Team Holding Wrestling Tournament in Sean Fischel's Honor

A tournament to honor the memory of the 7-year-old Moorestown boy, who died from a rare disorder last month, will be held Friday at the high school.

The Moorestown Youth Wrestling team will host a charity tournament Friday in Sean Fischel's memory, with 100 percent of the proceeds going to the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). The 7-year-old Moorestown boy died last month after losing a long battle with hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH), an extremely rare immune system disorder.  Sean was a member of the youth wrestling team. Coach Ed Nice described him as, "A great little kid ... He was always smiling. It didn't matter if he was winning or losing, he always had a smile." After Sean's passing, support poured in from all across the region, Nice said, with a number of other youth wrestling teams making donations in Sean's memory. The Marlton team just recently made a $1,…

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