SPORTS EDITOR’S NOTE: Each week, The People’s Defender will profile an Adams County senior student/athlete so our community and readers can get to know better these outstanding young people who participate both in athletics and academics in their high school.
NAME: Ryan Dryden
SCHOOL: Manchester High School
PARENTS: Darren and Schannan Dryden
SPORTS PLAYED IN HIGH SCHOOL: Cross-Country, Baseball, Basketball
FAVORITE SPORT: Cross-Country
FAVORITE THING ABOUT HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS: The Cross-Country bus rides
LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS: Losing winnable games
MOST MEMORABLE HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS MOMENT: Going to the Cross-Country regional championship and winning the sectional championship in baseball
FAVORITE MUSICAL ARTIST OR GROUP: Blake Shelton
PLACE YOU’D LOVE TO TRAVEL TO: Greece
YOUR FAVORITE MOVIE: “Ladder 49”
FAVORITE TV SHOWS: Chicago Fire, Modern Family
FAVORITE SCHOOL SUBJECT: Science
FAVORITE SPARE TIME ACTIVITY: Playing the ukulele and playing Frisbee
FAVORITE RESTAURANT: Pasquale’s, The Ribber
WOULD LOVE TO TRADE PLACES FOR A DAY WITH: Brodie Smith
FUTURE PLANS: Attend Wilmington College
