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Originally posted by rockyroad
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Originally posted by mick
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The game will be a profile of the Watersmeet Nimrods against the Bessemer Speedboys here in the U.P.
mick
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You actually have a school there called the Nimrods??? Way back when I was in school, that was NOT a name one wanted to be called...and I recognize both of those names - they both do college, correct? [/B]
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From that school's website:
Webster's Dictionary
1.) a descendant of Ham represented in the Old Testament book of Genesis as a mighty hunter and a king of Shinar
2.) hunter
Origin of Nickname
Watersmeet School began using the nickname the "Nimrod" in the year of 1904.
By Biblical Accounts, Nimrod was "a mighty hunter before the Lord." According to the Old Testament, he established a great kingdom and founded a number of important Babylonian and Assyrian cities. Watersmeet, situated in the heart of the Upper Peninsula Ottawa National Forest, adopted the name because the forest is prime hunting land for waterfowl, deer, and bear.
by Bill L. Roose taken from the 1934 Wahinain
Something of Interest
In the year of 1986, ESPN,"Sports America Show," compiled the 10 top nicknames for high school sports teams. the "Nimrods" ranked third out of the 10 top nicknames.
1.) SYRUPMAKERS of Cairo,GA.
2.)BEETDIGGERS of Brush,Colo.
3.)*NIMRODS* of Watersmeet, MI.
4.)IMPS of Cary,N.C.
5.)ATOMSMASHERS of Jonhson Prep, Savannah,GA.
6.)ANGORAS of Clarkston,GA.
7.)FLIVVERS of Kingsford,MI.
8.)SQUIRRELS of Winslow,AZ.
9.)PEGLEGS of Stuyvesant in New York City
10.)DOTS of Poca,W. VA.
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BTW - my personal favorite is the Cobden (IL) Appleknockers.