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Oklahoma Scholastic Esports (founded in 2019) is an esports organization ran by Oklahoma educators that believe in using esports as a way to achieve student success, growth, and opportunity.

Season 1 (2019-2021)
Oklahoma Scholastic Esports also known by OKSE started out as the 5-County Esports League which was founded by Brian Morris in 2019. The 5-County Esports League never got off the ground due to issues with naming and also issues with getting all 5 counties and their school districts involved. So, Brian Morris would change the name to Western Oklahoma Esports and focus the attention on western Oklahoma schools and how he could bring esports to students in those schools. The first season involved 11 schools but due to COVID-19 the season was pushed back from the 2019-2020 school year to the 2020-2021 school year. The starting date would be August 29th, 2020 which included 9 schools now instead of 11. Western Oklahoma Esports would play its' inaugural season completely online and only offer Fortnite, Rocket League, NBA2K, and Madden to the students involved. Season 1 ran from August 2020 until April 2021, where ultimately a State Championship would take place for the first time.

Season 2 (2021-2022)
Season 2 started off with a bang for Oklahoma Scholastic Esports. Returning all 9 schools involved, it added over the summer of 2021 another 26 schools to bring it to a total of 37 schools. Season 2 would be the most ambitious season yet, not only adding more schools but also more games. Oklahoma Scholastic Esports would add Paladins, Super Smash Bros, Call of Duty, and Halo:Infinite to its' other offerings of Fortnite, Madden, and Rocket League. It however did not bring back NBA2K for the 2021-2022 season. Season 2 for Oklahoma Scholastic Esports ran from August 2021 to April 2022, resulting in its' second State Championship. April 1st, 2022 was the primary Oklahoma Scholastic Esports State Championship at SWOSU's esports arena in Weatherford, Oklahoma while April 15th, 2022 and April 16th, 2022 was the secondary State Championships for Call of Duty and Halo:Infinite

Season 3 (2022-Present)
Season 3 will begin for Oklahoma Scholastic Esports on August 27th, 2022 and it will be a virtual tournament. The Oklahoma Scholastic Esports Season 3 schedule will feature a Fall State Championship in December 2022 and a Spring State Championship in April 2023.

Media
Oklahoma Scholastic Esports has been highlighted throughout different media sources from Podcasts that Executive Director and Founder Brian Morris has been on to KOCO-Channel 5 TV out of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to other websites listing its' State Championship that took place on April 1st, 2022. Oklahoma Scholastic Esports also has a website, a twitter, and a facebook that is actively used to promote student achievements, scholarships, and partners that continue to help grow the esports scene in Oklahoma.