
{"id":13219,"date":"2025-08-18T13:24:13","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T17:24:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/diaa\/?p=13219"},"modified":"2025-08-18T14:33:27","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T18:33:27","slug":"diaa-announces-partnership-with-musco-lighting-to-enhance-the-player-and-fan-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/diaa\/2025\/08\/18\/diaa-announces-partnership-with-musco-lighting-to-enhance-the-player-and-fan-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"DIAA Announces Partnership with Musco Lighting to Enhance the Player and Fan Experience"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:calc( 100% + 0px );margin-left: calc(-0px \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-0px \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:0px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:0px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:0px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:0px;--awb-spacing-left-small:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p><strong>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association (DIAA) Announces Partnership with Musco Lighting to Enhance the Player and Fan Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dover, DE \u2013 August 18, 2025<\/strong> \u2013 The Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association (DIAA) is proud to announce a new partnership with Musco Lighting to enhance the student-athlete and fan experience at member schools.<\/p>\n<p>As Official and Exclusive Sports Lighting Provider, Musco will provide educational programming and other resources to raise awareness of lighting practices that help improve on-field safety and playability, heighten gameday atmosphere, expand field usage, and extend the longevity and lifetime value of their lighting systems.<\/p>\n<p>Musco also offers free on-site lighting audits that help facilities assess the performance of their existing lighting and understand key considerations for their next project.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We\u2019re excited to welcome Musco Lighting as the official and exclusive sports lighting partner of the DIAA,\u201d said Executive Director David Baylor. \u201cThis partnership reflects our shared commitment to supporting the development of student-athletes and the communities we serve. Musco\u2019s values and long-term vision align with our mission to elevate interscholastic athletics in Delaware, and we\u2019re proud to partner with a brand dedicated to excellence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Musco has specialized in sports lighting and technology for nearly 50 years, with industry-leading innovations in glare reduction and light control. In addition to maintaining numerous state-level partnerships, Musco is a long-time supporter of national organizations including the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (NIAAA) and National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur partnership with DIAA builds on a commitment to providing safer, more enjoyable sports facilities for athletes of all ages and levels of play,\u201d said Dan Shalloo, a longtime Musco representative in Delaware. \u201cMy colleague, Bob Zoeller, and I are proud to bring more than 50 years of combined experience to schools in the state.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>##<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Musco Lighting<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For nearly 50 years, Musco has specialized in sports lighting and technology. Musco&#8217;s TLC for LED\u00ae system, Show-Light\u00ae entertainment technology and Mini-Pitch System\u2122 modular sports solution make responsible lighting affordable with unmatched quality, performance, and reliability, and are backed by a long-term parts and labor warranty.\u00a0Learn more at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.musco.com\/\">www.musco.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;line-height: 21px\"><span style=\"color: #000000;line-height: 18px\">The Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association (DIAA) regulates interscholastic athletics and promotes the value of sportsmanship, teamwork, and integrity for its member high schools and middle schools across the state. <\/span><\/span>DIAA oversees numerous sports and activities, ensuring equitable opportunities for all student-athletes. Learn more at <a href=\"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/diaa\/\">https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/diaa\/<\/a> and follow DIAA on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/diaa_de\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/diaa_delaware\">X<\/a>, and <u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DelawareInterscholasticAthleticAssociation\/\">Facebook<\/a>.<\/u><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload aligncenter size-full wp-image-13225\" src=\"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/diaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/DIAA-announcement-5-scaled.png\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/diaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/DIAA-announcement-5-scaled.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"674\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%272560%27%20height%3D%27674%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%202560%20674%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%272560%27%20height%3D%27674%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/diaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/DIAA-announcement-5-200x53.png 200w, https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/diaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/DIAA-announcement-5-300x79.png 300w, https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/diaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/DIAA-announcement-5-400x105.png 400w, https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/diaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/DIAA-announcement-5-600x158.png 600w, https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/diaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/DIAA-announcement-5-768x202.png 768w, https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/diaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/DIAA-announcement-5-800x211.png 800w, https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/diaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/DIAA-announcement-5-1024x269.png 1024w, https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/diaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/DIAA-announcement-5-1200x316.png 1200w, https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/diaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/DIAA-announcement-5-1536x404.png 1536w, https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/diaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/DIAA-announcement-5-scaled.png 2560w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":13223,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"protect_children":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,7,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13219","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-home-page","category-home-page-slider","category-news"],"acf":[],"checksum":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/diaa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13219","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/diaa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/diaa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/diaa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/diaa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13219"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/diaa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13219\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/diaa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13223"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/diaa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13219"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/diaa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13219"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/education.delaware.gov\/diaa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13219"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}