nndman
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Post by nndman on Aug 3, 2021 16:58:32 GMT -6
I know there's the Poca Dots in West Virginia. And a school in Illinois (I don't know if it's around anymore) is/was the Wooden Shoes. Here in Virignia we have the Flying Flucos (short for Fluvanna County where they must do lot of flying), and the Royal Tigers of Central High School in King & Queen. There was also once the Newport News Typhoon.
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Post by kcbazooka on Aug 3, 2021 17:06:39 GMT -6
Illinois - 2 teams named Pretzels, also Bunnies, Geese, Ducks, Orphans. Non-PC Pekin now the Dragons - were formerly the Chinks.
Missouri - Midgets, Zizzers, Kewpies
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Post by 19delta on Aug 3, 2021 17:16:09 GMT -6
Illinois:
Freeport Pretzels
New Berlin Pretzels (yes...there are TWO Illinois schools with the Pretzel as a mascot)
Cobden Appleknockers
Teutopolis Wooden Shoes
Fisher Bunnies
Milledgeville Missiles
Hoopeston Cornjerkers
Centralia Orphans
Freeburg Midgets
Polo Marcos
Southwestern Piasa Birds
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Post by coachlit on Aug 3, 2021 20:29:46 GMT -6
There’s a team in my district, Cox High School. Now it doesn’t apply to their football team, but the boys and girls soccer teams can’t go by “Cox Soccer”. My wife tells me their swim motto one year was go in hard come out wet.
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Post by carookie on Aug 3, 2021 21:13:22 GMT -6
Yuma High School Criminals was always one of my favorites
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Post by fantom on Aug 3, 2021 21:30:17 GMT -6
Northampton Konkrete Kids in PA.
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Post by freezeoption on Aug 3, 2021 22:24:12 GMT -6
Iowa
Sheldon Orabs, Maurice-Orange City Dutchman
Idaho
Cascade Ramblers, Kuna Cavemen, Orifino Maniacs
Missouri
Maryville Spoofhounds, WestPlains Zizzers
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Post by wingtol on Aug 4, 2021 6:59:39 GMT -6
We have the Northeast Grape Pickers in PA obviously in a big grape farming area and home to Welch's grape plant.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 4, 2021 7:18:16 GMT -6
Tennessee has the Chattanooga Central “Purple Pounders.”
It makes lists of goofy/worst nicknames in sports a lot.
Then there are the Karns “Beavers” in Knox County, which isn’t so bad… until they play the Cocke County “Fighting Cocks.”
The announcers wouldn’t even call them “Cocks” when I’ve coached against them. They call them “Big Red” instead because their colors are black and red. I guess they feel like it helps avoid cheers of “Beat those Cocks!” from the student section, but they still get those at each game.
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Post by tog on Aug 4, 2021 7:53:04 GMT -6
I worked in Port Lavaca Texas for the Calhoun County Sandcrabs
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Post by carookie on Aug 4, 2021 9:03:11 GMT -6
Los Angeles area has some weird ones:
Hollywood High School- Sheiks (named after a 1920s movie)
Venice High School- Gondoliers
Poly (LA)- Parrots
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Post by larrymoe on Aug 4, 2021 9:24:14 GMT -6
Played in college with a kid from Savanah Georgia whose HS nickname was the Atom Smashers. I thought that was pretty cool.
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Post by MICoach on Aug 4, 2021 10:09:45 GMT -6
A buddy of mine teaches in a very remote part of Alaska that is notable for most of the population being of mixed native and white heritage.
They are known as the Aniak Halfbreeds, and their school logo is a native holding a speer and a white man with a rifle. They're very proud of this.
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Post by dubber on Aug 4, 2021 10:30:45 GMT -6
In Indiana…..the Frankfort Hotdogs
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Post by larrymoe on Aug 4, 2021 10:43:04 GMT -6
Illinois: Freeport Pretzels New Berlin Pretzels (yes...there are TWO Illinois schools with the Pretzel as a mascot) Cobden Appleknockers Teutopolis Wooden Shoes Fisher Bunnies Milledgeville Missiles Hoopeston Cornjerkers Centralia Orphans Freeburg Midgets Polo Marcos Southwestern Piasa Birds I am currently (and probably eternally) undefeated against Pretzels. |
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Post by bleefb on Aug 4, 2021 11:02:03 GMT -6
We have a team in our area up in the mountains called the Wildfires. They've had to cancel games because of actual wildfires. Yes, they're in California. I coached for The Thundering Herd.
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Post by 19delta on Aug 4, 2021 11:17:43 GMT -6
Tennessee has the Chattanooga Central “Purple Pounders.” It makes lists of goofy/worst nicknames in sports a lot. Then there are the Karns “Beavers” in Knox County, which isn’t so bad… until they play the Cocke County “Fighting Cocks.” The announcers wouldn’t even call them “Cocks” when I’ve coached against them. They call them “Big Red” instead because their colors are black and red. I guess they feel like it helps avoid cheers of “Beat those Cocks!” from the student section, but they still get those at each game. 🤣 |
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Post by bulldogsdc on Aug 4, 2021 12:54:31 GMT -6
Cairo GA SyrupMakers
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Post by mrcnry1 on Aug 4, 2021 15:46:04 GMT -6
A team in Germany is/ was called Magdeburg Virgin Guards.
Also, there are the Frankfurt Red Cocks.
On a sidenote, since not all grammar rules applied properly, we also had Leihgestern Lightnings and Kaiserslautern Pikes.
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Post by coachwoodall on Aug 4, 2021 16:12:34 GMT -6
you beat me to it my all-time fav |
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Post by coachwoodall on Aug 4, 2021 16:54:02 GMT -6
Mullins Auctioneers - down in tobacco country
Oceanside Collegiate Landsharks
Johnsonville Flashes
Calhoun Falls Blue Flashes - the man that started football here came from the school above
Not a lot of creativity in SC lots of typical stuff like animals, etc...
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Post by bleefb on Aug 4, 2021 17:27:21 GMT -6
Uh-Oh!  |
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Post by rsmith627 on Aug 4, 2021 19:39:25 GMT -6
Haven’t seen my Michigan brethren chime in yet. My favorites are the Dearborn Dough Boys and the Fordson Tractors. Both of those schools are in the same town. Some solid names there.
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Post by Down 'n Out on Aug 5, 2021 3:35:44 GMT -6
My all-time favorite R.B. Worthy High School was located in Saltville VA, the Shakers. Indiana takes the cake as the state with the best mascots imo. Seems like they have a lot of small schools, many with unique mascots en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_high_schools_in_Indiana |
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Post by blb on Aug 5, 2021 4:46:03 GMT -6
Haven’t seen my Michigan brethren chime in yet. My favorites are the Dearborn Dough Boys and the Fordson Tractors. Both of those schools are in the same town. Some solid names there. We've had this discussion before. |
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Post by teachcoach on Aug 5, 2021 16:04:43 GMT -6
Illinois seems to have the best. Illinois has also has a few schools that have dropped nicknames. Previous mentioned Pekin (go look up that online) Lemont high school was the Injuns has changed and a few Redskins are gone, but not surprisingly at least one has kept it. But my favorites are the Bunnies and the Appleknockers.
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Post by fantom on Aug 5, 2021 20:14:47 GMT -6
Haven’t seen my Michigan brethren chime in yet. My favorites are the Dearborn Dough Boys and the Fordson Tractors. Both of those schools are in the same town. Some solid names there. We've had this discussion before. Yeah but it was a couple of years ago. New people. |
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Post by bulldogsdc on Aug 6, 2021 12:49:52 GMT -6
Churchland, VA Truckers!
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Post by Defcord on Aug 6, 2021 14:18:47 GMT -6
Guarantee every mom shirt is an intended pun on mother trucker |
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Post by nicku on Aug 8, 2021 18:07:08 GMT -6
Los Angeles area has some weird ones: Hollywood High School- Sheiks (named after a 1920s movie) Venice High School- Gondoliers Poly (LA)- Parrots Poly Parrots in Fort Worth, TX, also Some other Texas greats in my opinion include: Hereford Whitefaces Winters Blizzards Lewisville Fighting Farmers Hutto Hippos New Braunfels Unicorns Someone down South is the Exporters and I can't remember who |
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