IVYBRIDGE suffered their first defeat of 2018 when they were beaten 23-16 by struggling Hornets on the Somerset club’s artificial surface at Hutton Moor. The Bridgers went 10-3 up in the South West Premier League match with a Luke Martell penalty and then a converted try by player-coach Lewis Paterson. But Hornets levelled the contest … Continue reading
THE opening events of the Plym Trail Winter Marathon Weekend took place on Saturday morning. The weekend 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 … Continue reading
IVYBRIDGE will be hoping to continue their good form away at bottom side Hornets on Saturday in the South West Premier League. The Bridgers have won four of their last five games to move up to seventh in the standings. However, they are expecting a tough test in Somerset against a Hornets side who are … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH’S Kerenza Bryson is one of 11 pentathletes selected to represent Great Britain at the opening international of the season – the Budapest Indoor Competition. The event in Hungary this month will mark the start of a long 2018 season with this year’s World Championships not taking place in Mexico until mid-September. Bryson’s selection follows … Continue reading
IVYBRIDGE look set to be without Damon Akerman for a while after the winger damaged his knee against Newbury Blues last weekend. It is feared the 20-year-old has suffered an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury. “We are not quite sure the extent of it yet,” said Ivybridge coach Lewis Paterson. “I think he is waiting … Continue reading
TAVISTOCK’S Adam Holland and Erme Valley Harriers youngster Sam Yearling claimed victories at the Moonlight Flit at Wrangton Golf Course on Saturday evening. The event saw runners either complete a 10k or 5k off-road race on moorland tracks in the dark. Ultra-runner Holland took victory in the 10k race in a time of 48.28 minutes … Continue reading
TAVISTOCK’S Oliver Smart continued his dominance in the under-15 boys’ category at the Westward Cross Country League on Sunday. Smart claimed his fourth successive victory of the series at a sunny Westward Ho! He won the race by 12 seconds to maintain his leadership of the series. His club colleague Will Russell also claimed a … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH pentathletes Myles Pillage, Kerenza Bryson, Annabel Denton and Georgina Mitchell impressed at the opening GB ranking competition of the year in Bath at the weekend. Pillage and Bryson both came fifth overall and finished as top junior athletes in the senior competition, while Denton finished third and Mitchell fourth in the under-19 event. In … Continue reading
RUNNERS enjoyed perfect weather conditions at fourth Westward Cross Country League meeting of the season at Westward Ho! The venue is known its wet and windy conditions, but for once athletes were treated to glorious sunshine. City of Plymouth, Plymouth Harriers, Tavistock and Erme Valley Harriers were all out in force at the north Devon … Continue reading
IVYBRIDGE have moved into the top half of the South West Premier League table after claiming their fourth win in five games. The Bridgers scored four tries to beat Newbury Blues 25-8 at Cross-in-Hand on Saturday. The five points they picked up has moved them up from ninth to seventh in the standings after Brixham … Continue reading