what should the new schools be called?

[steer]

There's a school that passed through my Hibbett the other day called,
The Man High School Hillbillies.... and their mascot is a billy goat! haha
Single A, and as redneck, well worse than here haha


What about
Blackbirds
Cardinals
Blacksnakes
Stallions
Longhorns
Firebirds
Outlaws (had a whole thing drawn up for that Arena football contest in Pikeville, and they chose the drillers.. that's the dumbest name for a sports team)
Bandits
Coyotes
Wolves

or just go off the wall

Gremlins
Goblins
Devils
Saints
Zombies

I'm not against the miners or anything like that.... but if we were really going to pay tribute to our backbone, then we'd have to pay the respects to the people who founded are area, and that's those ole crazy English *******s!
Pikeville's Basketball and now Arena football teams already pay tribute to the miners.

[joe morgan]

I would call them the "Travelers" and the "Road Warriors" because there are going to be some mighty long road trips to play sporting events.

[steer]

That's true, but it will give the kids more exposure and opportunities to play college athletics other than UVA-Wise.

[Sat_morning_QB]

The school of wise, pound, coeburn I came up with Birchfield Bears, since that road connects all three towns in the days before the 4 lane name it Birchfield High. As for appy, pv and if norton joins I thought Stone Mountain Trailblazers that it the mountain to your right going down the 4 lane to PV and behind appy

[UTVols2]

Go real old school

Gladeville Gladiators
Princess Flats Fighting Flamingos

[heneedsa]

I don't know about the rest of you, But my grandfather made and ran moonshine for thirty years in Lee, Wise and Scott County. Heck they said Lee County ran off his shine. What about the moonshiners and revenuers they could play for a 58 Chevy or something. This whole Wise County deal has had more twists and turns than the Superman roller-coaster at Six Flags I hope it is over for everyone in Wise County. (always remember it is better to ask for forgiveness than permission)

[UTVols2]

I don't know about the rest of you, But my grandfather made and ran moonshine for thirty years in Lee, Wise and Scott County. Heck they said Lee County ran off his shine. What about the moonshiners and revenuers they could play for a 58 Chevy or something. This whole Wise County deal has had more twists and turns than the Superman roller-coaster at Six Flags I hope it is over for everyone in Wise County. (always remember it is better to ask for forgiveness than permission)

The name of my fantasy football team is Moonshine Runner

[3ydsandacloudofdust]

I like the idea for the Wise/Coeburn/Pound school to be Highland Mountaineers...


and for the Appy/PV/Norton school to be Coalfield Miners....


but lets be real, they will never agree or get anything accomplished.:coffeedrinker:

[Counts]

I am not big on the Minors simply because it seems like the 1st thing put out in Dc and Buchannan Co. for the names of there schools and for whatever reason it just not do it for me.........

I say go with
1) Wise Owls
2) Wise Asses (LOL kidding )
3) Wise Guys (sorry cant help myself)
3)Hellbenders (The giant salamander native to our waterways)
4) Copperheads (kind of like all the snake ideas tossed out there)

As big a fight as this whole thing has been do you think that they will try to steer clear of any school colors that are currently used (No Red/Black/Orange/Blue or Gold).....That leaves you with Green (and I am sure DC will be steering away from that color for the same reason) Purple or Yellow (Add Yellow Jackets to my list)

5) Yellow Jackets
6) Hornets (The stadium could be called "The Hornets Nest" LOL)

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In DC I worry that we will become the Ralf Stanley HS dueling banjos or something LOL

I am pushing for honoring DCs 1st resident ("Fighting **** Colley") which could lead to alot of interesting cheers LOL

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In Buchannan the only 2 names I ever hear are the Minors and the Gladiators

I would say go with Coon Dogs but I might get shot LOL

[Merlin]

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5) Yellow Jackets
6) Hornets (The stadium could be called "The Hornets Nest" LOL)

I thought about the Yellow Jackets too last night.

And, I think the only real predatory bird around here are all those blasted crows you see everywhere -- maybe Black Crowes or Ravens? "Never more, never more".