Rogers and Cabrera Earn Wins In Tuesday’s Super Smash Bros. Matches
February 25, 2025 - - The Lorain County Community College #CommodoreEsports team competed in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate on Tuesday night, winning three of four 1v1 matches in National Junior College Athletic Association Esports play.
Tuesday marked the first night of the spring season where all three tiers in the NJCAAE were active. Robert Rogers (Lorain, Ohio/Clearview HS) continued his winning ways in Tier 1 play, defeating Muskegon College and then sweeping Terra State Community College 3-0 in both matches. He improves to 4-0 on the season in Premier Series play in the NJCAAE.
Colby Cabrera (Amherst, Ohio/Marion L. Steele HS) picked up right where he left off in the fall, when he went undefeated in the regular season and secured the No. 1 seed in the Tier 2 Contender Series postseason. He dominated his opponent from Lackawanna College from the start, shutting them out in the first round with a three-stock victory. He cruised through four rounds, losing only three stocks to his opponent's 12.
Newcomer James O'Reilly (North Ridgeville, Ohio/North Ridgeville HS/LCJVS) fell behind 2-0 against his opponent from Florida Gateway College, who was playing as Wolf from Star Fox. He won the third round after switching characters, but his opponent was able to regroup and take rounds four and five to secure the win.
Next Up:
#CommodoreEsports will be back in action on Thursday, February 27, 2025, with Tiers 2 and 3 competing in NJCAAE Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Tier 3 Valorant. LCCC's live stream of the events begins 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.