High school football: 'Beat'diggers aim for first state title since 1994

Published: Tuesday, Nov. 13 2012 9:30 a.m. MST

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SANDY — The general consensus of selecting a nickname for a school is to reflect the product on the field, something intimidating or powerful. However, many schools choose mascots based on prevalent culture in the surrounding location or past history, too.

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plyxply

SLC, UT

The beetdigger was a field laborer who worked for the farmers who actually owned the land the beets were planted in, typically earning meager wages. It was a skill that early farmers hired Japanese laborers for, but as the Japanese were looking to More..

9:35 a.m. Nov. 13, 2012
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Prep Fanatic

Los Angeles, CA

@ Remember-The-Titans

'Remember-The-Titans' is not unique to you nor to the Syracuse Titans. It's embarassing that you and your school are trying to use a name that was derived in 1971 at T.C. Williams High School, in More..

6:38 a.m. Nov. 15, 2012
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Remember-The-Titans

Syreacuse, UT

Wow! I HAD nothing against you guys untill i realize how rude you guys are. If you read any of my any post i said that i think Jordan is going to win, but i didn't come in to these comments to hate on jordan or there mascot. I really don't More..

9:48 a.m. Nov. 15, 2012
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Trevor Phibbs is a reporter who joined the Deseret News in 2008. He currently is the Weber State beat writer and also covers high school athletics and the Utah Blaze. Phibbs was raised in Sandy, Utah where he graduated more ..

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