Linden's ESports team is one of the top teams in the state and nationally. Our Rocket League team has won many titles, including a national title and 4 state championships. Our teams consistently make the state tournaments and place in the top 8 teams in the state. We compete in several leagues and are known for our sportsmanship and competitiveness. Check out a few of our highlights below.

• LHS Rocket League team was nominated as one of the top 5 PlayVs teams in the Nation 2024

• Ariel "Faye" Engle was nominated as one of the top 5 "PlayVs Level Up Players" of the year in the Nation in 2024

• Nick "Relic" Miller won MHSEL Rocket League Player of the Year 2024

• Ariel "Faye" Engle was nominated as MHSEL Overwatch Player of the Year 2024

• Connor "rxdius" Webster was nominated as MHSEL Valorant Player of the Year 2024

• Nick "Relic" Miller won the MIHSEF Rocket League Sportsmanship Award 2024

• Coach St.Clair won MIHSEF Coach of the Year 2024

• 4 time State Champs, 2 time Runner Up

• National Champs

• Compete against teams at the collegiate level

LHS players have competed against and have been consistently recruited by colleges. As ESports grow at the collegiate level, colleges are offering more scholarships and opp. The Linden team has connections with players and coaches to help our team grow and earn a spot at the next level. Our team alumni play at Kettering, MSU, Grand Valley, and Sienna Heights.

Players compete against other schools in several leagues throughout the year. There is a Fall and Spring Season. We offer several games for members to compete:

• Smash Bros Ultimate

• Rocket League

• Overwatch

• Chess (new for 2024)

• Fortnite

• League of Legends

• Valorant

• And more

Players must commit to being available during game time and practices for the whole season. Most games are played at 4 pm in our own ESports Lab. Practices are held at school most days when space is available. For more information on leagues and rules, click on the buttons below.

The team was invited to the LOS Scholastic National Spring Championship Tournament after winning the MIHSEF State tournament this May. The team of Max Montague (Captain), Nick Miller, and TJ McCrimmon played on June 12th against other state champions around the US. After 3 games the team made it to the semi-finals and was seeded 3rd after losing one game to Wheaton. Then on the 13th, the team played at U of M Flint due to construction. Thanks to Coach Luke and the team for the opportunity to play in their lab on short notice. In the semi-finals, The team beat the 2nd seed team Thornton from Illinois in a tough match 4-3. In the finals, the team went against the first seed Wheaton also from Illinois, their only loss from the previous night. Linden jumped out ahead early in the series by winning the first match. Wheaton won the next game and the teams proceeded to trade on and off for the next 4 matches. In the final game, tied 3-3, Linden scored in the first seconds of the game. Wheaton came back and scored 2 to put them up. In the last 40 seconds of the game, the Linden team scored a goal to tie. And with 11 seconds left Linden scored the winning goal to be crowned National Spring Champions. 

3 Teams competed at the MIHSEF State LAN Tournament, Smash Bros, Overwatch and, Rocket League. Smash and Overwatch finished in the top 8 while the Rocket League Team of Max Montague (Captain), Nick Miller, TJ McCrimmon, and Aidin LePage took top honors by winning the whole tournament.

The MHSEL state finals were held at Oakland University once again for the Spring 2024 Season. The Linden Rocket League Team took on Rochester High in the semi-finals and easily beat the team in 4 games. In the state finals, Linden competed against DCC in a tough game. The team won the first match of the series, but then struggled to find the goal throughout the rest of the game. Linden ended up losing the finals to DCC, finishing as the Runner up for the Season.

From Ryan Cayce, Director of MHSEL:

It was an amazing experience for these esports athletes to see each other in person after competing against one another virtually during the season. They played in the GrizzDen and Habitat gaming/auditorium areas at the Oakland Center and had live-streamed “shout casting” (announcers) on stage in front of spectators, including college scouts. MHSEL continues to grow; this fall season’s enrollment numbers had a record-setting 86 schools enrolled, 465 teams competing and more than 1,500 students engaged. 

The Rocket League semi-final matches featured Marquette vs Linden and Hartland vs Detroit Catholic Central.  After some great matches, Hartland and Linden were victorious and faced off in the championships.  Linden defended their spring title and was again crowned the Fall 2023 Michigan High School Esports League Rocket League Champions!

• Runner up: Hartland

• Top 4: Marquette & Detroit Catholic Central

LHS Esports team ended the spring Season with 2 State Titles. The LHS Rocket League team of Alex Ziccardi, Nick Miller, and Max Montague won both the MHSEL and MIHSEF state tournaments. The other Rocket League team and Overwatch team all made it to the finals in the MIHSEF league but were defeated in the early rounds. The Rocket League team also competed in a 3rd league HSEL comprising teams from the Mid-West states. We finished in 16th place in this league.

MHSEL League

Our Rocket League team was the only team to compete in this new league to test it out after winning the Motor City Rival Tournament. The 3 players were Alex, Nick, and Max. On April 29th, they went to Western Michigan University to play the final game in the eSports arena. The team beat Rockford 4-2 to win the state title!

• Round 1: Win vs Harrison Hornets

• Round 2: Win vs Dakota HS

• Quarter Finals: Win vs Novi

• Semi-Finals: Win Vs Anchor Bay

• Finals: 4-2 vs Rockford

MIHSEF League

Both Rocket League Red & Black Teams made it to the tournament. Rocket League Red lost to Northwest and Calumet in the first 2 rounds to be eliminated from the tournament. Rocket League Black once again came home with the state title!

• Round 1: Win vs Calumet

• Round 2: Win vs Northwest

• Round 3: Win vs Detroit Catholic

• Semi-Finals: Win vs Zeeland

• Finals: Win vs Detroit Catholic

HSEL League

• Rocket League Black lost to Divine Child in the 2nd round of playoffs

See Mrs. St.Clair or click on the button below.

The Rocket League team was invited to play against the University of Michigan Ann Arbor team in April 2023. This was an exhibition match during their Collegiate tournament.