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VALHALLA LAB — Tippecanoe Valley High School’s esports competition room, Valhalla Lab, is shown. The room was remodeled last year, with more space for computers.
Text and Photos By LEAH SANDER Staff Writer Tippecanoe Valley High School’s remodeled esports room is helping the school’s team, said Jonathan Tinkey. TVHS social studies teacher Tinkey serves as the coach for the group, which plays video games against students in schools across Indiana. It was during the 2020-21 school year that the team started, said Tinkey, who helped found it. “(We had) five computers and one (Nintendo) Switch (gaming system at the start),” he said. Tinkey noted the team played in the same room it’s in now, but the room was then “half storage (and) half computer lab.” The room, dubbed Valhalla Lab in a nod to Norse or Viking mythology, now boasts 15 computers. It also has a couch area before a large screen where
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students can use the Nintendo Switch for games. The room was completed last year. With the larger space, more students can play on the esports team, said Tinkey. The team has grown to 30 students on varsity, with five others also being part of the overall esports club. Seasons run through the Indiana Esports Network. Tinkey noted different students from the team compete in the various game competitions. “Each day of the week is a different game,” he said. The schedule currently includes: a Valorant game match on Mondays; practice and an Overwatch game match on Tuesdays; practice and Fortnite and Smash game matches on Wednesdays; and a Rocket League game match on Thursdays. Tinkey said the esports season is in both the fall and spring semesters. Nearly all of the matches are played remotely from the
GAMERS — Tippecanoe Valley High School esports team members Caleb Cavender, in the front, and Jesse Guise, in the background, practice at the school ahead of a match on Thursday, Feb. 27. esports room, but Valley has gone to some tournaments at other schools. The IEN has three divisions based on school size, with Valley in the middle one, 2A.
There are playoffs upcoming this month, with the state championship occurring at Ball State University in April. Future plans for the team inContinued on page 2
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