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

Music from the Heart: Local singer giving back

Before she was old enough to go to school, Melissa Ann was a performer.  More than two decades ago, before entertaining people at wineries, restaurants, and breweries, Melissa Wegfahrt (her…

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Finishing on top: Clearview’s McAlpin cherishes historic run

It’s been three months since they were together, on Thursday, March 12, an early end to the school week with an in-service day scheduled Friday. They were ready for a…

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Dispatches from Home: Building bridges begins with empathetic listening

On Monday, I finished my work for the day, had an early dinner, and headed out to the backyard with my dog to soak up the sun.  I poured a…

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Green Team delivers trees to the community

They may have been hidden underneath the masks of the dozen or so people setting up shop at Conrow Road Park on Thursday, but the smiles were contagious. The Delran…

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Dispatches from Home: Three new books to satisfy your thirst for baseball

Hovering in the air is the aroma of a grill’s early evening production. Hamburgers, hot dogs, Italian sausages? Whatever it is, it feels right on a late spring evening as…

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Baseball dreams on hold?

A year ago, 1,217 amateur baseball players were selected by one of 30 teams in Major League Baseball’s annual draft. The three-day, 40-round draft brought joy to thousands of homes…

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Dispatches from Home: An appreciation for a history-making member of the Class of 2020

Memorial Day weekend is nearly here and depending on where you or your kids are enrolled, school’s out for summer. The end of the school year is especially worthy of…

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Delran High scholar athlete relishes her senior moment

Two months ago, Kendal Coldren and a dozen or so other Delran High School seniors were running around Epcot Center in Disney World carefree, wearing Hawaiian shirts just because they…

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Camden Catholic’s Cunning delivers good will

Thirteen months ago, Camden Catholic High School right-hander Eric Cunning had to end his baseball season before it was more than a couple weeks old.  A shoulder strain limited Cunning…

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How to make use of a home gym … when you don’t have a home gym

Last week I blinked and realized it had been exactly two months since the coronavirus pandemic forced us into isolation. Two months. Aside from running out to the grocery store…

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