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Post by phantom on Jun 9, 2007 10:51:07 GMT -6
Wildcat's school is the Pretzels and now we find that they're not the only Pretzels in Illinois. That stikes me as sort of unusual. We're the Phantoms, which isn't one you see every day, either. Does anybody else have or know of a school with an odd nickname? Please don't just cut and paste a list that you Googled. What's the fun in that? If you know it, what's the origin of the name (I'm dying to hear about the Pretzels)? We're the Phoebus Phantoms so obviously ours is alliteration.
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Post by coachpoe on Jun 9, 2007 10:56:16 GMT -6
Wildcat are you coaching a school up in or around Rockford? I know there is a school up there who are the pretzels, but as phantom just said they apparently aren't the only ones. There is also a school in Rockford who are the Erabs...I have no idea what that is.
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Post by coachjd on Jun 9, 2007 11:53:59 GMT -6
We are the Dutchmen. Used to be the duetchmen, but when world war II broke out they switched it to Dutchmen. We do not have a mascot, but the letter M for the name of our town.
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Post by phantom on Jun 9, 2007 11:58:46 GMT -6
Our mascot is a guy wearing a mask that looks kind of like the old comic strip Phantom and a body suit and cape. When it's drawn well it's pretty cool. When it's not, it looks like the Tin Man.
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Post by wildcat on Jun 9, 2007 12:03:20 GMT -6
Wildcat are you coaching a school up in or around Rockford? I know there is a school up there who are the pretzels, but as phantom just said they apparently aren't the only ones. There is also a school in Rockford who are the Erabs...I have no idea what that is. coachpoe - Yep. Freeport is about 40 miles west of Rockford. We are in the NIC-9 with all of the Rockford schools. E-Rab has something to do with the the official name of the school which is Rockford East High School, I think. For Illinois coaches, there is an awesome book called "Why Mascots Have Tales" by Fred Willman (retired social studies teacher from District 203 in Naperville) which gives the history of crazy Illinois high school mascots. Here's some of the most unusual: Freeport Pretzels New Berlin Pretzels Effingham Flaming Hearts Fisher Bunnies Hoopeston Area Cornjerkers IVC Grey Ghosts We used to have the Pekin Chinks, believe it or not. Genoa Cogs Milledgeville Missiles Polo Marcos (no, really...that is what they are called!) |
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Post by phantom on Jun 9, 2007 12:10:20 GMT -6
Yeah but how'd you come to be the Pretzels?
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Post by fbdoc on Jun 9, 2007 12:59:23 GMT -6
Camas (WA) high school is called the Papermakers - paper mill in town. Ridgefield (also WA) is called the Spudders. I believe Wapheton, SD is called the Wops.
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Post by djwesp on Jun 9, 2007 13:55:11 GMT -6
My College Alma Mater is the ....
Fighting Wonderboys of Arkansas Tech University
Very... homoerotic name these days, but if you look up the story--- you will not be disappointed. It is an amazing story.
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Post by coachjd on Jun 9, 2007 14:12:05 GMT -6
Wahpeton, North Dakota used to be called the wops, but the social police got after them and the are now the huskies.
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Post by coachjd on Jun 9, 2007 14:12:43 GMT -6
Newal, South Dakota are the irrigators.
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Post by CoachJohnsonMN on Jun 9, 2007 14:14:37 GMT -6
A couple from Minnesota off the top of my head:
Blooming Prairie Awesome Blossoms
Aitkin Gobblers
Moorhead Spuds
Cook Little Gophers
Esko Eskomos (actually spelled this way)
Grand Meadow Superlarks
Hawley Nuggets
Holy Family Catholic Fire
Mahtomedi Zephyrs
Sauk Centre Mainstreeters
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Post by wildcat on Jun 9, 2007 14:30:40 GMT -6
Yeah but how'd you come to be the Pretzels? 100 years ago or so, there was a brewery in Freeport. The people at the high school wanted to honor the brewery because it was one of the biggest employers in the city but many felt that it wasn't appropriate to name a high school team the "Brewers" so they went with Pretzels because, hey, what goes better with beer?  I believe that New Berlin, the town in Central Illinois that uses the Pretzel as a mascot, has a similar origin story. Something about drunk farmers and salty snacks... ;D |
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Post by beatdown on Jun 9, 2007 14:36:33 GMT -6
In Oklahoma we have the Chickasha Fighting Chick's (ie fighting cocks) Henryetta (home of Troy Aikman) used to be the Hens. My hometown of Marlow is the Outlaws, he town is named after the Marlow brothers who were bandits in the area and according to local legend hide some money in the current location of he town.
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Post by kboyd on Jun 9, 2007 14:40:45 GMT -6
We are the Crocus Plains Plainsmen. My college mascot, as JD can attest to, was the ever-ferocious Beaver.
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Post by groundchuck on Jun 9, 2007 14:50:01 GMT -6
Didn't Pekin, IL used to be the Chinks? Seriously.
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Post by midlineqb on Jun 9, 2007 14:55:03 GMT -6
Is it Lewisville in Texas that is the farmers?
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Post by larrymoe on Jun 9, 2007 15:28:55 GMT -6
coachpoe - Yep. Freeport is about 40 miles west of Rockford. We are in the NIC-9 with all of the Rockford schools. E-Rab has something to do with the the official name of the school which is Rockford East High School, I think. For Illinois coaches, there is an awesome book called "Why Mascots Have Tales" by Fred Willman (retired social studies teacher from District 203 in Naperville) which gives the history of crazy Illinois high school mascots. Here's some of the most unusual: Freeport Pretzels New Berlin Pretzels Effingham Flaming Hearts Fisher Bunnies Hoopeston Area Cornjerkers IVC Grey Ghosts We used to have the Pekin Chinks, believe it or not. Genoa Cogs Milledgeville Missiles Polo Marcos (no, really...that is what they are called!) Great book if you can get your hands on it. Got it for Christmas this past year and it is an awesome read. Yes, it is New Berlin that is the other pretzels. One of my friends is now the head Cornjerker at Hoopeston for their FB team coincidentally. You forgot the Teutopolis Wooden Shoes (although they don't have football, but would be just AWESOME if they did). Also we have the Centralia Orphans, the former Carthage Blueboys and the former Monmouth Zippers (both schools no longer exist due to consolodations), Abingdon Commandos, Farmington Farmers, Monticello Sages (their mascot is an owl), Atwood Hammond Rajahs, and a couple others that escape me. Me, I've only coached at boring mascot schools- Maroons, Bulldogs, Rams and Eagles. Pretty blah. I have coached against the Flaming Hearts though. Just a terrible color scheme- forrest green, red and white. My favorite remains the Fisher Bunnies. I played with a kid in college that came from somewhere in Georgia whose nickname was the Atomsmashers. Their logo was a guy holding an atom in one hand with a giant hammer in the other getting ready to smash the atom. Really cool. |
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Post by saintrad on Jun 9, 2007 15:55:36 GMT -6
Yuma (Arizona) Criminals...enough said
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Post by dubber on Jun 9, 2007 16:03:58 GMT -6
We're the West Washington Senators---kinda weird
Frankfort, IN is the Hotdogs----probably the best one in Indiana
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Post by dubber on Jun 9, 2007 16:04:21 GMT -6
Speedway, IN has the "sparkplugs"
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Post by jet on Jun 9, 2007 16:19:40 GMT -6
The AA chamipon's of West Virgina about 6 years ago were Polka high school and yes their nick name was "The Dot's"
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Post by airraider on Jun 9, 2007 16:42:47 GMT -6
In Louisiana you have
Grambling Lab Kittens
Leesville Wampus Cats
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Post by utchuckd on Jun 9, 2007 16:47:59 GMT -6
Tennessee: Webb Feet
We have another school whose boys teams are the Vikings and the girls teams are the Viqueens.
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Post by airitout616 on Jun 9, 2007 16:56:10 GMT -6
Our mascot is sort of differnt the Squiers. But Michigan has some really weird ones.
Brimley High Bays
Midland High Chemics
Zeeland East High Chix
Zeeland West Dux
Detroit Pershing Doughboys
Dexter Dreadnaughts
Kingsford Flivvers
Gladwin Flying G's
Houghton Gremlins
Ishpeming Hematites
Mt. Clemens Battling Bathers
Detroit Southestern Jungaleers
Temprance Bedford Kicking Mules
Salem Rocks
Bessemer Speedboys
AND THE VOTED THE BEST NICKNAME ACORDING TO ESPN.
Watersmeet Nimrods
There is ALOT more but didnt want to list all of the odd names.
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Post by coachjd on Jun 9, 2007 17:02:43 GMT -6
here are a couple more from North Dakota.
Dickinson Midgets
Minnewakan Midgets
Devels Lake used to be called the Satan's, but I think they recently switched??
Hey Coach Boyd - I bet you never heard this while we were in Minot "Save a tree, eat a beaver"
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Post by ajreaper on Jun 9, 2007 17:14:13 GMT -6
Scotsdale (AZ) community college= the artichokes.
We are the "The Prospectors"
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Post by Shotgun1 on Jun 9, 2007 17:25:59 GMT -6
Vineland Fighting Clan. Named after chickens, like a clan of chickens.
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Post by wildcat on Jun 9, 2007 17:32:44 GMT -6
In Louisiana you have Grambling Lab Kittens Leesville Wampus Cats What on God's green earth is a wampus cat? |
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Post by gridironman on Jun 9, 2007 17:48:47 GMT -6
A fictitious two-headed cat. Atoka in OK is also known as the Wampus Cats. A name I always like in OK, were the Haskell Haymakers.
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Post by wingman on Jun 9, 2007 17:50:51 GMT -6
A guy on our staff swears his Alma Mater ( St. Paul HS in socal ) is the only "Swordsmen" around. I can't believe that. Anyone know of another?
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