The Brief

A football player at Lancaster Early College High School died at the hospital on Wednesday morning after suffering a heat-related emergency during practice on Monday.

Preston Malone was a sophomore on the junior varsity team.

The district said grief counselors will be available on campus for his classmates, teammates, and teachers.

LANCASTER, Texas - A sophomore football player at Lancaster Early College High School has died after suffering a medical emergency during practice on Monday.

Lancaster Football Player Dies

What we know:

According to the Lancaster Independent School District, Preston Malone started feeling ill during Monday’s junior varsity football practice.

He alerted his coaches, who quickly began following UIL heat safety protocols. The athletic trainers a

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