It’s football season in Illinois, and many of us aren’t just rooting for the Bears. High school athletes are also participating in fall sports such volleyball and cross-country, wearing their school colors and mascots proudly. But among the ubiquitous Eagles and Wildcats, some Illinois high schools have some pretty creative mascots.
In case you have any issues with our slideshow, here’s a list of the Illinois high school mascots below:
Cobden High School Appleknockers
Wethersfield High School Flying Geese
Hoopeston Area High School Cornjerkers
Teutopolis High School Wooden Shoes
Alden-Hebron High School Green Giants
Effingham High School Flaming Hearts
Centralia High School Orphans
Fisher High School Bunnies
Freeport High School and New Berlin High School Pretzels
Polo High School Marcos
Bloom High School Blazing Trojans
Hampshire High School Whip-Purs
Springfield High School Senators
Zion-Benton High School Zee-Bees
Saint Patrick High School Shamrocks
Dieterich High School Movin’ Maroons
Southwestern High School Piasa Birds
South Fork High School Ponies
New Trier Township High School Trevians
Lake Forest Academy Caxys
Rock Island High School Rocks
Genoa-Kingston High School Cogs
South Beloit High School SOBOs
Lincoln Community High School Railsplitters
Illinois Valley Central High School Grey Ghosts
Monticello High School Sages
Argo Community High School Fighting Argonauts
DeKalb High School Barbs
Elk Grove High School Grenadiers
Carbondale Community High School Terriers
East Aurora High School Tomcats
Elgin Academy Hilltoppers
Farmington Central High School Farmers
Freeburg Community High School Midgets
Fulton High School Steamers
Plano High School Reapers
Prophetstown High School Prophets
Rochelle Township High School Hubs
Steinmetz College Prep Silver Streaks
Tremont High School Turks
Vandalia High School Vandals
University Laboratory High School Gargoyles
According to high school sports website MaxPrep, the most common high school mascot in Illinois is the Eagles, with 33 teams named after the bird. The next most common are the Wildcats, the Panthers and the Warriors. The site also cites the Appleknockers, the Marcos and the Green Giants, among others, as the only mascots with those names in the country.
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