--2012 UNITY WILDCATS TRYOUTS-- UNITY WILDCATS 2012 SEASON TRYOUTS WILL BE HELD IN LATE FEBRUARY OR EARLY MARCH. FIRM DATES WILL BE POSTED ON THIS WEB SITE IN MID-FEBRUARY. TRYOUTS ARE OPEN AND ALL PLAYERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO TRY OUT. OUR "INFO" PAGE WILL ALSO BE UPDATED IN FEBRUARY TO INCLUDE THIS YEAR'S FORMS AND FAQs. WITNESS --UNITY WILDCATS PLAYERS DOMINATE EARLY SEASON HIGH SCHOOL GAMES-- Syracuse, New York - (12/28/11) - Highlights from the early season's high school games have been plentiful for the Unity Wildcats. With the season still in its early stages, stat sheets across the region are being filled up with the exploits of myriad Unity Wildcats. Some early highlights: Thousand Islands (6-0; Ranked 11th in State Class C): Led by Kristin McGraw's sharp shooting and tenacious floor game, the Vikings are off to a perfect start. McGraw is averaging 18ppg and the Vikings are a legitimate threat to take top Section 3 honors come February. Jamesville-Dewitt (5-0; Ranked 14th in State Class A): Kayleigh Cavanaugh knew she had to step up her game when fellow Wildcat Caitlin Cariseo went down with an ACL injury this past summer. Thus far, KayCav has done just that. Leading the Red Rams in both scoring and assists, she's shown grace and poise as J-D has come out of the gate winning its first five games, including a gritty road win over Class A rival Cortland. With the help of fellow UCat Stephanie Mannion, the Red Rams have their eyes on a long elusive Sectional Title. Westhill (7-0; Ranked 6th in State Class B): Led by a trio of Unity Wildcats, the Westhill Warriors are off and running under the guidance of Hall of Fame Coach Sue Ludwig. Wildcats Anna Ross, Sam Peebles and Maggie Tripodi's combined 40ppg are the main reason that Westhill is undefeated. Class B is loaded this year and the Warriors will have to consistently play at their best to ward off a bevy of Section 3 Title contenders. Bishop Grimes (6-0; Ranked 14th in State Class B): Last year was a transitional year for the Lady Cobras as they moved from Class C to Class B. With a year of experience under their belts, the Lady Cobras are on the rise! Led by another trio of UCats (and Unity Coach Carlee Cassidy), Grimes is off to a perfect start. Amelia Heiselman began the season with 28 threes in four games and has now been hounded by box-and-one defenses the last two games as a result. Cue UCats Jordan Vaught and Tina Hoag. Both have stepped up to show opponents that blanketing Heiselman is not a recipe for success. Don't sleep on the Lady Cobras! Oriskany (4-1; Ranked 9th in State Class D): After an opening night loss, the Redskins have reeled off four straight wins and moved into the top 10 in Class D. UCat Christina Graziadei leads the way averaging a double-double at 16.2ppg and 11.1 rpg. Cortland (6-1; Ranked 18th in State Class A): Their only blemish in the early going is a 43-39 knock-down, drag-out loss to Jamesville-Dewitt in early December. Veteran UCat and Lemoyne signee Maggie Brown has broad shoulders and she uses them every night to pick up her teammates and bring them together to victory. Averaging an otherworldly 29ppg and 16rpg, Brown is having one of the finest Senior seasons in CNY history. Fayetteville-Manlius (6-1; Ranked 18th in State Class AA): Three seems to be the magic number for the Wildcats as another trio of Wildcats have pushed the Hornets to an almost perfect record through seven games. Seniors Alexis Rios and Kiley Shoemaker provide leadership and talent, while Lauren Getman delivers exceptional inside-out play. With back-to-back wins over AA rival Liverpool already in the hopper, the Hornets are looking forward to their early January showdown with Cicero North Syracuse. Jordan-Elbridge (4-1): Led by Holy Cross bound UCat Molly Hourigan, the Eagles are a blue collar crew who bring their hardnosed focus to every game. Hourigan's unassuming, classy manor belies a ferocious competitive spirit that produces a triple-double in almost every contest. Boasting an impressive road win over AA Nottingham, the Eagles are not to be taken lightly by any opponent as they contend for a Class B Sectional Title. Cicero-North Syracuse (4-2; Ranked 1st in State Class AA): The Northstars record is deceiving. Both losses came at the hands of nationally ranked teams at the Phoenix TOC. The two losses were preceded by two wins against the #6 and #22 teams in the country. CNS is generally regarded as the top team in CNY and for good reason. In addition to nationally recognized B. Stewart, the Northstars feature another trio of Unity Wildcats: Abbey Timpano, Cara Gannett and Hannah Nichols. CNS' overall talent is so strong they would be the frontrunner to win Class AA Sectionals even without Stewart. New Hartford (6-1; Ranked 9th in State Class A): Super-Soph Amy Evans has been a key to New Hartford's fast start to the 2011-12 season. Averaging in double figures, Evans' hard work in the off season has clearly paid off as she has stepped forward in a big way for the Spartans. Along with J-D and Cortland, New Hartford has to be considered one of the favorites to take the Class A Section 3 Title. Skaneateles (5-3): Another team with a deceiving record. Led by yet another trio of Unity Wildcats, the Lakers are a young squad whose leading scorer is Freshman UCat Elizabeth Lane. Lane is complemented in the middle by 6-1 Sophomore Joanna Dobrovosky and 6-0 Junior Mary Buck. Skaneateles has endured one of the toughest first half schedules in the area and looks to improve its W-L ledger in coming weeks. West Genesee (6-2): After racing to a 6-0 record, the WG Wildcats have come down to earth  with hard fought losses to Westhill and Skaneateles. Sophomore UCat Melissa Fumano has been nothing less than a revelation for West Genny. Fumano is averaging more than 16ppg while displaying one of the all-around best inside-out games in CNY. Upcoming games with some of Class AA's top teams will indicate just how far West Genesee can go through Sectionals this year. Working to Help Their Teams Into Contention: Shea Foster (Can) - Canastota is off to a rough start but by no fault of Foster. Shea is averaging 22ppg and 9rpg leading the Raiders in both categories. Expect the Raiders to show marked improvement as the season progresses. Ashlynn Palmitesso (Ful) - Carrying on one of the most distinguished careers in Fulton history, Palmitesso fits every definition of the word "leader" for her improving squad. Averaging over 17ppg, she never hangs her head and always picks up her teammates. Kaitlin Antelmi (Chit) - Chittenango was thin when the season started and the loss of scoring point guard Sierra Shafer didn't help matters. Nonetheless, Antelmi has continued her workmanlike approach and boasts 13ppg and 9rpg for her Chittenango Bears. Maggie Carpenter (Caz) - The Lakers have come up on the short end of a number of tight games to start the season. But with the loss of three starters, the Lakers were expected to take awhile before they got their sea legs. Carpenter is yet another Wildcat averaging a double-double every game and the Lakers hope to surprise in the second half. Maria Lapertosa - (Wbro) - It hasn't taken this Freshman too much time to get comfortable in the starting lineup for perennial Class A power Whitesboro. Lapertosa is averaging almost 11ppg for the Warriors. Another team off to a tough start, don't be surprised to see Whitesboro making some noise come Sectionals. Shauntesha Bryant (Cor) and Hope Defazio (Bvl) - Both are contributing on veteran AA squads that are off to strong starts. Sam Roberts (CNS) - The CNS varsity is loaded and Roberts made the decision to play with the junior varsity squad and is tearing it up for the CNS youngsters! Natalie Nardella (CBA) - Much like CNS, CBA has a veteran varsity squad. Nardella is honing her craft with the CBA junior varsity, leading them in most statistical categories. Marissa Moreman (Cor) - Continues her rehabilitation and recovery from a torn ACL. Hope to see you on the court before the end of the season Marissa!! Coach Kramer (Ond) - After a slow beginning, Coach Kramer's Oneida squad has strung together back-to-back wins for the first time in more than a year. The Oneida team mirrors its coach's intense determination and more wins look to be on the horizon for this young squad. WILDCATS AT THE INNER HARBOR, BALTIMORE, MARYLAND It's not all about basketball! l-r: Maggie Brown, Abbey Timpano, Christina Graziadei, Anna Ross, Kiley Shoemaker Amelia Heiselman (front), Lauren Getman, Kaitlin Antelmi, Maggie Tripodi, Alexis Rios SCROLL DOWN FOR PRACTICE SCHEDULES AND TEAM NEWS.

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UPCOMING TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
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TEAM NOTES & SCHEDULES

16-17N  KRAMER NOTES:

16-17N Practice Schedule:

TBD - March 2012

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15-16N MANNION NOTES:

15-16N Practice Schedule:

TBD - March 2012

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14-15A CASSIDY NOTES:

14-15A Practice Schedule:

TBD - March 2012

Past Highlights and general Wildcats Club news can be found on the News page.

UPDATES:

2011 SENIOR COLLEGE CHOICES - The following Unity Wildcat Seniors will continue their basketball careers at these great schools:


A number of Seniors have not yet made final college choices and will be posted above as soon as we receive confirmation of their decisions.

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Over the past six years, the Unity Wildcats have helped develop and send more players to Division I-II schools than any program in Central New York:

2012 - Molly Hourigan - College of the Holy Cross (D-1)
2012 - Maggie Brown - Lemoyne College (D-II)
2011 - Ashley Stec - Manhattan College (D-I)
2011 - Kelsey Mattice - University of Maine (D-I)
2011 - Ashley Cianfriglia - Roberts Wesleyan (NAIA / D-II)
2011 - Tessa Pucello - Lemoyne College (D-II)
2009 - Mary Beth Egan - Lehigh University (D-I)
2009 - Alyssa Sutherland - Loyola Maryland (D-I)
2009 - Kiley Evans - Sacred Heart (D-I)
2009 - Carissa Reed - University of New Hampshire (D-I)
2009 - Carly Cooper - Siena College (D-I)
2009 - Betsy Gadziala - Monmouth College (D-I)
2009 - Irene Hudson - Goldey Beacom College (D-II)
2008 - Nikki Carroll - University of New Haven (D-II)
2008 - Lindsay Niles - St. Bonaventure (D-I)/Eckerd College (D-II)
2008 - Katie Hart - Canisius College (D-I) /Lemoyne College (D-II)
2006 - Carlee Cassidy - University of Maryland Baltimore County (D-I)
2005 - Maureen Mannion - University of Pennsylvania (D-I)
2005 - Stephanie Roy - Stonehill College (D-II)
2005 - Amanda Cavo - Canisius College (D-I)
2005 - Lela Niemetz - Daemon College (D-II)

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