IVYBRIDGE player-coach Lewis Paterson is hoping his side will be at their very best for Saturday’s top-of-the-table clash at Bournemouth. The Bridgers travel to unbeaten league leaders Bournemouth on the back of a narrow 31-25 loss to Devon rivals Barnstaple last weekend. Although Ivybridge stay in second spot they are now seven points behind their … Continue reading
CARADON SC returned home with six medals from the Swim Bournemouth Level 2 Winter Meet at the weekend. The club took 21 swimmers who had achieved the qualification times to the event in Dorset. Many of their team achieved personal bests, with seven also gaining South West regional consideration times and four qualification times. Reece … Continue reading
TAVISTOCK AC had two of the top three finishers at the Exeter 3k on Monday evening. Adam Holland, who had won Sunday’s Lopwell Loop race, was the fastest in the seeded track races, clocking nine minutes and 25 seconds. Second was Tiverton’s Christian Hewitt in 9:36 minutes, with Tavistock’s under-20 athlete Tom Brew third in … Continue reading
MOUNT Kelly College and Plymouth College helped the South West region dominate the English Schools’ Swimming Association Team Relay Championships at the London Aquatics Centre at the weekend. Both Mount Kelly and Plymouth College claimed eight podium places each from 12 races. Mount Kelly had a fine trip to the Olympic Park and returned home … Continue reading
TAVISTOCK AC’s ultra specialist Adam Holland claimed victory in the inaugural Lopwell Loop race on Sunday. The event was hosted by Storm Plymouth and saw more than 200 runners complete a tough 12km run from Tamerton Foliot up to Broadley and down to Lopwell Dam and back on the bottom road to the start. The … Continue reading
HOLDERS Plymouth Argyle Ladies eased into the semi-final of the Devon Senior Cup with a 2-0 victory against a resilient Marine Academy Plymouth outfit. Argyle handed a debut for Greek under-20 international defender Giota Papaipannou, who had just returned from playing in her country’s 1-1 draw against Slovakia. Marine Academy defence was well-organised and the … Continue reading
SECOND-placed Ivybridge suffered their first home defeat of the season on Saturday when they were narrowly beaten 31-25 by third-placed Barnstaple in the South West Premier League. The match between the two high-flying Devon sides proved to be a thriller at Cross-in-Hand and could have gone either way in the closing minutes. Ivybridge took the … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Argyle Ladies go into Sunday’s Devon Senior Cup tie against local rivals Marine Academy Plymouth with a new signing in their squad. The Pilgrims have signed 25-year-old American defender Rachel Heron during the week after watching her in training. Argyle had been in contact with the defender since the summer when her husband moved … Continue reading
IVYBRIDGE have a mouth-watering treble planned at Cross-in-Hand on Saturday. At 12noon their colts will play Penzance-Newlyn in the National Colts’ Cup before the club’s first and second teams play Devon rivals Barnstaple at 2.30pm. “It’s a big weekend for the club,” said player-coach Jamie Tripcony. “Hopefully, all the teams can do well and get … Continue reading
CITY of Plymouth youngster Molly Shorey continued her good form by finishing as first women in Wednesday’s Winter Armada 3k Series run at Central Park. Within the past week, Plymouth College pupil Shorey has won the Year 7 Plymouth & West Devon Schools’ Cross Country title and finished second at both the English Schools’ Regional … Continue reading