Printed in The Circleville Herald
Written By: Alicia Caple Managing Editor
March 25, 2025, Updated March 26, 2025
WILLIAMSPORT — Earlier this month, the regular season came to an end for the Westfall esports team. The Fortnite team qualified for the esports Ohio OHSAA State Championship Match.
During the winter season the Mustangs had three active teams, Fortnite, Mario Kart, and Smash Brothers. Varsity Coach Matt Greenlee talked about how the season went for those teams.
“Mario Kart and Smash Brothers both had positive records but just missed out on districts. The Fortnite team made the eSports Ohio OHSAA State Championship for the fourth consecutive year.”
The Coach talked about how the Fortnite team is preparing for the State Championship.
“The team is focusing on game strategies, mechanics, and getting in as much practice as possible. We had a very successful season, finishing fourth in Premier League Two and 17th overall in the state. There are around 150 varsity Fortnite teams in the state.”
One player the Coach wanted to highlight was Landen Yang.
“Landen Yang is the strongest player on the Fortnite team and leads the team in points each week. Landen has a good grasp on in-game strategies and typically ends up being one of the last players in the match, even if the rest of the team is eliminated.”
During their last regular season game of the season, the Mustangs had a special visitor from the Ohio National Guard.
“The Ohio National Guard has a fantastic outreach program with Ohio High School esports. They’ve shown support for our team since we formed in 2019. It’s great having Staff Sargeant Whiteside as the outreach contact for the Ohio National Guard because he’s local, a graduate of Unioto High School, and is very much into gaming. Whiteside has coached collegiate esports at Southern State Community College and is an avid gamer himself. The team enjoys getting to chat with someone who not only games but has been ranked on a national level.”
Greenlee said the Fortnite team is looking forward to the State Championship.
“There are a lot harder teams this year but we’re hopeful to see the same level of success as we did at last year’s finals when we placed sixth in the state while being down a player. This year’s finals will be different from last year’s. Fortnite teams will be playing remotely, from their high schools. Last year each division traveled to a college eSports Arena to compete. Since we’re playing remotely we will be streaming the match from our team’s Twitch account: @westfall_esports. We will have the Westfall Community Center open to the public where you can cheer on the team as we stream the matches on our new LCD Panel TV. The Community Center will be open starting at 8:30 a.m. on April 12th with the first match starting at 9 a.m.”