{"id":23341,"date":"2024-03-22T15:41:37","date_gmt":"2024-03-22T19:41:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/?p=23341"},"modified":"2024-03-22T15:41:38","modified_gmt":"2024-03-22T19:41:38","slug":"transylvania-to-host-elementary-school-esports-championship-saturday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2024\/03\/transylvania-to-host-elementary-school-esports-championship-saturday\/","title":{"rendered":"Transylvania to host elementary school esports championship Saturday"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"730\" height=\"485\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2024\/03\/transylvania_esports_feature-730x485.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2024\/03\/transylvania_esports_feature-730x485.jpeg 730w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2024\/03\/transylvania_esports_feature-350x233.jpeg 350w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2024\/03\/transylvania_esports_feature-768x511.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2024\/03\/transylvania_esports_feature-810x539.jpeg 810w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2024\/03\/transylvania_esports_feature-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2024\/03\/transylvania_esports_feature.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Local elementary students are getting their game on tomorrow in Transylvania University&#8217;s esports arena.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A dozen teams from several local schools \u2014 including George Washington Carver STEM Academy, Rise STEM Academy and Mary Todd Elementary \u2014 will compete for prizes and the championship title of their inaugural season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dylan Osborne, Transylvania&#8217;s esports coach, advised Fayette County Public Schools faculty as the local elementaries set up their esports programs this past fall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Thanks to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Transy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Transy<\/a> Esports for helping us host the first elementary <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/esports?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#esports<\/a> tournament in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Kentucky?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Kentucky<\/a>! 12 teams representing 3 elementary schools will compete in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/supersmash?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#supersmash<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RocketLeague?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RocketLeague<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/mariokart?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#mariokart<\/a>. 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So tomorrow evening will be a chance for them to get to know each other beyond just a screen name \u2014 &#8220;maybe even make friends who want to practice together,&#8221; said Osborne, whose own players are getting ready for the playoffs <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2023\/09\/transylvania-esports-program-swells-in-popularity-after-successful-start\/?fbclid=IwAR1ez2vAwXo4zwx9E6xB8G2xS6AFRydF699G57m28HUNnBc1SyB4Id6yT4k\">after a phenomenal first season last year<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He also pointed out how being on a college campus for an esports competition \u2014 and seeing that they could one day play for a college team \u2014 might help motivate these young gamers to study hard and continue their education after high school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The tournament ties into a larger project for Osborne: getting the word out about his program. &#8220;I would definitely like to get the community involved as much as possible,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a 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