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Jupiter’s Senior Softball

When it comes to “star power” Jupiter’s Senior Softball
program has it, thanks to nearly a dozen standout players,
all in their 80s, who have been inducted into the National
Senior Softball Hall of Fame (HOF) in the last 25 years.
Three of the honorees are longtime Jupiter players who
are participating in the Jupiter Senior Softball Association’s
(JSSA) 2022 Winter League. They are: Rocco Cambareri,
inducted in 2006, Norm Haltrich, inducted 2017, and Scott
Logan, a 2021 honoree. Ted Battistone, who died in 2020,
was a 2005 inductee and was the inaugural inductee in the
JSSA’s Hall of Fame.
JSSA Commissioner Tom Cosentino said the association
is fortunate to have a total of eleven players as National Hall
of Fame honorees, and added: “Their accomplishments on
the national level reflect great credit on themselves and Scott Logan and Norm Haltrich Rocco Cambereri
as well as on Jupiter’s Senior Softball program and we
congratulate them.” a couple years after retiring from AT&T management. In of induction are: Larry Callaway, 1997; Dave Robertson,
The National Senior Softball Hall of Fame, founded addition to playing in Jupiter, he, Logan and Cambareri all 1997; Arden Siegendorf, 1997; Warren Watson, 1999; Pat
in 1995, is based in Mustang, Okla. It recognizes travel to play in tournaments around the country at least Devine, 1999; Milton Graphe, 2002; and Bob Fuhst, 2005.
players who have achieved the highest honors in Senior six or seven times a year. And they’ve earned numerous The Jupiter Senior Softball program is open to persons
Softball. Eligibility requirements include having earned tournament championship rings over the years. 55 and over and is sponsored by the JSSA in cooperation
a specified number of points from awards received in Logan, 83, the 2021 National HOF inductee, is a retired with the Town of Jupiter. Games are every Monday,
National or World Senior Softball Tournaments. Nominees school principal from Pennsylvania. He credits softball Wednesday and Friday at 8:30 a.m. at Jupiter Community
must submit other documentation, including letters of with keeping him healthy. “It keeps me in shape, keeps Park. New players are always welcome. To register, or for
recommendations from managers, and be voted into the me active and keeps me young,” he said. information visit www.leaguelineup.com/jssa.
Hall of Fame by members. Other former Jupiter senior league players enshrined in
Cambareri, 85, a retired general contractor, said, the National Senior Softball Hall of Fame, and their year Photos by Johnny Moore
“Softball saved my life.” He cited his previous lifestyle
that included smoking cigars, being overweight and getting
very little exercise. He was inducted into the HOF as a
player in 2006. And he also is to be inducted as a manager
into the the 2022 Softball USA Hall of Fame. Cambareri
has represented the United States in international
tournaments, including Spain, Ireland, Scotland, Italy and
England.
Haltrich, 86, was a 2017 Hall of Fame inductee and
has played in Jupiter’s senior softball league since 1988, Tournament championship rings

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