The mascot, portrayed as a friendly and cheerful pig, is named "Stormy," which is likely a nod to the team's name, the Hurricanes. North Carolina's pork industry and the team's history are also ...

A bill recently filed in the North Carolina House of Representatives could force Belmont’s South Point High School to choose a new mascot if passed. “Retire the Red Raider,” a Gaston County group of ...

While most mascots easily fit into one of these categories, some were more complicated, so we looked up the history of the mascot’s origin in those cases. For example, while the North Carolina ...