Superintendent Jeremy Batchelor tells 21 News the district has decided on the nickname 'Defenders' for its sports teams.

Looking to rebuild, Mesquite hired former Houston Yates head coach Rafael Thomas as its new head football coach.

From undefeated district runs to a Power 5 commitment! Lufkin's Austin Brown is headed to Maryland following his senior ...

Lion pride runs deep, goes the motto at Waco High, and in the case of legacy murals being painted on hallway walls, it runs high, too: around nine feet tall.

Many of the unique high school mascots in Michigan come from World War I and II references or are automobile-themed. Some school mascots have been recognized by organizations like ESPN for the ...

President Donald Trump’s top education official says her department has determined that New York is discriminating against a school district that is refusing a state order to get rid of its Native ...

High School On SI's annual NCAA Tournament-style bracket to determine the best high school mascot in America is a marathon, not a sprint. The Center Point-Urban ...

The new Alta Loma High School mascot, a lion, runs out of a tunnel surprising students in Rancho Cucamonga on Thursday, March 13, 2025. The school replaced its former mascot, the Braves, to comply ...

Freeburg High School has resisted calls to change its mascot in the past. The Little People of America organization told the school board 10 years ago that it found “Midgets” to be derogatory ...

FILE: Coachella Valley High School alumnus Richard Ramirez, and student Jasmine Valenzuela, left, hold up images helping to explain the origins of the school’s controversial mascot during a ...

Members of the Killingly High School community gathered in the school’s cafeteria Tuesday night to say their goodbyes. This was not a goodbye to a distinguished teacher or a coach, but their mascot ...

But last year, when Mackenzie, who is 15, became the mascot for her high school in Lancaster, Ohio, the job of making people cheer took on a new twist. Now, people are yelling her name.