Ryan McGee, Ben Cates, the Historian, and Last Call star on The Sportsline

On this Friday edition of The Sportsline, ESPN’s Ryan McGee joins the show to give his thoughts on a busy college bowl season, his Heisman prediction, and a unique perspective on Florida State, Ben Cates of N&A on championship weekend in high school football, the Historian brings his trusty archives in-studio, and Last Call recapped […]
Ben Cates of the News & Advance previews state championship weekend in High School football

N&A’s sports writer Ben Cates joins The Sportsline to talk a huge final weekend of high school football action, including his thoughts on this year’s Liberty Christian Academy team that heads into the state championship game undefeated, on how LCA will match up against the stingy defense of Lafayette, and how the hiring of Jake […]
Bob Glauber, Ben Cates, and Geoff Redgrave join The Sportsline + Brett Friedlander surprise appearance

On this Thursday edition of The Sportsline, retired News Day columnist Bob Glauber talked dreadful state of NFL football in New York, Ben Cates of the N&A joins live from Williams Stadium to preview Liberty vs. Sam Houston, and Geoff Redgrave of Wintergreen for Locally on the Links + Brett Friedlander makes a special appearance […]
Ben Cates previews Liberty’s home game vs. Sam Houston from Williams Stadium

News & Advance sports editor Ben Cates joins The Sportsline from the press box of Williams Stadium to preview Liberty’s game vs. Sam Houston, including what we know about this year’s Liberty Football squad after a strong start, on what to expect from Sam Houston State in this game, and what coach Jamey Chadwell’s focus […]
Ben Cates of N&A breaks down state championship football game

News & Advance’s Ben Cates joins The Sportsline to talk high school football state championship matchup between Heritage and Phoebus, including why this will be the Pioneers’ toughest test of the year, if the Phantoms defense is a real as the statistics say they are, and summed up the success from E.C. Glass’s 2022 football […]
A Special High School Football Edition of The Sportsline

On this unique edition of The Sportsline, Dennis Carter prepares listeners for the 2022 high school football season, with interviews from all the area coaches, including E.C. Glass’s Jeff Woody + an around the district view with the News & Advance’s Ben Cates. WLNI · The Sportsline 08-26-2022
Ben Cates previews area high school football for ’22

News & Advance sports editor Ben Cates joins Dennis Carter to preview area football matchups to start the year, which teams he thinks will success, and details what to expect in our “Legacy Wealth Management HillTopper Game of the Week” of Glass vs. Lord Botetourt. WLNI · Ben Cates joins The Sportsline
The Sportsline with special guests David Glenn, Jon Blau, & Ben Cates + Historian & LC

On this edition of The Sportsline, the ACC Guru returns as David Glenn breaks down local news, storylines, and team aspirations as the college football season is almost upon us, Jon Blau of The Post and Courier joins us for our continued college football season preview, as he breaks down the Clemson Tigers, and Ben […]
N&A sports editor Ben Cates previews High School Football

Ben Cates of the News and Advance joins The Sportsline to help us get ready for the 2022 high school football season, including what he’s doing to be prepared for the upcoming season, on Liberty High School Football having a new head coach this year, and where current VHSL realignment requests currently stand. WLNI · […]
High School Huddle: LCA and Appomattox presented by Select Bank

On the second to last episode of the High School Huddle, presented by Select Bank, our Dennis Carter sits down with the last two remaining area schools’ coaches, the Bulldog’s Frank Rocco and the Raider’s Doug Smith as they prepared to take on Abingdon and Graham, respectively. Plus News & Advance’s Ben Cates get us […]