The 2025 EST Spring Showcase… SERIES

DATES & SITES (all Friday nights)

May 2: 4th Annual WNY Warm-Up @ SUNY Brockport (Rochester, NY area) (6:30-9 PM)
May 30: 1st Annual Scranton Spring Showcase @ Riverfront Sports (Scranton, PA) (6:30-9 PM)
June 20: 8th Annual Summer Kickoff @ Skidmore College (Saratoga Springs – Albany, NY area) (2 sessions – 5-7 & 7-9 PM)

For: Girls in Classes of 2026-2028 (9th-11th grade)
Registration: SPRING SHOWCASE REGISTRATION FORM
Payment: Venmo or CashApp (JeffMlinar for both); PayPal box below; inquire directly about other options
Cost: $90 for one session, $160 for two, $210 for all three locations
*these are showcases designed for the advanced HS player with desire to play at the college level*

EST events have reached across state lines from the Empire State into Scranton, PA since 2020, but that’s yet to include a *spring* HS showcase… until this year. The Scranton Spring Showcase takes the court at Riverfront, where NEPA star Chrissy Jacklinski was pictured here from the 2024 *Fall Showcase*, on May 30.

Fall 2024, the conclusion of Year 10 of Empire State Takeover’s existence, brought a showcase “series” for the first time with events across the general coverage region. That went so well, let’s just make that the model. Introducing…

The EST Spring Showcase Series. My goal remains to get eyes on more players from all corners of the extended coverage region while providing more convenient exposure & visibility opportunities. So in coming weeks, I’ll be traveling to host showcases in all three points of what’s become the EST event triangle. Two are previously established & highly successful events; one is a new addition in a very familiar location.

First up is Western New York, as SUNY Brockport plays host to the 4th Annual WNY Warm-Up on May 2. After that opens the month, Northeast PA closes it with Riverfront Sports in Scranton, PA – a home of EST events each year since 2020 – hosting the 1st Annual Scranton Spring Showcase on May 30. The Showcase Series finishes in my home area of the Capital District, as we break slightly north to beautiful Saratoga Springs for the 8th Annual EST Summer Kickoff at Skidmore College on June 20.

Athletes can choose to attend one or multiple showcase events. Compete local for the convenience, hit the road to expand your horizons around different players and in front of different coaches, or do some of both. Registration for all sessions is taken on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Event format includes various settings of play with minimal down time to provide athletes different opportunities to compete & show their abilities. 3v3 play allows participants to get into a rhythm, provide a different look, and maximize touches & “in-game reps”. There will also be a long stretch of traditional structured 5v5 run, with rosters geared to be competitive for all participants. In addition, all athletes will have the opportunity to get a dedicated skill session – always coordinated by current/former college basketball coaches or highly regarded development specialists.

Since the inception of Empire State Takeover – beginning with 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, including regional/national evaluators and media. Approximately 600 ‘ESTers’ have moved on to compete at the collegiate level or are committed to do so in the fall, and several have taken it a step further by playing professionally overseas. With that, events are always well-attended by college coaches, with dozens often across the baselines or sidelines – even a few that played in EST events when they were in high school. In order to “showcase”, you need to be able to “show” someone. EST events provide that outlet in a major way, and this series will be no different!

Event days are some of my favorite days of the year, and I’m really looking forward to hitting everywhere with the Spring Showcase Series. Registration & payment links are at the top of the page, and a registered player list (updated daily or as time allows) is directly below. Hope to see you in the gym somewhere over the next few weeks!

Even the alphas have some fun with it sometimes. Molly Mescall, Mallory Heise, and Emily McDonald just wanted a post-event pic… Loren Green said ‘ME TOO!’. The 4 Western New York standouts, all D1 offered or committed, led the charge at last year’s WNY Warm-Up. It’s this event that gets it jumping again in 2025, this time at SUNY Brockport.

REGISTERED PLAYER LISTS

8th Annual Summer Kickoff @ Skidmore (6/20)

Violet Atkinson (5’8″, 2026)
Allison Bell (5’6″, 2026)
Maggie Bishopp (6’4″, 2026)
Calleigh Boord (5’4″, 2026)
Arianna Brandon (5’7″, 2026)
Baileigh Briski (5’10”, 2026)
Mia Carmody (5’8″, 2026)
Ava Carpenter (5’4″, 2026)
Olivia Davis (5’11”, 2026)
Addy Foster (5’4″, 2026)
Bayleigh Freid (5’6″, 2026)
Alice Gaetano (5’9″, 2026)
Kate Gilooly (5’10”, 2026)
Kavya Gonuguntla (6’0″, 2026)
Bella Haldeman (5’6″, 2026)
Olivia Hoffman (5’9″, 2026)
Natalie Hollingshead (5’4″, 2026)
Madison Kalet (5’7″, 2026)
Laura Kosten (5’8″, 2026)
Aubrey Kramer (5’8″, 2026)
Brooke Kuzmich (5’6″, 2026)
Alex Leonard (5’8″, 2026)
Kendra Losee (5’5″, 2026)
Addy Loszynski (5’11”, 2026)
Alivia Mauer (5’7″, 2026)
Raegan McArdle (5’10”, 2026)
Tamia McCadney (5’4″, 2026)
Nayla Miley (5’10”, 2026)
Kaitlyn Milham (5’10”, 2026)
Antonia Monico (5’4″, 2026)
Adley Novack (5’7″, 2026)
Mya Parker (5’5″, 2026)
Sela Tatum (5’10”, 2026)
Chloe Waite (5’6″, 2026)
Bailee Wolfe (5’9″, 2026)
Jordan Wolfe (5’9″, 2026)
Maggie Zeyak (5’5″, 2026)
Margie Barton (5’5″, 2027)
Kylah Bednar (5’10”, 2027)
Alex Bicknell (5’7″, 2027)
Harly Birdsall (5’10”, 2027)
Bella Cohoon (5’7″, 2027)
Cailie Cummings (5’5″, 2027)
Autumn Dailey (5’9″, 2027)
Elizabeth Darling (5’6″, 2027)
Aly Dorman (5’6″, 2027)
Reese Duprey (5’10”, 2027)
Victoria Fall (5’7″, 2027)
Rosilee Forrest (5’10”, 2027)
Jordan Gennoy (5’6″, 2027)
Harper Gutheim (5’10”, 2027)
Aliya Hankey (6’0″, 2027)
Braelyn Isaman (5’7″, 2027)
Teagan Keane (6’0″, 2027)
Lydia Land-Steves (5’11”, 2027)
Emma Larson (5’11”, 2027)
Marianna Leslie (5’9″, 2027)
Maysa Long (5’11”, 2027)
Julia Lyman (5’6″, 2027)
Abby McKenna (5’10”, 2027)
Avery Motko (5’7″, 2027)
Charlotte Panetta (5’9″, 2027)
Raelynn Parks (5’11”, 2027)
Aliyah Pearson (5’5″, 2027)
Analynn Scelzi (5’6″, 2027)
Clara Shannon (5’7″, 2027)
Callie Spaulding (5’8″, 2027)
Addison Thornton (5’7″, 2027)
Ella Trimarchi (5’10”, 2027)
Ava Volforte (5’3″, 2027)
Mae Yenkavitch (5’8″, 2027)
Violet Berry (5’10”, 2028)
Giada Bevington (5’4″, 2028)
Mikeylah Biles (5’8″, 2028)
Lizzy Blanch (5’10”, 2028)
Mady Brennan (6’1″, 2028)
Gianna Buchiere (5’5″, 2028)
Riley Coleman (5’5″, 2028)
Bella Conroy (5’7″, 2028)
Bella Craig (5’7″, 2028)
Danielle Ennist (5’10”)
Jalyssa Garcia (5’6″, 2028)
Megan Goodell (5’10”, 2028)
Samantha Goodell (5’8″, 2028)
Jazmyne Harvey (5’8″, 2028)
Liv Hughes (5’6″, 2028)
Sophia Insogna (5’8″, 2028)
Emma Johnson (5’7″)
Elizabeth Kearney (5’7″, 2028)
Isabella Keling (5’9″, 2028)
Jayse Keville (5’10”, 2028)
Avery Kroening (5’9″)
Leah Lahera (5’7″, 2028)
Mia Natale (5’5″, 2028)
Greta Nolan (5’7″, 2028)
Lana Orietas (5’11”, 2028)
Makenna Pym (5’11”, 2028)
Masey Raymond (5’5″, 2028)
Brooke Reddington (5’10”, 2028)
Samara Rizzo (5’4″, 2028)
Naichaliz Sanchez (5’6″, 2028)
Savannah Simmons (5’6″)
Sabrina Tiberi (6’1″, 2028)
Eliana Trumper (5’6″, 2028)
Kailey Weber (5’10”, 2028)
Maggie Wohlleber (5’9″, 2028)
Alicia Wood (6’1″)
Keymora Woods (5’6″, 2028)

4th Annual WNY Warm-Up @ SUNY Brockport (5/2) post-event participant list

Allison Bell (5’6″, 2026)
Leah Buffan (5’6″, 2026)
Ava Carpenter (5’4″, 2026)
Lydia Childs (5’8″, 2026)
Julie Cruz (5’5″, 2026)
Jordyn Dyring (5’9″, 2026)
Kayla Flask (5’7″, 2026)
Ava Gunnells (6’0″, 2026)
Kendall Hess (5’8″, 2026)
Madison Kalet (5’7″, 2026)
Laura Kosten (5’8″, 2026)
Clairissa Milliman (5’3″, 2026)
Antonia Monico (5’4″, 2026)
Tessa Rodwell (5’7″, 2026)
Zee-Anna Sweat (5’3″, 2026)
Caraline Wasileski (5’9″, 2026)
Michaela Wiskup (6’1″, 2026)
Olivia Amorese (5’7″, 2027)
Taylor Anne (5’10”, 2027)
Taryn Ashley (5’5″, 2027)
Caroline Brown (5’4″, 2027)
Lucy Bush (5’9″, 2027)
Bella Cohoon (5’7″, 2027)
Nina Culum (6’0″, 2027)
Olivia Davis (5’8″, 2027)
Lyla Duskee (5’7″, 2027)
Raegan Evingham (5’9″, 2027)
Sofia Falleti (5’10”, 2027)
Claire Gallinger (5’8″, 2027)
Nora Gambitta (5’6″, 2027)
Loren Green (5’7″, 2027)
Erin Haggerty (5’10”, 2027)
Braelyn Isaman (5’7″, 2027)
Samantha Korzenieski (5’11”, 2027)
Julia Lyman (5’6″, 2027)
Bellarose Milligan (5’6″, 2027)
Sienna Mills (5’5″, 2027)
Giana Renzi (5’5″, 2027)
Sicily Shaffer (5’11”, 2027)
Clara Shannon (5’7″, 2027)
Amelia Sloan (5’4″, 2027)
Mikeylah Biles (5’8″, 2028)
Gianna Buchiere (5’5″, 2028)
Bella Ceccarelli (5’7″, 2028)
Bella Conroy (5’7″, 2028)
Emmersen Crawford (5’9″, 2028)
Mia Duskee (5’5″, 2028)
Danielle Ennist (5’10”, 2029)
Sophia Frayne (6’3″, 2028)
Abby Gerstung (5’5″, 2028)
Lucy Giordano (5’4″, 2028)
Denari Langston (5’9″, 2028)
Madelyn Marcezin (5’3″, 2028)
Baya Oehlbeck (5’3″, 2028)
Samara Rizzo (5’4″, 2028)
Payton Rundell (5’6″, 2028)
Gabby Schmidt (5’6″, 2028)
Savannah Simmons (5’6, 2029)
Charli Sisson (5’5″, 2028)
Meya Smith (6’0″, 2028)
Emerson Sullivan (6’2″, 2028)
Ali Tomidy (6’0″, 2028)
Layla Vasciannie (5’6″, 2028)
Keymora Woods (5’6″, 2028)

1st Annual Scranton Spring Showcase @ Riverfront (5/30) post-event participant list

Remi Campbell (5’4″, 2026)
Ava Carpenter (5’4″, 2026)
Kavya Gonuguntla (6’0″, 2026)
Ava Gunnells (6’0″, 2026)
Olivia Hoffman (5’9″, 2026)
Natalie Hollingshead (5’4″, 2026)
Aubrey Kramer (5’8″, 2026)
Brooke Kuzmich (5’6″, 2026)
Addy Loszynski (5’11”, 2026)
Nayla Miley (5’10”, 2026)
Antonia Monico (5’4″, 2026)
Alexis Reimold (5’9″, 2026)
Payton Sutryk (5’11”, 2026)
Maggie Warpus (6’2″, 2026)
Malice Blackwell (5’7″, 2027)
Mora Bogart (5’11”, 2027)
Ella Clementoni (5’7″, 2027)
Esther Davis (5’6″, 2027)
Victoria Fall (5’7″, 2027)
Ava Fenton (5’7″, 2027)
Rosilee Forrest (5’10”, 2027)
Abigail Gelinger (5’7″, 2027)
Aliya Hankey (6’0″, 2027)
Chrissy Jacklinski (5’8″, 2027)
Kourtney Jezorwski (5’7″, 2027)
Madison Klouse (5’9″, 2027)
Gianna Lake (5’7″, 2027)
Emma Larson (5’11”, 2027)
Madison Lewis (5’8″, 2027)
Mariah Marolo (5’7″, 2027)
Rae Napierski (5’7″, 2027)
Ashley Ondreyko (5’8″, 2027)
Marielle Searles (5’11”, 2027)
Juliana Silva (5’3″, 2027)
Addison Thornton (5’7″, 2027)
Addison Whitbeck (5’7″, 2027)
Mia Yahner (6’0″, 2027)
Rhylee Bell (5’7″, 2028)
Quinlan Blake (5’7″, 2028)
Maddie Chatt (5’7″, 2028)
Anna Clementoni (5’10”, 2028)
Bella Conroy (5’7″, 2028)
Cecelia Coombe (5’7″, 2028)
Caitlin Dempsey (5’4″, 2028)
Danielle Ennist (5’10”, 2029)
Jordyn Ericksen-Hrehor (5’8″, 2028)
Berkley Ingram (5’9″, 2029)
Ariana Isaacs (5’8″, 2028)
Chloe Mamera (6’1″, 2028)
Lily Morgan (5’9″, 2030)
Kinley Purdy (5’6″, 2028)
Makenna Pym (5’11”, 2028)
Abria Reynolds (5’5″, 2029)
Samara Rizzo (5’4″, 2028)
Lavin Vecerkauskas (5’10”, 2029)
Keymora Woods (5’6″, 2028)

One thought on “The 2025 EST Spring Showcase… SERIES”

Eric Keville says:

April 11, 2025 at 6:14 am

The myth, the man, the legend…..Jeff is as dedicated as it gets to help all of our daughters pursue their dreams of playing college basketball. Thank you Jeff for all you do!!

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