Rains freshman football players dies during practice

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A freshman football player at Rains High School in East Texas died Monday after collapsing during practice.

The ninth-grade student, identified by the Rains Independent School District in Emory as Marion Olivarez, collapsed during noncontact activities, according to the Tyler Morning Telegraph. He was airlifted to a Greenville hospital, where he later died. Emory is about 75 miles east of Dallas.

“The loss of any student wounds us all deeply,” Rains ISD Superintendent John Rouse said in a news release. “We know that the community joins Rains ISD in conveying our deepest sorrow and sincere condolences to the Olivarez family and friends.”

The school district plans to offer counseling for students.

Prayers to his family

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A freshman football player at Rains High School in East Texas died Monday after collapsing during practice.

The ninth-grade student, identified by the Rains Independent School District in Emory as Marion Olivarez, collapsed during noncontact activities, according to the Tyler Morning Telegraph. He was airlifted to a Greenville hospital, where he later died. Emory is about 75 miles east of Dallas.

“The loss of any student wounds us all deeply,” Rains ISD Superintendent John Rouse said in a news release. “We know that the community joins Rains ISD in conveying our deepest sorrow and sincere condolences to the Olivarez family and friends.”

The school district plans to offer counseling for students.

Prayers to his family

Likely a Congenital issue. Prayers to the family. Thank God we have the physical exams we have and continued improvement in recognizing risk factors in our athletes and kids in general.