Cory Welch

By: Cory Welch – April 28, 2018
It took a few days, but games are finally being played at there originally scheduled time at the sites north of Columbia. On this picture-perfect Saturday, DP hopped over to take in a contest that featured the Pickens Blue Flame and the Eastside Eagles. With the 2018 season on the line for both teams, there was no do...

By: Cory Welch – April 27, 2018
Once again, weather altered the plan for the playoffs north of Columbia as a large majority of Thursday’s games were pushed back to Friday. This worked out perfectly for players and fans as temperatures were ideal and skies were clear. With a number of options, DP elected to make a trip to Powdersville HS as the Pat...

By: Frankie Everitte – April 26, 2018
It was a beautiful evening along the grand strand and not a raindrop in sight as DP was in Murrells Inlet tonight to see which team will secure home field advantage for Monday nights region VII championship game(s). The Dreher Blue Devils won a 9-6 decision over Hartsville last night as St. James defeated Berkl...

By: Cory Welch – April 25, 2018
As coaches across the upstate turned ponds back into baseball diamonds on Wednesday, playoff baseball finally got underway. Tonight, DP found its way back to JL Mann High School to see the Patriots play host to the Spartanburg Vikings. Last week, the Patriots claimed the Region 1-5A title and will be the one seed thr...

By: Cory Welch – April 20, 2018
On the final Friday of the regular season, DP made a return trip to Hillcrest High school to witness a rivalry contest that has a rich tradition. Tonight, the Rams played host to the Mauldin Mavericks. With a victory, the Mavericks would wrap up a region title while the Rams of Hillcrest are looking to secure a play...

By: Cory Welch – April 18, 2018

For the second consecutive year, DP was on hand to witness the 2-AAA Region Championship game between Powdersville and Palmetto. This year’s championship game was hosted by Palmetto, as last year’s contest was at Powdersville. Not only are region implications on the line, but these two schools are relatively close i...

By: Andy Phillips – April 14, 2018 
DP stayed local this evening and anchored down at River Bluff HS. The Yellow Jackets of Irmo travelled across the dam to Gator Country for a 5A Region V matchup. Tonight’s matchup brought two southpaws to the mound. Hunter Garris toed the rubber for the Gators, while Winthrop commit, Aaron White was given th...

By: Cory Welch – April 13, 2018
Tonight, DP made its way down to Greenwood County to check out a contest where a region championship was at stake. The Abbeville Panthers made the trek over to take on their rival, the Ninety Six Wildcats. Both schools have had successful campaigns thus far in 2018 and are looking to add the title of region champion...

By: Cory Welch – April 10, 2018 
As spring break tournaments closed out over the weekend, it is now time to turn our attention back to region play as high school teams prepare for the final stretch of the regular season. Tonight, DP found its way to Grover Field as the Greenville Red Raiders were set to host the Daniel Lions. Tonight is our fi...