This Saturday, April 18th, École Dugald School is proud to have three of our Rocket League teams, the ÉDS Red Dragons, ÉDS White Dragons, and ÉDS Black Dragons, competing in the Esport Canada EDU Scholastic National ’26.
It has been incredible to watch our students prepare for this opportunity. Competing in the U15 division, our Dragons will represent our school from our esports lab, taking on top scholastic talent from across Canada in what is shaping up to be the largest national event to date.
This year’s tournament features 36 U18 teams and 19 U15 teams, highlighting the rapid growth of scholastic esports across the country. More importantly, it showcases students competing not just as individuals, but as teams representing their schools.
Our players have spent countless hours practicing and developing important skills that go far beyond the game itself. Through esports, they are building teamwork, communication, leadership, strategic thinking, adaptability, and problem-solving skills, all while learning how to compete with integrity and resilience. Seeing their growth, both as players and as students, has been one of the most rewarding parts of this journey.
We are incredibly proud of our Dragons and look forward to watching them compete on the national stage. You can follow the action starting at 10:30am!
ÉDS Red Dragons - Twitch.tv/EDSDragons
(Eric Poirier, Brennan Kapkey, Ashton Chartrand)
ÉDS White Dragons - YouTube.com/@EDSDragons
(Austin Lamb, Everett Holberg, Liam Nault, Zach Skrypnyk)
ÉDS Black Dragons - Twitch.tv/EDSDragons2
(Jamal Peadson, Levi Lozie, Owen Smith, Addison Willoughby, Logan Ford)
OFFICIAL U15 PLAYOFF BROADCAST (Starting @1:15pm) - YouTube.com/@OSEA_AOSES
ÉDS Student Featured in Provincial Esports Spotlight
In addition to our teams competing this weekend, we are also excited to share that one of our École Dugald School students, Allison Harder, was recently featured in a Working Draft Magazine article exploring the history of scholastic esports in Manitoba and the many benefits it offers to students.
The feature includes an interview with our student, highlighting their experiences and perspective on esports in education.
You can check it out here:
🎧 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6sDAzaFDvgjtxuk1IWSwjU?si=buEtijDAT7OmYv7uvZmZYA
🌐 Read online: https://workingdraftmagazine.com/a-beginners-guide-to-ranked-play/
We are proud to see our students contributing to and representing the growing esports community—both in competition and in conversation. Good luck to all of our Dragons this weekend!