CITY of Plymouth international Poppy Tank stormed to victory in a course record time at the Battersea Park 10k at the weekend. Tank, who last month competed for Great Britain at the World Cross Country Championships in Florida, ran a personal best time of 32.10 minutes (32.09 chip time) to claim the win in a … Continue reading
MARINE Academy Plymouth will have taken plenty of positives from their performance in a 3-1 Devon Challenge Cup defeat against higher league Exeter City at the Exwick Sports Hub on Sunday. A goal by Exeter City’s Sarah Stacey just four minutes from time settled the contest. The Grecians struggled to break Marine Academy down and … Continue reading
TITLE-chasing Devonport Services were given an almighty scare away at bottom side Matson on Saturday in Regional One South West. In a weekend of close games on muddy pitches in the division, Services just held on to win 27-26 in Gloucestershire. It would have been the shock of the season had Matson managed to convert … Continue reading
DEVONPORT Services II showed why they are at the top of Counties Two Devon by running in 12 tries to beat relegation-threatened Ivybridge II 78-0 at the Rectory on Friday night. Former Ivybridge player Charlie Groves scored four of Services II’s tries, while there were also touch-downs for Ewan Piercy, Henry Gascoyne, James McFarlane, Alex … Continue reading
DEVONPORT Services head coach Ben Russell has warned his league leading side that they cannot afford to take bottom club Matson lightly when they make the visit to the Gloucestershire side on Saturday. Eleven places and 52 points separate the sides in Regional One South West, but with wet and muddy conditions expected, Services will … Continue reading
IT WAS a busy weekend of cross country running in the region with Devon hosting both the South West Schools’ Championships and the penultimate Westward League meeting. The regional schools’ event took place at Exeter’s Exhibition Fields on Saturday, while Plymouth’s Central Park hosted the fifth Westward League meeting of the season. A number of … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Argyle suffered a blow to their title hopes as they were held to a 0-0 draw away at 10th-placed Gwalia United on Sunday in the FA Women’s National League Southern Premier Division. It was the first time second-placed Argyle had not scored a goal since their 0-0 draw with title-rivals AFC Bournemouth on October … Continue reading
CITY of Plymouth’s sprint sensation Annabelle Fasuba claimed yet another national title on Saturday. The 14-year-old won the under-17 girls’ 60m title in a new competition record at the England Athletics U20, U17 and U15 Open Indoor Championships in Sheffield. Fasuba clocked an impressive 7.36 seconds to claim the win, which was a new PB … Continue reading
IVYBRIDGE were left frustrated after they made a wasted trip to Wellington on Saturday in Regional Two South West. The Bridgers had been assured the Somerset club’s pitch was playable after the fixture had twice been postponed previously due to waterlogging. But just an hour before kick-off on Saturday the game was called off. Ivybridge … Continue reading
IVYBRIDGE are once again playing a game of wait and see ahead of their scheduled away Regional Two South West fixture with bottom side Wellington. The match has already been postponed twice due to a waterlogged pitch at the Athletic Ground and so has to be played this weekend. As it is the first meeting … Continue reading