High school students from around Wisconsin will compete in a state esports championship at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls this weekend. The event comes as a growing number of high schools and colleges are embracing competitive gaming.
The Saturday championship is organized by the Wisconsin High School Esports Association, or WHSEA, which has grown from seven teams in 2017 to more than 150 this year. Esports is a broad term for organized, team-based video game competitions featuring popular titles like Rocket League, Fortnight and Super Smash Bros.
Random Lake High School senior Talon Wilterdink is a varsity esports team member who will compete in River Falls. He said competitive gaming has taught him about teamwork, discipline, time management and critical thinking. Wilterdink said he’s ready for the weekend.
“Our coach is calling it the ‘revenge tour’ because the…
