Fairhope annually fields teams in football, baseball, basketball, soccer, track, volleyball, cross country, golf, tennis, swimming and wrestling.

Each year, the football team plays Foley High School for the Blue-Gold trophy and the Daphne Trojans for the Jubilee Cup.

Fairhope's biggest rivals are Foley and the Trojans of Daphne High School.

Prior to division of student talent with Daphne High School, Fairhope was a perennial contender in many team sports and earned several state titles.

The Pirates have also claimed the 6A Area 2 Championship two years running and finished this season 36–8, losing in the playoffs semifinals to the eventual state champions of Auburn High.