JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) – Science Hill High School’s mascot has a new look. The Hilltoppers unveiled their new mascot at a pep rally Friday ahead of the school’s first football game of ...

and students needing to travel up a hill for classes, Western Kentucky began to be known as the Hilltoppers. "Big Red" is the name of the WKU mascot. According to the Western Kentucky athletics ...

The answer: It is Western Kentucky's mascot Big Red ... students would have to walk up the hill for classes, Western Kentucky became to be known as the Hilltoppers. This led to the birth and ...

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WCYB) — The West Ridge Wolves (4-1) will make the trip from Blountville to Johnson City on Friday to take on the Science Hill Hilltoppers (3-3) for a crucial Region 1 6A ...

But what exactly is a "Hilltopper?" A "Hilltopper" is an ode to Western Kentucky University's location, sitting on "a massive 232-foot hill," according ... team's red "blob" mascot can best ...

Here's the history of why Western Kentucky is called the Hilltoppers and why its mascot is called Big Red: You guessed it — it has to do with a hill. Western Kentucky moved its location in ...