CITY of Plymouth’s Ashley Smith continued his dominance of the 2017 Armada Summer 5k Series on Wednesday night. Smith completed his fourth consecutive victory in the monthly run around the grounds of Saltram House. He now just needs two more wins in August and September to complete a clean sweep. He clocked 16.58 minutes on … Continue reading
ERME Valley Harriers triple jumper Sam Trigg will make his international debut next month after being selected for the Great Britain team to compete at the World University Games in Chinese Taipei. Trigg was added to the squad this week after an impressive season for the University of New Mexico in the USA, where he … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH College modern pentathlete Georgina Mitchell has capped an impressive season by earning Great Britain selection for this month’s World Under-19 Championships in Prague. Mitchell is still an under-17 athlete but has done enough to warrant her place in the eight-strong GB team for the event, which starts on July 18 and runs through to … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Tri Club’s Fin Saunders won the Geopark Sprint Triathlon at Goodrington Sands for a third year running. The Great Britain age group international produced a dominant display at the south Devon competition. He finished nearly eight minutes ahead of his nearest rival in hot conditions. Saunders was seventh out of the water, completing the … Continue reading
OLD Techs will begin their preparations for life in Devon One on Thursday when they return for the start of pre-season training. The newly-promoted city club have been having informal touch rugby sessions for the last month, but this week the serious business starts. The club are hoping they can make their mark at the … Continue reading
THE combined City of Plymouth, Erme Valley Harriers and Tavistock team are on course for promotion in the Southern Athletics League. The side has impressed in their opening four Division Three South West meetings. If they can continue their form in their last remaining match at Par next month then they will be heading back … Continue reading
OXFORD City’s veteran international Les Newell won Plymstock Road Runners’ Muddy Duck 10k on Saturday evening. Newell, who finished fourth in last year’s World Masters’ Championships over-40 1,500m, produced a dominant display on his trip to Devon. He powered away from Storm Plymouth’s Ross Perkin at around the halfway mark of the tough multi-terrain run … Continue reading
DANIEL HERRERA collected four hits in five bats as Plymouth Mariners defeated St Austell Claycutters 35-14 on Sunday in the South West Baseball League Southern Conference. Herrera walked in the first, tripled in the third, tripled in the fourth and singled in the sixth. League leaders Plymouth Mariners collected 22 hits and St Austell 17 … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Diving’s Connor West won two gold medals and a bronze at the National Age Group Championships in Sheffield. West opened the four-day competition in South Yorkshire by taking third place in the boys’ B one-metre event. He then produced a dominant display to win gold in the platform competition, finishing 27 points ahead of … Continue reading
PLYMSTOCK Road Runners’ Muddy Duck 10k proved extremely popular. Perfect weather conditions on Saturday evening helped attract a large field of more than 200 runners for the multi-terrain race, which takes athletes from Oreston Academy School and then around Radford Park. The race involves a number of water crossings and short steep hills. FULL REPORT … Continue reading