Gallup Sun

Parents can breathe a sigh of relief. Not all children playing video games are ignoring their studies.

With many colleges beginning to offer esports scholarships and gamers making millions of dollars for streaming while they play, the popularity of esports may rise above even the more traditional sports like basketball or football.

Janice Spiros, Miyamura High School’s librarian and building test coordinator, used to be one of those parents who worried about the amount of time her children spent playing video games. But that’s all changed.

Now she coaches the school’s esports team.

In an interview with the Sun, she laughed at a memory of the time she threw her sons’...

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Two softball players sign with Luna Community College

 

As their families and coaches look on, Amber Mecale (left) and Shelby Cordova sign letters of commitment May 22 to play softball at Luna Community College in Las Vegas, N.M. Both girls will be starting college there in the fall. Back row from left: Miyamura Softball Coach Mattea Lovato, Luna Community College Head Coach Steve Wallace, Kelly Mecale and her husband Miyamura Softball Assistant Coach Rick Mecale, and Audrienne Garcia. Photo Credit: Ryan Hudgeons, RAH Photography

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