{"id":37625,"date":"2016-03-15T13:49:08","date_gmt":"2016-03-15T18:49:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=37625"},"modified":"2016-03-15T13:49:08","modified_gmt":"2016-03-15T18:49:08","slug":"bowling-and-league-of-legends-pay-high-school-seniors-college-ticket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/bowling-and-league-of-legends-pay-high-school-seniors-college-ticket\/","title":{"rendered":"Bowling and &#8216;League of Legends&#8217; pay high school senior&#8217;s college ticket"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Tolly Taylor<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"dropcap\">Steve Balachowski threw another strike, turned around and continued his explanation of \u201cLeague of Legends.\u201d His coach looked confused. He had never heard of it. The senior finished his description and then finished bowling a 217.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI went home and looked it up to see what it\u2019s all about,\u201d said Mike Paskvan, Balachowski\u2019s bowling coach at Notre Dame College Prep.<\/p>\n<p>That the popular video game is now the source of scholarships to five colleges nationally, including Chicago\u2019s Robert Morris University, caught Paskvan by surprise. But along with a bowling scholarship, it will pay for most of Balachowski\u2019s college tuition.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Between bowling and Legends, Robert Morris is currently offering to pay 55 percent of his college costs, but might end up covering as much as 90 percent of his tuition or roughly $30,000 based on future performance. For a little over a year, Balachowski has been playing Legends, a multiplayer online battle arena game that is one of five eSports played at the college level.<\/p>\n<p>His two talents, while both niche sports, have varying \u2013 and in one case, perhaps shocking \u2013 levels of popularity.<\/p>\n<p>The 2015 Professional Bowlers Association Elias Cup finals on ESPN attracted 670,000 viewers on average, the largest audience in PBA history, according to pba.com. By comparison, more people watched the 2015 \u201cLeague of Legends\u201d Championship last year than watched the NBA Finals or World Series, the audience peaking at over 32 million viewers, according to leagueoflegends.com.<\/p>\n<p>But despite the similar level of popularity to mainstream sports \u2013 an estimated 27 million play Legends every day \u2013 the recruiting process of the Robert Morris team, also ranked first in the U.S., is unorthodox.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s one of the more difficult things about this new world that\u2019s developing,\u201d said Jason Greenglass, an assistant Legends coach at Robert Morris. \u201cWe will track players through their [rating] \u2026or we\u2019ll be [contacted] by players who are interested in the program. In our world, you can\u2019t go to a high school game and sit in the bleachers. We can\u2019t physically go to another location and observe that player in the competitive environment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Though both sports will help pay for college, Balachowski admitted his parents have a preference between his two sports.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Bowling for my parents is more of a priority,\u201d Balachowski said. \u201cThey don\u2019t necessarily like video games. They would rather see me excel at something like bowling, which they know I love and put my heart into.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Just as recruitment for the two sports differs, so too do practice schedules. On weekdays from November through the end of January, Balachowski bowled with his high school team from 3 to 5 p.m. He averaged a 195 this season with a high of 269.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_37783\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37783\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-37783 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/03\/profile-2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Steve\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/03\/profile-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/03\/profile-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/03\/profile-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/03\/profile-2.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-37783\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Balachowski practices bowling over 10 hours each week in season (Tolly Taylor\/MEDILL).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cHe bowls all the time, even when he\u2019s not bowling for school \u2026,\u201d said Vicki Balachowski, Steve\u2019s mom. \u201cHe\u2019s doing it even when he doesn\u2019t have to. He loves to come on Fridays for $13 for all-you-can-bowl.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>His routine is precise.<\/p>\n<p>When he\u2019s not bowling on Fridays, it\u2019s Legends time. Balachowski grabs a sub sandwich and a soft drink from work, Tony\u2019s Fresh Market, before heading home. He finishes the sandwich by the time he pulls in the driveway at 9:30 p.m., and the Mountain Dew helps him power through the next five to six hours of Legends. The next morning at 7:30 a.m., he has his daily breakfast of milk and cookies \u2013 always six cookies \u2014 and goes back upstairs to continue playing in his bedroom. If it\u2019s an average Saturday, climbing those 12 stairs might be the biggest workout of his day. He\u2019ll sit at his desk and play roughly six hours on his two monitors, but sometimes as many as 13 hours.<\/p>\n<p>Though Paskvan described Balachowski as a highly intense bowler, it\u2019s not always easy to tell. Especially when he\u2019s bowling well, Balachowski high-fives teammates and celebrates with them after strikes, a smile rarely leaving his face.<\/p>\n<p>According to one of his Legends teammates, Balachowski\u2019s video game persona isn\u2019t quite so carefree.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s balls to the wall,\u201d said Ryan Whelan, a 13-year-old who lives in British Columbia and met Balachowski through Legends. \u201cHe likes to go in and just have fun. He\u2019s aggressive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That aggressiveness has served him well. Robert Morris\u2019 scholarships are given based on skill, and there are seven levels of proficiency in Legends competition, from beginner to most experienced: Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, Diamond, Master and Challenger. To get the second-tier scholarship for which Balachowski has already qualified, a player must be at the Platinum level. To get the top-tier scholarship, he must be at Diamond or above.<\/p>\n<p>Right now, Balachowski is on track to receive the scholarship that covers 35 percent of tuition, or about $12,000. The top tier, the one he could earn if he improves his rank by September, covers twice that.<\/p>\n<p>That top-tier scholarship could help, especially considering how expensive both sports are.<\/p>\n<p>Balachowski owns six bowling balls, an average number for his high school team. In total, he spent roughly $900 on them, with three of them scented: one smells of chocolate, another apple cider and the third one\u2014his favorite\u2014cinnamon.<\/p>\n<p>Legends is free, but the Acer Aspire V5 laptop he uses, along with the two monitors, mouse, and wireless keyboard were not. Even without the add-ons, the laptop alone cost about $500.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_37786\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37786\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-37786 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/03\/profile-3-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Steve\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/WP%20Media%20Folder%20-%20medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/03\/profile-3-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/WP%20Media%20Folder%20-%20medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/03\/profile-3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/WP%20Media%20Folder%20-%20medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/03\/profile-3-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/WP%20Media%20Folder%20-%20medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/03\/profile-3.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-37786\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Balachowski&#8217;s desk setup for &#8220;League of Legends&#8221; (courtesy of Steve Balachowski).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Despite the hefty price tags, Balachowski has managed to save money from his job at Tony\u2019s Fresh Market.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[The money is] all his, and he\u2019s very responsible,\u201d said Steve\u2019s mother. \u201cHe was probably there six, seven months, and he hadn\u2019t spent a dime of what he made.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wanted to ask him for a loan,\u201d she joked.<\/p>\n<p>But Balachowski isn\u2019t just protective of his money. In Legends, he plays support, meaning it\u2019s his job to shepherd one of the more powerful characters around the game map.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[Balachowski plays] one of the roles that can save the team\u2019s butt,\u201d Whelan said. \u201cIt\u2019s one of the skill roles, so it takes a good player to play that role.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On the bowling lane, it\u2019s his resourcefulness that distinguishes the right-hander.<\/p>\n<p>With a traditional five-step approach, his throw usually rolls straight before hooking violently at the last moment. But if Balachowski\u2019s not bowling well with one hand on a certain day, he has other options.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe can also bowl two-handed, so he\u2019s versatile,\u201d said Nico Rivera, a junior on the Notre Dame bowling team. \u201cWhen it hits the pocket, the hook potential knocks more pins down. I know he loves using it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Though he can be flexible bowling with one hand or two, Balachowski\u2019s match-day routines are rigid.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have to take my belt off, untuck my shirt, put the [bowling] balls back in the bag the same way, and I wear the same [khaki] pants every time,\u201d Balachowski said. \u201c[If I don\u2019t do one of those things] I get put [off] pretty easily.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Legends is different. He doesn\u2019t follow any superstitions, but he always enjoys himself.<\/p>\n<p>In a recent practice, Balachowski\u2019s character kept repeating the same phrase.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLife is good, no?\u201d it said with a Spanish accent.<\/p>\n<p>For Balachowski, it certainly seems like it.<\/p>\n<div class=\"featurecaption\">Photo at top: Steve Balachowski has scholarship offers for bowling and &#8220;League of Legends&#8221; (courtesy of Steve Balachowski).<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Tolly Taylor Steve Balachowski threw another strike, turned around and continued his explanation of \u201cLeague of Legends.\u201d His coach looked confused. He had never heard of it. The senior finished his description and then finished bowling a 217. \u201cI went home and looked it up to see what it\u2019s all about,\u201d said Mike Paskvan, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":236,"featured_media":37775,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31,585],"tags":[812,1286,2331,192,2228,1285],"class_list":["post-37625","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports","category-winter-2016","tag-bowling","tag-league-of-legends","tag-pba","tag-promo","tag-robert-morris-university","tag-video-game"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Bowling and &#039;League of Legends&#039; pay high school senior&#039;s college ticket - Medill Reports Chicago<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/bowling-and-league-of-legends-pay-high-school-seniors-college-ticket\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Bowling and &#039;League of Legends&#039; pay high school senior&#039;s college ticket - Medill Reports Chicago\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"By Tolly Taylor Steve Balachowski threw another strike, turned around and continued his explanation of \u201cLeague of Legends.\u201d His coach looked confused. 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