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The esports regular season will run from January 4th, 2027 through the Minnesota State Esports Tournament, held at St. Cloud State University on March 20th and 21st, 2027

Hey Minnesota, we've got some big news today 🐺👀

The MSHSL Board has officially approved a Pilot Esports Season for the 2026-27 school year, and Fenworks is proud to be named the presenting partner and officiating provider.

Nearly a decade in the making and built by our students, coaches, GMs, schools, families, and sponsors; this milestone belongs to our community that kept showing up and the MN students who will get to compete in MSHSL approved esports because of it.

To everyone who poured into Minnesota's esports programs over the years, this win is yours 🏆❤️🖤

We're pumped for the next chapter of MN esports with you all. Stay tuned for more details on the season ahead.

You can read the full announcement on the MN pilot season linked in the comments 🔗

Calling all esports & education leaders 🎤

We're putting together this year's Fenworks Esports Development Clinics across the region and we're looking for speakers to lead panels, coaching demos, and strategy sessions for the educators building out their scholastic esports programs.

If you've got experience in esports or education and an idea you want to bring to the room, we'd love to hear from you.

Speakers shape the day for our Fenworks GMs, Coaches, ADs, and program leaders from across the Upper Midwest.

📍 South Dakota — Tuesday, July 14, at Dakota Valley High School
📍 Minnesota — TBD
📍 North Dakota — Thursday, July 30, at the University of North Dakota

Apply to speak at your state's esports clinic here 🔗
https://hubs.li/Q04j4s5p0

May is wrapping up and summer is right around the corner 🌞 we want to thank every parent, coach, AD, and supporter who showed up for our students and supported their high-tech activities this year across North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Wyoming, and Wisconsin. Our team felt your support and we know our competitors did too!

Our Spring Club Season champions have been crowned, the Wisconsin Spring State Finals are in the books, and our WSSEA friends wrapped up their final esports state tournament of the season out west. With the spring behind us, we're already turning our attention to next year and the programs we've got lined up for our students.

Our Broadcasting Academy and Part 107 Drone Prep curriculum hit big with schools this past year, so we're bringing both back with awesome new additions. And we heard a lot of you asking for a Golf Simulator League this past year, so get ready... the Fenworks Golf Sim League is officially launching its inaugural season this winter ⛳

The season's over, but the team's not slowing down; there's plenty of exciting things we're cooking up in the background and our newsletter is how we keep you in the loop on every new detail.

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The inaugural Fenworks Golf Sim League is starting to take shape ⛳📋

Our Schools across the Upper Midwest are locking in their spots for the inaugural season, and we'd love to keep that momentum going while the early bird pricing opportunity is still on the table 🎁

If you've been keeping an eye on our new STEM activity coming Winter 2027, here's the quick version. 7 weeks of competition, boys and girls leagues under one school registration, league operations and officiating handled by our team, and a Hybrid Regional Finals Tournament to cap it all off 🏌️

Tag your school if you'd love to see this come to their winter season 🐺
Our Full season info is linked in the comments.

For our very first Fenworks Program Spotlight, we're celebrating with the Dunseith Public School Esports program!

Dunseith has won three Fenworks season championships in a row and continues to win through a growing esports roster, a real community backing of esports, and a few of their players earning esports scholarships along the way 🐺👀

Dunseith was the ND State Champions in Fortnite in 2024, Mario Kart in 2025, and Marvel Rivals in 2026, with podium finishes across Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Rocket League, and Chess since 2024.

This spring the Dunseith esports players were invited to their school's athletics awards banquet, where students who placed at the North Dakota Esports State Tournament were presented with plaques in front of the whole school.

That's the kind of recognition that tells our students their efforts in esports count the same as any other sport and we couldn't be prouder to have Dunseith representing what an esports program is capable of.

Thank you, Dunseith, for letting us celebrate your wins with you 🐲🎮

And that's a wrap on the 2026 Fenworks Drone Racing Regionals 🚁💨

It was a full weekend of high-speed competition at North Dakota State University and a perfect way to cap the season off.

We want to thank the NDSU team for hosting our pilots, coaches, and supporters again this year. Your space gave the weekend everything it needed to fly 🏟️

Now for the part everyone's been waiting for 👀 Please join our team in recognizing the amazing pilots and schools who rose to the top of their divisions and represented the region at its best 🏆

Individual Simulator
🏆 1st – Cody P. (Grand Forks Red River) Grand Forks Public Schools
🥈 2nd – Eden Prairie Tobin Eden Prairie Schools
🥉 3rd – Eden Prairie Jeremy Eden Prairie Schools

Team Simulator
🏆 1st – EPHS Alpha Eden Prairie Schools
🥈 2nd – NW Duo #1 Northwestern Journalism
🥉 3rd – Marty Zitkalas Marty Indian School

Team Capture The Flag
🏆 1st – RRHS Predators FPV (Grand Forks Red River) Grand Forks Public Schools
🥈 2nd – South CTF 1 (Fargo South High School) Fargo Public Schools
🥉 3rd – EPHS Combat Eden Prairie Schools

Individual FPV
🏆 1st – RRHS Cody (Grand Forks Red River) Grand Forks Public Schools
🥈 2nd – RHHS Micah (Grand Forks Red River) Grand Forks Public Schools
🥉 3rd – South Drone CG (Fargo South High School) Fargo Public Schools

Team FPV
🏆 1st– Avid Rate Enjoyers (Grand Forks Red River) Grand Forks Public Schools
🥈 2nd – FPS FPV Drone (Fargo South High School) Fargo Public Schools
🥉 3rd – Marty Frybread Breath Marty Indian School

Collegiate Individual Simulator
🏆 1st – Maverick Drone Racing 2 Minnesota State University, Mankato
🥈 2nd – SDM - Trent Reel South Dakota Mines
🥉 3rd – SDM - Isaac Adsit South Dakota Mines

Collegiate Team Simulator
🏆 1st – SDM Duos 1 South Dakota Mines
🥈 2nd – MTC Duo 1 Mitchell Tech

Collegiate Team Capture The Flag
🏆 1st – SDM Combat Team 1 South Dakota Mines
🥈 2nd – SDM Combat Team 2 South Dakota Mines
🥉 3rd – MTC Mavericks Combat Mitchell Tech

Collegiate Individual FPV
🏆 1st – Maverick Drone Racing 2 Minnesota State University, Mankato
🥈 2nd – SDM Trent Reel South Dakota Mines
🥉 3rd – SDM WIllie Branson South Dakota Mines

Collegiate Team FPV
🏆 1st– SDM FPV Duos 1 South Dakota Mines
🥈 2nd – SDM FPV Duos 2 South Dakota Mines
🥉 3rd – SDM FPV Duos 3 South Dakota Mines


A weekend like this only happens because of the people apart of it. Thank you to every pilot, coach, family member, and friend who showed up for the 2026 DR Regionals 🐺

Cold weather, no problem ❄️🏌️
The Fenworks Golf Sim League is built to fit into your school's winter, not pile onto it.

Here's what the season looks like for our sim golfers. No traveling, no weather cancellations, no fighting with the rest of the winter sports calendar. Each week your golfers get a new 18-hole course, they play and submit their score on their own time, and our team does the rest.

Don't have a simulator yet? You're not alone, and you're not stuck.
We've been helping our schools partner with local courses, scope out their own builds, and find the setup that fits their program and space. 🎯

Did we mention that one school registration fee covers both the boys and girls sim league season? Each one runs as their own competitive divisions, so your full golf program gets to be part of the season together!

Because winter shouldn't be the reason our golfers fall behind...
See you on the Virtual Green ⛳

Our friends over at the Washington State Scholastic Esports Association are putting on something big on May 16th and they're looking for people to help make it happen 🐺👀

Main Event '26 is Washington's High School State Esports Championship, hosted at Alderwood Mall in Lynnwood and running from 9am to 6pm. Hundreds of Washington students will be competing across multiple games for the state championship title!

Right now they're looking for volunteers including Game Guides, Greeters, Photographers, AV and Lighting crew, Production Support, Check-in, Interviewers, Booth Support and more. Whether you're a parent, a student, a staff member or an esports enthusiasts who wants to be in the middle of the action, there's a role available for you to check out

To join the event crew, reach out to the WSSEA team at [email protected] and they'll provide more information ✍️