Red Hawk Esports participates in Johnson Campus Series LAN

Red Hawk Esports participates in Johnson Campus Series LAN

SMITHFIELD, N.C. — The Catawba Valley Community College Esports team participated in the Johnston Community College Campus Series LAN this past weekend.

The Red Hawks competed in the video game VALORANT with two teams participating in the two-day event.

RH Red, which is comprised of Jesus Andrade-Chavez, Sky Lee, Cristian Baquiax, Omar Rueda-Vazquez and Krillin Vang, made it to the final day of competition on Sunday with a pair of wins on Saturday, including a thrilling 13-10 come-from-behind win against Team MIST.

RH Black also had a great showing and took the most rounds of any team against N.C. State. RH Black is comprised of Bailey Patterson, Evan Petty, Bradley Jamison, Aiden Stevens and player coach Nicola Saunders.

This week, the Red Hawks started their fall season through the National Junior College Athletic Association Esports (NJCAAE). Their seven-week regular season involves the video games VALORANT, Call of Duty (Vanguard and Warzone), Super Smash Bros and Rocket League.