SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) -- There is no ocean in South Dakota, but two saltwater creatures are mascots for high school teams. The state doesn't have a jungle, but it does have Gorillas. And there are at least two tornadoes, or cyclones, depending on which name is used.

As dozens of high schools play sports this school year their team colors, nicknames and logos will be on display on uniforms, fields and courts.

A school mascot/nickname and logo, "that's our public image, that's our go to..., said Dawn Spieker, the activities director at Willow Lake Schools

A reading of the schools participating with the South Dakota State High School Activties Association shows the most common school mascot is the Tiger. But there are some more particular to only a few, or even one school.

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