School nicknames (state by state)

No such cover for the Arab (Ala.) Arabian Knights.

 

One of them could face the Yuma (Az.) Criminals in an intra-state matchup.

 

in Louisiana, there's both Bearcats AND Bearkats.
so when covering those teams, newbie scribes have to watch for the spelling.

Ruston High Bearcats: alma mater of former NFL quarterback Bert Jones, ex-NFL linebacker Michael Brooks and 2008 Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee Fred Dean; and current NFLers Patrick Ramsey (Broncos), Kyle Williams (Bills) and Mike Green (Redskins).


Bossier High Bearkats...located hour to west of Ruston High, but seldom do two teams collide in a battle of The 'Cats (or 'Kats); different classifications.

 

Arkansas
Deer Antlers
Ozark Hillbillies
Dardanelle Sand Lizards
Some of those schools might not be around anymore because of consolidation.
Here's a link to some other high school mascots.
http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/4234

I think this is from Chinook, Montana...

 

Arlington Spy Ponders
Ashland Clockers
Braintree Wamps
Cohasset Skippers
East Boston Jets (football field is in the middle of all the ramps taking people to and from Logan)
Greater Lowell Gryphons
Lexington Minutemen
Martha's Vineyard Vineyarders
Millbury Woolies
Salem Witches

New Hampshire
Lin-Wood (Lincoln-Woodstock) Lumberjacks

 

No love for the Pine Bluff Zebras?

 

Or the Fordyce Red Bugs or Prescott Curley Wolves?

 

From North of the border, in Alberta, a few of my favourites

Vilna Hazard
Castor Raiders (gotta say it out loud)
Strathcona Lords
The Grandin Ghosts
The Archbishop Jordan Scots

Creativity for sports names not to high on the priority list up here unfortunately. those are prbably some of the better ones, unless the rest of SJ.ab.ca wants to chime in.