Ben Cates
Sports Writer at The News & Advance
reporter, columnist & editor with @newsadvance even walls fall down
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1 day ago |
newsadvance.com | Ben Cates
Alex Dunn has a chance to do something special this weekend. The Rustburg junior could dip under 14 seconds in the 110-meter hurdles and is looking to set a new state record in that event at the combined Class 3 and 4 state track and field championships at Liberty University. Dunn, who recently committed to UVa for football, clocked a 14.09 recently at the Region 3C championships. The Class 3 record of 14.07 set in 2018 is well within reach at Matthes-Hopkins Track Complex.
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2 days ago |
roanoke.com | Ben Cates
FOREST — Beckett Gilleland chose the best path Wednesday night: he listened to his father. With Jefferson Forest down to its final out in the bottom of the seventh, Gilleland strode to the plate facing Salem reliever Zachary Bocock. The Cavaliers had runners at second and third. He thought of his dad's words. The words of the man who also is JF's head coach. "He said, 'If you like it, take a rip at it,'" Gilleland said.
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2 days ago |
newsadvance.com | Ben Cates
FOREST — Beckett Gilleland chose the best path Wednesday night: he listened to his father. With Jefferson Forest down to its final out in the bottom of the seventh, Gilleland strode to the plate facing Salem reliever Zachary Bocock. The Cavaliers had runners at second and third. He thought of his dad's words. The words of the man who also is JF's head coach. "He said, 'If you like it, take a rip at it,'" Gilleland said.
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3 days ago |
newsadvance.com | Ben Cates
FOREST — Athletic director Jeremy Sink was about to wrap up a busy evening Monday after the school hosted four regional events, when he noticed a few folks still lingering under the late-night lights at Sabre Stadium. They were soaking in a victory. Finally, as 11 p.m. approached, Sink began powering down the lights.
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3 days ago |
newsadvance.com | Ben Cates
In an E.C. Glass sweep of the eight-team field, Hilltoppers senior Cowen Napior and junior Izzie Smulik on Tuesday were named the Seminole District boys and girls players of the year. Both were electric this spring. And both catapulted their teams to regular-season success while also leading the way into region play. Smulik was the obvious choice for girls player of the year.
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Here’s a column about E.C. Glass’ basketball season after last night’s state semifinal loss: https://t.co/XPpkwR1qX5 #LNApreps
Final from #VHSL Class 4 boys basketball semis: Atlee 69, E.C. Glass 55 #LNApreps
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Altavista 63, William Campbell 61 Altavista’s Christian Garvin scored an and-1 layup inside 30 seconds to give the Colonels the win in a back and forth Region 1B semifinal. Altavista earns a berth into the Class 1 state tournament.