2013年8月25日星期日

MU fans have spoken, new mascot costume to resemble ‘classic Marco’

The Marshall community has spoken and their choice is definitive.

In a Facebook contest, which ran from July 24 to Aug. 12, students, faculty, alumni and Herd fans from all over had the opportunity to vote for the new mascot costume. Their choice, however, is not so much “new” as it is more of a return to the look of the “classic Marco” from the 1980s and 1990s.

With 76 percent of the vote, the winning option features Marco with fur-covered legs, hooves and a gentler-looking face.

Matt Turner, chief of staff, said the current costume is worn and needs to be replaced, and the contest allowed the community the chance to make their opinions heard.

There were 3, 187 total votes. The winning option received 2,424 of those votes. The option for a partial makeover received 448 votes, and the option to keep current Marco came in last with 315 votes.

“The attention this has gotten doesn’t surprise us,” Turner said. “People care a lot about Marco and they made it clear they want ‘old Marco’ back, so we’re giving it to them.”

Mason Hess, junior nursing major, said he is pleased with the results of the contest.

“I kind of like more of the retro look with Marshall,” Hess said. “I like when they went back to the Kelly green, so, you can’t go wrong with going back to the old Marco.”

Shawna Hatten, a 2012 graduate of Marshall, said she never thought the current Marco looked much like a bison.

“Change is a good thing in a lot of cases and updates are needed from time to time, but the results clearly show that the old Marco look is embraced by more in the Marshall community,” Hatten said. “It is what many, including myself, have been used to for years.”

The new Marco costume is set to debut at the homecoming game Saturday, Oct. 5 against University of Texas at San Antonio.

Rebecca Stephens can be contacted at stephens107@marshall.edu

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2013年8月19日星期一

Now for the unique high school mascots in the state of Washington


Now for the unique high school mascots in the state of Washington

OK, so the other day we looked at the most common nicknames used by high school sports teams around the state of Washington.
Now, here’s the nicknames that are unique, as in these are the only high schools in the state that use these nicknames.
And we excluded nicknames that are made unique by a slight alteration.
Pateros is the Billygoats, but Chelan is the Goats. Close enough.
Same with Moses Lakes (Chiefs) and Columbia River (Chieftains);
and with Gonzaga Prep (Bullpups) from the litter of Bulldogs in the state;
and O’Dea (Fighting Irish) from DeSales (Irish).
and Raymond (Gulls) and Everett (Seagulls)
and Mountain Lions of Liberty Bell from all the other Lions.
And just because you spell yours differently (Kelso Hilanders) doesn’t set you apart from other schools (Highlanders of Shorecrest, Hazen, Shadle Park and Providence Classical).
And different colors don’t set you apart: Blue Devils of Walla Walla, from Red Devils of East Valley of Yakima or Neah Bay, from Devils of Wilson Creek;
or Golden Eagles of Ferndale from all the other Eagles;
or Red Raiders of Bellingham from Raiders of Thomas Jefferson and Lake Roosevelt;
or Red Wolves of Cedarcrest from the Wolves of Eastlake, South Kitsap, Sequim, Black Hills, Wapato, and Coupeville.
That leaves us with …
Abes — Lincoln of Tacoma
Acorns  — Oakville
Blackhawks — Lummi
Bombers — Richland
Borderites — Blaine
Buccaneers — Kingston
Cadets — Eisenhower of Yakima
Chinooks — Kalama
Chitwins — Taholah (Chitwin is Quinault word for black bear)
Conquerors — Kentwood
Cowboys — Chimacum
Cruisers — Eatonville
Cubs — Sedro-Wooley
Dragons — St. George’s
Ducks — Toutle Lake
Elks — Lake Quinault (I always thought the plural of Elk was Elk).
Fishermen — Ilwaco (odd they are the only Fishermen in Washington, when right across the mouth of the Columbia sits Astoria High School, home of the Fishermen).
Gorillas — Davenport
Greyhounds — Grandview
The Haus — Northwest School
Highclimbers — Shelton
Hurricanes — Mt Vernon Christian
Hyaks — North Beach (Hyak is Chinook word meaning “very fast”)
Islanders  — Mercer Island
Jackrabbits — Quincy
Kangaroos — Lake Washington
Kernels — Mansfield
Kings — Muckleshoot
Leopards — Zillah
Lightning — La Salle
Lobos — Lopez Island
Lumberjacks — R.A. Long
Lyncs — Lynden Christian
Marauders — Mariner
Mariners — Sehome
Mavericks — Meadowdale
Monarchs — Mark Morris
Mules — Wahkiakum
Navigators  — Northwest Christian-Lacey
Nighthawks  — Tekoa-Oakesdale
Papermakers — Camas
Phoenix  — Columbia Basin
plainsmen
Plainsmen — Evergreen
Pumas — University Prep
Quakers — Franklin
Ravens — Forest Ridge
Rebels — Juanita
Riverhawks — Chiawana

Saxons — Ferris
Sharks — Puget Sound Adventist
Shockers — Waterville
spudder
Spudders — Ridgefield
Suns — Southridge
Tarriers — Charles Wright Academy (a Tarrier is a Roman Catholic person from Northern Ireland or Scotland)
terrier
Terriers — Washington School for the Deaf (a Terrier is a kind of pooch).
thunder
Thunder — Mountain View
Tides  — Gig Harbor
trapper
Trappers — Fort Vancouver
Tomahawks — Marysville-Pilchuck
Tornados — Yelm
Turks — Sultan
Vandals — Klickitat
613s — Northwest Yeshiva (reference to the Torah’s total number of mitzvoth or commandments, not the area code of Eastern Ontario, Canada)
Source: http://blogs.columbian.com/high-school-sports/2013/08/13/now-for-the-unique-high-school-mascots-in-the-state-of-washington/

2013年8月12日星期一

Twin Cities mascots meet at racetrack to see who's fastest


SHAKOPEE, Minn. -- One animal lost a hoof. Another refused to stop smiling. One race participant at Canterbury Park on Sunday was reluctant to even approach the starting gates.

Thankfully, these weren't the purebred steeds the horseracing superplex hosts on a regular basis. Bringing in area mascots for an annual footrace and other events epitomizes the other main facet of Canterbury's mission, aside from providing premium equine competition.

Family fun is a staple of every Sunday at the race track, where pony rides, face painting, a petting zoo and a giant playground are available for children's use. But when Mascot Day rolls around, there's a little extra incentive for parents to bring along the next generation of racing aficionados.

"It's all about trying to draw people out here," track president and CEO Randy Sampson said. "It seems crazy, and when we actually started the Sunday family day stuff with the pony rides, you know, it was about 18 years ago. I said we've got to try to build the future fans. Most people, when you talk to them, the first time they came out was as a kid with grandpa or with their dad or whatever."

Ideas like having a dozen mascots or ostriches and zebras race have allowed Canterbury to find a financially and socially viable niche in the horseracing world.

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Thanks in large part to such efforts, the track is on pace to break its all-time season attendance record set last year. On-track revenues are up about five percent, and the business success has allowed the Sampson family to attract better horses and higher purses. That's led to a near-30-percent uptick in off-site, simulcast profit.

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"This year is really positive," said Sampson, whose family resurrected the once-defunct track in 1994. "It's been good all along as far as getting people out; not a lot of betting, but we do great on the food and beverage side. That's unique compared to most tracks around the country as far as getting people out here and young people.

"It's all about trying to create a fun atmosphere."

The newest group of youngsters giggled and watched intently Sunday as Shakopee High School's Sammy the Saber crushed an 11-strong field of challengers for his third straight "Mascot Derby" title. The agile prehistoric feline also won the group's crowd noise-voted dance-off, sweeping the two mascot competitions for the second straight year.

He easily cruised past Canterbury mascot Lucky, a perpetually-grinning, dark-haired stallion that buried his snout in his hands -- er, hoofs -- after the defeat. Buffy, Buffalo Wild Wings' representative, had the best chance to unseat Sammy, but even he was left in the dust by the 50-yard trot's halfway point.

"I think they take their top sprinter on the track team and put him in the Saber costume for us," Sampson jested in reference to Shakopee High.

Ruff McGruff, apparently a relative of national crime prevention icon Scruff McGruff, was in attendance on behalf of the Shakopee Police Department. He had to be coaxed into even running the race, apparently afraid he'd meet the same fate as Wilbur, a pig representing Famous Dave's whose hoof fell off just a few paces out of the gates.

Most of the mascots on hand hailed from local businesses and nonprofits. Sampson said it's difficult to attract higher-profile names from the city's major professional and collegiate sports teams, as most of them require a fee and have pretty busy schedules this time of year.

An announced contingent of 5,739 spectators took in Mascot Day 2013. That's nowhere near the crowd of 20,291 that showed up for Extreme Race Day last month, when several different species of wild animals took their turn in short races similar to Sunday's mascot jaunt.

But it's still a good draw on a lazy Sunday afternoon, the kind that has Canterbury sitting pretty as both a horseracing and family venue.

"It doesn't draw people like camels and ostriches," Sampson said, "but it's a fun deal."

Source:http://www.foxsportsnorth.com/fox-sports-networks/story/Twin-Cities-mascots-head-to-the-racetrac?blockID=928447&feedID=3697


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2013年8月7日星期三

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2013年8月2日星期五

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