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Oct 19, 2023 · Samuel Blas, a member of the Tyler Legacy, soccer team, was shot in 2021 when he was 14 years old. He is pictured with friends and teammates Victor Banda and Jeferson Perez.
Oct 20, 2023 · In 2021, Samuel Blas was a standout soccer player at Three Lakes Middle School, earning a reputation as "one to watch" by coaches from his feeder school, Tyler Legacy High School. He was an avid and talented young athlete with a promising future.
Oct 19, 2023 · TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - A Tyler Legacy High School soccer athlete has returned to school after facing trauma and a life-changing injury. It was 2021 when Samuel Blas was shot in the back at the Hillside Park soccer field. “I remember I just went down.
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Oct 20, 2023 · Samuel Blas was the victim of a shooting at a quinceañera. His injury caused permanent damage to his vertebrae. An East Texas student is getting a second chance to be part of the sport he loves...
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Oct 20, 2023 · A Tyler Legacy High School soccer athlete has returned to school after facing trauma and a life-changing injury. It was 2021 when Samuel Blas was shot in the back at the Hillside Park soccer field. "It was so loud. I didn’t even know what was happening. It just happened so quick,” he said.
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On Aug. 8, 2021, then 14-year-old Samuel Blas was at a quinceañera at Hillside Park in Tyler when he and his friends were going to watch a soccer game across
Oct 20, 2023 · The injury caused Samuel, then only 14 years old, to become paraplegic, losing his passion of playing for his school soccer team. For a time, he took a homebound program as he recovered.
