UNDERWATER hockey in the region has received a major boost with the reintroduction of a South West league for the first time in nine years. The sport, also known octopus, has always been popular in the Plymouth area and over the years a host of youngsters have earned national and international recognition. There are currently … Continue reading
CITY of Plymouth’s international hurdler David King set a season’s best at European Athletic Festival in Bydgoszcz, Poland, on Tuesday night. King clocked 13.70 seconds for the 110m hurdles to take third in the A race behind Hungary’s Balazs Baji and Poland’s Damian Czykier. That was four hundredths of a second faster than he had … Continue reading
DEVONPORT Services will start life in South West One with a Devon derby match away at Okehampton on September 1. The newly-promoted city side will then host St Ives, who came up from Western Counties West with them, the following week. On the third weekend of the 2018/19 season, Devonport will travel to Teignmouth. Their … Continue reading
A NUMBER of the region’s up-and-coming aquatic stars will be competing at the 2018 British Para Swimming International Meet which starts on Thursday in Sheffield. The Ponds Forge event is the British leg of the World Para Swimming Series. It is also a selection competition for British Swimming to select a squad for the European … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH’S Robert Shaw has his eyes on qualifying for the 2018 Ironman 70.3 World Championships after winning the Taunton Triathlon at the weekend. The city primary school teacher’s success in Somerset followed on from triumphing at the Wincanton Triathlon at the end of April and winning the last two Ermington Time Trial Series cycling events. Shaw … Continue reading
THE Plymouth Triathlon will return this summer after a three year absence. The last time a full triathlon was held at Mount Batten was 2015. Since then Plymouth Tri Club have organised an annual aquathlon at the same venue. But cycling will be back at the event in 2018 to make it a standard open … Continue reading
PILGRIM Flyers mountain bike racers continued their good form at the Southern Cross Country event at Crow Hill in the New Forest at the weekend. Oli Allen and Helen Barron backed up their victories in Friday night’s opening Summer Soggies Series by winning their events in Hampshire. Team-mate Rosie Andrews also claimed a victory at … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Argaum’s rugby ground at Bickleigh Down was turned into a show-jumping arena on Sunday for the West Devon Riding Club Spring Show. The annual event saw six show-jumping classes and a dressage competition. There was also a dog show at the Roborough venue. Despite the hard ground and hot conditions there were some impressive … Continue reading
BEN MORRISH claimed victory in Saturday night’s tough Bere Pen 10k. The race, which sees competitors run from Bere Alston down to the River Tamar and back, took place in warm and humid conditions. Team H’s Morrish took the lead at the start and managed to maintain it to finish the run in 37 minutes … Continue reading
YOUNG Pilgrim Flyers riders were in good form at the opening Pop-Up Summer Soggies Series at Newnham Park on Friday night. Oli Allen, a youth competitor, impressively won the main race. He finished seven seconds ahead of veteran rider Derek Wilson, who was second overall and first in his category. Third home, and first senior … Continue reading