Upstate NY’s one-stop shop for high-level competitive girls’ hoops! Various events (high school showcases & middle school combines throughout upstate NY & PA) with the flagship program being ‘The League’ – an elite HS summer league for standout girls’ basketball players looking to play at the next level – along with dedicated media coverage & support for the girls’/women’s game.
CHECK OUT THE BLOG! Event articles, game write-ups from winter travels, comprehensive coverage from EST events, and much more: http://empirestatetakeover.blogspot.com/
WHO YOU SEE IN EST (2019/2020 EVENTS)
Dolly Cairns (Saratoga Springs/RHODE ISLAND, Atlantic 10 All-Rookie team) 
Belle Kranbuhl (Adirondack/MONMOUTH, MAAC All-Rookie team) 
Lindsey Lawson (Cazenovia/HARVARD) 
Bella Stuart (Shenendehowa/NEW HAMPSHIRE) 
Logan Thayne (Hoosick Falls/ALBANY) 
Sophie Tougas (Bradford Christian (MA)/CAL ST. BAKERSFIELD) 
Kelsey Wood (Averill Park/SACRED HEART, NEC All-Rookie team) 
Jill Casey (Horseheads/QUINNIPIAC) 
Makayla Blake (Colonie/ST. MICHAEL’S) 
Julia DeBeatham (Shaker/QUEENS) 
Madison Graham (Ichabod Crane/ADELPHI) 
Amanda Mieczkowski (Northampton (MA)/ASSUMPTION) 
Haedyn Roberts (Holland Patent/LE MOYNE) 
Simone Walker (Shenendehowa/ADELPHI) 
Kaitlyn Watrobski (Shenendehowa/ST. THOMAS AQUINAS) 
Halea Eaton (Norwich/LE MOYNE) 
Freey Pleasants (Syracuse Academy of Science/QUEENS) 
Sareena DiCerbo (Colonie/HARTWICK) 
Graycen Dubin (Guilderland/ITHACA) 
Alaina Holmes (Troy/TRINITY) 
Brinley Inglee (Hudson Falls/SUNY PLATTSBURGH) 
Ahnalese Pearson (Colonie/RPI) 
Kiley Snow (Whitesboro/SUNY GENESEO) 
Meghan Huerter (Shenendehowa/PROVIDENCE signee) 
Maddisyn Mahoney (Shaker/FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON signee) 
Olivia Olsen (Niskayuna/PROVIDENCE signee) 
Lilly Phillips (Cambridge/ALBANY signee) 
Sophie Phillips (Cambridge/RHODE ISLAND signee) 
Reese Vaughan (Seton Catholic (Binghamton)/NJIT signee) 
Anna Eng (Croton-Hudson/FAIRFIELD signee) 
Antonia May (Amsterdam/UMBC signee) 
Amelia Wood (2022; several D1 offers) 
Avery Mills (2024; several D1 offers) 
Jackie Piddock (South Jefferson/MARIST commit (2022)) 
Jill Huerter (2022; numerous D1 offers) 
Kaia Henderson (2022; numerous D1 offers) 
Maren Louridas (2022) 
Morgan Tompkins (2022; several D1 offers) 
Laycee Drake (Hancock/UMBC signee) 
Arianna Stockinger (Putnam Valley/PACE signee) 
Makenzie Smith (Broadalbin-Perth/USC AIKEN signee) 
Andie Gannon (Amsterdam/ROBERTS WESLEYAN signee) 
Abby Ray (Saratoga Springs/ALBANY commit) 
Adrien LaMora (2022) 
Anna Jankovic (Averill Park/D’YOUVILLE signee) 
Callie Chevalier (2022) 
Emma Shields (2022) 
Jackie Stanavich (Amsterdam/MERCY signee) 
Jordyn Meunier (Williston Northampton (MA)/AMERICAN signee) 
Julia Harvey (2021) 
Kaelah Carter (2022) 
Lauren Filien (2022) 
Lauren Patnode (2023) 
Macie Trimarchi (2022) 
Melanie Hoyt (Stamford/SAINT ANSELM signee) 
Molly Brophy (Greenwich/ST. MICHAEL’S commit) 
Natasha Chudy (2023) 
Rylee Carpenter (Shenendehowa/DOMINICAN signee) 
Solé Carrington (Shaker/HARTWICK commit) 
Sabrina Pressley (2021) 
Sydney Hart (2023) 
Sydney Hoefs (2022) 
Sydney Lusher (Oneida/LE MOYNE signee) 
Abby Racine (Northeastern Clinton/MERCY commit) 
Amarah Streiff (2023) 
Amaya Williams (Nottingham (Syracuse)/CENTRAL CONNECTICUT ST. signee) 
Claire Pikett (2022, D2 offered) 
Payton Graber (2022) 
Rhaymi Porter (Wilbraham & Monson (MA)/CANISIUS signee) 
Janay Brantley (2023)
APPEARANCE #1 ON THE NATE LULL PODCAST (June 2020): https://natelull.buzzsprout.com/938398/4383335-the-nate-lull-podcast-episode-49-jeff-mlinar
APPEARANCE #2 ON THE NATE LULL PODCAST with Eric Fluty (September 2020): https://natelull.buzzsprout.com/938398/5253634-the-nate-lull-podcast-episode-66-eric-fluty-jeff-mlinar
TIMES UNION SUMMER LEAGUE ARTICLE (October 2019) by James Allen: Times Union
CAPITAL REGION HS SPORTS SUMMER LEAGUE ARTICLE (June 2019) by Rob Jonas: Capital Region HS Sports
5TH ANNUAL EST UPSTATE FALL SHOWCASE – MORNING SESSION RECAP: Fall Showcase Morning Session
5TH ANNUAL EST UPSTATE FALL SHOWCASE – AFTERNOON SESSION RECAP: Fall Showcase Afternoon Session
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THE SARATOGIAN 2017 OPENING NIGHT COVERAGE: The Saratogian/Troy Record
