But when the "Amazing Appleknockers of '64" made it to the state basketball championships, the name stuck and is now a thing of pride. But it almost never came to be; in 1986, the then-chancellor of UC Santa Cruz declared the sea lion as the schools mascot. Blandinsville,Buda Western,Kirkwood,Logan (Hannaford),Lostant,Mackinaw,Melvin-Sibley,Odell,Sheldon,Venice Lincoln. This one dates to 1932, when the basketball coach chose to honor a local shoemaker and Teutopolis's German* heritage. Other mascots, maybe not so much, but their schools carry their nicknames with pride. Drop us a line if you can help uslist them atihsgdwebsite@comcast.net. Illinois Fighting Illini - Wikipedia That is the name's origin story. But 'knowledge is power.' Illinois high schools use some interesting symbols to represent their schools and sports teams. The 26 strangest mascots in small college football (and one outside of 4 | Orofino (Idaho) Maniacs. Traditional Magnet Charter. Chgo Near North,Mason City,Sciota Northwestern. Orofino Maniacs (Orofino, Idaho), 7. Feroze Dhanoa, Patch Staff. Sammy the Slug - UC Santa Cruz. Here are 17 obscure mascots and icons used by high schools around the state. As you will see at the bottom of the page there are still many schools for which we need the name of the mascot or nickname. Arabs, Dutch Masters, Eskimos, Fighting Irish, Flying Dutchmen, Irish, Mighty Swedes, Blue Jays, Brownies, Green Dragons, Green Hornets, Green Wave,Golden Aces, Golden Bears, Golden Eagles, Golden Tornadoes, Maroons, Maroon Warriors, Orangemen, Purple Martins, Purple Panthers, Purple Tornados, Silver Streaks, Yellow Jackets. 11 Mind Blowing (and Often Offensive) High School Mascots Albany,Ashland,Big Rock,Bradford,Chicago Best Practices,Chicago Notre Dame High School for Girls,Cordova,Gardner,Homer,LaFayette,Lomax,Loraine,Lovington,Marseilles,Mill Shoals Mills Prairie,Milton East Pike,Monroe Center,Palmyra,Rockford Bishop Muldoon High School,Roseville,Seymour. Boil em, mash em, stick em in a stew. Baldwin,Batavia East & West,Beckemeyer,Belknap,Belleville North & South,Bismarck,Blairsville,Bloomington Illinois Wesleyan,Bloomington St. Joseph,Bonfield, Bonnie,Bourbonnais Notre Dame,Boubonnais St. Viator,Braceville,Braidwood I.C.,Broadlands,Broadwell, Brownfield,Buncombe,Bunker Hill Military,BureauJunction,Burnt Prairie. According to legend, the name "Orphan" has three different origin stories.
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