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Swine flu postpones events in Texas

Los Angeles Times staff writer Ben Bolch
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The University Interscholastic League in Texas has postponed all high school athletic events in the state until May 11 based on recommendations from public health officials in the wake of a death from swine flu Monday in Houston, according to MaxPreps.

A 2-year-old boy died following a trip to Mexico with his family, becoming the first reported fatality in the United States attributed to the disease.

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The baseball and softball seasons have been suspended and the regional track championships have been canceled. The state track meet scheduled for May 13-14 will proceed as scheduled.

--Ben Bolch

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Ben Bolch

Ben Bolch has been a Los Angeles Times staff writer since 1999. He is serving his second stint as the UCLA beat writer, which seems fitting since he has covered almost every sports beat except hockey and horse racing. Bolch is also the author of the recently released book “100 Things UCLA Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die.” He previously covered UCLA basketball from 2010-11 before going on to cover the NBA and the Clippers for five years. He happily traded in gobs of hotel points and airline miles to return to cover UCLA basketball and football in the summer of 2016. Bolch was once selected by NBA TV’s “The Starters” as the “Worst of the Week” after questioning their celebrity journalism-style questions at an NBA All-Star game and considers it one of his finer moments.

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