May 5, 2026- On Friday May 1, High School South welcomed the newest inductees into its softball Hall of Fame. Coach Jim Christiano — at the helm for 15 years and who also served as athletic director — was a guest of honor and inductee on the coaching side, and player inductees included a group of pitchers with a combined total of more than 1,700 strikeouts:
- Janis Traub Hansen (class of 1976)
- Jodi (Solana) Ussery
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Rachel (Purpuro) House (above);
a duo of catchers:
- Harley Gowdy
- Madison Liguori (now part of the HSS staff);
a star center fielder in Andrea (Conover) Powitz; and two "forces at the plate" in Sara (Allen) Paturzo and Renae Avalone.
Congratulations to the latest group of High School South softball Hall of Famers!