gchs_uk9 Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 How unique is your school's nickname? Odds are, not very unique at all. Of the 280 KHSAA member schools, 27% have one of six nicknames. As you might expect the top six are all of a rather generic variety. Eagles is the most common mascot in Kentucky, found at 17 schools. There are 15 Wildcats in the state, 13 Panthers and Tigers, and 10 Bulldogs and Cardinals. Just below those are 9 Colonels and 9 Cougars, along with another 8 Raiders. Fifty-five schools have mascots not found at another school in the commonwealth (this is stretched slightly as Ashland, Bethlehem, Louisville Collegiate have separate nicknames for their boys and girls teams; it also should be noted that this article makes no distinction among school who use 'Lady' in front of their girls team names). Some of the most unique include animals (Bracken County Polar Bears, Campbell County Camels, Greenwood Gators, Notre Dame Pandas, Owsley Count Owls), colors (Bowling Green Purples, Manual Crimsons), jobs (Danville Admirals, Estill County Engineers, Marshall County Marshals, Washington County Commanders), weather (Hopkins County Central Storm, Meade County Green Waves, Paducah Tilghman Blue Tornado), and the just downright absurd (Bethlehem Banshees [girls], Lloyd Memorial Juggernauts, Louisville Collegiate Amazons [girls], Sacred Heart Valkyries, St. Francis Wyverns). Most likely there is a reason your school uses the name it does. I encourage you to research their name, colors, and whatever else you can about your school. No matter the nickname, all 280 schools in Kentucky are unique! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gchs_uk9 Posted August 21, 2019 Author Share Posted August 21, 2019 KENTUCKY NICKNAMES Eagles (17): Apollo, Bethlehem (boys), Campbellsville, Christian Fellowship, Eastern, Evangel Christian, Fairview, Fort Knox, Graves County, Heritage, Leslie County, Lexington Christian, Madison Southern, North Bullitt, Ohio County, Portland Christian, Scott Wildcats (15): Bath County, Buckhorn, Edmonson County, Franklin-Simpson, Gallatin County, Henry County, Kentucky School f/t Blind, Lynn Camp, Menifee County, Newport, Pendleton County, Shelby Valley, Trigg County, Waggener, Whitefield Academy Panthers (13): Augusta, Carroll County, Cumberland County, Daviess County, Dawson Springs, Elizabethtown, Fleming County, Frankfort, Knox Central, Ludlow, Pikeville, Pleasure Ridge Park, Russellville Tigers (13): Barbourville, Bardstown, Beechwood, Bellevue, Breckinridge County, Caldwell County, Clay County, Fern Creek, Hopkinsville, Jackson City, Murray, Paintsville, St. Xavier Bulldogs (10): Burgin, Clinton County, Fairdale, Fulton City, Hazard, Holmes, John Hardin, Lawrence County, Male, Paul Dunbar Cardinals (10): George Rogers Clark, Livingston Central, Martin County, Mayfield, Nelson County, Red Bird, Scott County, South Laurel, Taylor County, Wayne County Colonels (9): Bourbon County, Caverna, Christian County, Covington Catholic, Dixie Heights, Henderson County, Kentucky School f/t Deaf, Oldham County, Whitley County Cougars (9): Bullitt Central, Calvary Christian, Conner, Grayson County, Letcher County Central, Logan County, Louisville Holy Cross, McLean County, Morgan County Raiders (8): East Carter, Hart County, Iroquois, McCreary Central, Ryle, Trimble County, Warren East, Whitesville Trinity Rebels (6): Atherton, Boone County, Boyle County, Casey County, Owen County, Todd County Central Warriors (6): Community Christian, Danville Christian, East Ridge, Eminence, Southwestern, Western Jaguars (5): Cooper, East Jessamine, Floyd Central, Mercy, North Laurel Lions (5): Boyd County, Cordia, Elliott County, Lewis County, Lyon County (stylized Lyons) Mustangs (5): Bishop Brossart, McCracken County, Moore, Muhlenberg County, North Oldham Trojans (5): Barren County, Covington Latin, North Hardin, Southern, Webster County Bearcats (4): Anderson County, Beth Haven, Kentucky Country Day, Walton-Verona Bears (4): Brown, Butler, Butler County, Spencer County Bobcats (4): Bell County, Betsy Layne, Breathitt County, Lee County Dragons (4): Doss, Green County, South Oldham, Warren Central Hornets (4): Hancock County, Magoffin County, Metcalfe County, Phelps Indians (4): Adair County, Covington Holy Cross, Madison Central, Montgomery County Patriots (4): Allen County-Scottsville, Knott County Central, Lincoln County, Model Rockets (4): Assumption, Crittenden County, Rockcastle County, Shelby County Vikings (4): Rowan County, St. Mary, Valley, Villa Madonna Yellowjackets (4): Central, Middlesboro, Williamsburg, Woodford County Falcons (3): Fort Campbell, Hickman County, Monroe County Generals (3): Jackson County, Lafayette, Thomas Nelson Knights (3): Lexington Catholic, Marion County, Piarist Pirates (3): Belfry, Berea, Powell County Royals (3): Frankfort Christian, Mason County, Rose Hill Christian Titans (3): Collins, Louisville Collegiate (boys), Mercer County Aces (2): Frederick Fraize, Owensboro Catholic Braves (2): Grant County, Union County Bruins (2): Ballard, Central Hardin Chargers (2): Bullitt East, Jeffersontown Colts (2): DeSales, West Jessamine Comets (2): Carlisle County, West Carter Commodores (2): Perry County Central, Tates Creek Crusaders (2): June Buchanan, St. Henry Golden Eagles (2): Johnson Central, Shawnee Hawks (2): Larue County, Pike County Central Lakers (2): Calloway County, Russell County Maroons (2): Madisonville-North Hopkins, Pulaski County Rams (2): Raceland, Riverside Christian Red Devils (2): Owensboro, Russell Spartans (2): Sayre, South Warren Thoroughbreds (2): Harrison County (stylized Thorobreds), Newport Central Catholic Wolverines (2): Walden, Western Hills Admirals (1): Danville Amazons (1): Louisville Collegiate (girls) Banshees (1): Bethlehem (girls) Black Bears (1): Harlan County Black Devils (1): Robertson County Blackcats (1): Prestonsburg Blazers (1): University Heights Bluebirds (1): Highlands Blue Devils (1): Henry Clay Blue Jackets (1): Nicholas County Blue Tornado (1): Paducah Tilghman Bombers (1): Ballard Memorial Briar Jumpers (1): Somerset Broncos (1): Frederick Douglass Camels (1): Campbell County Cavaliers (1): Jenkins Centurions (1): Christian Academy of Louisville Commanders (1): Washington County Crimsons (1): Manual Defenders (1): Bryan Station Demons (1): Williamstown Engineers (1): Estill County Flyers (1): Franklin County Gators (1): Greenwood Golden Lions (1): Garrard County Greendevils (1): Dayton Green Dragons (1): Harlan Green Waves (1): Meade County Greyhounds (1): Paris Highlanders (1): Highlands Latin Irish (1): Holy Family Juggernauts (1): Lloyd Memorial Kittens (1): Ashland (girls) Marshals (1): Marshall County Mountain Lions (1): Pineville Mountaineers (1): Oneida Baptist Institute Musketeers (1): Greenup County Owls (1): Owsley County Pandas (1): Notre Dame Pilots (1): Fulton County Pioneers (1): Simon Kenton Polar Bears (1): Bracken County Purples (1): Bowling Green Red Hawks (1): Seneca Redhounds (1): Corbin Saints (1): St. Patrick Scotties (1): Glasgow Shamrocks (1): Trinity Storm (1): Hopkins County Central Tomcats (1): Ashland (boys) Toppers (1): Presentation Valkyries (1): Sacred Heart Warhawks (1): Great Crossing Wolves (1): Wolfe County Wyverns (1): St. Francis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumper_Dad Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 Somerset are the only Briar Jumpers in the nation, can't get more unique than that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Ball-fan Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 ^^^ Great work @gchs_uk9 !!! Very cool one stop page to see all of the mascot names!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allsport71 Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 That is pretty awesome, Great job, I didn't realize there was that many Eagles in the state. Some serious research there, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcpapa Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 I once watched a televised Illinois high school basketball game between the Cornjumpers and the Wooden Shoes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcpapa Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 My high school was the Gophers. One of our rivals was the Archers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHS Future Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 Briar Jumpers is about as unique as they come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLINK Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 Somerset are the only Briar Jumpers in the nation, can't get more unique than that. True, Dad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afi100guy Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 Go Camels! We spit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PepRock01 Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 While I love Shamrocks, there are some other Trinity high schools out there that are also Shamrocks. I think one up in PA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongTimeReader Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 Campbell Co. is my favorite mascot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CincySportsFan Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 Out of state, but we were the Dukes. Our neighboring rival were the Aviators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colonels_Wear_Blue Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 Cov Cath picked the Colonels based largely on the alliteration aspect of things. It's pretty interesting to think of the other 'c' mascots they could have gone with and how completely foreign they sound to say out loud. The Cov Cath Chargers? The Cov Cath Cavaliers? Nope. Cov Cath DID briefly switch up the mascot for 1 single year. In 1944 when world war 2 was in full swing, they tried the "Covington Catholic Crusaders" out. The Christian soldiers aspect apparently seemed apropos at the time. They were back to being the Colonels in 1945. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brddog Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 Out of state, but we were the Dukes. Our neighboring rival were the Aviators. An elementary school in Lincoln County is the Aviators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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