RACINE — A Case High School sports team celebrated winning the fall 2020 state championship Tuesday, but it was not the football, baseball or soccer team.
It was the Case Legends esports team.
Members of the Legends Division 1 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate team gathered for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic to receive their championship rings. While they may have won last year, team captain John Wanggaard recalled being the “worst” team in the previous year’s competition.
“Well, last year it was my first year playing. Last year was a lot of people’s first year of playing, so we didn’t know a lot of stuff that we do now,” Wanggaard said. “Being the worst was definitely not surprising, considering that we were all brand new to the game.”
The team, according to Wanggaard, played several hours a day, watched other teams and discussed their strategies to prepare. With the team consisting of incoming seniors, next year will be their final year competing together.
Wanggaard said he is most looking forward to another state championship, which he believes is a possibility for the team.
“We would definitely like to close out strong on a second win,” he said.
Esports, which is short for electronic sports, take video games to a new level by making them a competitive and organized sport — even allowing spectators to watch the competitors in real time with streaming services such as Twitch.
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