Best high school nicknames
Written by: David Mika on Monday, February 25th, 2013. Follow David Mika on Twitter.
Who has the best nickname in Eastern PA? Among some of the names I like are Abraham Lincoln “Rail Splitters” and Boiling Springs “Bubblers”. Who are yours?
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November 30th, 2013 at 6:01 pm
Catasauqua “Rough Riders”…..Town in an old Indian name yet the the emblem on the helmet is a cowboy on a horse…….
June 10th, 2013 at 12:25 pm
Formerly of PA, now living in Portsmouth VA. Local high school; Churchland Truckers.
May 1st, 2013 at 6:28 am
BULLDOGS (West York Area High School)
April 20th, 2013 at 7:03 pm
bucks dunmore was originally called buctown
April 20th, 2013 at 1:15 am
palmerton area blue bombers and or bangor(I hardly know her)slaters
I was going to go with Phillipsburg state liners but technically thats western new jersey not eastern pa
March 26th, 2013 at 6:18 pm
The STEAMROLLERS of Steelton-Highspire.
March 24th, 2013 at 8:36 am
Minersville Battlin’ Miners
March 17th, 2013 at 5:09 pm
The Ben Franklin Electrons is pretty neat but the Speedboys of West Phila. High is great. Over in Jersey the Don Bosco Prep Ironmen is cool and always liked the uniqueness and simplicity of the Vineland Clan.
March 10th, 2013 at 10:46 am
West Scranton Invaders
February 26th, 2013 at 8:28 pm
West Philadelphia High School Speedboys and there Orange and Blue uniform colors
February 26th, 2013 at 8:23 pm
Easton Area School District
Red Rovers
February 26th, 2013 at 8:07 pm
West Scranton Invaders, school became Sr. High School in 1944, Senior Class Voted For The Invader Nickname after D-Day Invaders.
August 30th, 2011 at 5:31 pm
D1football fan a Burr is those little brown pieces of certain bushes in the woods that stick to your clothes, I also call them “Natures Velcro”
August 21st, 2011 at 7:26 pm
@ Suburban Fan:
Now that’s the kind of info that’s appreciated!!
Never knew that. Great story! We need more of that trivia. Kudos!
August 21st, 2011 at 11:07 am
I AGREE WITH MIO.
THE ABINGTON GALLOPING GHOSTS HAVE TO BE THE BEST NICKNAME. JUST CONSIDER HOW THEY CHOSE IT.
BACK IN 1931 AMERICA’S MOST FAMOUS COLLEGE FOOTBALL STAR HAROLD “RED” GRANGE, “THE GALLOPING GHOST” BECAUSE OF HIS ELUSIVENESS ON THE GRIDIRON, CAME TO ABINGTON HIGH SCHOOL AND GAVE A SPEECH. HE HAD BEEN A TEAM MATE OF THE THEN ABINGTON COACH GLENN SNODGRASS ON THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS FOOTBALL TEAM. THE STUDENTS WERE SO EXCITED BY GRANGE’S VISIT THAT THEY GAVE THEMSELVES HIS NICKNAME 80 YEARS AGO TO HONOR HIM.
August 20th, 2011 at 8:29 pm
North East Grape Pickers(North East, Pa.)
August 19th, 2011 at 9:56 pm
Abington Galloping Ghosts IMO.
August 3rd, 2011 at 3:33 pm
@ D1Foorballfan- Look up Burr Man..
Lot of the Philadelphia Public League schools have unique nicknames.
Downingtown West Whippets.
August 2nd, 2011 at 9:31 am
As an alumni, I must put in the Northampton Area Konkrete Kids. However, William Allen’s nickname is the Canaries. At first it sounds pretty lame. But their arch rival in the early part of the 20th century was Bethlehem (Liberty) which is the Hurricanes. Folklore says that a canary is the only bird that can fly through a hurricane. True or not, I don’t know. But, still a pretty cool tale to tell.
August 1st, 2011 at 6:47 am
West Catholic Burrs — What’s a burr???
July 31st, 2011 at 6:41 pm
John Bartman Maroon Wave
July 31st, 2011 at 3:56 pm
Ben Franklin. Electrons