Winnipeg high school football player injured in game dies

An ambulance drives past Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg on Thursday, June 15, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/David Lipnowski david lipnowski

By The Canadian Press

Posted October 30, 2025 1:01 pm.

Last Updated October 30, 2025 1:03 pm.

The Winnipeg School Division says a high school football player injured in a game earlier this month has died in hospital.

It says Darius Hartshorne, a Grade 12 student and lineman for the Sisler Spartans, succumbed to his injuries Wednesday night.

An online fundraising page says Hartshorne sustained a severe spinal injury while being tackled during a game two weeks ago and underwent emergency surgery.

The school division says support services are available at the school to support for teachers, staff, teammates and students.

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