Addison Trail and Willowbrook students compete in District 88’s inaugural esports Super Smash Brothers Invitational

District 88 is focused on connecting with all students to foster an inclusive environment and a sense of belonging to support each child on his or her journey to success. As part of that initiative, the district implemented esports (short for “electronic sports”) as an extracurricular opportunity for students this year. Esports is a form of sport competition that uses video games and often takes the form of organized, multiplayer contests. For more information, go to https://www.ihsa.org/Sports-Activities/The-Future-Games-Here.

On April 9, Addison Trail hosted the inaugural District 88 Esports Super Smash Brothers Invitational. Students from Willowbrook and Addison Trail competed in a double-elimination tournament of 1 vs 1 Super Smash Brothers.

It was an exciting afternoon that saw Willowbrook sophomore Yaris Austria emerge as the champion (pictured below, center), followed by Addison Trail junior Daniel Urquide (pictured below, left) and Addison Trail senior Kristopher Guadarrama (pictured below, right).

The following Addison Trail students participated in the event: Junior Omar Ibarra, junior Daniel Urquide, freshman Peter Sanchez, senior Kostadino Stavropoulos, senior Kristopher Guadarrama and sophomore Jorge Molina.

The following Willowbrook students participated in the event: Sophomore Yaris Austria, sophomore Graham Black, senior Ulises Calderon, senior Cristian Castaneda, sophomore Jared Creech, senior Carter Rojek and freshman Nicholas Van Dyke.