PLYMOUTH Studio School’s Sammie Harris won a bronze medal at the English Schools’ Track & Field Championships in Birmingham on Saturday afternoon. Harris took third in the intermediate girls’ 80m hurdles with a personal best time of 11.17 seconds, even without using any starting blocks. In the same final, her City of Plymouth team-mate and … Continue reading
IVYBRIDGE will have to overcome a tricky trip to lower league Okehampton if they are to have any hope of winning the Devon Senior Cup for the first time. The Bridgers have been semi-finals for the past two years, but on each occasion have been beaten by the eventual winners. They did avoid their South … Continue reading
EXMOUTH Harriers retained the Erme Valley Relays title with a powerful display at Ivybridge on Friday evening. They saw off a tough challenge from South West Road Runners, host club Erme Valley, Axe Valley and Plymouth Harriers in the popular event, which saw 121 teams finish. Exmouth, with all four of their runners clocking between … Continue reading
PLYMSTOCK Albion Oaks hosted a successful inclusive rugby day at Horsham Fields on Wednesday. Five schools from the Plymouth area attended the Devon RFU backed event – Woodlands, Mill Ford, Longcause, Brooke Green and Courtlands. Devon RFU community coaches Wayne Reed, Mike Lewis and Bob Armstrong led the sessions, with Plymouth Albion flanker Eoghan Grace … Continue reading
CITY of Plymouth Trampoline and Gymnastics Club have six members competing at the National Finals in Telford this weekend. The athletes heading to the Midlands are Adam Lee, Austin Evely, Stephanie Hancock, Jennifer Moore, Charlie Pearson and Rebecca Cresswell. To have got to this point the competitors have gone through three qualifying stages. Lee will … Continue reading
ERME Valley Harriers’ Nathan Brown was among a number of athletes to claim personal bests at the South West League meeting at Exeter on Sunday. Brown set two PBs on the day – one in the 400m and the other in the 2,000m steeplechase. He clocked a speedy 51.36 seconds to take victory in the … Continue reading
CITY of Plymouth athlete David King is looking forward to seeing what the rest of the season will bring after becoming British champion and securing his place at next month’s World Championships. King claimed his first national senior title by winning the 110m hurdles final in Birmingham on Sunday afternoon. As he had already run … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH’S Owen Weymouth warmed up for this month’s World Aquatic Championships by claiming victory at the Agios Nikolaos Cliff Diving Competition in Crete. The 18-year-old was the youngest male competitor in the event on the Greek island, but he proved the stand-out athlete. Weymouth scored 418.500 points to finish clear of Switzerland’s Jan Wermelinger, who … Continue reading
IVYBRIDGE coach Lewis Paterson is expecting plenty of selection headaches this coming season. The Bridgers, who finished sixth in National Three South West last season, have managed to keep all their regular first team starters from last term. They also have George Wilson, Dom Loomes, James Sloan and George de Mendonca back after missing significant … Continue reading
PLYMSTOCK Road Runners veteran Graham Bale continued his good form by winning the Muskies Madne5.5 race on Saturday evening. A week after finishing 20th overall and first over-50 in the Torbay Half Marathon, Bale showed his speed over a shorter distance. He managed to overcome the challenge of Teignbridge Trotters athletes Tim Pratt, Roger Easterbrook … Continue reading