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id: 4544434612
section: schools
first_reported: 2026-11-11 23:08 EST
updated: 2026-11-12 20:52 EST
status: reported
outlets: 5
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# Tampa middle school opens esports and broadcast arena

Sligh Magnet Middle School in Tampa opened an esports and broadcast arena, described as the first of its kind in Florida.

Section: [Schools](/tampa-bay/section/life.md) · Entities: [Sligh Magnet Middle School](/tampa-bay/wiki/sligh-magnet-middle-school.md), [Thaddeus M. Bullard Esports and Broadcast Arena](/tampa-bay/wiki/thaddeus-m-bullard-esports-and-broadcast-arena.md), [Bullard Family Foundation](/tampa-bay/wiki/bullard-family-foundation.md), [CDW-G](/tampa-bay/wiki/cdw-g.md)

## Coverage

- [Spectrum Bay News 9](http://www.baynews9.com/fl/tampa/news/2026/11/12/tampa-middle-school-opens-first-of-its-kind-esports-facility-in-florida), 2026-11-11 23:08 EST: Tampa middle school opens first-of-its-kind esports facility in Florida
- [FOX 13 Tampa Bay](https://www.fox13news.com/news/wwes-titus-oneil-helps-open-esports-broadcast-facility-tampa-middle-school), 2026-11-12 11:25 EST: WWE's Titus O'Neil helps open esports, broadcast facility at Tampa middle school
- [Tampa Bay 28 WFTS (ABC)](https://www.tampabay28.com/news/region-tampa/north-tampa/state-of-the-art-esports-arena-opens-at-sly-middle-magnet-school-in-tampa), 2026-11-12 16:37 EST: State-of-the-art eSports arena opens at Sly Middle Magnet School in Tampa
- [Tampa Bay Times](https://www.tampabay.com/news/education/2026/11/12/tampa-middle-school-opens-first-of-its-kind-esports-arena/), 2026-11-12 16:42 EST: Tampa middle school opens first-of-its-kind esports arena
- [WFLA News Channel 8 (NBC)](https://www.wfla.com/news/hillsborough-county/new-e-sports-and-broadcast-arena-for-tampa-middle-school-students/), 2026-11-12 20:52 EST: New E-sports and broadcast arena for Tampa middle school students

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