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Featured Athlete of the Week: Haley Hamm, basketball Cloverdale High School
Haley Hamm is a senior basketball player at Cloverdale High School. She was born on Feb. 2, 1998 to Kimberly and Scott Hamm. She is an only child.
Her favorite restaurant is Panera Bread and she enjoys watching "The Walking Dead" and "Breaking Bad" on Netflix.
Hamm enjoys reading a lot and one of her favorite books is "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr.
She likes watching college basketball and she enjoyed watching Victor Oladipo at Indiana University.
BG: What's different about being a senior this year?
HH: It's the leadership definitely. We lost our best player in Bailee Stevens so it's definitely about splitting the leadership between our seniors. It's going to be...not tough this year but we definitely need to step up
BG: Who are some of your biggest supporters off the field?
HH: Definitely my parents. my dad especially. Then Coach Langdon. He has really supported me and helped me fix my shot and made me become one of the better shooters on the team.
BG: What are some of your favorite things about basketball?
HH: The feeling you get when you shoot and make a big three in a game. It's just the feeling of that swish and you are running back down the court. It's like you are weightless.
BG: What are your favorite things about your teammates?
HH: We work together really well. There is no drama. We talk things out and we work well on the court. We all listen to the coach obviously.
BG: What are your favorite memories playing at Cloverdale?
HH: I was hurt my first two years. But definitely having a good year last year.
BG: How long have you been playing basketball and what was it like when you first started.
HH: Since elementary. Obviously it was just super-clumsy. No one was really that good. But it was still a lot of fun.
BG: What are your post-high school plans?
HH: I'm definitely going to college. I'm looking at Butler and IU. I'm not sure What I'd like to major in but I'm looking at pre-pharmacology or something in the medical field most likely.
BG: What sparked your interest in the medical field?
HH: Well there are a couple of nurse practitioners in my family. I'm interested in the human body, psychology and brain anatomy. It's fascinating to me.