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

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

Sports wagering plummets amid summer slump | News

BOSTON — Massachusetts’ sports wagering industry took more than $323 million in bets last month, continuing a decline in revenue amid a summer slump of major sporting events. A report issued by the Massachusetts Gaming Commission last week shows that retail and online sports betting operations drummed up about $33 million in revenue for their … Read more

Nexus Esports hopes to create Waco gaming mecca on Washington Avenue

A group conversant with esports nomenclature have plotted to take over space in Washington Avenue’s 1600 block, where they now labor in shadows but soon will open a triple-threat attraction combining Nexus Esports, Save Point Sandwich Shop and Competitive Card Co. All in good fun, say protagonists Ben Bruton, Aldo Jefferson, John Solis and Zach … Read more

SPIRE hopes to grow esports | Sports

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

Northwestern schedules Esports camp on June 2-4 | Local News

April 21 is the deadline to register for an upcoming three-day Esports Camp sponsored by the Northwestern Oklahoma State University Computer Science program and Esports team. The camp is for students entering grades 9-12 in fall 2023 and will occur June 2-4 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day in the Esports Arena in … Read more