With all the talk in the national sports media about "offensive" nicknames of professional and collegiate teams, I thought it would be interesting to comb through the list of SCHSL members:
PEOPLE
High School Nickname
Andrew Jackson Volunteers
Bamberg-Ehrhardt Red Raiders
Bethune-Bowman Mohawks
Bishop England Battling Bishops
Bridges Prep Buccaneers
Broome Centurions
Byrnes Rebels
Calhoun County Saints
Carolina Trojans
Cheraw Braves
Christ Church Episcopal Cavaliers
Clinton Red Devils
Coastal Leadership Academy Buccaneers
Crestwood Knights
Cross Trojans
Denmark-Olar Vikings
Dorman Cavaliers
Dreher Blue Devils
Emerald Vikings
Fort Dorchester Patriots
Gaffney Indians
Gilbert Indians
Great Falls Red Devils
Green Sea-Floyds Trojans
Greenville Red Raiders
Greenville Tech Charter Warriors
Hannah-Pamplico Raiders
Hunter-Kinard-Tyler Trojans
Indian Land Warriors
J.L. Mann Patriots
James Island Charter Trojans
Keenan Raiders
Latta Vikings
Laurens Raiders
Legion Collegiate Lancers
Liberty Red Devils
Lugoff-Elgin Demons
Manning Monarchs
McCormick Chiefs
Mid-Carolina Rebels
Mullins Auctioneers
North Central Knights
North Myrtle Beach Chiefs
Northwestern Trojans
Powdersville Patriots
Richland Northeast Cavaliers
Ridge Spring-Monetta Trojans
Riverside Warriors
Royal Live Oaks Charter Royal Knights
Socastee Braves
Southside Christian Sabres
Spartanburg Vikings
Spring Valley Vikings
St. John's Islanders
St. Joseph's Catholic Knights
Stall Warriors
Stratford Knights
Strom Thurmond Rebels
Waccamaw Warriors
Wade Hampton-G Generals
Wade Hampton-H Red Devils
Wando Warriors
West Florence Knights
West-Oak Warriors
WEATHER
High School Nickname
Charleston Charter Riptide
Chester Cyclones
Easley Green Wave
Hardeeville-Ridgeland Hurricanes
Summerville Green Wave
Timmonsville Whirlwinds
NATURE
High School Nickname
Calhoun Falls Charter Blue Flashes
Eau Claire Shamrocks
Johnsonville Golden Flashes
Pickens Blue Flame
MYTHOLOGY
High School Nickname
Fairfield-Central Griffins
Palmetto Scholars Academy Phoenix
Polaris Tech Charter Phoenix
Travelers Rest Devildogs
GEOGRAPHY
High School Nickname
Columbia Capitals
