Vote below for the No. 3-seeded Avon Old Farms Winged Beavers (Connecticut) or the No. 14-seeded Clayton Valley Charter Ugly Eagles (California) to advance to the second round.

Avon High's oriole mascot Big O, played by Owen Carr, hangs out with Indianapolis Colts' Blue during a school appearance.

Law Lawmen The school is named in honor of the 27th governor of the colony of Connecticut, Jonathan Law (born 1674, died 1750), and these are the only Lawmen in high school sports.

Ring the bell and put on your voting hat, high school mascot lovers in Connecticut: It's Wyvern and Winged Beaver time. Over the next couple of months, SBLive/SI will be featuring the best high ...

A controversial high school mascot in Killingly is set to be retired later this month. Earlier this year, the Killingly school board voted to form a committee to look into the Redmen mascot at the ...

Owen Carr, deaf in one ear and blind in one eye, persevered to become a star mascot at Avon High. When the gig was over, he found a new purpose.

Avon High's oriole mascot Big O, played by Owen Carr, hangs out with Indianapolis Colts' Blue during a school appearance.

KILLINGLY, Conn. (WTNH) — Killingly High School’s controversial mascot will be retired. In February, a committee was formed to examine the Redmen mascot, which has been in place for decades.

AVON -- The inspiring story of Owen Carr ‒ Avon High School's humble, unassuming mascot who is blind in one eye and nearly deaf in the opposite ear ‒ has spread throughout the nation prompting ...