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Student Dies at School

By AP

Wagoner, OK – 8th-grade wrestler in Wagoner dies after practice

WAGONER, Okla. (AP) School officials in Wagoner say an eighth-grade wrestler has died after collapsing after a practice session.

Tulsa television station KJRH reports that Ty'Darius Penney was taken by an ambulance Wednesday to a hospital where he was pronounced dead.

School officials say that the practice was over and that the youth collapsed during a cool-down session.

The school called off Thursday's end-of-semester testing and had counselors on hand for students.

The school also canceled a Thursday night wrestling match and is may pull out of a tournament set for this weekend.

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