ADAM HOLLAND and Sam Lake both picked up medals at the Devon County AA 10,000m Championships at Exeter Arena on Wednesday night. Tavistock AC athlete Holland, having run 110 miles at the Hope 24 at the weekend, finished second overall in a personal best time of 32:11.93. He was only beaten by Exmouth’s Tom Merson, … Continue reading
DEVONPORT Services have strengthened their back options further with the signing of speedy winger Matt Neyle-Opie from Plymstock Albion Oaks. The former Devon Under-20 100m champion has been a regular try scorer in the Cornwall/Devon League for Oaks, but is now keen to see if he can make it at a higher level. The 21-year-old, … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Leander swimmers Tom Fannon and Ben Proud will continue their build-up for the European Championships by competing for Great Britain at next week’s Sette Colli meeting in Italy. The pair are part of a 39-strong British team that will head to Rome’s Stadio del Nuoto for the event, which starts on June 29. British … Continue reading
THE Tamerton Wrought Iron Works Plymouth & District Tuesday Snooker League recently held their end of season presentation evening at Saltash Social Club. Guest of honour was Lee Hardacre of Precise Accountants Ltd who helped present the various team, individual and pairs trophies to this year’s winners. Plaza A were crowned champions for the first … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH’S Emily Bee has moved to the top of the UK under-17 80m hurdles rankings with a stunning performance at the South West Schools’ Championships at Exeter on Saturday. Having broken the championship record in the heats with an 11.27 second run, Plymouth High School’s Bee then ran a superb time of 11.05 seconds to … Continue reading
CITY of Plymouth hurdler David King claimed a podium placing at the Citrus Meeting in Bern on Saturday. King finished third in the 110m hurdles event in a time of 13.66 seconds. The race was won by home favourite Jason Joseph in 13.46 seconds, with Italy’s Hassane Fofana taking silver in 13.59 seconds. It was … Continue reading
SPECIALIST fell and mountain runner Brennan Townshend took victory in the tough annual Burrator Horseshoe Run. The former pro cyclist and triathlete finished nearly three minutes ahead of Tavistock’s Will Dax, who took second in the gruelling seven mile off-road race. The run takes athletes from Meavy village out to Burrator Reservoir and up to … Continue reading
