Mascot Madness

We’ve got spirit, yes we do …

There are two Pretzels, the Ironmen are Normal, the Shoes are Wooden and the Farmers beat the Cornjerkers.

Welcome to Mascot Madness, Illinois style.

The IHSA partnered with CSN and CSNChicago for a “March Madness”-style bracket challenge to let the fans and fanatics decide the most unique mascots in the state. The original field of 64 was announced earlier this month. Weekly online voting already narrowed the field to the sweet 16.

Voting on those matchups resumes at noon today at http://www.csnchicago.com/mascotmadness in what is the latest celebration of the fantastic high school sports mascots in this state.

The Fulton Steamers and Cobden Appleknockers were sent home, while the Fisher Bunnies and Polo Marcos remain alive.

Sweet 16 voting continues through Thursday at 4 p.m.

Each week, the voting round opens on Monday at noon and ends at 4 p.m. Thursdays. For up to the minute updates, news and trivia regarding the teams in "Mascot Madness," be sure to follow @CSNPreps on Twitter.

The champion mascot will be named during the IHSA 4A boys basketball championship on March 19.