IVYBRIDGE could jump up into the top half of the South West Premier League table this weekend if they were to claim a home victory over Newbury Blues. The Bridgers beat struggling Lydney 39-14 at Cross-in-Hand last Saturday to move up to ninth in the standings, just two points behind seventh-placed Brixham. That was the … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Harriers had the top two finishers at January’s Armada Winter 3k Series run on Wednesday night. John Cooper was the comfortable winner on the course around Central Park. He clocked 10.29 minutes, with his club colleague Alex Peyton-Jones coming home in second spot in 10.52 minutes. Third-placed finisher was Erme Valley Harriers’ Liam Hallows, … Continue reading
MORE than 250 people helped Devonport Royal Swimming Association celebrate a successful year. The historic club held their annual celebration evening last Saturday at Boringdon Golf and Country Club. Luke Pollard, MP for Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport, was among the special guests and he presented awards to swimmers and water polo players. Devoport Royal’s successes … Continue reading
BEN MORRISH managed to hold off the challenge of Torbay veteran Pete Monaghan to win the 2018 January Jaunt 10k. The event, which starts at Marsh Mills and takes runners into the Saltram estate, produced a good battle between Morrish, previous winner Monaghan and George Graham. Morrish, however, was able to pull away in the … Continue reading
SOUTH Brent Judo Club are celebrating a great start to 2018 with seven judoka members selected for the England cadet and junior programmes. Josh Shipp, Adam Vosper, Max Gregory and Cordelia Gregory were selected for the cadets, while Tom Ingram, Adam Whitfield and Lewis Widdicombe are named on the junior programme. A huge amount of … Continue reading
CITY of Plymouth’s Emily Bee opened her year in style at the South West Age Group Indoor Championships in Cardiff. Bee got 2018 off to a flying start by going straight to the top of the early UK under-17 60m hurdles rankings with victory in Wales. She clocked a stunning time of 8.57 seconds, which … Continue reading
TAVISTOCK’S Oliver Smart became South West cross country champion on Sunday at Aldon Hill in Yeovil. Smart has been in impressive form this season at under-15 level and he added the regional championship and inter-counties’ titles to his list of honours with another dominant run. He triumphed by 11 seconds to help Devon win the … Continue reading
IVYBRIDGE ran in six tries as they kicked off 2018 in fine style with a 39-14 victory over struggling Lydney at Cross-in-Hand. Four of their touch-downs came in the first half, with centre Charlie Briant leading the way by scoring two and making one. However, it was Ivybridge’s scrum that provided the platform for them. … Continue reading
THERE was a great turnout for the annual January Jaunt 10k on Sunday morning. Around 500 runners braved freezing temperatures for the popular event organised by the Plymouth Round Table. The race took runners from the Plymouth Devils’ speedway track at Marsh Mills into the Saltram estate and back. There was a good battle for … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Leander swimmers Laura Stephens, Tom Fannon and Jessica Jackson will compete at April’s Commonwealth Games in Australia. The trio were officially added to the England team today after impressing at last month’s National Winter Meet. Stephens and Fannon both claimed individual victories and swam inside consideration times to compete at the Gold Coast. Stephens triumphed … Continue reading