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Laura Thompson

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  • Sports Editor, LNP
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LNP's senior sportschick. Doyenne of the late #LNPSports365. It's a tough job, but somebody's gotta do it. Just another brick in the wall.
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18 area teams qualify for PIAA playoffs in 4 sports

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By Laura Thompson Verified
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Eighteen Lancaster-Lebanon League and Lancaster County-based CCAC programs have qualified for this year's PIAA playoffs in boys soccer (four), girls soccer (four), field hockey (five) and girls volleyball (five).
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The LNP sports lava lamp: A de-light-ful tradition or silly superstition? [column]

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By Laura Thompson Verified
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Athletes often have a reputation for being somewhat ... superstitious. You know, having to eat the exact same meal before every game. Listening to the same playlist on the bus ride to the game. Putting on the left sock first. That sort of thing. I’ll let you in on a little secret: Sports writers are no different. Case in point? The LNP | LancasterOnline sports department has a lava lamp. And not just any lava lamp. It is The Sacred Lava Lamp of Jeff Young.
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The Kunkle Burger: At long last, we meet [column]

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By Laura Thompson Verified
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This sports editor has lived in Lancaster County for pushing 20 years. With a Mount Joy mailing address, no less. And somehow, given all that time and proximity, I had never managed to try a Kunkle Burger. Yes, yes ... cue the Shame Nun from Game of Thrones. Or at least Michael Long. Long, my fellow LNP | LancasterOnline editor, came to my desk one day last week to ask what time that night's LNP Tournament game was to begin.
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