School nicknames (state by state)

How could I have forgotten the Appleknockers?

One more good one from northern Wisconsin: The Ashland Oredockers

 

California:

Compton Tarbabes

While this seems highly inappropriate for a predominantly black school, here's an explanation.

"California is still home, amazingly, to the Tarbabes of Compton High School, whose name never had any racial connotation (nearby Compton College's teams were the Tartars, so the high school adopted Tartar Babies, later shortened to Tarbabes.)"

 

I was about to add that one when I saw your first post.

A few others:
Fox Chapel Foxes
Springdale Dynamos
Abington Galloping Ghosts
Aliquippa Quips
Ambridge Bridgers
Annville-Cleona Little Dutchmen
Bishop O'Reilly Queensmen
Boiling Springs Bubblers
Canon-McMillan Big Macs
Carmichaels Mighty Mikes
Franklin Electrons
Hampton Talbots
Mars Planets
Williamsport Millionaires

Here's a website I found with explanations of nicknames. Not sure how accurate it is, but some are interesting.
http://www.halcyon.com/marcs/mascoths.html

 

Couple of more Virginia references. The beauty of the John Marshall Justices, mentioned above, is the cheerleader who dresses in the judicial robe and the wig. Furthermore, he holds a gavel. Awesome.
Nelson County: the Governors. I believe the JV teams or the middle school teams are known as the Lieutenant Governors, which, if true, is brilliant.

 

Ohio:
Akron East Fighting Orientals
Barberton Magics

Wisconsin:
Clintonville Truckers
Appleton West Terrors
Kaukauna Galloping Ghosts
Nekoosa Papermakers
Madison East Purgolders
Madison West Regents
Milwaukee Washington Purgolders

Minnesota:
Minneapolis Roosevelt Teddies
Minneapolis Edison Tommies
Burnsville Blaze

 

Arkansas School for the Deaf Leopards

 

Gainesville Red Elephants

 

Majettes. One of the MHS cheerleders used to dress in a tux like a magician, complete with a top hat and "presto" cane as props.

Opponents used to yell, 'Kill the rabbit!"

 

More from Kentucky:
Ashland Blazer Tomcats/Kittens
Ballard Memorial Bombers
Belfry Pirates
Berea Pirates
Bethlehem Banshees (girls' teams)
Bowling Green Purples
Bracken County Polar Bears
Bryan Station Defenders
Campbell County Camels
Carlisle County Comets
Christian Academy Centurions
Danville Admirals
Dayton Green Devils
Deming Black Devils
Estill County Engineers
Fulton County Pilots
Glasgow Scotties
Greenup County Musketeers
Harrison County Thorobreds/Fillies
Highlands Bluebirds
June Buchanan Crusaders
DuPont Manual Crimsons
Owensboro Red Devils
Villa Madonna Blue Lightning
Paducah Tilghman Blue Tornado
Trinity Shamrocks

 

Almost forgot, from Indiana, the Vincennes Lincoln Alices. They were named after the book "Alice of Old Vincennes," which was written by a local author that was the literary sensation of 1900. (OK, I had to look that up.) The book itself can be read here:

http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/4097

Other sites show that apparently everything in Vincennes at one time was called Alice something-or-other.

 

I was a Lincoln Railsplitter.

Always thought the Fisher Bunnies sounded like the most cupcake team ever. Then I saw that Hickman Kewpies team from Columbia, Mo.

 

Back in Illinois, it's too bad York hasn't taken advantage of the opportunity to sell its name to become the Peppermint Patties.

However, I believe there's a school not far from there that plays its football at Rust-O-Leum Field.