{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"163497","rtpr_id":"nBw2LtCsca-20261007","ticker":"TDAY","exchange":"NYSE","all_tickers":["TDAY"],"title":"USA TODAY Sports Announces National High School Esports Championship","author":"Business Wire","published_at":"2026-10-07T19:00:00.136Z","article_body":"USA TODAY Sports Announces National High School Esports Championship\n\nRound-robin tournament will feature eight teams from around the country\n\nUSA TODAY Sports\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.usatoday.com%2Fsports%2F&esheet=54617945&newsitemid=20261007572050&lan=en-US&anchor=USA+TODAY+Sports&index=1&md5=bf34d358ed6449d0af6b41e299b3ac4c)\n, part of USA TODAY Co., Inc.\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.usatodayco.com%2F&esheet=54617945&newsitemid=20261007572050&lan=en-US&anchor=USA+TODAY+Co.%2C+Inc.&index=2&md5=e00df05c6a9a058fe27f8838442d8882)\n(NYSE: TDAY) and PlayVS\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fplayvs.com%2F&esheet=54617945&newsitemid=20261007572050&lan=en-US&anchor=PlayVS&index=3&md5=d040f70940a03dee0e12215f4bf0d334)\n, North America’s leading scholastic and collegiate gaming platform, today\nannounced the official launch of the USA TODAY Sports National High School\nEsports Championship. The event builds on the momentum of the USA TODAY SUPER\n25 Esports Rankings, launched by USA TODAY Sports and PlayVS in 2024, to\nrecognize North America’s top high school esports teams. As part of USA\nTODAY Sports’ expanding commitment to high school sports, the esports\nchampionship provides a national platform to spotlight student-athletes,\ncelebrate emerging competition, and showcase the communities, schools and\nstories driving the next generation of sports.\n\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261007572050/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261007572050/en/)\n\nThe round-robin tournament will feature eight of the nation’s top high\nschool esports teams competing in three games on the PlayVS platform: EA\nSports Madden NFL, Marvel Rivals, and Rocket League. Qualifying schools met\nevaluation criteria, which included game-winning percentages in those three\ngames and number of graduating seniors, reviewed by PlayVS during the 2026\nSpring esports season.\n\nTournament play kicks off on Monday, October 12. Results across the three\ngames will contribute to team standings, with the top two teams facing off in\nthe National Championship on Friday, December 11. The winning team, crowned\nthe first-ever USA TODAY Sports National High School Esports Champion, will\ncontinue to compete throughout the spring, calling for other top high school\nand collegiate challengers in the inaugural USA TODAY Sports Challenger\nSeries.\n\nFollowing USA TODAY Sports’ storied franchise of individual recognition, an\nALL-USA Team will be selected from the eight competing throughout the\ntournament. At the conclusion of the tournament, USA TODAY Sports will\nannounce both the inaugural National High School Esports Champion and the\nALL-USA Esports Team on the USA TODAY High School Sports National Hub\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.usatoday.com%2Fsports%2Fhigh-school&esheet=54617945&newsitemid=20261007572050&lan=en-US&anchor=USA+TODAY+High+School+Sports+National+Hub&index=4&md5=ecc4392e23b6a7e199d424efbdee15cf)\n, supported by comprehensive multimedia coverage across video and editorial\nplatforms.\n\n“For decades, USA TODAY Sports has recognized the nation’s top high school\nathletes and teams through the Super 25 and ALL-USA franchises. Now, we're\nbringing that same spotlight to esports,” said Alicia DelGallo, USA TODAY\nNetwork Sports Editorial Director. “These students compete at an elite level\nwhile representing their schools and communities. The National High School\nEsports Championship gives them a national stage and extends a trusted USA\nTODAY Sports tradition to a new generation of athletes and fans.”\n\n“We are excited to expand our relationship with USA TODAY Sports and build\non its work to elevate esports alongside other high school sports,” said\nJonathan Boswell, CEO of PlayVS. “This new competition will bring national\nrecognition to outstanding programs and student-athletes. We couldn’t be\nmore excited to showcase their talent, dedication and school pride.”\n\nBrands interested in sponsoring USA TODAY Sports National High School Esports\nChampionship should contact Jon Fador at JFador@usatodayco.com\n(mailto:JFador@usatodayco.com) .\n\nABOUT USA TODAY CO., INC.\n\nUSA TODAY Co., Inc.\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.usatodayco.com%2F&esheet=54617945&newsitemid=20261007572050&lan=en-US&anchor=USA+TODAY+Co.%2C+Inc.&index=5&md5=6464e3624775cd73a988a648fa207939)\nis a diversified media company with expansive reach at the national and local\nlevel dedicated to empowering and enriching communities. Our mission is to\ninspire, inform, and connect audiences. As a media and digital marketing\nsolutions company we are focused on sustainable growth. Through our trusted\nbrands, including the USA TODAY NETWORK, comprised of the national\npublication, USA TODAY\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.usatoday.com%2F&esheet=54617945&newsitemid=20261007572050&lan=en-US&anchor=USA+TODAY&index=6&md5=eb7d086f62a5a37f0451e74bbb64a931)\n, and our network of local properties, in the United States, and Newsquest\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newsquest.co.uk%2F&esheet=54617945&newsitemid=20261007572050&lan=en-US&anchor=Newsquest&index=7&md5=17b35eb9282ab0090c2a6127a71a7c70)\n, a wholly-owned subsidiary operating in the United Kingdom, we provide\nessential journalism, local content, and digital experiences to audiences and\nbusinesses. We deliver trusted unbiased journalism when and where consumers\nwant it. LocaliQ\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Flocaliq.com%2F&esheet=54617945&newsitemid=20261007572050&lan=en-US&anchor=LocaliQ&index=8&md5=919ed80c4e30b67bbdf81f0a14d65c06)\n, our digital marketing solutions brand, supports small and medium-sized\nbusinesses with innovative digital marketing products and solutions.\n\nABOUT USA TODAY SPORTS\n\nUSA TODAY Sports has been the cornerstone of sports news and reporting across\nthe country since 1982. Through USA TODAY, we deliver high-quality, trusted\nsports content with a commitment to unbiased journalism, where and when\nconsumers want to engage. Among one of the most-visited sports outlets in the\nU.S., USA TODAY Sports reaches a digital audience of approximately 38 million\nunique visitors each month (based on June 2026 Comscore Media Metrix®). We\nbelieve our passion for football, soccer, basketball, youth sports, high\nschool sports, women's sports, boxing, golf, NASCAR and beyond makes our\ncomprehensive multi-media content the best in the nation.\n\nABOUT PLAYVS\n\nPlayVS is North America’s leading scholastic and collegiate gaming platform,\nhelping students unlock the educational, social, and personal benefits of\ncompetitive gaming. The company brings together students, coaches, educators,\nand schools through structured, education-aligned competition and curriculum\nacross K-12 and college. PlayVS is the official esports partner of the NFHS\nNetwork, the Special Olympics, and state and regional organizations across the\nU.S. To learn more, visit playvs.com\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayvs.com%2F&esheet=54617945&newsitemid=20261007572050&lan=en-US&anchor=playvs.com&index=9&md5=e152fb069ca8812685b10f3c11ce046e)\n.\n\nCautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements\n\nThis press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of\nSection 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Section 21E of the\nSecurities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the safe harbor provisions of\nthe U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, that relate to our\ncurrent expectations and views of future events. All statements other than\nstatements of historical facts contained in this press release, including\nstatements relating to whether this initiative will enable USA TODAY Co. to\nincrease sales or revenues, beliefs, intentions, estimates or strategies\nregarding the future, which may not be realized. In some cases, you can\nidentify forward-looking statements by terms such as “believe,” “may,”\n“estimate,” “continue,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “should,”\n“plan,” “expect,” “predict,” “potential,” “could,”\n“will,” “would,” “ongoing,” “future” or the negative of these\nterms or other similar expressions that are intended to identify\nforward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements\ncontain these identifying words. Forward-looking statements are based largely\non our current expectations and projections about future events and financial\ntrends that we believe may affect our financial condition, results of\noperations, business strategy, short-term and long-term business operations\nand objectives and financial needs. These forward-looking statements involve\nknown and unknown risks, uncertainties, contingencies, changes in\ncircumstances that are difficult to predict and other important factors that\nmay cause our actual results, performance, or achievements to be materially\nand/or significantly different from any future results, performance or\nachievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statement. For a\ndiscussion of some of the risks and important factors that could cause actual\nresults to differ materially from our expectations, see the risks and other\nfactors detailed in “Item 3. Key Information - Risk Factors” in USA TODAY\nCo.’s (fka Gannett Co., Inc.) 2025 Annual Report on Form 10-K and USA TODAY\nCo.’s (fka Gannett Co., Inc.) quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and USA TODAY\nCo.’s (fka Gannett Co., Inc.) other filings with the SEC, in each case as\nsuch factors may be updated from time to time. Any forward-looking statements\ncontained in this press release speak only as of the date hereof and\naccordingly undue reliance should not be placed on such statements. USA TODAY\nCo. disclaims any obligation or undertaking to update or revise any\nforward-looking statements contained in this press release, whether as a\nresult of new information, future events or otherwise, other than to the\nextent required by applicable law.\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261007572050/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261007572050/en/)\n\nMEDIA CONTACT \n\nUSA TODAY Co.\n\nHeather Gidaly\n\nVice President, Corporate Communications\n\nhgidaly@usatodayco.com (mailto:hgidaly@usatodayco.com)\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nBw2LtCsca-20261007","title":"USA TODAY Sports Announces National High School Esports Championship","author":"Business Wire","ticker":"TDAY","created":"2026-10-07T19:00:00.136Z","tickers":["TDAY"],"exchange":"NYSE","article_body":"USA TODAY Sports Announces National High School Esports Championship\n\nRound-robin tournament will feature eight teams from around the country\n\nUSA TODAY Sports\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.usatoday.com%2Fsports%2F&esheet=54617945&newsitemid=20261007572050&lan=en-US&anchor=USA+TODAY+Sports&index=1&md5=bf34d358ed6449d0af6b41e299b3ac4c)\n, part of USA TODAY Co., Inc.\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.usatodayco.com%2F&esheet=54617945&newsitemid=20261007572050&lan=en-US&anchor=USA+TODAY+Co.%2C+Inc.&index=2&md5=e00df05c6a9a058fe27f8838442d8882)\n(NYSE: TDAY) and PlayVS\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fplayvs.com%2F&esheet=54617945&newsitemid=20261007572050&lan=en-US&anchor=PlayVS&index=3&md5=d040f70940a03dee0e12215f4bf0d334)\n, North America’s leading scholastic and collegiate gaming platform, today\nannounced the official launch of the USA TODAY Sports National High School\nEsports Championship. The event builds on the momentum of the USA TODAY SUPER\n25 Esports Rankings, launched by USA TODAY Sports and PlayVS in 2024, to\nrecognize North America’s top high school esports teams. As part of USA\nTODAY Sports’ expanding commitment to high school sports, the esports\nchampionship provides a national platform to spotlight student-athletes,\ncelebrate emerging competition, and showcase the communities, schools and\nstories driving the next generation of sports.\n\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261007572050/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261007572050/en/)\n\nThe round-robin tournament will feature eight of the nation’s top high\nschool esports teams competing in three games on the PlayVS platform: EA\nSports Madden NFL, Marvel Rivals, and Rocket League. Qualifying schools met\nevaluation criteria, which included game-winning percentages in those three\ngames and number of graduating seniors, reviewed by PlayVS during the 2026\nSpring esports season.\n\nTournament play kicks off on Monday, October 12. Results across the three\ngames will contribute to team standings, with the top two teams facing off in\nthe National Championship on Friday, December 11. The winning team, crowned\nthe first-ever USA TODAY Sports National High School Esports Champion, will\ncontinue to compete throughout the spring, calling for other top high school\nand collegiate challengers in the inaugural USA TODAY Sports Challenger\nSeries.\n\nFollowing USA TODAY Sports’ storied franchise of individual recognition, an\nALL-USA Team will be selected from the eight competing throughout the\ntournament. At the conclusion of the tournament, USA TODAY Sports will\nannounce both the inaugural National High School Esports Champion and the\nALL-USA Esports Team on the USA TODAY High School Sports National Hub\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.usatoday.com%2Fsports%2Fhigh-school&esheet=54617945&newsitemid=20261007572050&lan=en-US&anchor=USA+TODAY+High+School+Sports+National+Hub&index=4&md5=ecc4392e23b6a7e199d424efbdee15cf)\n, supported by comprehensive multimedia coverage across video and editorial\nplatforms.\n\n“For decades, USA TODAY Sports has recognized the nation’s top high school\nathletes and teams through the Super 25 and ALL-USA franchises. Now, we're\nbringing that same spotlight to esports,” said Alicia DelGallo, USA TODAY\nNetwork Sports Editorial Director. “These students compete at an elite level\nwhile representing their schools and communities. The National High School\nEsports Championship gives them a national stage and extends a trusted USA\nTODAY Sports tradition to a new generation of athletes and fans.”\n\n“We are excited to expand our relationship with USA TODAY Sports and build\non its work to elevate esports alongside other high school sports,” said\nJonathan Boswell, CEO of PlayVS. “This new competition will bring national\nrecognition to outstanding programs and student-athletes. We couldn’t be\nmore excited to showcase their talent, dedication and school pride.”\n\nBrands interested in sponsoring USA TODAY Sports National High School Esports\nChampionship should contact Jon Fador at JFador@usatodayco.com\n(mailto:JFador@usatodayco.com) .\n\nABOUT USA TODAY CO., INC.\n\nUSA TODAY Co., Inc.\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.usatodayco.com%2F&esheet=54617945&newsitemid=20261007572050&lan=en-US&anchor=USA+TODAY+Co.%2C+Inc.&index=5&md5=6464e3624775cd73a988a648fa207939)\nis a diversified media company with expansive reach at the national and local\nlevel dedicated to empowering and enriching communities. Our mission is to\ninspire, inform, and connect audiences. As a media and digital marketing\nsolutions company we are focused on sustainable growth. Through our trusted\nbrands, including the USA TODAY NETWORK, comprised of the national\npublication, USA TODAY\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.usatoday.com%2F&esheet=54617945&newsitemid=20261007572050&lan=en-US&anchor=USA+TODAY&index=6&md5=eb7d086f62a5a37f0451e74bbb64a931)\n, and our network of local properties, in the United States, and Newsquest\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newsquest.co.uk%2F&esheet=54617945&newsitemid=20261007572050&lan=en-US&anchor=Newsquest&index=7&md5=17b35eb9282ab0090c2a6127a71a7c70)\n, a wholly-owned subsidiary operating in the United Kingdom, we provide\nessential journalism, local content, and digital experiences to audiences and\nbusinesses. We deliver trusted unbiased journalism when and where consumers\nwant it. LocaliQ\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Flocaliq.com%2F&esheet=54617945&newsitemid=20261007572050&lan=en-US&anchor=LocaliQ&index=8&md5=919ed80c4e30b67bbdf81f0a14d65c06)\n, our digital marketing solutions brand, supports small and medium-sized\nbusinesses with innovative digital marketing products and solutions.\n\nABOUT USA TODAY SPORTS\n\nUSA TODAY Sports has been the cornerstone of sports news and reporting across\nthe country since 1982. Through USA TODAY, we deliver high-quality, trusted\nsports content with a commitment to unbiased journalism, where and when\nconsumers want to engage. Among one of the most-visited sports outlets in the\nU.S., USA TODAY Sports reaches a digital audience of approximately 38 million\nunique visitors each month (based on June 2026 Comscore Media Metrix®). We\nbelieve our passion for football, soccer, basketball, youth sports, high\nschool sports, women's sports, boxing, golf, NASCAR and beyond makes our\ncomprehensive multi-media content the best in the nation.\n\nABOUT PLAYVS\n\nPlayVS is North America’s leading scholastic and collegiate gaming platform,\nhelping students unlock the educational, social, and personal benefits of\ncompetitive gaming. The company brings together students, coaches, educators,\nand schools through structured, education-aligned competition and curriculum\nacross K-12 and college. PlayVS is the official esports partner of the NFHS\nNetwork, the Special Olympics, and state and regional organizations across the\nU.S. To learn more, visit playvs.com\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayvs.com%2F&esheet=54617945&newsitemid=20261007572050&lan=en-US&anchor=playvs.com&index=9&md5=e152fb069ca8812685b10f3c11ce046e)\n.\n\nCautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements\n\nThis press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of\nSection 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Section 21E of the\nSecurities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the safe harbor provisions of\nthe U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, that relate to our\ncurrent expectations and views of future events. All statements other than\nstatements of historical facts contained in this press release, including\nstatements relating to whether this initiative will enable USA TODAY Co. to\nincrease sales or revenues, beliefs, intentions, estimates or strategies\nregarding the future, which may not be realized. In some cases, you can\nidentify forward-looking statements by terms such as “believe,” “may,”\n“estimate,” “continue,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “should,”\n“plan,” “expect,” “predict,” “potential,” “could,”\n“will,” “would,” “ongoing,” “future” or the negative of these\nterms or other similar expressions that are intended to identify\nforward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements\ncontain these identifying words. Forward-looking statements are based largely\non our current expectations and projections about future events and financial\ntrends that we believe may affect our financial condition, results of\noperations, business strategy, short-term and long-term business operations\nand objectives and financial needs. These forward-looking statements involve\nknown and unknown risks, uncertainties, contingencies, changes in\ncircumstances that are difficult to predict and other important factors that\nmay cause our actual results, performance, or achievements to be materially\nand/or significantly different from any future results, performance or\nachievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statement. For a\ndiscussion of some of the risks and important factors that could cause actual\nresults to differ materially from our expectations, see the risks and other\nfactors detailed in “Item 3. Key Information - Risk Factors” in USA TODAY\nCo.’s (fka Gannett Co., Inc.) 2025 Annual Report on Form 10-K and USA TODAY\nCo.’s (fka Gannett Co., Inc.) quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and USA TODAY\nCo.’s (fka Gannett Co., Inc.) other filings with the SEC, in each case as\nsuch factors may be updated from time to time. Any forward-looking statements\ncontained in this press release speak only as of the date hereof and\naccordingly undue reliance should not be placed on such statements. USA TODAY\nCo. disclaims any obligation or undertaking to update or revise any\nforward-looking statements contained in this press release, whether as a\nresult of new information, future events or otherwise, other than to the\nextent required by applicable law.\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261007572050/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261007572050/en/)\n\nMEDIA CONTACT \n\nUSA TODAY Co.\n\nHeather Gidaly\n\nVice President, Corporate Communications\n\nhgidaly@usatodayco.com (mailto:hgidaly@usatodayco.com)\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-10-07T19:00:00.182930206Z","server_sent_at_ms":1791399600182},"received_at":"2026-10-07T19:00:00.313Z","source_url":"https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261007572050/en/"},"analysis":{"id":"151951","press_release_id":"163497","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Publishing","sector":"Communication Services"},"redFlags":[],"eventType":"product_launch","narrative":"USA TODAY Sports, part of USA TODAY Co. 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