: Welcome

 CNYWildcats

Formed in 2005, the CNYWildcats Fastpitch program is an educational and year round youth softball development opportunity for the students that attend Onondaga and Cayuga County surrounding school districts. The program is dedicated to providing the following benefits and experiences for its team members and families: To have a blast playing softball! To contribute to the continuing development of player self-esteem & confidence. To strengthen fundamental softball knowledge, skills, and playing ability. To develop wholesome, meaningful, and lasting friendships. To gain valuable life experiences as a result of team travel and tournament play. To expand player awareness of the benefits of competition and to showcase their softball talents. The 2009 CNYWildcats select team includes players from West Genesee HS, Marcellus HS, Jamesville Dewitt HS, Morrisville Eaton HS, Solvay HS, Phoenix HS and will compete in ASA and PONY at the 16U level.

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SOUTHERN ONONDAGA COUNTY SOFTBALL LEAGUE

Wednesday, July 8 @ 6:00 pm

vs.  MARCELLUS at MARCELLUS  

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2009 16U CNY WILDCATS SUMMER TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE 

6TH ANNUAL ASA- DOWN AND DIRTY CLASSIC June 20, 2009 - June 21, 2009 – CICERO

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3^rd ANNUAL PONY- Ithaca Diamonds NATIONAL QUALIFIER- FRIDAY- SUNDAY/ JUNE26-27-28 

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NYS CHAMPIONSHIPS ASA B NATIONAL QUALIFIER / JULY 4-5 – ROME NY

Saturday / July 4th at John Kost Fields in Rome, NY 

8:00am   vs   Onondaga Express Win 8-3

12:00   vs   CNY Hurricanes Win 8-0

2:00pm   vs   Rome Girls Softball Loss 6-9 / 8 innings

6th seed vs Northern Explosion 8am

6^TH ANNUAL ASA- MIDSUMMER SLAM / JULY 11-12 – CICERO

16U Pool D

E. Renegades Gold

F. CNY Wildcats

G. Fearless Friction                                             

H. Rage Silver   

ASA- CAN AM SHOOTOUT / JULY 24-26 -  WATERTOWN

ASA (Sterling, Virginia) / AUGUST 6-10

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~ MOTTOES & MESSAGES ~

We always leave the dugout, the ballpark, each situation, each other, and the world in better shape than we found them. ~Dr. "Coach" Steve Cosgrove
We don't let one mistake hurt us twice..in the classroom, on the ball field, in life. ~Coach ARS
Don't look back...they may be gainin' on you! ~Satchel Paige
Don't let anyone steal your dreams!
Good enough never is.
Refuse to Lose...In the Classroom and on the Field!
If you don't know where you're going you might, you will, end up somewhere else. ~Yogi Berra

Champions aren't made in the gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them...a DESIRE, a DREAM, a VISION! ~Muhammad Ali
We don't practice, we train to compete! ~Coach ARS
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away. ~George Carlin
If Babe Ruth had been a soccer player, soccer would be our national pastime. ~Pete Rose
A hot dog at the ballgame beats roast beef at the Ritz. ~Humphrey Bogart
We don’t get there by wishing...we get there by doing. ~"Pistol" Pete Maravich
It's not the honors and not the titles and not the power that is of ultimate importance. It's what resides inside. ~Mr. Rogers
It's what you learn after you know it all that counts. ~John Wooden
A true friend is someone who reaches for your hand and touches your heart. ~Tony Robbins
We don't teach a person anything...we only help him discover it within himself. ~Galileo
Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence...talent will not...education will not. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent...the slogan "Press On" has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race. ~Calvin Coolidge
Play your best and your best will be good enough! ~Bernie Walter
Life is not important except for the impact it has on others' lives. ~Jackie Robinson
The only way to get better is to get smarter. ~Rich Lupino

We are first and foremost a TEAM ... we all have equal value ... we all play different roles.

The more I do something correctly, the better I get at it. ~ “The Learning Curve of Life
Repetition is the Mother of Success. ~Rich Luppino
Whether you think you can or think you can’t, you’re absolutely right. ~Henry Ford

Aim above morality...be not simply good, be good for something. ~Henry David Thoreau
Age wrinkles the body...quitting wrinkles the soul. ~General Douglas MacArthur

Don’t give up ... don’t ever give up! ~Jim Valvano
Being good is the worst enemy of being your best. ~Brooks Robinson
If you can't do something correctly slowly, you can't do it correctly quickly.
It’s what you do when the coach is not around that makes the biggest difference in your preparation and in your playing ability.
The other team could make trouble for us if they win! ~Yogi Berra
If you have an opportunity to make things better, and you don't do that, you are wasting your time on this earth. ~Roberto Clemente
Never stop talking to your parents...they will always be your best friends. ~Coach ARS 
What goes around, comes around! ~“The Boomerang Principle”
We are stonger together than we are alone. ~Walter Payton
Anything that you do everyday will never go away.
If you're not five minutes early, you're late! ~Vince Lombardi
You can't quit...it's a league rule! ~Brian Piccolo
Neither the game of softball nor this world owes me anything...I get what I earn! Before you can be a great athlete, you have to be a great person. ~Bill McCall
We may not always be by you, but we will always be with you
If God brings you to it, He will bring you through it.
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                           The History of Fastpitch
The first women's softball team was formed in 1895 at Chicago's West Division High School. They did not obtain a coach for competitive play until 1899 and it was difficult to create interest among fans. However, only five years later, more attention was given to the women's game. The Spalding Indoor Baseball Guide 1904 issue fueled this attention by devoting a large section of the guide to the game of women's softball.
The Chicago National Tournament in 1933 also advanced the sport. At this competition, the male and female champions were honored equally. The International Softball World Championships in 1965 developed women's softball by making it an international game, a step towards the Pan-American Games and the Olympics. Eleven years later, women softball players were given the closest equivalent to Major League Baseball with the 1976 formation of the International Women's Professional Softball League. Player contracts ranged from $1,000 to $3,000 per year, but the league disbanded in 1980 because of financial ruin.
The popularity of women's fastpitch softball has grown steadily since the professional league's end in 1980. In fact, once again, there is another professional fastpitch league In 1982, the National Collegiate Athletic Association began holding women's softball championships. This championship tournament is now called the Softball World Series. UCLA has dominated the competition and won the title 11 times. Softball is one of only 2 sports in the NCAA exclusive to women -- the other is Field Hockey. More than 25 million people in the United States of all age groups now actively play the game.
In 1996, women's fastpitch softball reached the pinnacle of sports when it became an Olympic medal event. The US women's team has won all three softball gold medals awarded in the sport. The strength of the US team reflects the popularity of fastpitch softball among women in the United States. The Amateur Softball Association of America reports that it "annually registers over 260,000 teams combining to form a membership of more than 4.5 million". These numbers do not all apply to fastpitch, yet it is consistently growing along with slowpitch. More than 40 million adults and youngsters play annually in the United States some form of competitive and recreational softball and the majority of them play Amateur Softball Association softball. Softball is the largest team participation sport in the U.S.A. Because of its popularity many associations have been created to organize the sport over the past 25 years: the ASA / USA Softball (National Governing Body of softball, the American Fastpitch Association (AFA), National Softball Association (NSA), the Independent Softball Association (ISA), and Pony League Baseball and Softball to name a few.