Jul. 26—"My dream has always been to be an Olympian." You can count Cassie Sumfest among the multitudes who are enthralled at a young age by the Olympic rings, gold medals and pageantry of the ...

Jul. 26—Cassie Sumfest was half a world away when the biggest obstacle between her and a life-long dream was eliminated. On a field hockey pitch in Ranchi, India, the U.S. Women's National Team ...

Jul. 22—Thousands of miles from home, Cassie Sumfest was received like a movie star in countries where field hockey enjoys peak popularity. She encountered post-game lines of autograph/selfie seekers ...

Cassie Sumfest's field hockey stick has become part passport, whisking her away to several continents, and part skeleton key, opening doors that are closed to most. Most recently it allowed her to ...

Cassie Sumfest is a graduate of Lewisburg HIgh School and the University of North Carolina. In her high school and collegiate careers, she was a member of the school's field hockey team. Sumfest said, ...