AURORA | A profile look at Hinkley junior Leilah Swanson, who is on the roster for Team West in the fifth A-Town All-Star Girls Game:

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LEILAH SWANSON

School: Hinkley High School

Year: Junior

Height: 5-foot-10

2021-22 average: 7.0 points, 12.0 rebounds

Season highlights: Coach Jashua Hamilton’s Hinkley team returned a good deal of experience from the previous season with a group that included Swanson, who was one of the team’s stalwarts. A multi-sport athlete who had a strong fall season with school’s resurgent girls volleyball program, Swanson came out of the gates strong with double-digit rebounding efforts in the Thunderbirds’ first two games against Vista Ridge and Rock Canyon. Swanson is a first-time A-Town All-Star Game selection.

Courtney Oakes is Sports Editor and photographer with Sentinel Colorado. A Denver East High School and University of Colorado alum. He came to the Sentinel in 2001 and since then has received a number...