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DEL.ICIO.USTake 10: Best-EVER historic team names
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Don’t know if you’ve noticed, but the nicknames that our schools have been giving themselves are getting so lame that’s it’s become a state embarrassment.
Among the 32 public high schools that opened in this decade, only two were clever enough to conjure up a nickname that wasn’t already taken. Hats off to the Sonoraville Phoenix and the Creekview Grizzlies. Three new schools - Union Grove, Miller Grove and West Forsyth - are Wolverines. Do we have wolverines in Georgia? * I don’t get it.
Three more new schools are the Lions - MLK, Peachtree Ridge and Luella. We can’t all be Lions. They should have a playoff for it. Mundy’s Mill and Alcovy decided to be Tigers - like 19 other teams in Georgia. Are we still teaching imagination in the 21st Century? In my day, we didn’t borrow nicknames. We chose something you’d never heard about and were left very scared or just shaking your head. And we liked it.
Here are the best 11 nicknames in Georgia history, all belonging to schools that have closed but should be held up as models. Why 11? If you have to ask, your team’s nickname is probably the Eagles.
11: Ocilla Orphans — There was a time when children were so mean in Ocilla that their parents abandoned them out of fear, thus the name Orphans. You didn’t risk bringing up the subject when you played them. They were not ashamed of it, but they played with a chip on their shoulders, and you didn’t provoke them. The name Orphans had to be given up because it was offensive and politically incorrect. So now, Ocilla’s predecessor school, Irwin County, is called the Indians.
10: Commercial Typists — This Atlanta school that closed in 1947 had the greatest sand-bagging nickname in history. Typists? Yep, and you better believe they could type. They’d kick butt and take names on a typewriter at 82 words per minute. But let’s not kid anybody. Commercial had terrible football teams. But the Typists were proud of what they could do. If you’ve seen how these kids act when they score touchdowns, you know the lack of pretension is a lost art in high school football today.
9: Sparta Saints — Sparta, a school for whites in Hancock County before desegregation, was in Sanderville’s region for many years, and it was Sparta’s only recourse to have a nickname that could contend with the dreaded Satans. Those Satans-vs.-Saints matchups were battles for eternity in those days. Today, Cedar Grove is called the Saints, but they got it from the New Orleans Saints. The Sparta Saints thought of it first, and the NFL should be paying royalties.
8: Lanier Poets — This was Macon’s most famous school through 1969, when consolidation turned it into Central High and the Chargers. The Chargers are OK, but the great thing about being a Poet was that when Lanier (as in Sidney, author of “Song of the Chattahoochee,” the storied ode to Georgia’s most hallowed river) won those state titles in the ’30s and ’40s in both football and basketball, they could beat their chests and say, ”We’re better athletes, and we’re poets, too!” It’s hard to argue with that.
7: Corry Roosters — It’s pretty sorry for any high school to name itself the Gamecocks. First, that’s a college team’s name. Second, well, if you have to be given more obvious reasons why that’s a terrible high school nickname, then your school is probably named the Longhorns or the Hoyas. But a rooster? Now that’s a mascot, and Corry, the Greene County school for African-Americans before integration, was right on with this. Roosters are brimming with pride and confidence, even if they are chickens. Not sure if Corry called its girls teams the Roosters. You wouldn’t want to call them the Hens. The Lady Roosters? That was the one drawback to this nickname.
6: Doerun Deer — The Deer of Colquitt County never played football or this name would be higher on the list. Imagine the helmets: Not Rams horns, but deer antlers! I like it. And the girls teams were called the Does. It’s just fun to say: The Doerun Deer and the Doerun Does. You could read it backward to find hidden meaning way before the Beatles.
5: Montezuma Aztecs — Football coaches are always talking about sacrifice. It’s that BIG TEAM/little me thing that makes the difference in winning and losing so many times. So what better mascot to extol the virtues of sacrifice than the Aztecs? The real Aztecs practiced human sacrifice. Now that’s commitment, and this Macon County school had it. Now, Macon County High is just called the Bulldogs. There are 15 other Bulldogs and one Bulldogg among Georgia mascots. It needs to stop.
4: Arlington Travelers — The school’s mascot was named for Robert E. Lee’s horse, Traveller. Arlington, a school in Calhoun County, misspelled it, but, hey, this was football, and if you didn’t dare make an issue of it. This was a school of war horses, not spellers. Calhoun County is now the Cougars, like five other Georgia schools. And I’ll guarantee you this: Traveller, er, Traveler, was much more loyal and brave than any Cougar was.
3: Dasher Bible Ducks — Not sure if they were the Bible Ducks, or the Ducks of Dasher Bible. But the goal of education is to get you thinking, and this Valdosta school was committed to that. Names like Wildcats and Vikings nip fresh thinking in the bud.
2: Cornelia Appleknockers — When you played this Habersham County school, you had to secure your chin strap and gird your loins because you just knew by the nickname Appleknockers that Cornelia was a team that could knock more than apples off your tree. Habersham Central is now the Raiders, like 13 other schools in Georgia. There are a lot of hardened Appleknockers rolling in their graves about that.
1: Sandersville Satans — There are 18 teams in Georgia that are Red Devils, Blue Devils or Screaming Devils. There are so many Devils that nobody is scared of a devil any more. Oooh, the Blue Devils, I’m afraid! Not. If you really want to scare somebody, tell ‘em Satan is coming to town. And he’s bringing Beelzebub. Now that’s a mascot.
Eleven most common and therefore worst Georgia nicknames:
Tigers (21), Panthers (18), Eagles (17), Bulldogs (15), Indians (15), Wildcats (15), Raiders (14), Trojans (13), Patriots (11), Blue Devils (10), Warriors (10)
Eleven best Georgia nicknames, all unique:
Atom Smashers (Johnson of Savannah), Battle Creek Warriors (Tattnall County), Black Knights (Central Gwinnett), Blue Jackets (Savannah), Catamounts (Dalton), Comets (South Gwinnett), Gladiators (Clarke Central), Grangers (LaGrange), Red Elephants (Gainesville), Syrupmakers (Cairo), Warhawks (Henry County)
Go on. Take Ten. Throw down for your fave classic Georgia team nickname, all you old schoolers. Or dare to say “Um, so you ask if Georgia has wolverines but you don’t question if we have GRIZZLIES, dude?!!!” (Psych! We don’t.) Give us your take on lame names and suggest some new nicks for YOUR team.
* Nope, sorry.
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By Allen
September 25, 2007 5:19 PM | Link to this
what about the red elephants from gainesville?
By Michelle
September 26, 2007 11:54 AM | Link to this
Driving through Texas this month and got a laugh out of one schools nickname - they are the Fighting Farmers!
By Greg
September 26, 2007 12:08 PM | Link to this
Good column. I’m afraid that original, locally-meaningful nicknames are a gem of the past thanks to the cookie-cutter, attention-deficit mentality of Generations X and Y.
By Dekalbfan
September 26, 2007 12:38 PM | Link to this
come on now we can’t forget about Clarkston Angoras.Nobody in Georgia have this nickname.They name it Angoras because of the goats that used to walk around back in the days before Clakrston high school was invented.i think this name is the best in the state of Geogia.
By Take Ten@ajc.com
September 26, 2007 12:48 PM | Link to this
Now hold on there a minute, Greg. Some of us at Take Ten were tagged “Generation X” by the Baby Boomers running TIME Magazine and the like. WE didn’t ask for the designation. And many of us went to schools where the mascots were predetermined years before. Nobody asked us for an opinion or gave us the chance to get creative.
Perhaps the problem nowadays is that it’s “safe” for administrators to go with NFL-esque names like Panthers, Raiders, blah blah blah because parents won’t take issue with them. Try calling a team “Satans” now and see what happens, even if it’s done in jest.
By Todd Holcomb
September 26, 2007 2:13 PM | Link to this
Angoras should’ve been in there. Point conceded. I love nicknames that allow you to call the team a nickname on top of the nickname (i.e., the Goats).
Regarding the Fighting Farmers, there was a school in South Georgia named Irwinville that was called the Farmers. They weren’t Fightin’ Farmers, but they did set a record in boys basketball for consecutive victories, around 82, I think. Randolph-Clay (the Red Devils, egad!) broke the record a couple of years ago.
And to Allen: The Red Elephants made the Top 11 current names. It’s only RetroNicknames that make the real Top 11. Along those lines, I’m sure somebody will bust me for not including the Plains Buffaloes. Maybe Jimmy Carter will take a minute to respond.
By cold
September 26, 2007 4:57 PM | Link to this
JAGUARS OF STEPHENSON HIGH SCHOOL
By Andre
September 26, 2007 5:58 PM | Link to this
What about Douglass Astros. We’re the only Astros in the entire state. As far as I know.
By Andre
September 26, 2007 6:00 PM | Link to this
Harper-Archer was once the Phoenix
By Michael Bishop
September 26, 2007 11:02 PM | Link to this
We got a Sidney Lanier High School in Alabama and there mascot is the Poets.
By Other States Unique Names
September 26, 2007 11:51 PM | Link to this
These strike fear in their opponents….not! It was hard to line up against these teams and keep a straight face. Hutto Hippos and Cuero Gobblers; both in Texas
By Buzz In Roswell
September 27, 2007 12:07 AM | Link to this
I agree, it’s not my school but I am so annoyed at the nickname Raiders. I can name five within the North Fulton/Cobb areas.
By Dekaln
September 27, 2007 7:17 AM | Link to this
come on now we can’t forget about the might angoras.nobody i the state of georgia or in the country have this nickname.they clarkston high school angoras after the goats that used to crowd around the school back i the days.this is a very unique name.i think it should be #1 best in Georgia.
By Brian
September 27, 2007 9:12 AM | Link to this
This is not a Georgia nickname, but Norwalk, Ohio are the Truckers. Yes, a long time ago someone owned a trucking business or terminal in town.
By Raider
September 27, 2007 9:21 AM | Link to this
Ok, nothing is wrong with the name Raiders. BUT there is a bit to many schools named the Raiders. I thinks we should have a tournament of the Raiders, and who ever wins can take the name and the rest have to change, and to tell you the truth i hope my school loses so we can name our self the Thebes and have a war against our neighbor the spartans.
By Chad
September 27, 2007 12:20 PM | Link to this
The Patriots of Peachtree High in Dunwoody, GA had the classic New England Patriot on our helmets, all in red, white and blue! Clarkston High was the Angoras. Always thought that was kind of different. Marist War Eagles is cool, too.
By FIUpantherMOM
September 27, 2007 2:04 PM | Link to this
There is a Lanier High School in Montgomery, AL, that is also the Poets.
But in Florida you have the Lakeland Dreadnaughts, Fort Myers Green Wave, FAMU High School Baby Rattlers, Admiral Farragut Academy Blue Jackets, Apalachicola Sharks, Apopka Blue Darters, Arlington Counrty Day Apaches, Ed White Commanders (yes, named after the astronaut), Dr. Krop Lightning, Pensacola Catholic Crusaders, Coral Reef Barracudas, Lake Mary Prep Griffins, Hilliard Flashes, Sarasota Sailors, Satellite Scorpions, Villages Buffalos, Space Coast Vipers, Sickles Gryphons, St. Andrews Scots…..just to name a few.
By FIUpantherMOM
September 27, 2007 2:16 PM | Link to this
Louisiana has some good ones, too. But they have the coolest school names…..
Alcee Fortier Tarpons, Bossier Bearkats, Beau Chene, Plaquemine, Opelousas, Ouachita Parish, Natchitoches Central Chiefs, Many, Amite, Avoyelles, Assumption, Belle Chasse, Carencro, Basile, Bastrop, East Beauregard, Chalmette Owls, Ecole Classique, Bunkie, H.L. Bourgeois, Bogalusa Lumberjacks, Istrouma, Lord Beaconsfield Landry, Mamou, and the Ponchatoula Green Wave.
By FIUpantherMOM
September 27, 2007 2:24 PM | Link to this
Here’s a good list from across the country…..
Alabama Highland Home Flying Squadron Slocomb Red Tops
Alaska Diomede Dateliners Ketchikan King Salmons Palmer Moose Tikigaq Harpooners
Arizona Bagdad Sultans Window Rock Fighting Scouts Gila Bend Gila Monsters Desert Edge Scorpions Grand Canyon Phantoms Holbrook Roadrunners Heritage Academy Heroes
Page Sand Devils Desert Vista Thunder Salome Frogs Sabino Sabercats Wickenburg Wranglers Yuma Criminals (not sure if I’d want to be one) San Luis Sidewinders
Arkansas Bauxite Miners Cave City Cavemen Conway Wampus Cats Danville Little Johns Dardenelle Sand Lizards Deer Antlers
Fordyce Redbugs Gurdon Go-Devils (a type of logging equipment) Hartford Hustlers Harrison Golden Goblins Hermitage Hermits Lockesburg Darters Marmaduke Greyhounds Morrilton Devil Dogs Nashville Scrappers Ozark Hillbillies Prescott Curly Wolves Smackover Buckaroos Stuttgart Rice Birds Van Buren Pointers Winslow Squirrels Wonderview Daredevils
By FIUpantherMOM
September 27, 2007 2:32 PM | Link to this
California Connelly Koalas Angels Camp Bullfrogs Bakersfield Drillers East Blades North Stars N. Montery Co. Condors Chester Volcanoes Coalinga Horned Toads Concord Minutemen Diamond Bar Brahmas Grossmont Foothillers Nawa Steelheads Fowler Redcats Sultana Sultans San Benito Hay Balers Paraclete Spirits Leuzinger Olympians Lincoln Fighting Zebras Hollywood Shieks John Marshall Barristers Manual Arts Toilers Ribet Academy Fighting Frogs Thomas Jefferson Democrats Dunn HS Earwigs Live Oak Acorns Napa Vintage Crushers Ojai Valley School Spuds Thacher Toads Pacific Grove Breakers Placer Hillmen Burroughs Burros St. Francis Troubadours Mercy Skippers Southwestern Academy Sun Bellarmine Prep Bells Independence 76’ers Stagg Delta Kings/Queens Victor Valley Jack Rabbits Yuba City Honkers
Colorado Alamosa Mean Moose Brush Beetdiggers Clear Creek Golddiggers Denver: Manual Thunderbolts Fort Collins Lambkins Fossil Ridge SaberCats Poudre Impalas Rocky Ford Meloneers Windsor Wizards
Connecticut Avon Old Farms Winged Beavers Danbury Hatters East Hampton Bellringers Jon Law Lawmen Nathan Hale-Ray Noises Staples Wreckers Woodstock Academy Centaurs
Delaware Padua Academy Pandas
By FIUpantherMOM
September 27, 2007 2:39 PM | Link to this
Florida Apopka Blue Darters Seabreeze Fighting Sandcrabs Key West Conchs Lakeland Dreadnaughts Laurel Hill Hoboes Colonial Grenadiers Port Charlotte Fighting Tarpons Tarpon Springs Spongers (named after some cheap relatives?)
Georgia Cairo Syrupmakers Johnson Atom Smashers Clarkston Angoras
Hawaii Punahou Buff n’ Blue Kailua Surfriders Kealakehe Waveriders Pahoa Daggers Waianae Seariders Waimea Menehune (mythologic little people)
Idaho Camas Co. Musher Dogs Clark Fork Wampus Cats Shelly Russets Orofino Maniacs The Community School Cutthroat Trout Sugar-Salem Diggers
Illinois Arcola Purple Riders Atwood Rajahs Canton Little Giants Carthage Blueboys / Bluegirls
Centralia Orphans / Orphan Annies Collins Cobras
Dunbar Mightymen / Mightywomen
Mt. Carmel Caravan Illinois Valley Central Grey Ghosts Coal City Coalers Cobden Appleknockers DeKalb Barbs Effingham Flaming Hearts Fisher Bunnies Freeburg Midgets Freeport Pretzels Fulton Steamers Galesburg Silver Streaks Genoa-Kingston Cogs
Hampshire Whip-Purs Hoopeston Cornjerkers Kewanee Boilermakers Weathersfield Flying Geese Knoxville Blue Bullets Lake Forest Academy Caxy’s Monmouth Zippers
Monticello Sages New Berlin Pretzels Normal Ironmen Plano Reapers Polo Marcos Rochelle Hubs Rock Island Rocks Roxana Shells West Carroll Thunder
Tuetopolis Wooden shoes Waverly Scotties Williamsville Bullets Alwood Aces Zion-Benton Fighting Zee-Bees
By FIUpantherMOM
September 27, 2007 2:41 PM | Link to this
Florida: Apopka Blue Darters, Seabreeze Fighting Sandcrabs, Key West Conchs, Lakeland Dreadnaughts, Laurel Hill Hoboes , Colonial Grenadiers, Port Charlotte Fighting Tarpons, Tarpon Springs Spongers (named after some cheap relatives?)
Georgia: Cairo Syrupmakers, Johnson Atom Smashers, Clarkston Angoras,
Hawaii: Punahou Buff n’ Blue, Kailua Surfriders, Kealakehe Waveriders, Pahoa Daggers, Waianae Seariders , Waimea Menehune (mythologic little people)
Idaho: Camas Co. Musher Dogs,
Clark Fork Wampus Cats,
Shelly Russets,
Orofino Maniacs,
The Community School Cutthroat Trout,
Sugar-Salem Diggers
Illinois: Arcola Purple Riders, Atwood Rajahs,
Canton Little Giants,
Carthage Blueboys / Bluegirls,
Centralia Orphans / Orphan Annies,
Collins Cobras,
Dunbar Mightymen / Mightywomen,
Mt. Carmel Caravan,
Illinois Valley Central Grey Ghosts,
Coal City Coalers,
Cobden Appleknockers,
DeKalb Barbs,
Effingham Flaming Hearts,
Fisher Bunnies,
Freeburg Midgets, Freeport Pretzels,
Fulton Steamers,
Galesburg Silver Streaks,
Genoa-Kingston Cogs,
Hampshire Whip-Purs,
Hoopeston Cornjerkers,
Kewanee Boilermakers,
Weathersfield Flying Geese,
Knoxville Blue Bullets,
Lake Forest Academy Caxy’s,
Monmouth Zippers,
Monticello Sages,
New Berlin Pretzels,
Normal Ironmen,
Plano Reapers, Polo Marcos,
Rochelle Hubs,
Rock Island Rocks,
Roxana Shells,
West Carroll Thunder,
Tuetopolis Wooden Shoes,
Waverly Scotties,
Williamsville Bullets, Alwood Aces,
Zion-Benton Fighting Zee-Bees
By FIUpantherMOM
September 27, 2007 2:46 PM | Link to this
Indiana: Clay City Eels,
Cloverdale Clovers,
Crawfordsville Athenians,
Delphi Oracles,
Frankfort Hot Dogs,
Hobart Brickies,
Jimtown Jimmies,
LaPorte Slicers,
Logansport Berries,
Madison: Grant Argylles,
Martinsville Artesians,
Mishawaka Cavemen,
North Dubois Jeeps,
Plymouth Pilgrims,
Rising Sun Shiners,
River Forest Ingots,
Shoals Jug Rocks,
Speedway Sparkplugs,
South Central Satellites,
Lincoln Alices
Iowa: Akron-Westfield Westerners,
Audubon Wheelers,
Estherville Midgets,
Fort Madison Bloodhounds,
Muscatine Muskies,
Pocahontas Maidens girls teams only),
Friends Scattergood Crew,
Sheldon Orabs (not Arabs, stands for orange & black
Kansas: Hesston Swathers,
Hill City Ring Necks,
Lawrence Chesty Lions,
St. Johns Military Muleskinners,
Washburn Rural Junior Blues
By FIUpantherMOM
September 27, 2007 2:52 PM | Link to this
Kentucky: Bowling Green Purples,
Corbin Redhounds,
Franklin Co Flyers,
St. Francis Wyverns,
Sacred Heart Valkryies,
Lloyd Memorial Juggernauts,
Marshall Co. Marshalls,
Muhlenberg South Suns, Silver Grove Big Trains,
Somerset Briar Jumpers
Louisiana: St. Joseph Academy Redstickers,
Crowley Ladies/Gents,
Farmerville Fighting Farmers,
South Lafourche Tarpons,
Mandeville Skippers, Metairie Chipmunks,
Cabrini Crescents,
Newman Greenies
Maine: Brewer Witches,
Bucksport Golden Bucks,
Falmouth Yachtsmen,
Houlton Shiretowners,
Livermore Falls Andies, Lee Academy Pandas,
Morse Ship Builders,
Orono Riots,
Penobscot Valley Howlers,
South Portland Red Riots,
Winslow Black Raiders, Winthrop Ramblers
Maryland: Key School Obzags,
Bryn Mawr Mawrtians, Dunbar Poets,
Crisfield Crabbers,
Glen Burnie Gophers, Friends School Wildebeests
Massachusetts: Ashland Clockers, Bourne Canalmen, Dracut Middies, Haverhill Hillies, Hingham Harborman, B.M.C. Derfee Hilltoppers, Lexington Christian Academy Lasers, New Bedford Whalers, Provinetown Fishermen,
Westford Grey Ghosts
By FIUpantherMOM
September 27, 2007 2:59 PM | Link to this
Michigan: Huron River Rats,
Bad Axe Hatchets,
Bessemer Speedboys/Speedgirls,
Calumet Copper Kings,
Colon Magi,
Fordson Tractors,
Cass Tech Technicians,
Central Trail Blazers,
Pershing Doughboys,
Southeastern Jungaleers,
Dexter Dreadnaughts,
Edwardsburg Eddies,
Gladwin Flying G’s,
Gateway Geckos,
Forest Hill Central Forest Rangers,
Goodrich Martians,
Gwinn Modeltowners,
Regina Saddlelites,
Houghton Gremlins,
Ida Blue Streaks,
Ishpeming Hematites,
Northwest Mounties,
Kingsford Flivvers,
Mancelona Ironmen,
Bishop Foley Ventures,
Manchester Flying Dutchmen,
Manistique Emeralds, Marenisco Milltowners,
Merrill Vandals,
Midland Chemics, Mt. Clemens Battling Bathers,
Onekema Portagers,
Perry Ramblers, Port Hope Blue Stars, Bedford Kicking Mules,
Unionville-Sebawing Area U.S.A Patriots,
Vassar Vulcans,
Watersmeet Nimrods,
West Iron County Wykons,
Memorial Zebras,
East Chix,
West Dux
Minnesota: Aitkin Gobblers,
Blooming Prairie Awesome Blossoms,
Grand Rapids Thunderhawks,
Jordan Hubmen,
Washburn Millers,
Roosevelt Teddies,
Minnetonka Skippers,
Moorhead Spuds, North St. Paul Polars, Sauk Centre Main Streeters,
Thief River Falls Prowlers,
Two Harbors Agates
Mississippi: East Union Urchins,
Our Lady Academy Crescents,
St. Stanislaus Rock-a-Chaws,
Houston Toppers
By FIUpantherMOM
September 27, 2007 3:06 PM | Link to this
Missouri: Clarkton Reindeer,
Hickman Kewpies,
Maryville Spoofhounds,
West Plains Zizzers,
University High Junior Billiken,
Putnam Co. Midgets
Montana: Anaconda Copperheads,
Belfry Bats,
Sweet Grass Co. Sheep Herders,
Bridger Scouts,
Chinook Sugar Beeters,
Deer Lodge Wardens,
Forsythe Doggies,
Harlowtown Engineers,
Havre Blue Ponies,
Laurel Locomotives,
Nashua Porcupines,
North Toole Co. Refiners,
White Water Penguins
Nebraska: Bloomfield Bees,
Columbus Discoverers,
Cozad Haymakers,
Elkhorn Antlers,
Fairbury Jeffs,
Holdrege Dusters,
Lincoln Links,
Benson Bunnies,
Pender Pendragons,
Ord Chanticleers,
York Dukes
Nevada: Cheyenne Desert Shields,
Dayton Dust Devils,
Durango Trailblazers,
Gabbs Tarantulas,
Mineral Co. Serpents,
Indian Springs Thunderbirds,
Sage Ridge Scorpions,
Silver Stage Nighthawks, Tonopah Fighting Muckers,
Virginia City Muckers
New Jersey: Belvidere County Seaters,
Fair Lawn Cutters,
Fort Lee Bridgemen,
Haddon Heights Garnets,
Mater Dei Seraphs,
Phillipsburg Stateliners,
Point Pleasant Beach Garnet Gulls,
Catholic Caseys, St. Augustine Prep Hermits,
Tea Neck Highwaymen,
Vineland Fighting Clan (not assoc. with the KKK)
By FIUpantherMOM
September 27, 2007 3:21 PM | Link to this
New Mexico: Carlsbad Cavemen,
St. Michael Horsemen
New York: Alexandria Bay Purple Ghosts,
Stuart Thunder Chicken,
Fort Edward Flying Forts, Herkimer Magicians,
Automotive Pistons,
Cardozo Judges, Far Rockaway Sea Horses,
Sinatra School of the Arts Legends, Stuyvesant Hitmen,
Edison Inventors,
Potsdam Sandstoners,
St. Lawrence Larries,
Saugerties Sawyers,
Sleepy Hollow Headless Horsemen,
Troy Flying Horses,
Warrensburg Burgers,
Yorktown Corn Huskers
North Carolina: Cary Imps,
Durham School of Science & Mathmatics Unicorns,
Elkin Buckin’ Elks,
Forsyth County Day School Furies,
Grimsley Whirlies,
Bishop McGuiness Villians,
Scotland Fighting Scots, Washington PamPack
North Dakota; Adams-Edmore Prowlers,
Belfield Bantams,
Central Cass Squirrels,
Grafton Spoilers,
Hillsboro Burros,
Minot Magicians,
Napoleon Imperials,
New Salem Holstiens,
Valley City Hi-Liners
Ohio: Antwerp Archers,
Avon Lake Shoremen/Shoregals,
Sts. John & Paul Fighting Herald,
Barberton Magics,
Unioto Sherman Tanks,
Taft Senators,
East Scarabs,
Glenville Tarblooders,
Jane Addams Executives,
John Marshall Lawyers,
Mifflin Punchers,
Garfield G-Men,
Crooksville Ceramics,
East Liverpool Potters,
Fredericktown Freddies,
Ross Little Giants,
Huntington Huntsmen,
University School Preppers,
Johnstown-Monroe Johnnies,
Lancaster Golden Gales,
Lexington Minutemen,
Perry Commodores,
Madeira Amazons just the girls’ teams),
Harding Presidents,
Montpelier Locomotives,
Midpark Meteors,
John Glenn Little Muskies,
New Philadelphia Fighting Quakers,
New Riegel Blue Jackets,
Norwalk Truckers,
Normandy Invaders,
Valley Forge Patriots,
Philo Electrics,
Revere Minutemen,
Shenandoah Zeps,
Smithville Smithies,
Brush Arcs,
South Pointe Pointers,
South Webster Jeeps, Urbana Hillclimbers, Washington Court House Blue Lions,
Wellington Dukes,
Central War Hawks
Oklahoma: Alva Goldbugs,
Beaver Dusters,
Chickasha Fighting Chicks,
Dewey Bulldoggers,
Enid Plainsmen,
Eufaula Ironheads,
Grove Ridgerunners, Haskell Haymkers,
Miami Wardogs, Mill Creek Bullfrogs,
Muskogee Roughers,
Picher Gorillas,
Paoli Pugs,
Sallisaw Black Diamonds,
Page Sandites
Oregon: Bend Lava Bears,
C.S. Lewis Academy Watchmen,
Huntington Locomotives,
South Wasco Co.Redsides,
Episcopal Aardvarks,
Roosevelt Roughriders,
Powers Cruisers,
Sherwood Bowmen,
Sisters Outlaws,
Tillamook Cheese Makers,
Toledo Boomers
Pennsylvania: Abington Galloping Ghosts,
Allen Canaries,
Aliquippa Quips,
Hampton Talbots (an extinct breed of dog),
Ambridge Bridgers,
Annville-Cleona Little Dutchmen, Bangor Slaters,
Biglerville Canners,
Bishop McCort Crimson Crushers,
Boiling Springs Bubblers,
Canon-McMillan Big Macs (a Scottish reference, not a hamburger),
Cranberry Berries,
Hatboro-Horsham Mad Hatters,
Haverford Fords, Western Beaver Golden Beaver,
Lebanon Cedars, Mars Area Fightin’ Planets,
North East Grape Pickers,
Northhampton Koncrete Kids,
Franklin Electrons,
St. Hubert Bambies,
Punxsutawney Woodchucks, Smethport Hubbers,
Springdale Dynamos,
State College Little Lions,
Highspire Steamrollers,
Washington Little Prexies,
Weatherly Wreckers,
Bishop Hoban Argents,
Williamsport Millionaires
By FIUpantherMOM
September 27, 2007 3:34 PM | Link to this
Rhode Island: Coventry Knotty Oakers,
East Providence Townies,
North Kingstown Skippers,
Bishop Keough Koalas
South Carolina: Barnwell Warhorses,
Lamar Silver Foxes,
Marion Swamp Foxes,
Mullin Auctioneers,
Travelers Rest Devil Dogs
South Dakota: Beresford Watchdogs,
Centerville Tornadoes,
Dell Rapids Quarriers,
Edgemont Moguls,
Ethan Rustlers,
Faith Longhorns,
Garretson Blue Dragons,
Gettysburg Battlers,
Gregory Gorillas,
Harding Co. Ranchers,
Kimball Kiotes,
Lake Preston Divers,
Lead-Deadwood Golddiggers,
McLaughlin Midgets, Mitchell Kernels,
Newell Irrigators,
Parker Pheasants,
Phillip Scotties,
Rapid City Central Cobblers,
Redfield Pheasants,
Sturgis Scoopers,
Vermillion Tanangers,
Crazy Horse Chiefs
Tennessee: The Webb School Feet,
Central Purple Pounders,
Chattanooga Girls Prep Bruisers,
Hendersonville Commandos,
Daniel Boone Trailblazers,
Farragut Admirals,
Hutchison School Sting,
St. Mary’s Turkeys,
Harpeth Hall Honeybears,
St. Cecilia Scarabs
Texas: Amarillo Sandies,
Atlanta Rabbits named after coach Rabb, an old FB coach),
R.E.Lee Ganders,
Big Spring Steers, St. Michael Dragonslayers,
Yoe Yoemen,
Columbia Roughnecks,
Crane Cranes,
Crystal City Javelinas,
Cuero Gobblers,
Hockaday School Daisies,
Devine Warhorses, El Campo Ricebirds,
Falfurrias Fighting Jerseys,
Masonic Home Mighty Mites,
Polytechnic Parrots,
Frost Polar Bears,
Brazosport Exporters,
Frisco Fightin’ Racoons, Grand Prairie Gophers, Grapeland Sandies, Groesbeck Goats,
Hereford Whitefaces,
Hamlin Pied Pipers,
Chinquapin Burrs,
Morris Academy Praying Hands,
Hutto Hippos,
Italy Gladiators, Itasca Wampus Cats,
Tivy Fighting Antlers,
Killeen Kangaroos, Knippa Rockcrushers,
Lewisville Fighting Farmers,
Little River Bumblebees, Marfa Shorthorns,
Mason Punchers, Mesquite Skeeters,
Muleshoe Mules,
Munday Moguls,
Nazareth Swifts,
New Braunfels Unicorns,
Pampa Harvesters,
Calhoun Fighting Sand Crabs,
Progreso Red Ants,
Robstown Cottonpickers,
Roscoe Plowboys,
Rotan Yellowhammers,
Central Catholic Buttons,
Sidney Lanier Voks, San Saba Armadillos, Schulenber Shorthorns, Springtown Fighting Porcupines,
Taylor Fighting Ducks,
Texas City Stingarees,
Tivoli Redfish,
Trent Gorillas, Randolph Ro-Hawks,
Van Vandals,
Weatherford Kangaroos,
White Oak Roughnecks,
Winters Blizzards
Utah: Beaver Beavers, Bonneville Lakers, Delta Rabbits,
Granite Farmers,
Jordan Beetdiggers, Davis Darts,
Price Carbon Dinos,
Manti Templars,
Meridian Mongooses, St. Marks Winged Lions
Vermont: Burlington Seahorses,
Bellows Academy Bobwhites(boys teams only),
Fair Haven Slaters, Montpelier Solons,
Proctor Phantoms,
Randolph Galloping Ghosts
Virginia: Annandale Atoms,
Colonial Beach Drifters, Colonial Heights Colonials,
Fluvanna County Flying Flucos,
Hampton Crabbers,
Harrisonburg Blue Streaks,
Highland Springs Springers, Madeira Snails (gotta be tough for the track team), James River Rapids,
Phoebus Phantoms,
Churchland Truckers,
John Marshall Justices
By FIUpantherMOM
September 27, 2007 3:40 PM | Link to this
Washington: Blaine Borderites,
Camas Papermakers,
Chelan Goats,
Clarkston Bantems,
Eatonville Cruisers,
Ft. Vancouver Trappers,
Southridge Suns,
Illwaco Fishermen,
Lake Washington Kangaroos,
Mtn View Thunder,
Quincy Jackrabbits,
Richland Bombers,
Ridgefield Spudders,
Roosevelt Roughriders,
Shelton High Climbers,
Steilacoom Sentinels,
Mansfield Kernels,
Oakville Acorns,
Timberline Blazers,
Pateros Billiegoats,
Waterville Shockers
Washington, D.C.: Cardoza Clerks
West Virginia: Clay-Battelle CeeBees,
Musselman Applemen,
Gauley Bridge Travellers,
Man Hillbillies,
Poca Dots (that’s right, they are the Poca Dots),
Weirton: Madonna - Blue Dons
Wisconsin: Ashland Oredockers,
Bayfield Trollers,
Butternut Mighty Midgets,
Clintonville Truckers,
Cuba City Cubans,
DeForest Norskies, Dodgeville Dodgers,
Elk Lk-Glenbeulah Resorters,
Elk Mound Mounders,
Fall Creek Crickets,
St. Mary’s Springs Ledgers,
Horicon Marshmen,
Hurley Midgets,
Kaukana Galloping Ghosts,
Kimberly Papermakers,
Laona Fighting Kellys,
East Purgolders,
Manitowoc Shipbuilders, Mellen Granite Diggers,
Washington Purgolders,
Pius XI Popes, Mineral Point Pointers,
Monroe Cheesemakers,
Nekoosa Papermakers,
Oconomowoc Coons,
Platteville Hillmen,
Rhinelander Hodags,
Washburn Castle Guards, Everest Evergreen,
Watertown Goslings
Wyoming: Big Piney Punchers,
Campbell Co. Camels,
Farson-Eden Pronghorns,
Glen Rock Herders,
Laramie Plainsmen,
Newcastle Dogies,
Rawlins Outlaws
By banks
September 27, 2007 3:59 PM | Link to this
Banks Co. High Leopards is unique - the home of Terry Allen
By Sick of PantherMom
September 28, 2007 3:05 PM | Link to this
Nothing like screwing up a blog with cut and paste. Change Panthers to Printers.
By jack
September 28, 2007 9:02 PM | Link to this
Don’t forget the old Westside Rockets up in Dalton, the Moultrie Packers, the Baker Red Jackets in Columbus and the Cass Colonels.
By FIUpantherMOM
September 28, 2007 11:39 PM | Link to this
Who cares if you’re “Sick of PantherMom.” Maybe I can find a list of a*******holes to cut and paste. Odds are that you would be at the top of it.
By Packer Hog alumni
September 29, 2007 9:48 AM | Link to this
You missed the Colquitt County Packers. Not many schools are named after a hog.
By greg ansley
September 29, 2007 8:07 PM | Link to this
The Best thing about being a Syrupmaker in Cairo, Ga was our cheer.
Brothers are you with us? Sure am! Sisters are you with us? Sure Am!
Gonna beat that team and beat them now with an s-y-rup and an mak and an ers Cairo Syrupmakers are the best.
By i know football
October 5, 2007 9:56 PM | Link to this
THE WORST MASCOT AND TEAM = CHEROKEE WARRIORS
By Shane
October 6, 2007 7:55 AM | Link to this
I married a Clevelander (Ohio). My in-laws have Normandy High School down the street from them. The nickname: Invaders! The Normandy Invaders! Is that great or what?
By ATLien052
October 6, 2007 11:40 PM | Link to this
I think you should do a top 10 list of the best logos.