CITY of Plymouth athlete Victoria Weir continued her good form at a UK Youth Development League match at Yeovil on Sunday. The 18-year-old English Schools’ 1,500m steeplechase champion, set a new personal best of 9:37.56 in the 3,000m at the Midlands Division Premier South U17/U20 meet, which moves her up to seventh in the UK … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Devils team manager Lee Trigger is hoping that his side’s success in winning the Premier Fours championship at Peterborough on Sunday will kick-start their season. “It was a fantastic achievement for the club and reward for the riders after all the bad luck we have had this year,” said Trigger. “It was nip and … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Tri Club’s Ken Holder won a silver medal at the ETU Challenge Long Distance Triathlon Championships in Poland at the weekend. Holder took his podium finish in the men’s 45-49 age category, clocking a personal best time of nine hours, nine minutes and 59 seconds for the tough event, which involved a 3.8km swim, … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Devils enjoyed a tremendous two days in the Premier Fours at Peterborough to wrap up their first silverware of the season, beating Workington by one point in Sunday’s final. The Devils reached the final by winning their semi-final on Saturday and Brady Kurtz clinched the trophy by beating Workington’s Kenneth Hansen in yesterday’s last heat … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Diving’s Cody Powell-Tuckett and Evangeline Piper enjoyed encouraging international debuts at the Mediterranean Cup in Bolzano, Italy. Competing for England, Powell-Tuckett claimed bronze in the girls’ B platform final on Sunday morning and also came eighth in the three-metre final. In the platform event, the Plymouth diver scored 271.85 points to finish behind her … Continue reading
CITY of Plymouth athlete James Arnott set a new 100m personal best at the Anniversary Games in London, which doubled up as the IPC Grand Prix final. Paralympic hopeful Arnott competed in the T47 race at the Olympic Stadium. The 19-year-old, who has limited movement in his left shoulder due to Erbs Palsy, clocked 11.32 seconds … Continue reading
SOUTH Devon Athletic Club had the first male and female runner home in the popular Cornwood 10k on Saturday night. David Hampton won the tough race in 35 minutes and 55 seconds, with club team-mate Michelle Cawley first women to cross the line. Torbay’s Peter Monaghan was second overall and first veteran home in 37.09, … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Devils gained their first win for five weeks when they beat Redcar 48-42 in Friday’s Premier League match at the St Boniface Arena. Brady Kurtz led the way for the Devils with 14 points from his five rides, being beaten only by David Bellego in his second outing. There was a welcome return from injury … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH sprint hurdler David King is excited about competing at the Anniversary Games in London this weekend. The 22-year-old City of Plymouth athlete will take on some of the world’s best in the 110m hurdles on Saturday afternoon at the Olympic Stadium. King competed last year at the event, which is an IAAF Diamond League … Continue reading
ORGANISERS are hoping this year’s Paul Lethbridge Memorial Match will be the biggest and most successful yet. The event will be held for the fourth time on Sunday, August 28, at Weston Mill. The day involves Old Techs, Tamar Saracens and DHSOB all playing each other in memory of former player Paul Lethbridge, who sadly … Continue reading