Wins Aplenty In Tuesday’s Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Competitions
March 4, 2025 - - The Lorain County Community College #CommodoreEsports team had a strong showing in Tuesday's NJCAAE Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 1v1 competitions, with three players earning victories.
Robert Rogers (Lorain, Ohio/Clearview HS) continued his undefeated run in Tier 1 play, picking up two decisive wins. Rogers swept both Northwest Florida State College and Southwestern Illinois College with back-to-back 3-0 victories, improving his record to a perfect 6-0 in Premier Series play.
Colby Cabrera (Amherst, Ohio/Marion L. Steele HS) remained unbeaten in spring play, cruising to a dominant 4-0 sweep over Muskegon Community College, bringing his record to 3-0 in Tier 2 series play.
James O'Reilly (North Ridgeville, Ohio/North Ridgeville HS) also had an impressive showing, securing a clean 4-0 victory against Catawba Valley Community College for his first win in Tier 2 series play in the spring and improves to 1-1.
Next Up:
#CommodoreEsports will return to action on Thursday as Tier 2 and Tier 3 teams compete in NJCAAE Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Valorant. Fans can catch the live stream of the matches starting at 6 p.m.
About CommodoreEsports:
LCCC's Esports team competes in the National Junior College Athletic Association Esports (NJCAAE), which is divided into three competition tiers:
Tier 1 – Premier Series (PS): The highest level of NJCAAE competition, featuring teams composed of eligible students.
Tier 2 – Contender Series (CS): The mid-level competition, also for teams of eligible students.
Tier 3 – Open Series (OS): The most accessible level, open to participants who do not have to meet student eligibility requirements but must be associated with LCCC.
The NJCAAE has two seasons: fall (September–December) and spring (February–April). Both seasons last seven weeks before the postseason begins. LCCC has players competing across all three tiers, and full-time students can choose to participate in any tier.
Games LCCC Esports Competes or has competed in:
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – A fighting game featuring characters from the Nintendo universe, played on the Nintendo Switch. Players can compete in 1v1 best-of-five matches or Crew Battle, a 3v3 elimination-style format.
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – A racing game featuring Nintendo characters, also played on the Nintendo Switch.
Valorant – A PC first-person shooter where teams of five compete in a best-of-three format. One team attempts to plant and detonate a spike, while the opposing team tries to defuse it.
Overwatch 2 – Another first-person shooter, in which teams compete using unique hero characters.
Fortnite – LCCC began competing in this battle royale game in 2024.
Marvel Rivals – A 6v6 third-person shooter featuring characters from the Marvel Universe, with LCCC set to begin competition in spring 2025.
Madden – A football simulation game.
Tekken & Street Fighter – Both hand-to-hand combat fighting games.