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  • Wes Leonard, MI high-school star, dies after hitting game-winner

    Source: http://voices.washingtonpost.com/ear...high-scho.html

    Wes Leonard, Michigan high-school star, dies after hitting game-winner
    By Cindy Boren

    Shortly after hitting the winning shot that secured his team's perfect season in an overtime game, a high school basketball player in Fennville, Mich., collapsed on the court Thursday night and later died.

    Wes Leonard, 16, collapsed moments after being hoisted into the air by jubilant teammates...

    ...The cause of death has not been determined, although Leonard reportedly was recovering from the flu...

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    Re: Wes Leonard, MI high-school star, dies after hitting game-winner

    Source: http://www.hollandsentinel.com/news/...flu-like-virus

    Cardiologist: Wes Leonard's heart failure could be linked to flu-like virus

    By LISA ERMAK
    The Holland Sentinel
    Posted Mar 04, 2011 @ 06:12 PM
    Holland, MI ?

    An abrupt loss of heart function and reduced pumping because of an enlarged heart, otherwise known as dilated cardiomyopathy, took the life of Fennville basketball star Wes Leonard on Thursday night...

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