HAZEL STEAD and Annabelle Fasuba both won individual silver medals on their England Schools’ debuts at the SIAB International in Belfast on Saturday. Tavistock College pupil Stead took second in the girls’ hammer competition at the Mary Peters Track in Northern Ireland after nearly missing the competition. The Tavistock AC teenager got stuck in traffic … Continue reading
JACK DEE produced a storming final leg to guide his team, ‘That’s My Man’, to victory in Thursday night’s annual Tavistock Relays. It looked like Tavistock AC’s under-16 boys’ quartet of Eldon Young, Arthur Norton, Thomas Hennessey and Luke Scott-Tucker, were going to pull out an eye-catching victory having opted to compete in the senior … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH’S Aidan Heslop continued his impressive form since returning from a career-threatening back injury by winning the second round of the High Diving World Cup in Porto Flavia, Italy, on Sunday. The 24-year-old claimed victory in the World Aquatics event by 24.30 points, edging out reigning world champion James Lichenstein of the USA. Lichenstein really put … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH sprinter Annabelle Fasuba claimed a third successive individual English Schools’ Track & Field title on Saturday as she won the intermediate girls’ 200m in Birmingham. Fasuba, who had previously won the junior girls’ 100m and 200m titles, also helped Devon to mixed relay gold for a second year running at the Alexander Stadium at … Continue reading
TAVISTOCK AC’S Phoebie Milburn and City of Plymouth’s Adam Dingley both won bronze medals at the England Under-20 Championships at Bedford over the weekend. The event took place at the same time as the senior national competition and doubled up as the British trials for the World Under-20 Championships. Milburn made the podium in the … Continue reading
DARTMOOR Velo riders impressed at the final race of the British Cycling National Cross Country MTB series at Margam Park in Wales. The fifth round of the series saw three young Dartmoor Velo riders make the podium to continue the Tavistock-based youth cycling club’s highly-successful season. Bryony Medland came first in the U14 girls’ category … Continue reading
CITY of Plymouth’s Poppy Tank says one of her dreams has come true after earning selection for the Team England squad for this summer’s Commonwealth Games. Tank will compete in the 10,000m at Glasgow after been named in a 63-strong athletics squad. However, there is no place for Erme Valley steeplechaser Will Battershill, despite his … Continue reading
GREAT Britain international Will Battershill was back in an Erme Valley Harriers vest on Friday night as he helped the club to a record-breaking performance in their annual road relays. Just five days earlier, steeplechase specialist Battershill had won a silver medal in front of the TV cameras at the UK Championships in Birmingham. But … Continue reading
DEVONPORT Services have been handed a tough start to life back in National Two West with matches against much-fancied Taunton Titans and Redruth in their opening two matches. Newly-promoted Services will kick-off their season with a trip up the M5 to play Taunton on September 5 before hosting Cornish side Redruth at the Rectory the … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH’S Annabelle Fasuba set two new records on her way to double success at the South West Schools’ Track & Field Championships at Exeter on Saturday. The two-times English Schools’ champion broke the 100m and 200m championship records in the intermediate girls’ category. Representing Devon, she clocked 11.68 seconds in the final to take gold … Continue reading