Esports Spring Continues With Mario Kart, Super Smash Bros. Crew Battle, and Call of Duty
March 21, 2025 - - The Lorain County Community College #CommodoreEsports team continued their regular season on Thursday and Friday with Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 3v3 Crew Battle, and Call of Duty matches in the National Junior College Athletic Association Esports (NJCAAE) spring season.
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 1v1 – Best-of-Seven
On Thursday, James O'Reilly (North Ridgeville, Ohio/North Ridgeville HS) continued his hot streak in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, picking up his third straight victory with a sweep over Kirtland Community College. With the win, he improved to 3-1 in Tier 2 play. O'Reilly also secured a win in Tier 3 play, bringing his record there to 3-1 as well.
Collin Zielinski (North Olmsted, Ohio/North Olmsted HS) found himself down 3-1 in his match against Marshalltown Community College but fought back to even things up at 3-3 before ultimately falling in the final round.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate: Crew Battle – 3v3 – Best-of-Three
On Friday, the LCCC 1 team—composed of Colby Cabrera (Amherst, Ohio/Marion L. Steele HS), Jason Thomas (Lorain, Ohio/Clearview HS), and Yaniel Collazo (Elyria, Ohio/Elyria HS)—picked up two wins in Tier 3 Crew Battle competition against Lake Region State College, both in 2-0 sweeps.
Call of Duty: Warzone – 2v2 – Best-of-Three
The Commodores' Call of Duty: Warzone team, consisting of Andrew Wies (Elyria, Ohio/Midview HS) and Gavin Medina (Avon, Ohio/Avon HS), fell 2-0 to Shelton State Community College on Friday after securing their first win last week against Pensacola State College.
Next Up
#CommodoreEsports will be back in action on Monday with Tier 3 competing in NJCAAE Marvel Rivals and Tier 3 Tekken. LCCC's live stream of the events begins at 6 p.m. and can be watched on Twitch at CommodoreEsports.
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.
Hearthstone - Building upon the existing lore of the Warcraft series, a turn-based card game between two opponents, using constructed decks of 30 cards along with a selected hero with a unique power.
Call of Duty: Warzone - Battle royale style first-person shooter game