1999 State Softball Tournament

 

The seventh State Softball Tournament was held October 21-22, 1999 at Seymour Smith Fields in Omaha. Directors were Bill Lewis, NSAA; Duane Haith, Omaha Public Schools; Sue Mehaffey, Omaha Public Schools; and Paul Pennington, Omaha Central High School.

 

Six district champions and two wild card teams from each class comprised the field. The Class A wild card  teams were Millard North and Omaha Burke. The wild cards teams in Class B were Bennington and Cozad.  Paid attendance: 4,014.

 

Class A

First Round

Papillion-LaVista 4, Omaha Northwest 0

Omaha Westside 2, North Platte 0

Millard West 3, Millard North 0

Fremont 7, Omaha Burke 3

 

First Round Loser’s Bracket

North Platte 2, Omaha Northwest 0

Millard North 9, Omaha Burke 1

 

Second Round Winner’s Bracket

Papillion-LaVista 1, Omaha Westside 0

Fremont 2, Millard West 0

 

Second Round Loser’s Bracket

North Platte 6, Millard West 0

Omaha Westside 1, Millard North 0

 

Semifinal Winner’s Bracket

Papillion-LaVista 5, Fremont 0

 

Semifinal Loser’s Bracket

Omaha Westside 4, North Platte 3

 

Final Loser’s Bracket

Omaha Westside 2, Fremont 0

 

Championship Final

Papillion-LaVista (35-5) 10, Omaha Westside (26-10) 0

Championship Coach:  Mike Govig

 

 

CLASS B

 

First Round

Elkhorn 7, Ashland-Greenwood 0

Ralston 4, Cozad 2

Beatrice 2, Centennial 2

McCook 3, Bennington 0

 

First Round Loser’s Bracket

Cozad 2, Ashland-Greenwood 0

Bennington 1, Centennial 0

 

Second Round Winner’s Bracket

Ralston 2, Elkhorn 1

McCook 4, Beatrice 2

 

Second Round Loser’s Bracket

Cozad 3, Beatrice 0

Elkhorn 5, Bennington 0

 

Semifinal Winner’s Bracket

Ralston 4, McCook 0

 

Semifinal Loser’s Bracket

Cozad 3, Elkhorn 2 (10 innings)

 

Final Loser’s Bracket

Cozad 2, McCook 0

 

Championship Final

Ralston (27-7) 8. Cozad (24-8) 0

Championship Coach:  Nancy Chalupa