Did you know that there is a town called Mascot in Nebraska? Apparently, there is (or used to be). It is located in Harlan County and used to have a school. The mascot of Mascot was the Eagles. Did you know that Farnam was the only school in the nation known to have their mascot name at the time?
Last spring, while sitting in the box at the NVC track meet, several folks from Verdigre had come up with a list of now defunct schools in our area, and asked the Sports crew at KBRX to come up with a list of mascots from those schools. This fall we began down memory lane, coming up with names of all of the small towns in our area we could think of. From there Gary and Terry came up with a lot of the mascots, and a few others were supplied by helpful listeners and various contacts.
As entertained as we were by the few towns in our area, we turned to the HuskerlandPreps message boards to tap the knowledge of folks across the state, asking about the history in their areas. It took off, and a huge list of Nebraska history was compiled. Most of these schools and mascots listed are correct, although we can’t verify all of them. There are some that are no doubt missing, including many of the recent consolidations that most people still remember, such as the Clearwater Cardinals or Orchard Orioles, but many schools are represented that have been gone for years and years.
The list is alphabetical by school name. There are many unique stories to some of the schools, so if you would like to read the message boards, click here. Hopefully you enjoy the trip down memory lane as much as we did.
Lake Alice Hornets
Lawrence Panthers
Lebanon Cedars
Lewellen Tigers
Lexington St. Ann's
Liberty Mustangs
Lincoln Cathedral Blue Birds
Lincoln Universtiy High Tutors
Linwood Indians
Litchfield Trojans
Lodgepole Panthers
Logan Co. Streamliners
Long Pine Polar Bears
Lorenzo Antelopes
Loup County Wildcats (Taylor)
Lyman Wildcats
Macy Chiefs
Madrid Pirates
Marietta Cardinals
Marquette Cubs
Mascot Eagles
Mason City Wildcats
Max Pirates
McClean Wildcats
McGrew Bobcats
Meadow Grove Trojans
Melbeta Eagles
Merna Coyotes
Merriman Bluejays
Millard Indians
Miller Pirates
Milligan Roosters
Minatare Indians
Monroe Mustangs
Murdock Bulldogs
Naper Bears
Naponee Chiefs
Nehawka Indians
Nelson Tigers
Nemaha Valley Cardinals
Newcastle Knights
Newport Panthers
North Loup Challengers
Oakdale Antelope
Oakland Vikings
Oconto Tigers
Odessa Cardinals
Ohiowa Bulldogs
Omaha Cathedral Cardinals
Omaha Flanagan Chargers
Omaha Holy Name Ramblers
Omaha Ryan Knights
Omaha Tech Trojans
Ong Red Devils
Orleans Orioles
Otoe Wildcats
Oxford Cardinals/Eagles
Page Eagles
Palisade Panthers
Palmyra Panthers
Panama Panthers
Parks Wildcats
Peru Prep Bobkittens
Petersburg Pirates
Phillips Pirates
Pilger Cardinals
Platte Center Explorers
Plymouth Pilgrims
Polk Cubs
Potter Coyotes
Primrose Cadinals
Raymond Panthers
Red Willow Zephyrs
Reynold Tigers
Rising City Terriers
Riverdale Bluejays
Riverton Bulldogs
Roca Ramblers
Rockville Tigers
Rosalie Bulldogs
Roseland Cardinals
Royal Cardinals
Rulo Eagles
Rushville Longhorns
Ruskin Indians
Sacred Heart Crusaders (Emerson)
Salem Bobcats
Sandhills Panthers
Scotia Tigers
Seneca Bulldogs
Seward Concordia Raiders
Shubert Panthers
Sidney Maroons
Sidney St. Pats Irish
Silver Creek Tigers
Snyder Warriors
Southeast Consolidated Mustangs
Spalding Bluejays
Spalding Academy Shamrocks
Springview Indians
St. Joseph's Bluejays (Atkinson)
St. Ludgers Bluejays (Creighton)
Stamford Cardinals
Sterling Jets
Strang Cougars
Steele City Bulldogs
Steinhauer Bluejays
Stella Tigers
Stockville Bluejays
Stratton Bulldogs
Stromsburg Vikings
Sumner Trojans
Sunflower Eagles
Sunol Mustangs
Swanton Jack Rabbits
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