A high school lacrosse player from Ohio has died after suffering an injury during a game earlier this week. Bay Village High School sophomore Dylan Veselic died Thursday morning, the school announced in a statement. He was 16 years old.

Dylan Veselic, a 16-year-old high school lacrosse player from Ohio, died this week following injuries suffered during a game. The Bay High School sophomore was struck by a ball in the back of the head on Tuesday before being rushed to the hospital in an ambulance and flown to another medical facility, where he received emergency surgery.

Bay High School has canceled a Friday lacrosse game against Clay High School. The move follows the death of Dylan Veselic, a sophomore who suffered a fatal injury on the lacrosse field while playing for Bay.