E-sports could be coming to a Piatt County school district soon.

Monticello Schools are exploring introducing e-sports to their students. Athletic Director Dan Sheehan says it's uncharted territory for him but his students have expressed interest in getting this started and he's willing to explore it and see where it goes.

E-sports is growing in popularity across the country. Sheehan indicates their kids are going to be able to compete with other Illinois e-sports competitors.

If it wasn't for COVID, perhaps this opportunity wouldn't have become an option at Monticello. Sheehan explains the effort to get this going has been led by some of their student-athletes, and he anticipates there is perhaps more students that might be interested in this opportunity.

E-sports recently became an IHSA sanctioned activity in Illinois.