Author Bio

RYAN LAWRENCE

Ryan is a veteran journalist of 20 years. He’s worked at the Courier-Post, Philadelphia Daily News, Delaware County Daily Times, primarily as a sportswriter, and is currently a sports editor at Newspaper Media Group and an adjunct journalism instructor at Rowan University.

Articles by RYAN LAWRENCE

Breaking barriers: Delran’s Emma Matera eager for encore

The highlight of the season didn’t come in her first match, nor in advancing to the first-ever Girls Regional Tournament Championship match, nor in walking into Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall…

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We Got Next: New-look Moorestown eager to make another run

The banner was raised before their first practice and the memories of last March are still fresh. Last spring, Moorestown’s boys basketball team collected the program’s first state title since…

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Hitting her stride: a Q&A with Timber Creek’s Tierra Hooker

After finishing in second place in back-to-back years in the high jump at the outdoor Meet of Champions as a freshman and sophomore, Timber Creek’s Tierra Hooker finally collected her…

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The heart of champions: Williamstown football, Boys Fall Team of the Year

With their season’s end just a few short days away, Williamstown High School’s football team sat on the metal benches at the front of the team’s locker room and gave…

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Heck-uva talent: Eastern’s Ryleigh Heck, Field Hockey Player of the Year

Eastern Regional sophomore Ryleigh Heck is the 2019 Field Hockey Player of the Year after picking up the slack with her sister sidelined by scoring 78 goals and leading her…

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Culmination of a commitment: Cherokee’s Ethan Wechsler, Boys XC Athlete of the Year

When you follow up a breakout junior season by PR-ing at every course in the fall of your senior season and helping fuel your senior-laden team to the program’s first…

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Forever Eastern United: Vikings field hockey, Girls Fall Team of the Year

The 99 words are still there for anyone to see on a news story that turned 12 years old last month. “End of a Dynasty” read the headline in The…

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Gloucester’s annual “Fight for the City” brings together brothers, rivals

As the sun began to set behind the trees and an early afternoon breeze gave way to a late November chill, helmets and pads crashed against each other, providing the…

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Girls Soccer Player of the Year: Eastern’s Riley Tiernan

The long journey to a team realizing its full potential and winning a state championship is difficult. But staying on top and making a bid to repeat, all while playing…

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Eastern falls in TOC title game

After collecting the program’s 21st straight state title, the Vikings field hockey team lost to Oak Knoll in the Tournament of Champions finale, 4-1.

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