PLYMOUTH Buccaneers Flag American Football Club overcame the absence of a number of players to claim two vital South West Conference wins at Hereford. The Buccs beat Coventry Panthers and Northants Titans White to keep their play-off ambitions alive. They are now 7-7 in the standings with one tournament to go at the end of … Continue reading
ATHLETES from Plymstock Road Runners, Erme Valley Harriers, Tavistock, Plymouth Harriers and Tamar Trotters claimed honours at the Torbay Half Marathon on Sunday. The popular event saw more than 1,500 runners complete the 13.1-mile course, with many from clubs in the Plymouth and district region. Exmouth’s Tom Merson won the race in 1:10.51, with his … Continue reading
YOUNG Plymouth darts star Keelan Kay has continued his impressive year by winning his first national title. Kay was crowned England Open boys’ champion at Chichester with victory over Sussex’s Alex Gurr. The Plymouth Studio School pupil produced a dominant performance in the final, which was shown live on TV, beating Gurr 5-0. He had … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH modern pentathlete Myles Pillage is preparing to make his debut at the European Junior Championships in Spain. The 19-year-old former Plymouth College pupil is part of a seven-strong Great Britain team that will take part in the event that starts on Sunday in Barcelona. Although Pillage has not competed before at the championships, he … Continue reading
THERE were new winners at the Devon 10,000m Championships, which for the third year running were held at Tavistock. Exeter Harriers’ Callum Crawford made a successful debut at the distance on the track by winning the men’s title on Wednesday night in 34:48.99. Second place went to Erme Valley Harriers’ veteran Andy Perry, who overcame … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Diving’s Matthew Dixon, Aidan Heslop and Alfie Brown are flying out to Norway today with the Great Britain squad ahead of the European Junior Championships. The continental event starts on June 27 and takes place in the south west coastal city of Bergen. Dixon has just returned from the senior European Diving Championships in … Continue reading
TAVISTOCK Athletic Club will host the Devon 10,000m Championships on Wednesday night. It is the third year running they have held the 25-lap event. However, this year they will also be holding an open mile event beforehand. The open mile, which will be four laps of the track, will start at 6.30pm, with the 10,000m … Continue reading
ERME Valley Harriers’ Will Battershill has been confirmed in Great Britain’s squad for next month’s European Junior Championships in Italy. Battershill will compete in the 3,000m steeplechase at the event in Grosseto, which takes place between July 20 and July 23. The former Ivybridge Community College pupil, who has just completed his first year at … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH College pupil Ben Andrews is in the running for British Fencing’s Young Athlete of the Year Award. Andrews is one of five under-20 athletes on the shortlist for the prize, which will be presented at British Fencing annual awards dinner on July 1. The other finalists are London’s Kate Beardsmore and Laura Sheffield, Lancashire’s … Continue reading
CITY of Plymouth’s Sammie Harris moved to the top of the UK under-17 girls’ 80m hurdles rankings with an impressive performance at the South West Schools’ Championships at Exeter. The Plymouth Studio School pupil clocked a new personal best time of 11.36 seconds to take victory in the intermediate girls’ race on Saturday. That puts … Continue reading