MHSEL is BRINGING IT this Fall! Check out the list of events below that are in store for the first half of the 2024-25 school year. We can’t wait to get students together to compete!! Reach out for more info! info
@mhsel
.org / / Discord: mhsel
@massp
MHSEL director
@rcayce
is attending the Assembly Showcase match between two of our league high schools
@DCCEsports
and
@DakAdm
! These students are pumped for the match! We love seeing the excitement for our teams and around esports!
That’s a wrap on this season’s championships! It wouldn’t be possible without the planning and energy of our Director,
@rcayce
and Assistant Director,
@mhelmer37
! Great work today to all teams - it was one of the most high-energy competitions yet! 🏆
That’s a wrap on our MHSEL Spring State Championships! We could not have done it without the work of our Director
@rcayce
, Asst. Director
@mhelmer37
and intern
@cal3bluv
! Thank you, thank you, thank you to everyone who came out today!
@massp
We are all set up and excited for our Shoutcaster Showdown Finals and Turkey Time Team Smash tournament in partnership and hosted at
@FerrisEsports
with
@CoachRicashea
!! Pumped for a day full of competition with the top four Shoutcaster teams battle it out & 16 teams smash!
Congrats to
@fyijuncaj
, coach of
@DCCEsports
, on being selected as a first-ever MHSEL Coach of the Year! Your dedication to advancing high school esports is sincerely valued. Thank you for your leadership and being an asset to our league!
The results are in for the Shoutcaster Showdown … drumroll please!
4th place: Bay City Central HS - Michael Oliver & Leeroy Sisson
3rd place: Mona Shores HS - Evan Harter & Noah Mendiola
2nd place: Yale HS - Nyles Hughes & Dillon Tenniswood
1st place: Taylor HS - Michael Geiss
MHSEL was excited to celebrate with our friends and partner
@FerrisEsports
at their ribbon cutting ceremony of their new building! Can’t wait to host our Shoutcaster Showdown finals there on November 18! Congratulations
@FerrisState
@CoachRicashea
Your Fall 2023 State Champions in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Detroit Catholic Central High School!
Huge congrats to
@DCCEsports
on your W today! Amazing job 🏆
Representing MHSEL and watching a Student Assembly Rocket League match between
@DCCEsports
& Dakota! Great job showcasing esports in front of your entire student body. Guess what? They LOVE IT!
@MASSP_esports
@massp
Fall 2023 is a record-breaking season for MHSEL!! 🤯🎉
We've shattered our fall enrollment record with 86 schools and set an all-time record with 465 total teams competing in the league! It's going to be a great season full of intense competition & tons of fun!
@massp
Esports through MHSEL will now be FREE starting this Spring thanks to our platform partner
@playvs
for this new endeavor! Reducing barriers so more students can benefit from esports. Michigan, what are you waiting for? Learn more at
@MASSP_esports
#miched
Introducing the Next Chapter of PlayVS!
Beginning Spring 2024, we are removing all competition enrollment fees, enabling high schools to play in the highest tier of competition at no cost.
And the best part is, enrollment is open NOW!
Learn more:
Getting set up for the Grand Finals between Caledonia HS and Grand Rapids West Catholic HS! Got a sneak peak in the new studio set up for broadcast & streaming at
@GVSUEsports
and had to have our coaches test it out
@Dizzayee
&
@CoachBilski
!
We've shattered our enrollment records once again! The Spring '24 season is the biggest one yet for MHSEL, with 164 schools, 706 teams & 3,000+ students participating 🤯🤩
Thank you for the support - it's because of YOU that we are MI's largest scholastic esports league!
@playvs
Your Spring 2024 State Champions in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate: Detroit Catholic Central! Congrats DCC on your back to back state titles!!! 🏆🏆
@DCCEsports
@DCCShamrocks
Coach Highlight 🌟 Introducing Mr. Juncaj, coach of the
@DCCShamrocks
esports team! He has been coaching the team for 5 seasons and is the Brand Strategist for DCC. A fun fact about him is that he also owns
@26_Rising
! Thank you for supporting HS esports!
@massp
@DCCEsports
Congrats to our 2024 Coaches of the Year!
Eric Heinz, Coach of
@DCHS_Esports
Stephen Juncaj, Coach of
@DCCEsports
We value your guidance, passion and leadership so much. Thank you for your contributions to our league and esports in MI. We are thrilled to honor you today!
GG to all the teams today! Congratulations to our Griffin-Laker Invitational champions Caledonia High School & Runner Up Grand Rapids West Catholic High School! What a match to end a great day!
@GVSUEsports
@griffinshockey
We just have to quickly shoutout
@HartlandEsports
for bringing the energy to the stadium today! Here is their massive fan club in person at
@OaklandEsports
! We absolutely love to see this kind of support for HS esports! Thank you!
🚨 NEW LEAGUE GAME TITLE NEWS 🚨
MHSEL and
@playvs
are proud to announce that we will now be offering Valorant!!! Round up your 5-person team and get registered to compete against your peers across Michigan! Let’s go!!!
Huge thank you to Kelly, Tavian, Chippy, Zach and Evan from
@wmuesports
for the professional set up and being great partners in planning and operating our Spring 2023 Championships. It was a successful day and everything looked amazing!
@massp
Your Spring 2024 State Champions in Rocket League:
@DCCEsports
! It’s been a great day for DCC - They’re brining home two state titles today! Congrats!🏆🏆
We have a special guest shoutcasting our Rocket League Finals today! Big shout out to Michael Geiss, a senior at
@THSGriffins
and winner of our 2023 Shoutcaster Showdown competition. Thanks for being here today and leveling up the MHSEL Fall Championships with your talent! 😎
Judges are tabulating the scores of the top four Shoutcaster Showdown Finalists! We are so proud of all seven of these students for their hard work and passion!
Congrats to Eric Heinz, coach of
@DCHS_Esports
, on being selected as a first-ever MHSEL Coach of the Year! Thank you for your outstanding contributions to high school esports in our state. We're privileged to have you as a leader in our league!
🚨 Attention MHSEL followers! 🚨
We've got exciting news: we have officially changed our @ handle to
@TheMHSEL
. Please tag us using our new handle moving forward and stay tuned for updates & announcements regarding the Fall 2024 season coming soon.
@massp
The end of an era. The spring 2024 season was definitely one for the books!
164 Schools
706 Teams
3,075 Students
9 State Leagues in Playoffs
240 Teams Competed in Playoffs
THANK YOU for being part of it all & congrats to our state champions & runner-ups! See you in the fall! 🫡
Check out this amazing team (+ a few not pictured)! We can not thank
@FerrisEsports
enough for partnering with us and hosting these two competitions today!
@CoachRicashea
@LeagueofMans
- thank you for helping make these events a success for the HS students!
Another surprise visitor, college coach and esports advocate in Michigan
@CoachBilski
from
@EsportsAtMSU
! Love all the support today from the great partners we have!
that is a wrap on the competition! We are grateful to partner with
@FerrisEsports
to bring these two opportunities to HS students in MI! Looking forward to our next in-person event at
@OaklandEsports
on Dec.8-9 for Explore Esports Conference & season semi-finals & championships!
Inaugural Griffin-Laker Invitational Champions: Lowell High School! Grand Rapids West Catholic was Runner Up & Byron Center Orange took 3rd Place. Thank you to the other teams that competed: Hudsonville, Lawton & Bryon Center Black. Thank you
@griffinshockey
@GVSUesportsClub
Novi High School is our 2023 League of Legends Champions! They defended their state title winning both fall and spring state championships this year. Congratulations on an amazing season
@NCSD
@massp
#MHSELspring23
We have our spring 2024 semi-finalists for Rocket League!
Congrats to everyone who made playoffs – it's a huge accomplishment and you should all be proud!
The competition will continue IN PERSON next Sat., April 27 at Oakland University
@oaklandesports
! See you there!!!
A HUGE thank you to
@FerrisEsports
for partnering & hosting our Shoutcaster Showdown! a big shout out to the 3 judges
@VirgilCasts
@CoachRicashea
@CoachAntor
! You are rockstars & we appreciate all that you do to make this event successful & give this opportunity to students!
Warming up and ready for todays Rocket League invitational at
@GVSUesportsClub
in partnership with
@griffinshockey
! Going to be an awesome day! Tune in on twitch
On 12/10 we held an individual Super Smash Bros. Ultimate tournament. 25+ students participated & top 2 received prizes from
@OaklandEsports
& MHSEL! Winner (right) Danny Holt, 10th Grader from
@BroRiceWarriors
& Runner Up (left) Callum Broekman 10th Grader from
@DivineChildAthl
Your Spring 2024 state champion in Valorant is
@NCSD
! Congrats on your W tonight, team!!!
GG to Saline – you fought hard and should be proud!
We are so happy to have offered Valorant for the first time this season and can't wait to see how the league shakes out next year!
Your Fall 2023 Runner Ups for Rocket League, Hartland High School!
This is
@HartlandEsports
first season in the league and they made it all the way to finals - a HUGE accomplishment! Congrats on your outstanding performance. We can’t wait to see what you do next season. 🥈⚽️💥
It's been an exciting day of intense semi-final matches. The final matchup for Rocket League is
@DCCEsports
VS
@DCHS_Esports
- they will compete tomorrow at 12:30 PM for the state title! Good luck to both teams!
@FerrisEsports
will be streaming again on Twitch.
#MSHEL22
Our partner,
@PistonsGT
@DetroitPistons
@KingDuOne
, is hosting an Esports Educational Panel on Friday, March 22 at 6 PM! Sign up today: hear the panel, meet & greet w/ the PistonsGT Team, get a discounted game ticket & post game free throw on the court!
It's go time AKA Spring PLAYOFFS 😎😎😎
Our largest playoff season yet!
9 State Leagues
240 teams competing for the chance to win state titles
Congrats to everyone who made it to playoffs and best of luck during the next couple weeks of competition! LET'S GOOO!
We are excited to share the winners of our inaugural award program for All-State and Players & Coaches of the Year! View announcement: . Winners have been invited to attend our in-person event to receive their award on Sat. April 27 at Oakland University!
Congrats and good luck to our Michigan teams who will be competing in the 2024
@playvs
Cup! 🏆
The playoffs for this championship are May 20-June 6. You can follow along here:
We will update if MI teams make it to the semis/finals!
The power of HS Esports! Thank you to Novi High School head coach Chris White for supporting student gamers in his school with an MHSEL team!
@massp
@NCSD
Friday Feature! Meet
@LindenSchools
esports coach Sherri St. Clair! She has taught at LHS for 26 years in many areas, including art, video production & video game design. LHS has been competing in MHSEL for one season so far - thanks for leading a team in our league, Sherri!
Shout out to
@MSHSPRIDE
esports team and Coach Dave Droski (MHSEL Advisory Board member) for hosting Muskegon County's first high school esports tournament; both crew battle & individual. Check out this great article:
Congrats to our first ever 2024 Players of the Year in each game title! Thank you for your sportsmanship, dedication and leadership in your respective games. A very deserving group of student athletes!
COMPETE FOR FREE IN 10 POPULAR GAME TITLES! MHSEL is growing all across the state of Michigan. Don’t miss out on the great opportunities that esports can bring to your school community.
In our last general session of the day starting off with our College Showcase Match between
@OaklandEsports
and
@RU_Esports_MI
in
@RocketLeague
! After the best of 5 we will be wrapping up with our college keynote panel!
It's a victory for
@esportsrockford
in the MHSEL Fall 2023 Playoffs! 🏆🎮 They are now officially the STATE CHAMPIONS in Overwatch 2!🥇 Congrats on this huge accomplishment and GG to
@gbcsbobcats
!
@massp
@playvs
MHSEL Director,
@rcayce
, kicks off our second annual Explore Esports conference at
@oaklandu
. We have more than 250 Michigan educators and students in attendance! It’s going to be a great day of learning and fun!
@massp
Esports through MHSEL will be FREE starting this Spring! Thanks to our platform partner
@playvs
for this new endeavor! Reducing barriers so more students can benefit from esports. Michigan, what are you waiting for? Learn more at
@massp
#miched
That's a wrap on the fall 2023 MHSEL Season! We want to thank every student, coach, partner and friend who participated and supported our programming this season. We are so proud of what was accomplished and can't wait for what's to come!
@playvs
@massp
🏆Join us for the Spring 2024 Season Championships! Watch the top HS teams compete in Rocket League, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, MarioKart Deluxe 8 and Overwatch 2 on Sat. April 27 at Oakland University!
@massp
@OaklandEsports
We have college coaches and directors onsite today talking with students about esports at the next level!
Pictured here:
@CoachBilski
, Director of
@EsportsAtMSU
, talking to Grandville HS about checking out their program.
Congratulations to
@esportsrockford
Rockford for taking first place in the first ever
@FerrisEsports
Turkey Time Smash Tournament and congratulations to
@MSHSPRIDE
Mona Shores for taking second place!! And thank you to all the teams and schools for coming out today!
@massp
Congratulations to all the MI high school Esports teams who made the playoffs! Good luck in your upcoming matches. We are excited to see teams compete in-person soon at the upcoming championship tournament May 7 at
@oaklandu
@OaklandEsports
@playvs
@massp
Wooohoo!! This is amazing news! Congratulations Drew and good luck at
@EsportsAtMSU
!
@CoachBilski
is a friend and partner and he is lucky to gain a great student athlete!
Drew is headed to
@EsportsAtMSU
in the fall to play Rocket League.
@CoachBilski
made the trip to Rockford to welcome Drew to esports at MSU. Congratulations!
Congratulations to the teams that made the MHSEL playoffs for the Spring 2024 season!!
Rocket League (Top 32) Match 1 is today! ⚽🏎️ Here's the bracket. Good luck, teams!
@massp
Tune in tomorrow at 1:00 PM to support your MI team in the NATIONAL PlayVS Cup Championship for Rocket league! Good luck to
@DCCEsports
@DCCShamrocks
, we are all rooting for you!! 🏆
Watch here:
OR here:
@massp
@playvs
MHSEL Spring 2024 playoffs continue! SSBU (Top 64) Match
#2
is today. ⚔️ Here's an update on the bracket. Good luck today teams!
@massp
Make sure you have next Saturday, April 27 on your calendar for our semi-finals and championships at
@OaklandEsports
!
Did you hear the news?
MHSEL and
@playvs
are proud to announce that we will now be offering Valorant!!! Round up your 5-person team and get registered to compete against your peers across Michigan! Let’s go!!!
🚨 Attention MHSEL teams - we are excited to offer our first game strategy session on October 17th on LoL with our friends from
@FerrisEsports
at 7PM on our
@Twitch
channel: .
More sessions coming soon!
@massp
⏰ One hour out!
Tune in at 1:00 PM to support your MI team in the NATIONAL PlayVS Cup Championship for Rocket League! Good luck to
@DCCEsports
@DCCShamrocks
, we are all rooting for you!! 🏆
Watch here:
OR here:
@massp
@playvs
Our partners
@OaklandEsports
@oaklandu
are hosting a Michigan High School Esports Combine November 12 & 13, 2022. Showcase your skills in 5 popular games!
@MECesports
Sign up today!
We are excited to welcome 64 students for the DC Sanctum Series Smash 2024 individual SSBU tournament today hosted by
@DCHS_Esports
in partnership with
@cmichesports
today! Good luck and looking forward to seeing you all soon!!
Big shout out and thank you to our partners
@GVSUesportsClub
@GVSUEsports
@griffinshockey
for making the Griffin-Laker Invitational possible for the students and teams!! We are thankful and excited for this event and partnership to grow! Now it’s time for the hockey game!
MHSEL Spring 2024 playoffs continue! SSBU Match
#3
is today. ⚔️ Here's an update on the bracket. Good luck teams & congrats on making it to the Sweet 16!
@massp
Make sure you have next Sat., April 27 on your calendar for our semi-finals and championships at
@OaklandEsports
!
That's a wrap on the 2023 Spring season! Thank you to everyone who competed and supported our league! Because of YOU, we are now the largest high school esports league in the state. We hope to see you in the fall - make sure to enroll & take advantage of early bird pricing!