Interesting finish to a state tournament game

[buckrog64]

BCL-UW-GMG is about 20 minutes north of Marshalltown. Initials galore in Iowa schools anymore. Football season is even more interesting with more of the smaller schools sharing programs. And then there is OABCIG (I think I have that spelled correctly.)

[bainsey]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

My favorite was BCLUW-GMG.

Originally Posted by buckrog64

And then there is OABCIG

Good lord, I find that silly. Isn't there something or someone else notable that deserves a school named after them?

We've all seen consolidations; there were two in this area in the past year. I can think of three schools in this state that took names from two towns that consolidated long ago (Town 1 - Town 2 High School). I can't imagine trying to fit in more than two towns, though.

[Judtech]

Originally Posted by buckrog64

BCL-UW-GMG is about 20 minutes north of Marshalltown. Initials galore in Iowa schools anymore. Football season is even more interesting with more of the smaller schools sharing programs. And then there is OABCIG (I think I have that spelled correctly.)

If memory serves 20 years ago it was just BCLUW ?

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Judtech

If memory serves 20 years ago it was just BCLUW ?

It was, that was about the time they shared just a few sports, IIRC. I know my school started with football and wrestling before sharing all sports. All academics and non-athletic activities are still separate.

They tend to go with initials so the towns maintain some sense of identity. Small school state tournament time is really an alphabet soup in all the sports.

[doubleringer]

Originally Posted by buckrog64

Football season is even more interesting with more of the smaller schools sharing programs. And then there is OABCIG (I think I have that spelled correctly.)

I had OABCIG@JSPC for football a couple of years ago.

[doubleringer]

My own former high school in North Iowa went from M-T to SC-MT. A couple of years ago they added RS, but in a moment of clarity, threw out all the initials and they are now West Fork.

[fullor30]

Originally Posted by doubleringer

I had OABCIG@JSPC for football a couple of years ago.

Plenty of heroic police, firefighters, service, men and women who gave up their lives to name schools after rather than an alphabet soup mess.