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

Quick study: Haddonfield standout Naticchia is Harvard-bound

Haddonfield Memorial High School’s cross country powerhouse was in midseason form on the second Saturday of the season. The Bulldawgs girls took down three of the top 10 teams in…

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Clear Eyes, Heavy Hearts: Defending state champs overcome tragedy, adversity

Eleven months ago, they made history. The reserve players of Clearview Regional High School field hockey team stormed the field to celebrate with their teammates. The coaching staff huddled together…

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Gonna go back in time: Township opens 25-year-old time capsule

Between the constant raindrops and sledgehammer throws, flashbulbs popped outside Washington Township’s municipal building last Monday. Residents used their smartphones to record video. At least two Philadelphia TV stations were…

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Team of Rivals: At Shawnee and Seneca, current foes and future teammates

The competition within the Olympic Conference, in any sport, is rarely stale and is often electric.  Town rivalries are on the line. Regular season games result in jockeying for better…

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In the Nick of time: West veteran QB gives Lions fighting chance

Three years ago next month, on the night before Thanksgiving in the final game of what was a forgettable season at Cherry Hill West, Nick Arcaroli threw his first career…

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Seizing the day: local athletes grateful for return of sports

After a forgettable spring and an uncertain summer, high school sports officially returned for the fall season last week.  While tennis got an early start by opening its season on…

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Lending a helping hand

Coming up on its 50th anniversary as an organization this spring, the Rotary Club of Deptford is always looking for ways to help its community. “The main motto is ‘Service…

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Clearview student earns Eagle Scout with Tall Pines project

Noah Kizer, a senior at Clearview Regional High School, is eager to join the United States Air Force upon graduation in June. He has career aspirations in aircraft work. “I…

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Movie Magic: Mantua filmmaker gets horror movie vet to direct his script

Nearly three decades ago, the beginning of autumn was always one of Mario Cerrito’s favorite times of the year.  He would go all out for Halloween, turning his parents’ backyard…

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Bravery in the line of duty

On a Saturday afternoon late last spring, David Grogan, a patrol lieutenant with Deptford Township Police Department, was talking with some colleagues in the department’s parking lot when a call…

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