Barry Mabry

-4A District Championship York County Tour: 6 Teams, 3 Games, 90+ Players in 7 Hours-
If only every night could be as successful as this one was! This is what ‘Barry’s Bytes’ was intended for. I feasted my eyes on 90+ players in a span of 7 hours. There aren’t too many places you can go in the spring and be able to lay eyes on that many players. ...

DP witnessed a solid playoff game in 3A tonight as the Eastside Eagles hosted River Bluff Gators in the winner’s bracket game in District III. The winner advances to the District Championship as the loser will host Belton-Honea Path on Wednesday. Weather has been picture perfect through the playoffs so far and the remainder of the week looks promis...

DP dipped into the upper state 2A’s winner’s bracket tonight as the Chesnee Eagles hosted Saluda Tigers. The Eagles are favorites once again in the 2A this season coming off a state championship a year ago. The Tigers come in as the number two seed and are looking for an upset to put them in the District Championship game. Another great day at th...

Opening round of the 3A playoffs began across the state tonight and DP had two of the upstate games covered. Taylor Black went down to Emerald to see their matchup against Travelers Rest and I took the trip down highway 176 to Timken Park where the Union Yellow Jackets hosted River Bluff Gators. Union holds the one seed after winning their fourth ...

Opening rounds of the post-season began across the state in 1A, 2A, and 4A tonight. 3A kicks things off Friday night which allows DP the opportunity to cover quite a few games. We were out and about at two locations here in the upstate and I decided to stay local to catch Dorman vs Nation Ford. Weather was clear but wind was blowing straight ...

-Rock Hill at Northwestern & Nation Ford at Fort Mill-
DP finally got the opportunity to get up to the Northeast part of the state tonight. Previous plans to cover this area this spring always got cancelled due to inclement weather but there wasn’t a cloud in the sky on this night! Two stops were on the docket with game times closer ...

-Carolina Classic-
The 2014 Carolina Classic kicked off Monday at Eastside HS featuring the following eight teams: Riverside, Blue Ridge, Wade Hampton, Greer, Powdersville, Laurens, Travelers Rest and Eastside. Rain has saturated the area over the past two days limiting action but blue skies gave DP a great opportunity to post up on all four games ...

DP opened the door to Region I-2A baseball this evening at Chesnee High School where the Eagles hosted the Powdersville Patriots. Chesnee is the reigning 2A State Champions and look to repeat, possessing an undefeated record on the season so far. Powdersville comes in with hopes of upsetting the Eagles to put them in a better playoff position.

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