Whether it’s “Super Smash Bros. Ultimate” or “Rocket League,” Moreno Valley students are battling it out.
Moreno Valley High School student Jose Valenton, 15, greets Principal Philip Peeples while taking part in an E Sports Rocket League game against Bayside Community Day School in Moreno Valley on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Moreno Valley High School student Miguel Aguilar, 13, plays in the E Sports Rocket League against Bayside Community Day School in Moreno Valley on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Moreno Valley High School student Jose Valenton, 15, takes part in an E Sports Rocket League game against Bayside Community Day School in Moreno Valley on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Moreno Valley High School defeats Bayside Community day School in an E Sports Rocket League online match in Moreno Valley on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Moreno Valley High School student Jose Valenton, 15, competes in the E Sports Rocket League against Bayside Community Day School in Moreno Valley on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Moreno Valley High School student Miguel Aguilar, 13, reacts as he plays in the E Sports Rocket League against Bayside Community Day School in Moreno Valley on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
Students at Moreno Valley High School on Tuesday, Aug. 30, kicked off the first week of the “Rocket League” league matches, an esports event staged for Moreno Valley Unified School District middle and high schools that continues Thursday, Sept. 1.
The district-wide esport league and tournament matches started in 2021, district spokesperson Anahi Velasco said.
Last year’s winners received gaming backpacks, Nintendo gift cards and a trophy.
The district holds three leagues in the fall, winter and spring semester, each ending with a championship and a “Super Smash Bros. Ultimate” tournament, Velasco said. During winter, students compete in “League of Legends” and, in spring, students — including those in elementary school — play “Minecraft.”
