There is a light-heartedness about dressing up in an oversized and often cartoonish costume to hype up spectators, but high school mascots have the undeniable ability to invoke a sense of pride among students past and present.
Some school districts were more creative than others in naming their mascots, and the Muskegon, Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo areas have several unique ones.
From the relatively new nicknames at Belding (Black Knights) and Wyoming Lee (Legends) to the iconic Maroon Giants at Kalamazoo Central, there are some schools in West Michigan that are immediately identifiable based on their mascots…