The USA TODAY Network is spotlighting the high school athletes and sports figures who shaped communities and defined their states. Our list included players who had a major impact at the high school level first and foremost. Softball is a sport that has only truly had a professional level over the last few years with the advent of the AUSL. So, what the player did in high school counted for a lot and then where they went to college came next. The readers choice for best all-time lohud softball player, presented by White Plains Hospital, is Lauren Rende of Ardsley. ✍: Debbie Schechter lohudsoftball scrubsgeek1318 / The Journal News/lohud.com 📸: Seth Harrison sethharrison/ The Journal News/lohud.com #lohudSports #lohudSoftball #HighSchoolSoftball #ReadersChoice #WhitePlainsHospital wphospital ardsleyvarsitysoftball