In keeping with a report by LA Occasions’ Eric Sondheimer, a soccer participant at Westlake Excessive Faculty in California, has died after struggling a extreme bronchial asthma assault.
His title was Julius Poppinga, and he performed defensive finish for Westlake of their season opener in opposition to Taft (Calif.) two weeks in the past.
Head coach Mark Serve instructed Sondheimer that he visited Poppinga on the hospital earlier this week, and he appeared to be enhancing. The 17-year-old wished to speak about soccer relatively than his well being.
“He didn’t need to speak about his well being. He wished to speak soccer… We talked about him getting again on the sector. I used to be texting final night time, letting him know, ‘I like you.’ This morning, I acquired the information.”
At a staff assembly, gamers had been knowledgeable of Poppinga’s loss of life. Principal Jason Branham knowledgeable the remainder of the varsity by way of electronic mail.
Westlake (1-1) will go to Thousand Oaks (Calif.) this Friday night time. Their subsequent dwelling sport will come in opposition to 2-0 Paraclete (Calif.) the next Friday.
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