MOUNT Kelly College and Plymouth College returned home with a host of medals from the English Schools’ Swimming Association Team Relay Championships on Saturday at the London Aquatics Centre. Mount Kelly showed their improvement since the opening of their 50m pool by claiming nine podium placings from 12 finals, including six gold medals and four … Continue reading
DEVON INTERMEDIATE CUP DEVONPORT Services turned on the style to book their place in the semi-finals of the Devon Intermediate Cup on Friday evening at the Rectory. Services ran in 10 tries as they overcame league rivals Paignton 67-13 under floodlights. The home team led 29-6 at the break, having scored four first half tries, … Continue reading
TEENAGER Oliver Smart produced a storming run to push City of Plymouth’s Matt Bradley all the way in November’s 5Kool Run at Tavistock on Saturday. Smart broke the under-15 boys’ course record time, clocking 16.33 minutes for the 5km run, which was just three seconds behind the experienced Bradley. Third home was Plymouth Harriers John … Continue reading
TAMAR Saracens will replay their opening Devon One game against New Cross at Kingsteignton on Saturday. The original match last month had to be abandoned before half-time after mass fighting broke out involving players from both teams and spectators. Both clubs had to appear in front of a disciplinary panel and were handed a suspended … Continue reading
DEVONPORT Services are hoping their Friday night rugby experiment will be a success. The Western Counties West leaders will host league rivals Paignton at the Rectory tomorrow night in the Devon Intermediate Cup (7pm). Services coach Mike Lewis believes playing under floodlights creates a great atmosphere and it also means he has more players to … Continue reading
TAVISTOCK’S Oliver Smart and City of Plymouth’s Holly Reid were among the winners at the second Westward Cross Country League meeting of the season at Newquay on Sunday. Smart triumphed for the second race running in the under-15 boys’ category. He always looked in control in cold and windy conditions and powered away in the … Continue reading
SALTASH players Will Morton, Lewis Wells, Ryan Rayner and Kieran Down have been named in the Cornwall Development XV to play Launceston at Polson Bridge on Saturday (1pm). Prolific try-scorer Morton will start on the wing and Wells will wear the number six shirt as the Duchy look at aspiring County Championship players. Rayner and … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Diving enjoyed a highly-success trip to Dublin to take part in the Irish Open at the weekend. The Life Centre-based club returned home with a host of medals across all the different age groups. In the senior events, talented youngsters Aidan Heslop and Connor West took silver and bronze in the men’s platform competition … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH swimmers Jessica Jackson, Laura Stephens and Ivo Staub all claimed medals at the BUCS Short Course Championships in Sheffield this weekend. Marjon student Staub secured silver in the men’s 50m butterfly and also a bronze in the 50m backstroke. The Swiss international also reached the 50m freestyle final. He just missed out on gold … Continue reading
CITY of Plymouth athletes Victoria Weir and Poppy Tank enjoyed impressive results this weekend. Great Britain international Weir was fourth under-20 women and sixth overall in her race at the British Athletics Cross Country Challenge event in Milton Keynes on Saturday. The race was close with just 29 seconds separating the top six in the … Continue reading