Esports wins conference finals
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The Upper St. Clair High School Esports Super Smash Bros. Ultimate team placed first at the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Esports League (PIEA) Colonial Conference Division I finals on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024, at Waynesburg University.
Senior Jack Schalk was awarded MVP. In addition to Jack, team members include seniors Ricky Crawford and Auri Tarabishy, along with juniors Sam Donahey and Chance Miles.
Upper St. Clair’s Valorant team also competed in the conference finals, but was defeated.
The Upper St. Clair High School Esports program is led by science teacher Monica Erwin, who was named a Scholastic Fellow by the Network of Academic Scholastic Esports Federation in 2022 and Scholastic Mentor for 2023.
- USCHS