[4] Red Lion is an independent member of the DIAA and supports coed interscholastic sports for its middle and high schoolers.
In the 2022-2023 academic year, the Lions successfully launched an outdoor track and field program coached by former Delcastle stars such as Guawan "Smitty" Smith and Anthony Stewart, state record holders in the distance medley relay.
[6] In 2010 the DIAA, spearheaded by executive director Kevin Charles, launched a thorough investigation into the school's athletic programs.
[7] The investigation largely focused on Red Lion's powerhouse football team, led by 13-year-old USC commit David Sills at quarterback.
[8] With a need for change evident, the school was temporarily absorbed by a local church and the controversy quietly died, along with their football team.