3RD ANNUAL EST WNY WARM-UP

*** THIS EVENT IS CURRENTLY AT CAPACITY. SUBMITTING REGISTRATION WILL ENSURE YOUR PLACEMENT ON THE WAIT LIST. IF SPACE OPENS UP, I’LL REACH OUT IN THE ORDER OF FORM SUBMISSION WITH FURTHER INFO! ***

Site: St. John Fisher University (Rochester, NY)
Date: Fri, April 26, 2024
Time: 6:30-9 PM
For: Girls in Classes of 2025-27 (9th-11th grade)
Cost: $85
Registration (completed online): EVENT REGISTRATION FORM
Payment: inquire directly for links due to current sellout of event

Mallory Heise, a 2025 that’s established herself as one of NY’s premier point guards, was one of the standouts of the night at last year’s EST WNY Warm-Up. (pictured here at the 2023 EST Summer Run, also at SJF)

I think we can begin to call this annual tradition now. 2022 started it off, 2023 kept it moving, and by 2024, it’s kind of a thing. Two sold-out events with a packed baseline of coaches in the books… let’s start off EST event season the same way in the same area once again. No-brainer to run it back in the 585.

The 3rd Annual EST WNY Warm-Up will be held on the campus of St. John Fisher University in Rochester, NY on Friday, April 26. This will be a ONE SESSION EVENT running from approximately 6:30-9 PM. Registration is accepted on a first-come, first-serve basis and will be capped at approximately 80 participants.

Participants have the opportunity to showcase their abilities in various outlets of play while also getting focused reps through a dedicated skill development segment. The competition piece includes an extended stretch of 3v3 play to not only allow athletes to get in a rhythm & provide a different look, but also to maximize touches and “in-game reps”. There will also be plenty of traditional 5v5 run, with rosters designed to be competitive for all players.

A’Briyah Cunningham, a Syracuse area 2025 that’s emerged as one of the most electric talents in upstate NY, was one of the breakout performers at last year’s WNY Warm-Up.

Since the inception of Empire State Takeover – the inaugural Summer League in 2015 – EST events have grown into one of the premier opportunities in the Northeast to gain visibility & exposure to collegiate programs and other valuable outlets on a player’s journey, such as evaluators & basketball-specific media outlets. The first two installments of the WNY Warm-Up, like most EST events, had dozens of coaches across the baseline. All 3v3 & 5v5 play is recorded as well, and for every coach that walks in the gym, there’s been another on the average tapping into the game film, which is also accessible for athletes. EST aims to provide meaningful exposure in a competitive environment – in order to ‘showcase’, you need to be able to ‘show’ someone. The events have provided that in a major way, and this year’s WNY Warm-Up will be no different!

Each of the first two WNY Warm-Up events have featured talent for all ‘next levels’, from those receiving attention from the highest end of Division I to others working to get on a few Division III radars, and I anticipate this year to be much of the same. Once the Class of 2024 matriculates, over 500 ‘ESTers’ since its inception less than a decade ago will have moved on to compete at the collegiate level.

Event days are some of my favorite days of year, and I’m truly looking forward to this one. Registration & payment links are at the top of the page, and a registered player list (updated daily, or at least as often as I can get to it) will be posted directly below. I hope to see you at Fisher on April 26!

Kaety L’Amoreaux, a Binghamton area standout that just wrapped a strong freshman year (10.1 PPG, 4.1 RPG, 27 MPG & 25 starts) at the Division I level for 31-2 *Fairfield*, helped break in the debut of EST events in Rochester at the WNY Warm-Up in 2022.

REGISTERED PLAYER LIST (updated as time allows)

Ava Amorese (5’7″, 2025)
Alyssa Auer (5’7″, 2025)
Kristina Baller (5’8″, 2025)
Emeline Barton (5’6″, 2025)
Ayasha Cherry-Fayton (5’6″, 2025)
Gabriela Esposito (5’8″, 2025)
Taryn Goodness (5’6″, 2025)
Jordyn Gross (6’0″, 2025)
Mallory Heise (5’7″, 2025)
Ava Howie (5’10”, 2025)
Lillian Hoyt (5’7″, 2025)
Eily Hubler (5’7″, 2025)
Macey Kovach (5’8″, 2025)
Augustine Krenzer (5’8″, 2025)
Alexis Kress (5’8″, 2025)
Sophia Lee (5’7″, 2025)
Natalie Mai (5’5″, 2025)
Madison Marusic (5’9″, 2025)
Molly Mescall (5’8″, 2025)
Nicole Miller (5’6″, 2025)
Addison Morgan (5’6″, 2025)
Maddie Newkirk-Mayer (5’10”, 2025)
Nadeja Newkirk (5’5″, 2025)
Hazell Nickerson (6’0″, 2025)
Payton O’Dell (6’0″, 2025)
Molly O’Toole (5’10”, 2025)
Kendall Parker (5’6″, 2025)
Madison Polky (5’9″, 2025)
Lola Pucci (5’7″, 2025)
Ava Sandroni (5’9″, 2025)
Sarah Seyfang (5’9″, 2025)
Olivia Simser (5’7″, 2025)
Mallory Sprissler (5’10”, 2025)
Takyla Taylor-Vaughn (5’9″, 2025)
Izzy Terzioski (5’11”, 2025)
Jordyn Townes (5’5″, 2025)
Grace Villnave (5’10”, 2025)
Evie Walcott (6’1″, 2025)
Ashaya Wallace (5’6″, 2025)
Samiyah Wright (5’11”, 2025)
Rya Anastasi (5’4″, 2026)
Julia Belanger (5’9″, 2026)
Allison Bell (5’6″, 2026)
Payton Bentley (5’11”, 2026)
Olivia Bommelje (5’7″, 2026)
Arianna Brandon (5’7″, 2026)
Cadence Brecker (6’2″, 2026)
Leah Buffan (5’5″, 2026)
Taylor Carnevale (5’7″, 2026)
Lydia Childs (5’7″, 2026)
Jennie Daum (6’0″, 2026)
Aniyah Eldridge (5’4″, 2026)
Rhylin Fehrenbach (5’10”, 2026)
Addy Foster (5’7″, 2026)
Maria Geary (5’9″, 2026)
Olivia Hoffman (5’9″, 2026)
Natalie Hollingshead (5’3″, 2026)
McKenna Hoyt (6’0″, 2026)
Madison Kalet (5’7″, 2026)
Bianca LiBritz (5’5″, 2026)
Emily McDonald (6’0″, 2026)
Kaitlyn Milham (5’10”, 2026)
Antonia Monico (5’4″, 2026)
Shelby Olear (5’10”, 2026)
Ajaya Orr (5’7″, 2026)
Georgia Wirth (5’6″, 2026)
Cheyenne Barabas (5’9″, 2027)
Natalie Birmingham (5’10”, 2027)
Caroline Brown (5’3″, 2027)
Lucy Bush (5’9″, 2027)
Bella Cohoon (5’6″, 2027)
Celsy Colombo (6’3″, 2027)
Alyssa Cowart (5’4″, 2027)
Nina Culum (6’0″, 2027)
Olivia Davis (5’5″, 2027)
Lyla Duskee (5’7″, 2027)
Claire Gallinger (5’8″, 2027)
Abby Gerstung (5’5″, 2027)
Loren Green (5’7″, 2027)
Erin Haggerty (5’10”, 2027)
Skylar Herington (5’9″, 2027)
Legacy Huggins (5’1″, 2027)
Kendall Hulsman (6’5″, 2027)
Braelyn Isaman (5’6″, 2027)
Maddy Kielkowicz (5’7″, 2027)
Lydia Land-Steves (5’10”, 2027)
Julia Lyman (5’5″, 2027)
Sienna Mills (5’5″, 2027)
Aliyah Pearson (5’4″, 2027)
Giana Renzi (5’6″, 2027)
Addison Thornton (5’7″, 2027)
Ella Trimarchi (5’9″, 2027)
Sam Wheeler (6’2″, 2027)
Zaniyah Williams (5’4″, 2027)