DIAA Announces 2018-19 Dale Farmer State Champions in Sportsmanship Winners

Dover, DE (August 20, 2019) – Sixteen Delaware schools are being honored for sportsmanship this week by the Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association (DIAA). 

The Dale Farmer State Champions in Sportsmanship award is presented annually to schools that have demonstrated a strong school community commitment to the educational nature of interscholastic athletics. The 2018 – 2019 Dale Farmer award goes to the following:

 Brandywine High School (3)

Caesar Rodney High School (9)

Caravel Academy (11)

Caravel Academy Middle School (1)

Charter School of Wilmington (6)

Conrad School of Science (10)

Lake Forest High School (9)

Middletown High School (3)

McKean High School (10)

Mt. Pleasant High School (3)

Newark Charter School (4)

Sanford School (8)

Sussex Tech High School (13)

Springer Middle (3)

Tatnall School (5)

William Penn High School (22)

 “These 16 schools truly project the philosophy of education-based athletics and demonstrate exemplary sportsmanship by their behavior and actions”, said DIAA Executive Director Thomas Neubauer. “On behalf of DIAA and DIAA sportsmanship committee, I congratulate each of these schools for their dedication to the true spirit of sportsmanship.”

Thirty-five member schools have won the award at least once in its 22-year history. For award consideration, schools must submit a portfolio to DIAA. The DIAA sportsmanship committee reviews the school submissions against a set of standards. The process is demanding and involves the total school community.

The Dale Farmer State Champions in Sportsmanship award is named in recognition and memory of Dale Farmer, the first executive director of DIAA and also the 2016 recipient of the DIAA Lifetime Achievement Award.

For more information, contact DIAA at 302-857-3365.