Dale Farmer Sportsmanship Award

Dale Farmer Champions in Sportsmanship Award

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. DIAA member schools compete against a set of ten standards that measure the school community’s commitment to the educational nature of interscholastic athletics.

The DIAA Sportsmanship Award is a competition against a set of standards, not a competitive award. By satisfying the requirements of the program, every middle school and high school in Delaware can qualify for this prestigious award. The DIAA Sportsmanship Committee hopes that every school enthusiastically endorses the program and makes a concerted effort to qualify for the award.

Selection will be made by a portfolio evaluation committee comprised of members of the DIAA Sportsmanship Committee. All DIAA member schools are eligible to receive the award annually.

The deadline for submitting a Dale Farmer Sportsmanship Award Application is July 1.

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

2024-2025 Dale Farmer State Champions in Sportsmanship Winners

Dover, DE – September 5, 2025 – Twelve (12) Delaware schools are being honored for sportsmanship 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 2024-25 Dale Farmer award is being awarded to the following schools:

Brandywine High School (8)

Caesar Rodney High School (14)

Caravel Academy (15)

Charter School of Wilmington (11)

Concord High School (15)

Newark Charter High School (8)

Sanford School (13)

Sussex Tech High School (18)

Talley Middle School (3)

William Penn High School (26)

Springer Middle School (2)