Speeding is illegal, but that law was put on hold for a day at the fourth annual Rocket League Championship and Esports with Police Tournament, hosted at the Tulalip Boys and Girls Club on July 23.

Thirty Snohomish County law enforcement mentors representing various agencies (i.e., police precincts, sheriff’s departments and Washington State Patrol) teamed up with more than 100 youth from several Boys & Girls Clubs of Snohomish County chapters to boost and fly cars to score goals, all for sole possession of the Rocket League Championship trophy and bragging rights across the region.

The Everett Boys & Girls Club and Everett Police Department were champions in 2024 and the Mukilteo Boys & Girls Club and Mukilteo Police Department in 2025, but this year witnessed a new winning group: Granite Falls Boys & Girls Club and Granite Falls Police Department.

It was an exciting day of gaming, mentorship and community, and Dave and Buster’s Lynnwood provided lunch and wings for the Hot Wing Challenge, which resulted in a tie between the Everett Police Department and Williams Investments.

“Rocket League is a fantastical sport-based video game, developed by Psyonix (it’s ‘soccer with cars’). It features a competitive game mode based on teamwork and outmaneuvering opponents,” according to an article on the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) website. “Players work with their team to advance the ball down the field, and score goals in their opponents’ net. Rocket League is a technical game which involves both high-level dexterity and fast-paced gameplay.

“Rocket League requires a tremendous amount of critical thinking, communication, collaboration and creativity from players to achieve and sustain success,” according to the NFHS article. “Schools and players in high school have had a great experience with the game and continue to experience its benefits.”

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