OGLALA LAKOTA COLLEGE BRAVE HEARTS
Location: Kyle, SD
Division: AIHEC (American Indian Higher Education Consortium)
Comment: Oglala Lakota College was chartered by the Oglala Sioux Tribal Council in 1971. Continue reading
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COOL NAMED SPORTS TEAM: OGLALA LAKOTA COLLEGE
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COOL NAMED SPORTS TEAM: RED LAKE NATION COLLEGE
RED LAKE NATION COLLEGE MIGIZI
Location: Red Lake, MN
Division: AIHEC (American Indian Higher Education Consortium)
Comment: Red Lake Nation College’s mascot animal for their sports teams is the Migizi (Bald Eagle). Not only that, but: Continue reading
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COOL NAMED SPORTS TEAM: NEBRASKA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE
NEBRASKA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE PARSONS
Location: Papillion, NE
Division: Association of Christian College Athletics
Conference Affiliation: Midwest Christian College Conference
Comment: How can you not love a cool and nearly unique nickname like the Parsons? Continue reading
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NAIA WELCOMES SIX NEW COLLEGE SPORTS TEAMS
Six new college sports teams will be joining the NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics). Those teams, in descending order of nickname awesomeness, are:
PROVIDENCE (CA) CHRISTIAN COLLEGE SEA BEGGARS
Location: Pasadena, CA
Comment: How can you not love a nickname as cool and unique as Sea Beggars? And when you combine that nickname with this terrific logo it’s a safe bet PCC’s teams will become nationwide favorites in no time. Continue reading
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COOL-NAMED TEAM: TURTLE MOUNTAIN COLLEGE
TURTLE MOUNTAIN COLLEGE MIGHTY MIKINOCKS
Location: Belcourt, ND
Division: AIHEC
Conference Affiliation: Northern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Comment: This tribal college was established by the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians. Continue reading
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COOL-NAMED SPORTS TEAM: CULINARY INSTITUTE OF AMERICA
CULINARY INSTITUTE OF AMERICA STEELS
Location: Hyde Park, New York
Conference Affiliation: Hudson Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Comment: Presenting the academic institution where students, faculty and administrators can all honestly say “I’m with the CIA.” This school, known as “The World’s Premier Culinary College”, was founded in 1946 as a successor to the Office of Strategic Skilletry (I’m kidding. But not about the year it was founded.) Continue reading
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COOL-NAMED SPORTS TEAM: GOLDEY-BEACOM COLLEGE
GOLDEY-BEACOM COLLEGE LIGHTNING
Location: Wilmington, DE
Conference Affiliation: Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference
Comment: This highly-regarded educational institution from Delaware is also known for its cool-named sports teams. The Lightning stand out tall and proud in a collegiate sports landscape littered with WAY too many teams called Eagles, Tigers, Bulldogs and Wildcats. Continue reading
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COOL-NAMED SPORTS TEAM: UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FIREBIRDS
Location: Washington, DC
Division: NCAA Division 2
Conference Affiliation: Independent
Comment: The NAIA has the Sunbirds, D2 has the Firebirds! It seems odd that a city known for
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FIVE WILD WEST-THEMED COLLEGE SPORTS TEAMS
The Frontierado holiday is fast approaching! Friday, August 1st is the big day so Balladeer’s Blog is right here with another seasonal post.
This one will honor the Top 5 western-themed college sports teams from the divisions covered here. The award is named after the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma Drovers, the official college sports team of Frontierado every year.
You can soak in the grandeur of the USAO logo at left, then revel in this year’s standings for “The Drovey Award”.
5. YAVAPAI COLLEGE ROUGHRIDERS – Not just Teddy Roosevelt’s unit from the Spanish-American War but various outfits of Wild West outlaws and bounty hunters also went Continue reading
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COOL-NAMED SPORTS TEAM FOR TODAY: LOURDES UNIVERSITY
LOURDES UNIVERSITY GRAY WOLVES
Location: Sylvania, OH
Division: NAIA
Comment: How cool is this name and logo? Not only would it appeal to animal lovers but it’s also butt-kickingly impressive in its own right! The nickname Gray Wolves ties in to the tale of
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