🎮 TAEL FALL 2026 | WEEK 2 STANDINGS ARE IN! 🏆 Week 2 is officially in the books, and the competition is already getting interesting across Tennessee. Here’s who is sitting at the top of the standings after two weeks of play: 🏫 HIGH SCHOOL 🟣 VALORANT 🥇 AFG Val — The Academy for GOD 🔥 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 🥇 Tier List Breakers — Nolensville High School 🥇 Apex Smash — Nolensville High School 🚀 Rocket League 🥇 Page High RL — Page High School 🥇 Hornets Rocket League — South Gibson Co. High School ⚡ Pokémon 🥇 Indy Pokemon Champions — Independence High School 🛡️ Overwatch 2 🥇 Trojan Draupnirs — Dyersburg High School 💥 Marvel Rivals 🥇 CHS Cougars Marvel Rivals — Centennial High School 🥇 Tribe Bytes — Dobyns-Bennett High School 🏎️ Mario Kart 8 Deluxe 🥇 AFG Koopa Troop — The Academy for GOD 🏈 Madden NFL 26 🥇 Page Madden — Page High School 🥇 Madden- Zach — Summit High School 🥇 Fairview HS Yellow Jackets Madden Team One — Fairview High School 🪂 Fortnite 🥇 Tribe Bytes A-Team — Dobyns-Bennett High School 🥇 GC Lunch Ladies — Gibson County High School 🥇 Fairview HS Yellow Jackets Fortnite Team Four — Fairview High School 🥇 PHS Patriots — Page High School ⚽ EA SPORTS FC 🥇 Evan Jones Fifa — Germantown High School ♟️ Chess 🥇 Valor Knights - King — Valor College Prep 🥇 Joseph Chess — Germantown High School 🥇 Mildly Irritated Max — Gibson County High School 🥇 Valor Knights - Rook — Valor College Prep 🎨 Splatoon 3 🥇 Hornets Splatoon 1 — South Gibson Co. High School 🎮 MIDDLE SCHOOL 🔥 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 🥇 AFG King Julian — The Academy for GOD 🥇 AFG BibleCat — The Academy for GOD 🥇 AFG Smash Daddy — The Academy for GOD 🏎️ Mario Kart 8 Deluxe 🥇 FCS Kingdom Kart Racers — Family Christian School Middle And this is only Week 2. 👀 Every match matters. Every win matters. Every move up the standings brings these students one step closer to the ultimate goal: 🏆 The TAEL CYBERCON Championship — Spring 2027 Congratulations to all of our students, coaches, schools, districts, and programs across Tennessee!!

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We've got a BIG collegiate season ahead! 🐺👾 @NACEsports is joining us as an official league partner for 26-27, and their 200 schools across the US and Canada will be competing on the Fenworks platform this year. Here's to the season ahead with NACE! #collegiateesports

Play to Pathways™ is not a concept we pitch. It is a road a Tennessee student is walking. Quinn Kelm won a state championship in Super Smash Bros. this spring with @CurreyIngram . This fall he starts at @FullSail , studying Business of Gaming and Esports, and plans to compete for their varsity team. That is what scholastic esports is for. Read his story: tnacademicesports.com/blog/s… #ScholasticEsports #CTE #Tennessee #PlayToPathways

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🚨 BIG NEWS, TAEL Community! 🚨 The official TAEL Booster Shop is almost here! 🎮🔥 Soon, students, coaches, families, and supporters will be able to grab official Tennessee Academic Esports League apparel and gear. But that’s not even the best part… 🏆 Coaches and school administrators will have the opportunity to create their own customized school storefronts connected to the TAEL shop. That means your program can have its own branded gear without the hassle of managing inventory, orders, or fulfillment. Whether you’re building school pride, supporting your team, or creating a stronger esports identity on campus, we’ve got you covered. 👕 Custom school stores 🎮 Team apparel 🏆 Program branding 🚀 Zero inventory headaches Buckle up. This fall is going to be 🔥🔥🔥

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Vols vs. Hogs is set 👀 Tennessee defeats South Carolina and moves onto the second round of the SEC tournament 💪

Full Sail Armada is hiring a Competition Manager. Real collegiate esports experience across multiple leagues required. No splitting your attention, just competition, backed by a full support team. If that's you, we want to hear from you. fullsail.wd1.myworkdayjobs.c…