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Burlington School Board paves the way for new Esports and Girls Wrestling programs for upcoming school year | The Hawk Eye – Burlington, Iowa

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Burlington School Board paves the way for new Esports and Girls Wrestling programs for upcoming school year | The Hawk Eye - Burlington, Iowa

The Burlington School Board, looking ahead to the forthcoming academic year, approved several decisions on Monday to establish esports and girls wrestling teams within the district. Despite the absence of Board president Deborah Hatteberg, the board collectively consented to job profiles for dedicated coaches for the new esports and ladies wrestling initiatives at Burlington High … Read more

SPIRE hopes to grow esports | Sports

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HARPERSFIELD TOWNSHIP — The growing esports movement is getting some assistance from SPIRE Academy and a local auto dealer. The sport of video game competition has a professional component where teams compete for as much as a $2 million purse, but there is a wide range of competition in the sport. A recent esports competition … Read more

eSports program added to CHS offerings | Around Town

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Brothers will team up to launch sport It’s time to play to win. Fire up the computer. Get the headset adjusted. Talk to the team. Let’s play as eSports comes to Calhoun High School. The Calhoun County ISD board approved the addition of eSports for the school during its December board meeting about a year … Read more

EHS students find different form of competition through esports | Progress

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ENID, Okla. — Competitive video gaming known as esports has continued to grow in prominence, with players at the professional level earning large paydays and universities starting esports degree programs for students. Enid High School teacher Christopher Parker, who has been at the school for six years, started the EHS esports program four years ago, … Read more