PLYMOUTH Triathlon Club enjoyed success in both the sprint and standard distances at the Dartington Duathlon. In the standard event, the top two places were taken by club members, with Adam Gitlin, racing for Alltrax on the day, and Pete Moon coming first and second. Veteran athlete Gitlin finished in 2:17.50, with Moon, who won … Continue reading
EIGHT Devonport Services girls helped Devon under-18s to an impressive 62-12 win over Gloucestershire in their opening county championship match of the season at Banbury on Sunday. Hooker Katherine Wherry and the back-row trio of Megan Musgrave, Megan Heath and Milla Lynch were joined in the starting line up by winger Livi Squire, while Isobel … Continue reading
A NUMBER of players from the region featured for Devon Under-18s in their friendly match with Cornwall at Keyham on Sunday. Devon narrowly lost 19-17, with just the thickness of the crossbar separating the two teams. Devon led twice in the first half and went in at the break 12-7 up, with Callum Wood and … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH international athlete Victoria Weir showed she is back to full fitness by setting the fastest time at the Manchester Relays at the weekend. The event, organised by the University of Manchester, attracts student team from around the country, with each athlete running 3.01km on a cross country course at the Wythenshawe Sports Ground. City … Continue reading
IVYBRIDGE suffered a third straight defeat when they were beaten 41-24 by high-flying Newton Abbot at Rackerhayes on Saturday. The Bridgers played better than they had the week before against Brixham, but Newton Abbot pulled away in the closing stages to claim their seventh win in eight South West Premier matches. The All Whites’ only … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH’S Poppy Tank continued her good form in America with a top-20 finish at the Pac-12 Championships in Eugene, Oregon, on Friday. Competing for Utah University, Tank finished 18th overall in a time 19:28.5 to help her team to a sixth place finish. She was second Utah athlete behind Grayson Murphy, who came fifth in … Continue reading
IVYBRIDGE are keen to try and prove a point when they play their second Devon derby game within the space of seven days on Saturday. After their disappointing 24-7 home defeat to Brixham last week, Ivybridge face a trip to Rackerhayes to take on high-flying Newton Abbot. Ivybridge have a good record against the Devon … Continue reading
YOUNG Plymouth rugby star Lagi Tuima is in line to earn her first England senior women’s cap after being named in the Red Roses squad for their three-Test series against Canada. The former Devonport Services under-18 player, who now plays for Bristol in Premier League, is one of seven uncapped players named Simon Middleton’s 28-player … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Fencing Club’s Abagael Black will compete for Great Britain in Austria this weekend. The Plymouth College pupil will join team-mate Ben Andrews in the national team for the European Cadet Circuit International in Klagenfurt. Black, who started fencing at eight years-old, has secured her place in the GB under-17 cadet epee A team after … Continue reading
CITY of Plymouth’s David King will make his Commonwealth Games debut in April. The sprint hurdler has been confirmed in England’s team for the Gold Coast event. He is part of a 75-strong England athletics squad, which features likes of Adam Gemili, Greg Rutherford, Katarina Johnson-Thompson and Dina Asher-Smith. King is one of two hurdles named … Continue reading