ALBANY, N.Y. – Several current and future Hazen Union Lady Cats took to the hardwood with success last weekend for Lone Wolf Athletics out of Colchester.
Lone Wolf is the premier girls’ AAU program in the state of Vermont, created by the late Peoples Academy great Wayne Lafley, who passed away in 2022 after a two-year battle with cancer. Former Lady Cat champion and all-time great Caitlyn Davison honed her skills at Lone Wolf, finishing her outstanding Hazen Union career with nearly 1,200 career points, including a school record 34 points in 2023 state title game at the Barre Auditorium. Kelsie Rivard, Mya Lumsden, Taylor Thompson, and Autumn Dailey just finished up their sophomore year at Hazen and played for the eleventh-grade Lone Wolf team over the weekend, winning two out of three games. This quartet of talent teamed up with Davison as just freshman to help bring home the first Lady Cat state championship in over three decades. Incoming freshman Chloe Moodie joined her soon to be Lady Cat teammates in Albany, along with incoming Hazen seventh- graders Ellie Drown and Emalee McTigue. Hazen varsity girls’ head coach Randy Lumsden was also in Albany over the weekend and likes the maturity he’s seeing out of his young group as his program prepares to make a fourth consecutive march to the Aud next winter.
“The growth in the girls throughout the spring has been amazing. You can see them maturing right in front of you and their focus is very noticeable. We’re excited to keep working this summer and excited for the upcoming season,” said Lumsden.
Lumsden’s squad will play in the Lamoille Summer League for second straight year, starting June 30. Competition will not be a problem as they will test their skills out of division against the likes of North Country, St. Albans, MMU, and Enosburg. Lumsden will also be taking multiple grade levels to the Norwich University, VTSU-Castleton, and VTSU-Johnson hoop camps throughout the summer.
