Varsity esports begin inaugural season at Defense Department high schools in Asia
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Staff, 2022-11-30 00:00:54,
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan — Students at Defense Department schools in Japan, South Korea and Guam are logged on to compete in their first season as varsity esports athletes.
Trinity Downing, 17, a senior at MCAS Iwakuni’s Matthew C. Perry High School, said she is excited to be a part of an esports team. A cheerleader and drama club member, Downing is also the Samurai esports team captain.
“Ever since I was young, I loved video games and it’s been a big part of my family,” she told Stars and Stripes on Nov. 23. “We would all get together in the living room and just play, whether it’s Call of Duty or Dead by Daylight; so, the esports club, I thought, would be a great way to be connected to the school and also doing something I love.”
High schools in the Department of Defense Education Activity’s Pacific region started their first esports season in November. A pilot season in 2020 involving esports clubs at four high schools showed…
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