At the September 20 Hamilton Southeastern (HSE) School Board meeting, the public was introduced to the HSE High School ESports team.  What is this thing called ESports?  It is basically competition among schools all about computer gaming.

Students have competed in games such as Overwatch, Rocket League, Super Smash Brothers, Valorant, League of Legends and Chess.  This past summer, students playing Valorant were crowned National Champions at the Electronic Gaming Federation (EGF) competition. Additionally, HSE Esports placed third in Overwatch and two HSE Esports players competing in Super Smash Brothers placed as individual finalists.

While speaking before the board, the team and Coach Keaton Squires said the team has pitched-in to buy the technical equipment needed in order for the team to practice and prepare for upcoming competitions.

Mr. Squires told the board his team needs $15,000 to buy the equipment needed.  He wasn’t asking the board for money, he was asking for the community to help the team.

It was a matter of days and a Go Fund Me page was established for the team.  The early contributions as of Sunday evening total just over $4,200.

If you would like to contribute to the HSE High School ESports team, use this link.