Tears flowed during a prayer service Thursday evening at St. Raphael Catholic Church, as mourners reflected on the loss of Dylan Veselic, a Bay High School lacrosse player who died after being injured in a game earlier this week.

Bay Village High School sophomore Dylan Veselic, 16, was playing against Olmsted Falls on Tuesday night when a ball struck him at the base of the back of his head when he attempted to block a shot, according to WKYC, citing witnesses.

Dylan Veselic, a 16-year-old high school sophomore, died Tuesday, May 8 after sustaining injuries in a lacrosse game Sunday, May 6 in Ohio, his family confirmed.