{"id":203656,"date":"2026-03-11T22:47:55","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T03:47:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=203656"},"modified":"2026-03-11T22:47:58","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T03:47:58","slug":"nscc-hosting-mario-kart-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2026\/03\/11\/nscc-hosting-mario-kart-tournament\/","title":{"rendered":"NSCC hosting Mario Kart tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>VW independent staff\/submitted information<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Northwest State Community College\u2019s new new Esports Lab is opening at the Van Wert Campus and to celebrate, NSCC is holding an inaugural Mario Kart tournament from 5-8 p.m. Tuesday, March 31, at the Van Wert Campus, 520 E. Sycamore St.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The event is free and open to all ages. Food and drinks will be provided, along with prizes and NSCC swag. In addition to being able to play in the tournament, attendees can try out the school\u2019s new Esports gaming stations, explore the lab, and learn more about the growing world of competitive gaming and associated college programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis new lab represents another way Northwest State is creating engaging learning opportunities while connecting with the community,\u201d said Kyle Klinker, NSCC Esports coach. \u201cEsports continues to grow across colleges and universities, and we\u2019re excited to bring that experience to the Van Wert Campus.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Community members, students, and gamers of all skill levels are encouraged to attend, compete, or simply stop by to check out the new space. You\u2019ll also be able to see the school\u2019s new Esports team mascot, the NSCC Van Wert Vortex.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Use the QR code to pre-register and reserve your spot.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VW independent staff\/submitted information Northwest State Community College\u2019s new new Esports Lab is opening at the Van Wert Campus and to celebrate, NSCC is holding an inaugural Mario Kart tournament from 5-8 p.m. Tuesday, March 31, at the Van Wert Campus, 520 E. Sycamore St. The event is free and open to all ages. Food [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-203656","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-31 09:06:58","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/203656","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=203656"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/203656\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":203657,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/203656\/revisions\/203657"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=203656"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=203656"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=203656"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}