Mascots & Nicknames

Mascots & Nicknames

MASCOTS AND NICKNAMES

This page was created to honor the mascots and nicknames of the closed high schools in Illinois. If you click on any school name listed under the mascot name you will be able to view that particular page. 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. Please contact us at ihsgdwebsite@comcast.net if you can provide information on those schools.

Most Popular Mascot Names

(As listed on this site.)

1.) Eagles - 36 Schools

2.) Indians - 28 Schools

3.) Bulldogs - 27 Schools

4.) Wildcats - 26 Schools

5.) Tigers - 24 Schools

6.) Cardinals - 19 Schools

7t.) Trojans - 18 Schools

7t.) Warriors - 18 Schools

9.) Panthers - 17 Schools

10,) Red Devils - 14 Schools

11t) Hornets - 11 Schools

11t) Pirates - 11 Schools

13t) Rams - 10 Schools

13t) Vikings - 10 schools

Most Unusual/Unique Mascot Names

(As voted on by the Glory Days staff)

1) Dutch Masters

2) Red Peppers

3) Hummers

4T) Artesians

Leprechauns

6) Kingfishers

7) Cardunals

8) Speed Boys

9) Gaels

10T) Cobras

Firemen

Honorable Mention

11T) Arabs

11T) Kayhawks

12) Mighty Swedes

Also receiving votes:

Aces, Flying Dutchmen, Eskimos, Cornhuskers, Zippers, Sonics, RABS, Ventures, Ponies, Zebras, Blue Raiders, Branchers, Brownies, Chainers, Cornjerkers, Little Giants, Dukes (of Wellington), Lumberjacks

Seeing Red

Big Red, R.A.B.S, Red Birds, Red Devils, Red Hoarde, Red Peppers, Red Raiders, Red Wings, Reds, Running Reds, Redskins

Got The Blues?

Bluebirds, Blue Boys, Blue Devils, Blue Jays, Blue Raiders, Blue Streaks, Blue Wave

Proud of Their Roots

Arabs, Dutch Masters, Eskimos, Fighting Irish, Flying Dutchmen, Irish, Mighty Swedes,

Quite Colorful

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

Native American Fighting Spirit

Apaches, Blackhawks, Braves, Comanches, Indians, Komanches, Mohawks, Red Hoarde, Redskins, Warriors,

Storms A Brewing!

Cyclones, Golden Tornadoes, Hurricanes, Purple Tornados, Thunderbirds, Thunderbolts, Tornados,

Up, Up, and Away!

Bombers, Flyers, Flying Dutchmen, Flying Fillies, Jets, Comets, Meteors, North Stars, Rockets,

Team Nicknames

The nicknames and mascots that we have been made aware of are listed below in alphabetical order. Click on any team name and you will be taken to that particular page. As you can see, we are in need of the nicknames of well over 50% of the schools on the site. Drop us a line if you can help us list them at ihsgdwebsite@comcast.net.

Aces:

Anchor, Ashton,

Angels:

Chgo Angel Guardian, Chgo Holy Family Acad., Chgo Unity, Joliet St. Francis,

Apaches:

Arabs:

Artesians:

Bears:

Buda, Ela-Vernon, Madison Dunbar, New Boston, Rosiclare,

Bearcats:

Beavers:

LaFox Broadview Academy, Lanark

Belles:

Stronghurst Southern (girls)

Big Red:

Black Knights:

Momence St. Jude,

Blackhawks:

Brocton-Redmon, Keithsburg, Manchester, Percy, Plymouth,

Blazers:

Springfield Sacred Heart

Bluebirds:

Carbondale Crispus Attucks, Chatsworth, Cooksville, Elkville, Forest City, Strawn, Tilden, Valier,

Blue Boys/Girls:

Carthage/Carthage Hancock, Pesotum,

Blue Devils:

Chgo Our Lady/Longwood Acad., Farmer City-Mansfield, Greenup, Hindsboro,

Bluejays:

Blue Raiders:

Chgo Pullman, Walnut,

Blue Streaks:

Blue Wave:

Aurora Roncalli,

Bobcats:

Browning, Farina LaGrove, Roberts, Rossville-Alvin,

Bombers:

Branchers:

Braves:

Bushnell, Chgo Luther South, Manito Forman, Waynesville,

Broncos:

Ashkum-Clifton, Benson,

Bronchos:

Brownies:

Buffaloes:

Bulldogs:

Akin, Allerton, Alpha, Basco, Bowen, Bridgeport, Brighton, Brookport, Carmi, Chgo Jefferson, Coffeen, Cropsey, Dahlgren, Dallas City, Ipava, Joy, Lee Center, Lerna, Mahomet, Media Wever, New Canton, Ogden, Reddick RUCE, Ridge Farm, Varna Mid County, Virden, Waukegan East,

Bullets:

Boody, Brooklyn,

C-Hawks:

Cardinals:

Alexis, Arlington Hts. (Cook County), Bone Gap, Breese Community, Cabery, Claremont, Cornell, Equality, Kewanee Visitation, Kinderhook West Pike, Macomb Western, Mansfield, Norris City, Norris City-Omaha, Sheffield, Sidney, Strasburg, Warrensburg, Woodhull,

Cardunals:

Chainers:

Chargers:

Chgo Good Counsel,

Choppers:

Clippers:

Marine, Plato Center,

Cobras:

Colonels:

Colts:

Creston, McLean,

Comanches:

Saybrook, Saybrook-Arrowsmith

Comets:

Assumption, Chandlerville, Chgo Cooley, Chgo West Div/McKinley, El Paso, Kirkland, Middletown, Sterling St. Mary, Kings,

Condors:

Chgo St. Joseph,

Corn Jerkers:

Hoopeston, Hoopeston-East Lynn, Hoopeston John Greer (?),

Cornhuskers:

Shirley Ben Funk

Corsairs:

Springfield Cathedral

Cougars:

Chgo Alvernia, Piper City Ford Central,

Cowboys:

Northfield New Trier West

Crusaders:

Beleville Cathedral, Ottawa Catholic, River Grove Holy Cross,

Cyclones:

Springfield Cathedral,

Deer:

Demons:

Chgo DePaul Acad, Dana, Downs, Leaf River,

Dragons:

Bellflower, Danvers, Divernon, Evanston St. George,

Dukes:

Dutch Masters:

Eagles:

Aviston, Belleville St. Henry, Decatur East Park Baptist, Carlock, Cave-In-Rock, Chgo Englewood, Chgo St. Martin de Porres, Crystal Lake St. Mary, Ellisville, Ellsworth, Emden, Fairmount, Franklin Center, Franklin Park East Leyden, Frederick, Gifford, Golden, Herrick, Industry, Irving, LaHarpe, Little York, Livingston, Mt. Auburn, Mt. Sterling St. Mary, Pearl, Ridgway, Rollo, Saunemin, Scottland, Shannon, Smithboro, Tamms, Westfield, Wyanet, Yates City,

Elks:

Eskimos:

Forrest Township, Forrest-Strawn-Wing,

Falcons:

Arlington Hts Forest View, Berwyn Morton West, Findlay, Flanagan,

Farmers:

Farmer City Moore,

Fighting Irish:

Bloomington St. Mary, Bloomington Trinity, Cairo St. Joseph, Peoria Spalding, Xenia

Firemen:

Flyers:

Greenville, Lockport Lewis, Springfield Feitshans, Tallula,

Flying Dutchmen:

Carrollton St. John,

Flying Fillies:

Bethany (Girls)

Foxes:

Chgo Lucy Flower, Fairview Valley,

Friars:

Galesburg Corpus Christi, Galesburg Costa,

Gaels:

Chgo St. Philip,

Gators:

River Grove Mother Guerin

Giants:

Golden Aces:

Golden Bears:

Monmouth Yorkwood,

Golden Eagles:

Crescent City, Crescent-Iroquois, Metcalf Young America,

Golden Tornadoes:

Green Dragons:

Green Hornets:

Green Wave:

Greyhounds:

Gibson City, Sorento,

Hawks:

Argenta, Easton, Gladstone, Gladstone-Oquawka, Hettick, Hinckley, Mt. Carroll, Waterloo Sts. Peter & Paul,

Highlanders:

Addison Driscoll

Hilltoppers:

Campbell Hill, Joliet Catholic, Sparland,

Hornets:

Chgo Harrison, Cowden, East Lynn, Granville Hopkins, Green Valley, Kane, Kenny, Kinmundy, Kinmundy-Alma, Longview, Robbs,

Hummers:

Hurricanes:

Chicago Harvard,

Huskies:

Chgo Near North, Mason City, Sciota Northwestern,

Indians:

Arrowsmith, Benld, Chgo Calumet, Colchester, Grand Tower, Hopedale, Indianola, Iuka, Keensburg, Moweaqua, Nauvoo, Neoga, Niantic-Harristown, Onarga, Oquawka, Pocahontas, Redmon, St. Joseph, Savanna, Shabonna, Shawneetown, Stanford, Tamaroa, Tiskilwa, Ullin, White Heath, Winnetka New Trier East, Wyoming,

Irish:

Joliet DeLaSalle, Kankakee St. Patrick, Woodstock St. Mary

Ironmen:

Chgo St. Elizabeth, Macon,

Jaguars:

Chgo Forrestville,

Jets:

Kayhawks:

Kankakee Westview

Kingfishers:

Kingsmen:

Knights:

Blue Mound-Boody, Cairo Camelot, Chgo St. Mel, Northlake West Leyden,

Komanches:

Lancers:

Chgo Little Flower, Chgo St. Augustine,

Leopards:

Alhambra, Mineral,

Leprechauns:

Roberts-Thawville

Lions:

Albion, Chgo Lourdes, Lena, Lily Lake, Littleton, London Mills,

Little Giants:

Longhorns:

Lumberjacks:

Hillview, Viola,

Lynxes:

Carbondale U-High,

Mallards:

Hennepin, Henry

Maroon Warriors:

Chgo Morgan Pk Military,

Maroons:

Mauraders:

Mavericks:

Chgo Metropolitan

Meteors:

Mighty Macs:

Chgo Immaculata,

Mighty Monarchs:

Mighty Swedes:

Mohawks:

Grand Ridge, Metcalf, Minonk, Minonk-Dana-Rutland, Oneida, Toulon Academy,

Monarchs:

Henry (1899 - 19??, named changed to Mallards)

Mounders:

Muskateers:

Mustangs:

Armington-Hittle, Bethany (Boys), Cicero Morton East, Gorham, Malta, Milton, Paxton, Wenona,

Norsemen:

Chgo Quigley North, Des Plaines Maine Township, New Windsor,

North Stars:

Northfield Marillac

Orangemen:

Owls:

Panthers:

Albany, Ashland, Big Rock, Bradford, Chicago Best Practices, Cordova, Gardner, Homer, LaFayette, Lovington, Marseilles, Mill Shoals Mills Prairie, Milton East Pike, Monroe Center, Palmyra, Roseville, Seymour,

Parkers:

Phoenix:

Pioneers:

East Stl Louis Assumption/Central Catholic. Nebo, Perry,

Pirates:

Alvin, Baylis, Chgo Cathedral, McNabb Swaney, Hilldale, Illiopolis, Mound City Lovejoy, Royalton, Sadorus, Shipman, Smithfield,

Ponies:

Purple Martins:

Purple Panthers:

Purple Tornados:

Rabbits:

R.A.B.S. (Red And BlackS)

Raiders:

Alton Military Adacemy, Arenzville, Henning, Kankakee Eastridge, Karnak, Mt. Sterling, Quincy Christian Brothers / Catholic, Waukegan West,

Railroaders:

Mounds, Roodhouse

Rajahs:

Ramblers:

Bath-Lynchburg, Cullom,

Rams:

Blandinsville, Buda Western, Kirkwood, Logan (Hannaford), Lostant, Mackinaw, Melvin-Sibley, Odell, Sheldon, Venice Lincoln,

Rangers:

Cahokia Fort Bowman, DeSoto, Rankin, Rutland, Stiritz,

Rascals:

Alden

Rebels:

Stronghurst Southern (boys)

Red Birds:

Chenoa, Elkhart, Raymond,

Red Devils:

Biggsville, Cairo Sumner, Clayton, Hanover, Kempton, Manlius, Mazon, Mazon-Verona-Kingsman, Port Byron, San Jose, Sesser, Thawville, Venice, Versailles,

Red Hoarde:

Red Peppers:

Carlyle St. Mary,

Red Raiders:

Red Wings:

Atlanta, Lisle St. Procopious,

Reds:

Decatur, Westervelt,

Redskins:

Augusta, Glenarm Ball, Gridley, Newman,

Road Runners:

Chgo Acad of Sacred Heart,

Rockets:

Buckley-Loda, Colfax Octavia, Richmond, Rio, Rushville, Sidell,

Roosters:

Rough Riders:

Aledo Military Academy,

Running Reds:

Decatur Stephen Decatur,

Sabres:

Rolling Meadows Sacred Heart

Saints:

Bloomington Trinity, Lockport St. Charles, Nauvoo St. Mary, Odell St. Paul, St. Francisville,

Silver Streaks:

Sonics:

Springfield Ursiline

Spartans:

Chgo Acad. of St James, Chgo Corpus Christi, Chgo Quigley South, Decatur Lakeview, Lockport West, Onarga Military, Wataga Sparta,

Speed Boys:

Stags:

Steelers:

Granite City North,

Steelmen:

Joliet Central,

Stingers:

Blue Island Mother of Sorrows, Chicago St. Scholastica

Tartars:

Fairbury, Fairbury-Cropsey,

Terrapins:

Terriers:

Des Plaines St. Mary/Maryville, Toledo,

Thunderbirds:

Thunderbolts:

Tigers:

Atkinson, Barry, Belle Rive, Chgo Cregier, Colfax, Crossville, East St. Louis Lincoln, Hardin, Joliet West, Long Point, Manito, Medora, Melvin, Mound City, New Columbia, Penfield, Springerton, Stewardson, Tennessee, Thebes, Tower Hill, Vergennes, Westchester Immaculate Heart of Mary, Wheaton Central,

Tommies:

Rockford St. Thomas

Torches:

Chicago St. Dominic

Tornados:

Tradesmen:

Springfield St. James

Trail Blazers:

Chgo Hts Bloom Trail,

Trojans:

Broadlands A-B-L, Elburn, Enfield, Gilson Hawcreek, HIghland St. Paul, Loda, Maroa, Metropolis, Peoria Bergan, Skokie Niles East, Stronghurst, Tampico, Thomson, Toulon, Toulon-LaFayette, Troy McCray-Dewey, Victoria, Worden,

Ventures:

St. Charles Valley Lutheran

Vikings:

Altona, Capron Boone-McHenry, Carpentersville Irving Crown, Charleston Eastern, Chgo North Park, Highland St. Paul, Lemont St. Vincent, Low Point, Nauvoo-Colusa, Sheridan,

Warriors:

Annapolis, Buffalo, Casey, Chgo St. Michael Central, Chgo Willibrord, Crete, Downs Kickapoo, DuQuoin Lincoln, Eldred, Ewing, Granite City South, Joy Westmer, LaRose, Monmouth Warren, Peoria Woodruff, Rockford West, Tonica, West Salem

Wildcats:

Bardolph, Buckner, Bureau Township, Calhoun, Carrier Mills, Chestnut, Chgo Luther Inst., Chgo NW Div/Tuley, Cisco, Colusa, Cypress, Flat Rock, Glenwood, Hammond, Hume, Lyndon, Minier, New Holland, New Holland-Middleton, Noble, Stonington, Toluca, Wapella, West Union, Wing, Winslow,

Wolverines:

Chgo Westcott, Waterman, Wheaton-Warrenville

Wolves:

Ashley, Broughton, Chgo North Div/Waller, Seaton, Terre Haute,

Yankees:

Biggsville Union

Yellow Jackets:

Allendale, Beason, Onarga Military, Vermont, Coal Valley,

Zebras:

Zephyrs:

Burlington, Neponset,

Zippers:

Still needed:

A

Adair, Alexander, Alma, Alsey, Anna, Anna Union, Apple River, Arlington (Bureau County), Ashkum, Atlas, Ava,

B

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, Brookport Lincoln, Brownfield, Buckingham, Buncombe, Bunker Hill Military, Bureau Junction, Burnt Prairie,

C

Cable, Caledonia, Calumet City Wentworth, Camargo, Cambria, Camden, Camp Point Maplewood, Carbon Hill, Carmi East Side, Castleton, Cedarville, Champaign St. Mary, Channahon, Chatham, Chatsworth St. Peter & Paul, Cherry, Cherry Valley, Chgo Aquinas, Chgo Armour Inst. of Tech., Chgo Cardinal Stritch, Chgo Central, Chgo DePaul Univ Loop, Chgo English, Chgo Harvard, Chgo Heart of Mary, Chgo Hibbard, Chgo Kenwood-Loring, Chgo Kinzie, Chgo Lake, Chgo Lewis, Chgo Loretto Englewood, Chgo Loretto Woodlawn, Chgo Manual, Chgo Marquette, Chgo Medill, Chgo Mercy, Chgo Mercy Mission, Chgo Providence, Chgo Sac Heart 18th, Chgo Sac Heart May, Chgo Sac Heart Oakley, Chgo St. Ann, Chgo St. Barbara, Chgo St. Casimir, Chgo St. Columbkille, Chgo St. Cyril, Chgo St. Gabriel, Chgo St. James, Chgo St. Louis, Chgo St. Malachy, Chgo St. Mary of the Lake, Chgo St. Mary, Chgo St. Mary of Perp Help, Chgo St. Michael, Chgo St. Pats Girls West, Chgo St. Pats Girls SE, Chgo St. Paul, Chgo St. Peter & Paul, Chgo St. Pius, Chgo St. Procopius, Chgo St. Sebastian, Chgo St. Stanislaus, Chgo St. Thomas, Chgo St. Vincent de Paul, Chgo St. Xavier, Chgo Siena, Chgo South Div, Chgo Visitation, Chgo Washburne, Clifton, Coalton, Coleta, Colona, Colp Herrin, Compton, Congerville, Cornland, Cowling, Creal Springs, Cutler,

D

Danforth, Davis, Dawson, DeKalb Notre Dame, Delafield, DeLand, De Long, Des Plaines St. Patrick, Detroit, DeWitt, Dix, North Dixon, Dixon Military, Donnellson, Dorchester, Dowell, DuBois, Dundas,

E

East St. Louis St. Teresa, Eddyville, Edgewood, Edwardsville Lincoln, El Dara, Elgin St. Mary, Elizabethtown, Elmira, Elsah, Elvaston, Evanston Academy, Evanston Marywood,

F

Fairdale, Farina, Ferris, Fillmore, Foosland, Fountain Green, Franklin Grove, Freeport St. Mary,

G

Gays, Geff, Genoa, German Valley Pleasant Prairie, Glen Ellyn, Godfrey, Golden Gate, Good Hope, Grafton, Grantsburg, Greenbush, Greenwood,

H

Harding, Harmon, Harvel, Herald, Herrin Catholic, Hersman, Highland Park Deerfield Shields, Highland Park St. John's Military, Hillside Mater Delorosa, Hinsdale Marian Hills, Hudson, Hull, Humboldt, Huntsville,

I

Iola, Ina, Irvington, Irwin Sacred Heart,

J

Jewett, Joliet Guardian Angel, Joliet St. John/St. Joe, Joliet St. Mary, Jonesboro,

K

Kaneville, Kasbeer, Kaskaskia, Kell, Keyesport, Kinderhook, Kingston, Kinsman, Kishwaukee, Knoxville St. Albans, Knoxville St. Mary/St. Margaret,

L

Lacon, Ladd, Lake Forest Ferry Hall, Lakewood, Lane, LaPlace, LaPrairie, LaSalle St. Patrick, Lee, Lemont Fournier, Lemont St. James, Lima, Lisbon, Lisle Manual, Lisle Sacred Heart, Loami, Lockport Sacred Heart, Lomax, Lorraine, Ludlow,

M

Macedonia, Magnolia, Makanda, Manhattan, Manteno Our Lady, Maunie, Maywood Proviso Township, McClure, McGuire, Mechanicsburg, Melrose Park Sacred Heart, Mendon, Mendota East, Meredosia, Metropolis Dunbar, Millbrook, Millstadt, Mill Shoals, Modesto, Moline St. Mary, Momence St. Patrick, Montrose, Morris St. Angela, Mt. Erie, Murphysboro Douglas, Murrayville,

N

Nason, Nauvoo Sts. Peter & Paul, Nelson, New Burnside, New Milford, New Salem, Niles St. Hedwig, Nilwood, Nora,

O

Oakdale, Oakford, Oconee, Ohio St. Joseph, Ohlman, Olney, Omaha, Onarga Grand Prairie Seminary, Opdyke, Orland, Ottawa St. Columba, Ottawa St. Xavier, Owaneco,

P

Palmer, Patterson, Payson, Penfield St. Lawrence, Peoria Academy of Our Lady, Peoria Kingman, Peru Academy of St. Joseph, Petersburg, Philo, Philo St. Joseph, Piopolis Catholic, Pittsburg, Plainville, Plattville, Poplar Grove, Putnam Senachwine,

Q

Quincy College Academy, Quincy St. Mary / Notre Dame,

R

Ransom, Rantoul Donovan, Rardin, Reno, Reynolds, Ringwood, River Forest, Roanoke, Rockbridge, Rockford Muldoon, Rockford St. James, Rock Island St. Joseph, Rock Island Villa de Chantal, Rockport, Rosamond, Roscoe, Rose Hill, Rossville,

S

St. Anne Academy, St. Charles Mt. St. Mary, St. George, St. Jacob, St. James, St. Rose, Sainte Marie, Salisbury, Sandusky Young, Schram City, Scottville, Seatonville, Secor, Seward, Shields, Shobonier, Shumway, Sibley, Sigel, Silvis, Simpson, South Chicago, Sterling Nazarene, Stonefort, Sugar Grove, Sycamore St. Albans,

T

Table Grove, Techny Brothers, Thomasboro, Timewell, Tolono, Toluca St. Ann, Toluca St. Joachim, Trenton, Trivoli, Troy Grove,

U

Union, Union Hill, Uniontown, Ursa, Upper Alton,

V

Venice Newport, Venice St. Mark, Vermilion Academy, Vernon,

W

Waggoner, Walpole, Wasco, Washburn, Watson, Waukegan Holy Child, Weldon, West Brooklyn, West Point, Willisville, Willisville-Percy, Willow Hill, Wilmette Mallickrodt, Wilmette Maria, Wolf Lake, Woodson, Woodstock Todd Seminary,

Y-Z

Yale, Zeigler Christian Academy