RUNNERS braved heavy rain on the opening day of the Plym Trail Autumn Marathon Weekend. The event sees two half marathons and two full marathons over two days from Clearbrook village on Dartmoor. All the races begin with an up and down run through Clearbrook village before joining the route 27 cycle path and heading … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH billiards stars Steve Brookshaw and Chris Coumbe have both been invited to compete in the forthcoming LITEtask World Championships in Leeds. The city pair will join a top class international field at the Northern Snooker Centre for the event which takes place from October 21 to November 1. Players from the UK, Ireland, India, … Continue reading
CITY of Plymouth’s Noah Jones has moved in the UK’s all-time top 10 for the under-13 pole vault after setting a new personal best at the last Exeter Evening Open Meeting of the season. Jones won the event with a leap of 2.75m, which was a massive 15cm better than his previous competition best. It … Continue reading
THE two biggest diving events in the British calendar will once again be heading to Plymouth in 2018. The Life Centre will host both the British Diving Championship and the British Elite Junior Diving Championships. The senior event will take place on the weekend of January 26-28, while the top junior competition will be held … Continue reading
AFTER back-to-back away wins Ivybridge will be hoping to get off the mark at home on Saturday when they host Hornets at Cross-in-Hand in the South West Premier League (2.30pm). The Bridgers have got their season on track again by beating Lydney and Newbury on their travels in the last two weeks after defeats to … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Swallows Gymnastics Club’s Ruby Stacey has become South West espoir champion. The 12-year-old took the title after gaining gold medals on the vault, bars and floor and a silver on the beam at the regional championships in Wiltshire. Her spectacular performance has resulted in her being selected for the South West team to compete … Continue reading
YOUNG athletes from Tavistock, Erme Valley Harriers and City of Plymouth were among the medals at the Exeter Combined Events Open Meet. Tavistock’s Nicolas Maczugowski took second place in the under-11 boys’ competition with a total of 321 points. He clocked 13.12 for the hurdles, leaped 4.05m in the long jump, ran 9.19 seconds for … Continue reading
TAMAR Saracens will get some extra match practice in on Wednesday night when they play the Royal Navy’s Western Region at the Rectory (7.15pm). It will be the second time in two weeks Sarries have met the servicemen. They lost 44-17 with a mix-and-match team earlier in the month, but are hoping they will be … Continue reading
CITY of Plymouth TGC’s Ben Miller and Oscar Piper both won medals at the British Trampoline & DMT Championships in Liverpool at the weekend. Club colleague Nyla Evely also impressed at the top national event held at the Echo Arena, while Emily Crighton just missed out on a medal in the British Disability Championships held … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH College pentathletes Georgina Mitchell and Annabel Denton have been selected for next month’s Jury Horishko Memorial in Kyrgyzstan – a competition that will count towards the 2018 Youth Olympics world ranking list. The pair are joined in the Great Britain team for the competition, which will be held in Kyrgyzstan’s capital city of Bishkek, … Continue reading