Owensboro Innovation Academy launches competitive esports team

“It means quite a bit,” senior Sam Tucker said. “Ever since my freshman and sophomore year, I’ve been like, ‘Hey, we should have an e-sports team here.’ I know most schools in Owensboro don’t have one, so it just makes our school stand out a little bit more, and it lets me play a game I’m very passionate about on a competitive level.”

“It’s been really great for some of our students to get to know each other, especially this year having been hybrid, so they’re building those friendships,” OIA esports head coach Logan Walker said. “I got a little advantage playing basketball because I was born six-foot-six, whereas gaming is not reliant on that physical skill. It’s more mental preparation, reaction, strategy.”