Julius Poppinga, a 17-year-old junior football player at Westlake Secondary School, died Wednesday
Poppinga had been hospitalized after before having breathing issues
Players were educated regarding Poppinga’s passing at a gathering

Misfortune has struck Westlake High and its football crew with the passing of varsity colleague Julius Poppinga on Wednesday.

Who was Julius Poppinga?

Julius Poppinga, the senior, who stood 6 feet 1 inches tall and weighs 230 pounds, purportedly had a serious asthma assault a week ago. In the clinic, he supposedly experienced a fell lung which he won’t ever recuperate.

For the Champions, Poppinga played guarded end and hostile line. He played lacrosse for the group too.

Your motor was unmatched, your work ethic was straight up inspiring, your self confidence was what made you so great to be around. Rest easy little bro. You will be missed. 🙏🏼 @Julius_Poppinga

— Garrett Spears (@CoachSpears_CCP) August 30, 2023

“For the whole Westlake Secondary School people group, we send our most profound sympathies to Julius’ family, companions, colleagues and every individual who had the joy of knowing and connecting with him,” Head Jason Branham said in an email conveyed to the school local area. “At Westlake and all through CVUSD, one of our most prominent assets is our mindful and close local area, which makes it every one of the more critical that we proceed to help and show up for each other in this tremendous season of misfortune and bitterness.”

Westlake is planned to have Conejo Valley rival Thousand Oaks on Friday night. Its muddled on the off chance that the situation with the game will be impacted.

As a not approved indicated by a source to address The Times about the player’s wellbeing, Poppinga had recently experienced lung issues and had been hospitalized. Since partaking in Westlake’s season-opening game against Taft on August 18, he had not taken part in any games or practices. He was an end on protection.

At the point when Poppinga seemed, by all accounts, to be getting better this week, Westlake mentor Mark Serve professed to have visited the youngster in his emergency clinic bed.

“He would have rather not discussed his wellbeing. He needed to talk football,” Serve said. “We discussed him getting back on the field. I was messaging the previous evening telling him ‘I love you.’ toward the beginning of today, I got the news.”

Poppinga’s passing was reported to the players during a gathering. On Friday, the group will play Thousand Oaks. Serve professed to have spoken with Poppinga’s dad, who affirmed that Julius would have favored the group to contend.

This occurrence adds to the school’s tragedies since last April, when a 15-year-old understudy was lethally harmed when a driver smashed into a get-together of teens at a bus station close to Westlake.