Delaware fotoball team running out of the tunnel before a game photo courtesy of Delawaware Athletics

Delaware to play an entire FCS Football Schedule in 2024

Nick AlessandriniHeadlines, Sports

On Wednesday morning the University of Delaware Football program along with the CAA (Coastal Athletic Conference) announced the 2024 schedule for the upcoming season. This will be the final year that Delaware will be in the Coastal Athletic Conference, formerly the Colonial Athletic Conference, which it joined back before the 2001-2002 school year.   2024 Delaware Football Schedule 8/29 ā€“ …

Delaware Blue Hens basketall Jare Davis leads the Blue Hens in scoring this season photo courtesy of Blue Hens Athletics

Delaware looks to stay hot after first Big East win in program history

Nick AlessandriniHeadlines, Sports

It was a great night for the 302 last Tuesday when the Delaware Blue Hens notched their first Big East Conference win in program history with an 87-80 win over Xavier in the Queen City. Jalun Trent, one of many new faces in the blue and gold this season, was named CAA Player of the Week Monday morning. Trent paced …

Delaware State Hornets basketball Martaz Robinson leads the team in scoring this season photo courtesy of Delaware State athletics

Delaware State Basketball off to the best start in the last 20 seasons

Nick AlessandriniHeadlines, Sports

In the Summer of 2021, Stan Waterman was hired to be the head coach at Delaware State. He left a successful tenure at Sanford High School, where he won 6 basketball state championships. Del State had gone 3-16 the season before his arrival and after a few years, the Hornets are now turning things around in Dover. After the Hornet’s …

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UD will pay $6 million to jump to Conference USA in 2025

Nick AlessandriniHeadlines, Sports

  The University of Delaware will jump to Division 1 play in 2025 when it ditches its current conference to join Conference USA. The Blue Hens will become the 11th full-time member of the conference, following Georgia’s Kennesaw State as No. 10 when it joins at the beginning of the 2024 season. The University of Delaware will also become the …

Saint Marks football team running out on the field photo by Nick Halliday

The Graveyard, Saint Mark’s Spartan Stadium

Nick AlessandriniHeadlines, Schools, Sports

This summer, the 302 Sports staff is proud to feature some high school football venues where we have been fortunate to broadcast and view games. Our series of stories continues with the home of the Saint Markā€™s Spartans, ā€œThe Graveyard at Spartan Stadium.ā€ The Saint Markā€™s Football program has historically been one of the most consistent and successful in the …

Kendrick Whitehead with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers formely of University of Delaware and Middletown photo courtesy of Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Former Blue Hen Whitehead earns spot on Bucs

Nick AlessandriniHeadlines, Sports

Former Middletown Cavalier and Delaware Blue Hen football star Kedrick Whitehead will be sticking around Tampa Bay, Florida this summer. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers signed the Delaware native to their 90-man offseason roster on May 15 after the Rookie Mini Camp tryout period. Whitehead was one of three players signed by the Bucs after the Rookie Mini Camp, alongsideĀ East Central …

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Titus is back with another Free Football Clinic for Kids

Nick AlessandriniHeadlines, Sports

Join former Delaware football standouts Troy Reeder, Brian Oā€™Neill and Darnell Savage as they teach the next generation   After a successful free football clinic in 2022, some of Delawareā€™s finest from the football field will be returning to their home state to do it again. Titus Sports Academy will welcome back Troy Reeder, Brian Oā€™Neill, and Darnell Savage, all …

Freshman Addie Till is the first female varsity wrestler in the history of Saint Marks photo courtesy of Saint Marks

Saint Mark’s Addie Till wins girls wrestling national title

Nick AlessandriniHeadlines, Sports

Saint Markā€™s High School has a Wrestling National Champ and HER name is Addie Till. Till stood on top of the podium at 118 pounds in Salisbury, Maryland on May 6 as the MAWA Eastern National Champion. Hard to believe it was just three years ago when the Spartan freshman decided to get involved in the sport of wrestling. ā€œWhen …

Saint Marks girls soccer celebrates after a victory

Spartans punch ticket back to soccer championship game

Nick AlessandriniHeadlines, High Schools, Sports

It was a packed hill at Saint Markā€™s High School on Wednesday afternoon for the Division 2 Girlsā€™ Soccer semi-final. The defending state champion #2 Saint Markā€™s Spartans (13-2) would meet a team that got the best of them back in early May, the #3 Wilmington Friends Quakers (13-1-1). It was a 3-0 shutout victory for the Quakers but a …