Fall season update
The Fall Esports season is coming to an end, and all the Varsity teams have made it to playoffs.
Overwatch 2 finished their season 5-1 and placed fourth seed in the playoffs and will play against Naches High School on Dec. 3.
Street Fighter 6 finished with a record of 2-3, not the best of the bunch, but it was enough for them to be placed as the seventh seed in the playoffs and will play Battle Ground High School on Dec. 4.
Splatoon 3 finished off their season with a 7-1 win rate, placing them in the second seed for playoffs, facing Southridge High School on Dec. 5 in the semi-finals after beating Napavine High School 3-0 on Dec. 2.
Join the Esports team
Esports at LSHS allows students to compete for their school in a unique way, competitively playing some of the video games they love against other schools to see who is the best, like any other athletic sport.
There are similarities between Esports and traditional high school sports, such as team building, social development, discipline, and motivation.
“To be part of the Esports team it’s a lot of collaboration and a little bit of socializing,” Former Varsity Smash Bros player Brycen Ith said.
Esports teams show great dedication and collaboration when playing with others and showing great communication skills.
While the games may seem incredibly competitive, it’s usually rather casual. Many teams offer to play extra matches after the event simply for the sake of having fun.
Most people think that joining an esports team requires a lot of commitment, and some people would be right, but Varsity Smash Bros. player senior Josiah Asnake thinks otherwise.
“It depends on the game, it depends on how much you’re able to commit, but overall, no, you don’t need to put in too much time,” Asnake said.
People also join Esports for different reasons.
“One of my friends, Haley, got into Esports and I wanted to play with her,” junior Maeli Mounarath, Overwatch 2 Varsity Player said.
If people don’t want to play competitively, they can still join the club to play with friends. If people don’t want to play competitively, they can still join the club to play with friends. Esports at LSHS gives anyone a chance to play any game available.
“You do not have to be good at a video game to compete in Esports,” adviser Trevor Wood said.
Though the better players will still be at the top, that provides students with more motivation to improve and battle for the top spot.
“We run a bunch of games all year long. There are three eSports seasons. There’s a fall and a spring season, which are the larger seasons, and they usually have three larger Esports titles, like Overwatch, Valorant, Rocket League, Smash, Street Fighter VI,” Wood said.
If students have a game that they would like to compete in that is not registered with Esports, students can bring it up with Wood, and he will discuss it with the other schools and it may join the list of registered games for the season.
To join Esports, contact Wood at [email protected] and ensure any ASB dues are paid. Like any team sport, students are eligible to join provided that they’re passing at least five classes.
