Kentucky high school football player dies after head injury

Apr 4, 2023, 9:54 AM

SOMERSET, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky high school football player who suffered a head injury during a scrimmage last week has died.

The Kentucky High School Athletic Association said Monday in a statement on Facebook that it joined family, friends and teammates in mourning the loss of Pulaski County High School varsity football player Andrew Dodson.

“No words can explain, justify or rationalize tragedies such as these,” the association wrote.

Alan Dodson told the Lexington Herald-Leader that his son was running the ball during his team’s spring game when he was tackled by a teammate.

“It was not a violent hit or helmet-to-helmet. It was a simple, clean tackle,” Alan Dodson said. “His head hit the turf, and Andrew suffered blunt-force trauma to the brain.”

Andrew Dodson played tight end and defensive end for the Maroons during his junior season, WKYT reported.

United States News

FILE - North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum delivers his budget address before a joint session of the Nort...

Associated Press

North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum set to announce 2024 Republican campaign for president

North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum is set to announce his 2024 Republican campaign for president Wednesday, adding his name to a long list of contenders hoping to dent Donald Trump’s early lead in the race. Burgum, 66, is set to kick off his campaign in the city of Fargo, where he lives and which is […]

23 hours ago

Associated Press

‘Home is like a jail’: Afghan soldier weathers injuries, uncertainty in US asylum bid

HOUSTON (AP) — The April visit to a Houston clinic was just one of a never-ending assembly line of medical appointments January release from an immigration detention center. The former Afghan soldier, called Wasi by family and friends, sat in a dental chair and conversed in Pashto with his older brother Sami as Carrie Underwood’s […]

23 hours ago

FILE - Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin speaks to reporters inside the rotunda of the state Capitol bui...

Associated Press

Virginia regulators expected to vote on Youngkin plan to withdraw from climate initiative

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Edited by porsi. For movement at Wednesday June 7 at 1 a.m. EDT. Photo prelinked. Virginia regulators are expected to take a final vote Wednesday on whether to advance Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s plan to withdraw from a multistate carbon cap-and-trade program. Virginia spent years under Democratic administrations moving toward participation in […]

23 hours ago

Associated Press

Protesters brawl as Southern California school district decides whether to recognize Pride Month

GLENDALE, Calif. (AP) — Protesters briefly scuffled and punches flew Tuesday as a Southern California school district decided whether to recognize June as Pride month. Several hundred people gathered in the parking lot of the Glendale Unified School District headquarters, split between those who support or oppose teaching about exposing youngsters to LGBTQ+ issues in […]

23 hours ago

FILE - dam generates power along the Manicouagan River north of Baie-Comeau, Quebec, June 22, 2010....

Associated Press

Bottomless supply? Concerns of limited Canadian hydropower as U.S. seeks to decarbonize grid

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Policymakers seeking to make the U.S. electric grid less reliant on fossil fuels have long looked north to Canada and its abundant surplus of hydropower, advocating for new transmission lines to bring more of that cheap, clean electricity south. But with demand for green energy growing north of the border, too, […]

23 hours ago

FILE - Former Vice President Mike Pence speaks to local residents during a meet and greet, Tuesday,...

Associated Press

Pence to launch presidential campaign against Trump in Iowa, staking hopes on leadoff voting state

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — launches a campaign for the Republican nomination for president in Des Moines on Wednesday that will make him the first vice president in modern history to take on his former running mate. Pence’s campaign will also test the party’s appetite for a socially conservative, mild-mannered and deeply religious candidate who […]

23 hours ago

Sponsored Articles

...

Desert Institute for Spine Care

Spinal fusion surgery has come a long way, despite misconceptions

As Dr. Justin Field of the Desert Institute for Spine Care explained, “we've come a long way over the last couple of decades.”

...

re:vitalize

Why drug-free weight loss still matters

Wanting to lose weight is a common goal for many people as they progress throughout life, but choosing between a holistic approach or to take medicine can be a tough decision.

(Photo: OCD & Anxiety Treatment Center)...

OCD & Anxiety Treatment Center

Here’s what you need to know about OCD and where to find help

It's fair to say that most people know what obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders generally are, but there's a lot more information than meets the eye about a mental health diagnosis that affects about one in every 100 adults in the United States.

Kentucky high school football player dies after head injury