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Kids in Westmorland prove you can be COVID safe as you play sports

By Gianella Ghiglino

October 29, 2020 7:58 PM

Published October 29, 2020 11:24 AM

EL CENTRO, Calif. (KYMA,KECY)- Sports are a universal language, they unite communities and give them a sense of pride. One of the many things the pandemic took was youth sports but a group of kids in Westmorland want to show the world it is possible to be COVID-safe and play sports.

"These kids are all special needs and they are able to keep their masks the whole time and remember to sanitize their hands in between breaks it is amazing," said Gloria Brambila, Parent.

The goal of the soccer team is to give the kids a sense of normalcy amid all the chaos.

"We are also preparing the kids to go back to school, getting them used to wearing masks because in school they will be wearing them several hours," said Jacqueline Riddell, Coach.

Coming up on the Evening Edition, News 11 Gianella Ghiglino takes us inside one of the soccer practices.

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Gianella Ghiglino

Peruvian-born and LA raised Gianella Ghiglino joins the team from the San Fernando valley. “LA is the place that taught me how to breath and Peru is my breath.” She says she was inspired by the community she grew up in and began documenting her experience through poetry at the age of 7. “I wrote about everything I saw, felt and everything that inspired me.” When she entered High School she joined her school news station and realized that broadcast journalism allowed her to pursue her passion and her purpose all at once. Gianella attended Cal State Northridge and received a Bachelors degree in Broadcast Journalism and a minor in Spanish Broadcast Journalism, and Political Science. She did several internships while in College but most notably interned for PBS’s local LA station for three years. “My purpose is to share my story and of those in my community, my passion is writing.”

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