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May 7, 2026
NU’s Kailin McElroy slides into third base against Jonathon Alder. McElroy currently ranks top 10 in the CBC in on-base percentage and top 15 in total hits. (Gazette photo by Tim Miller)

Lady Wildcats handle Jonathan Alder, remain at the top of Mad River Division

 

By Tim Miller Richwood Gazette

A pair of local softball teams at or near the top of their respective divisions in the Central Buckeye Conference tangled with each other near Plain City.

North Union went into the game tied with Shawnee at the top of the Mad River Division with matching 10-2 records. Jonathan Alder stood in second place in the CBC’s Kenton Trail Division at 8-3, trailing Kenton Ridge with a 12-0 mark. The Lady Cats plated two runs in the visitors’ portion of the sixth inning and added an insurance score in the seventh to claim a 5-1 verdict over the Lady Pioneers.

North Union scored the first two runs of the game in the top of the initial inning. Kailin McElroy drew a lead-off …

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