School nicknames (state by state)

York is too busy winning XC titles to worry about nicknames.

 

I wish my old high school would have done something with the nickname, seeing as how Lincoln was born in my hometown and all.

But no, we had to be the Hawks.

 

Half the schools in NY are called Indians or a tribe thereof. But there are some good ones where I am:

Herkimer Magicians
Notre Dame Jugglers
Old Forge Eskimos
Little Falls Mounties
Auburn Maroons
Potsdam Sandstoners

 

Oklahoma is like that, too, of course. About a third of the schools are some variant of Native American (Indians, Redskins, Savages, etc.) But the local Native Americans seem OK with it.

 

I see... so you can shoot 3-pointers and play a 1-2-2 zone, no?

As for the Kewps, I think it's because the Kewpie doll inventor was an alum. Extremely sissy, but at least it's original. Way too many Bulldogs and Eagles out there.

 

Don't forget:
Ribet Fighting Frogs (except the school name is pronounced Ri-bay)
Mayfair Monsoons
Indio Rajahs
Hollywood Shieks

 

Actually, it's Poca.

EDIT: Should have read the whole thread first...

 

Off the top of my head, here are a few from Texas:

Rotan Yellowhammers
Austin High Maroons
Freeport Brazosport Exporters
Tom Bean Tomcats
Amarillo Golden Sandstorm (Sandies)
Breckenridge Buckaroos
Springtown Porcupines
Mesquite Skeeters
Flower Mound Marcus Marauders
Hamlin Pied Pipers
Knippa Rockcrushers

 

Cartersville Purple Hurricanes (also the mascot for Fitzgerald and Monroe Area HS)
Dodge County Indians (boys)/Squaws (girls) -- surprised that hasn't been changed.
Glynn Academy Red Terrors
W.D. Mohammed Caliphs
Warren County Screaming Devils

 

A few from Kansas:

Hutchinson Salt Hawks (or is it Salthawks?)
Hesston Swathers
St. John's Military Muleskinners
Hill City Ringnecks
Palco Roosters, where the girls basketball team used to wear Lady Roosters on the jerseys.

 

From the primarily West Texas division:

Mason Punchers, short for cowpunchers, which doesn't make it that much better
Itasca Wampus Cats
Big Spring Steers -> Not bad until you consider the girls teams, which are the Lady Steers
Crane Golden Cranes
Muleshoe Mules
Frisco Raccoons, formerly just Coons
Lewisville Fighting Farmers
Happy Cowboys, just for the combination of the town name and, well, anything
Kerrville Tivy Fightin' Antlers
New Braunfels Unicorns
Munday Moguls
Roscoe Plowboys
Rotan Yellowhammers
Winters Blizzards
Coleman Bluecats

 

Alabama:

Highland Home Flying Squadron
Spanish Fort Toros
Sidney Lanier Poets