Leilany Castro
Leilany Castro was born in Long Beach, and has been involved in and surrounded by sports for as long as she can remember. She’s a junior at Poly High School, and is currently involved in their first year of Girls Flag Football, as well as their Volleyball program. She’s currently taking on photography for Poly’s football team, hoping to continue that throughout her senior year, and for various other sports.

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