straight state titles (2004 to 2007). He then built Elkhorn South from scratch, winning the 2016 Class B title. His career totals: 533 wins, 5 state championships, 15 state tournament appearances and 60+ all-state players. He was also the first coach in state history to reach 500 wins, and he led Elkhorn South girls basketball to a state title in 2016, the same year as his softball title.

STATE SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GAMEDAY 🥎 Class C - 12:00 PM - Kearney Catholic vs Bishop Neumann Class B - 3:30 PM - Gretna East vs Gretna Class A - 7:00 PM - Millard North vs Elkhorn South 📍 Bowlin Stadium - Lincoln ‼️ UNL Clear Bag Policy - huskers.com/clearbag 📺 Watch live on Nebraska Public Media

🥎 #3 Elkhorn South advances to the championship over #4 Millard West at the 2026 NSAA State Softball Championship. #nebpreps

Due to weather conditions in Hastings, all games scheduled for Thursday, October 15 were suspended. Friday, October 16: Games in progress at the time of Thursday’s suspension will resume from the point of stoppage, followed by the remaining games originally scheduled for Thursday. Play will begin at 10:00 a.m. on a rolling schedule, with each subsequent game beginning 30 minutes following the conclusion of the previous game. Saturday, October 17: Semifinal games and any if-necessary games will be played at Bill Smith Softball Complex beginning at 10:00. 🎟️ All previously purchased tickets will still be honored, and no action is needed. Tickets purchased through GoFan will remain in your GoFan app and can be presented at the gate as usual. For fans who purchased tickets at the gate, please visit the ticket booth tomorrow. 🔗 The updated bracket can be found at: nsaahome.org/nsaa-softball-c… #nebpreps

🚨 12:05PM SOFTBALL UPDATE 🚨 With Thursday games delayed into the afternoon, games 9 and 10 will be moved to Friday morning. Due to expected cold temperatures on Friday morning, games will be delayed to 10:00am with a rolling schedule. 🔗 View updated brackets on the NSAA Softball Championship HQ at nsaahome.org. Any additional updates will be shared on NSAA social media. #nebpreps

🚨 10:50AM SOFTBALL UPDATE 🚨 Due to continued rain in Hastings, today's state softball games will now begin at 2:00pm - additional information will be shared on NSAA social media as it becomes available. #nebpreps

⚠️ NSAA State Softball Weather Update: After consulting with the National Weather Service, Thursday's schedule for the NSAA State Softball Championship has been adjusted as follows: - First games will begin at 12:00pm - Games will follow a rolling schedule, with each game starting approximately 30 minutes after the previous one ends. - We will use an abbreviated pre-game schedule, which will include 10-minute warmup time on the field and a plate meeting. We’ll continue monitoring conditions with the NWS. Any further changes will be posted on NSAA social media and at nsaahome.org. #nebpreps