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Ryan Galindo teamed up with Daniel Grotefend to finish third at nationals last fall playing Call of Duty Gunfight.
TRIBUNE PHOTO BY MARK DAVIS
NWC ESPORTS TEAM FINDS SUCCESS AT NATIONAL TOURNEY

The two members of Northwest College’s best-ever esports team both have their top memories from the national tournament. Both remember the dedication they put into it beforehand, playing together as often as five days a week.

ESPORTS COMBINE FUN AND (VIDEO) GAMES AT NORTHWEST COLLEGE
ESPORTS COMBINE FUN AND (VIDEO) GAMES AT NORTHWEST COLLEGE

At Northwest College in Powell, Wyoming, gamers are getting a whole new level of respect thanks to the recent formation of an esports team at the school with support from a $10,000 grant from the Northwest College Foundation.

Esports Team Makes History with First ever Playoff Appearance
Joined by other competitors and video game enthusiasts, Overwatch alternate Landan Ohmdal plays during the Northwest College gaming center’s open house in September.
PHOTO COURTESY NORTHWEST COLLEGE
NWC ESPORTS EARNS FIRST PROGRAM VICTORY

Victory never tasted sweeter for the Northwest College esports team as the squad won its first-ever competition last month.

Brian Erickson, NWC athletic director, uses one of the gaming systems in the Trapper esports facility. The room has 12 computers for the esports athletes to use, when the program is up and running in the fall semester.
TRIBUNE PHOTO BY KEVIN KILLOUGH
NORTHWEST COLLEGE ESPORTS FACILITY NEARING COMPLETION

BY KEVIN KILLOUGH TRIBUNE WRITER Courtesy of the Powell Tribune

ESPORTS FOSTER SAME VALUES AS TRADITIONAL SPORTS
SPECTATORS CAN ATTEND TRAPPER ATHLETIC EVENTS
SPECTATORS CAN ATTEND TRAPPER ATHLETIC EVENTS