Diamond State Athletic Conference

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The Diamond State Athletic Conference is a high school sports conference organized in 2007, [1] featuring charter and private schools in New Castle County, Delaware. The teams participate in a variety of sports including football, boys and girls soccer, track and field, cross country, boys and girls basketball, boys and girls indoor track, boys and girls outdoor track, wrestling, boys and girls lacrosse, baseball, softball, cheerleading, boys and girls swimming, and field hockey. Conference titles (and an automatic berth to state tournaments) are awarded based on the best record at the end of the regular season or in championship competitions between the schools.

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Membership and History

Members as of the 2022-2023 school year include: [2]

Seven of the eight schools in the conference are classified by DIAA as Division II schools (Wilmington Charter is classified as a Division I school). [6] [7]

Former members of the conference include:

A similarly named conference that consisted of large schools from Kent and Sussex County existed until the 1969-70 school year when the Henlopen Conference was formed. Members until 1969 were: Smyrna, Dover, Caesar Rodney, Milford, Seaford, Lewes, Georgetown and Middletown; Middletown being the lone member from New Castle County. [8] [ circular reference ]

State championships

Total number of State Champions by members of the conference in the Fall, [9] Winter [10] and Spring [11] sports seasons. Years listed may predate membership in the conference.

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References

  1. ↑ "DIAA Board of Directors' Meeting Minutes". September 20, 2007. Archived from the original on August 12, 2012. Retrieved January 30, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Diamond State Conference".
  3. ↑ Buzby, John. "Red Lion Christian football fallout continues". MaxPreps. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  4. ↑ Myers, Brad. "Sussex Academy leads shift in high school conferences". Delaware News Journal. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  5. ↑ Lang, Mike. "Catholic school athletic directors tackle challenges with fall sports set to begin Sept. 28". The Dialog. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  6. ↑ "Charter of Wilmington leaving Blue Hen Conference". delawareonline. Retrieved 2016-10-21.
  7. ↑ Green, Sean (2017-08-25). "What's new in Delaware high school sports in 2017-18?".
  8. ↑ "Henlopen Conference". Henlopen Conference. Wikipedia. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  9. ↑ "DIAA Fall Champions" (PDF). DSSAA. State of Delaware. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  10. ↑ "DIAA Winter Champions" (PDF). DSSAA. State of Delaware. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  11. ↑ "DIAA Spring Champions" (PDF). DSSAA. State of Delaware. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
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