HPC’s Hailey Lindburg becomes first area athlete to earn ANR AOTY recognition

Hailey Lindburg did not play basketball her eighth grade year and had no intentions of playing in high school, either. With a ton of coaxing and promises made from High Plains girls basketball coach Mack Alspaugh, an introverted Lindburg gave the winter sport a shot -- and the game loved her back. Her efforts on the basketball floor, as well as on the volleyball court landed L...