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Esports Division 3 Weekly Wrap Up
Posted: Sep 28, 2025

Esports Division 3 Weekly Wrap Up

Video Recap

September 28, 2025 - - The first week of LCCC's fall season wrapped up with lots of competitors making either making their debut or continuing their collegiate careers in competitive gaming for the Commodore Esports team.

Below are the results of this week's Division III competitors.

Chess

  • Jacob Kyer (Elyria, Ohio/Keystone HS) opened with a win against Hutchinson Community College before dropping a close second match to Crowder College.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – Division III

  • Jerron Warner (Avon, Ohio/Avon HS) swept Zachary Lewis 3-0 before a forfeit loss to Carl Albert State.
  • Austin Lukachko (North Ridgeville, Ohio/North Ridgeville HS) battled in a tight 3-2 set but fell to Lackawanna College.
  • Jason Thomas (Lorain, Ohio/Clearview HS) was dominant, scoring back-to-back sweeps over Richard Bland and Seward County.
  • Gabriel Beckstrom (Lorain, Ohio/Clearview HS) split the week, falling to Rose State but claiming a forfeit win over State Fair.
  • Traceton Bell (Oberlin, Ohio/Oberlin HS) turned in a 3-0 sweep against Southwestern CC.

Hearthstone

  • Veronica Gibson (Sandusky, Ohio/Trinity HS) went 2-1 in her series against Lackawanna College's Michaela McDonald.
  • Xander Taylor (Elyria, Ohio/Huron HS) picked up a bye and added a 3-1 win over Finger Lakes CC.

Madden

  • An all-LCCC battle saw Brandon Ross (Elyria, Ohio/LCCC Early College) and Toby Gibson (Sandusky, Ohio/St. Mary's HS) trade wins, with Ross edging the week 2-1 in their head-to-head sets.

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

  • Collin Zielinski (North Olmsted, Ohio/North Olmsted HS) narrowly fell 4-3 to Hudson Valley CC in a close series.

Valorant

  • The squad of Austin Lukachko (North Ridgeville, Ohio/North Ridgeville HS), Broderick Taylor (North Ridgeville, Ohio/North Ridgeville HS), Tyler Misconish (Strongsville, Ohio/Strongsville HS), Braylon Zeman (North Ridgeville, Ohio/North Ridgeville HS), and Kylie Zeman (North Ridgeville, Ohio/North Ridgeville HS) outlasted Finger Lakes CC in a 2-1 series victory.

Call of Duty: Gunfight

  • Baron Jones (Elyria, Ohio/Elyria HS) and Gwen King (Elyria, Ohio/Oberlin HS) fought hard but dropped matches to Seward County (3-1) and Western Wyoming (3-0).

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – Crew Battle

  • LCCC's trio of Jerron Warner (Avon, Ohio/Avon HS), Gabriel Beckstrom (Lorain, Ohio/Clearview HS), and Christopher Gonet (Lorain, Ohio/LCCC Early College HS) went 2-0 on the week with decisive sweeps over Danville Area CC and Iowa Western CC.

 

About CommodoreEsports:

LCCC's Esports team competes in the National Junior College Athletic Association Esports (NJCAAE), which is divided into three competition divisions:

Division 1: The highest level of NJCAAE competition, featuring teams composed of eligible students.

Division 2: The mid-level competition, also for teams of eligible students.

Division 3: 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 divisions, 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.

Rainbow 6 Siege - a tactical, online multiplayer shooter where two teams of five compete in high-stakes scenarios like hostage rescues and bomb defusals. The game features intense, close-quarters combat within highly destructible indoor environments, forcing players to strategize using specialized "Operators" with unique skills and gadgets.

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

Chess - The classic strategy board game for two players, who each move 16 pieces of six different types across a 64-square checkered board. The objective is to checkmate the opponent's king, which occurs when the king is under attack and has no legal move to escape.