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Mark Tunnell

Assistant Director of Day Admission, 6-12

Mark Tunnell has served as assistant director of admission at Darlington since 2012. He currently serves as the assistant varsity girls’ basketball coach, head JV girls’ basketball coach, and the assistant coach for the boys’ and girls’ tennis teams. Mark holds a B.S. in Business Administration from Shorter College and served the school as assistant director of admission and, later, as the director of alumni relations. He also has more than a decade of experience in sales. Mark enjoys spending time with his family and is an avid basketball fan. He and his wife Kim, director of fine arts at Darlington, are the parents of Jack (’15), Hillary (’18) and Sarah (’22).

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Darlington boys earn chance to repeat

May 12, 2025

Darlington will play for their second consecutive boys tennis state championship thanks to a 3-0 win Saturday over Athens Academy in the Classes 1A Division I-3A Private semifinals.

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Boys' Tennis Sweeps State Semifinals

May 10, 2025

The varsity boys' tennis team trounced Athens Academy 3-0 in the state semifinals at the Rome Tennis Center, punching the team's ticket to the state championship.

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Darlington to present “Newsies” in downtown Rome Feb. 21-23

February 4, 2025

Darlington's fine arts department and The Darlington Players will present Disney’s "Newsies, the Broadway Musical" Feb. 21-23 downtown at the historic Rome City Auditorium. Show times are 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday.

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Boys’ Tennis State Championship Match & Ring Ceremony

September 13, 2024

The varsity boys' tennis team celebrated their 2024 state championship with a ring ceremony at halftime of the home football game against Whitefield Academy. Enjoy these throwback photos from their state championship title match, where they earned a 3-2 win over Mount Vernon at the Rome Tennis Center at Berry College.

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Tigers take state by outlasting Mustangs

May 12, 2024

To win a state championship, a team must be the last one standing. The Darlington Tigers took that figuratively and literally on Saturday.

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Boys' Tennis State Semifinals

May 7, 2024

Varsity boys' tennis reaches the state championship with a 3-1 win over Whitefield in the semifinals.

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Varsity Girls' Basketball Banquet

May 6, 2024

The varsity girls' basketball team celebrates the end of a great season!

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Tigers roar into state championship

May 3, 2024

The Darlington Tigers took a drive that was a little over an hour to battle Whitefield Academy in the Class A Division I state semifinals. Now they get to take a drive of about 10 minutes to play for a state championship next Saturday.

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Tigers continue run into state quarterfinals

April 24, 2024

The Darlington Tigers have their sights set on the goal of a state championship, but a team has to take one step at a time in the postseason to make that happen.

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Episode 150: Winter Varsity Sports Recap

February 22, 2024

In this episode, senior boarding student Mary Covington talks with varsity coaches Garvin Edwards (wrestling), Andrea Frazier (swim/dive), Melissa Smyly (basketball cheerleading), Mark Tunnell (girls basketball) and Nathan West (boys basketball) about the winter athletic season at Darlington. You'll hear a little bit about each team and their highlights of the winter season, from the pre-season to team bonding to their accomplishments and more.

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