LAURA STEPHENS, Ben Proud and Frederico Burdisso all won gold medals on the opening night of the Luxembourg Euro Meet. Plymouth Leander’s Stephens showed that 2019 could be a big year for her by finishing joint first in the women’s 200m butterfly final. She and Hungarian Lilana Szilasyi both touched in 2:09.73 in a thrilling … Continue reading
IVYBRIDGE are hoping this weekend is the one where they finally get their first win of 2019. The third-placed Bridgers head to ninth-placed Weston-super-Mare in the South West Premier aiming to end a run of three consecutive defeats. They did finish last week’s match at Exmouth strongly and scored two late tries to pick up … Continue reading
THE second weekend of the Devon County ASA Swimming Championships at the Life Centre brought more success for the region’s clubs. Plymouth Leander, Mount Kelly, Dartmoor Darts, Devonport Royal, Dinnaton and Tavistock all won titles at the Life Centre. Dartmoor Darts’ Hollie Steer backed up her impressive first weekend by adding yet more gold county … Continue reading
TAVISTOCK Run Project’s Jim Cole stormed to victory in the First Chance 10k at Exeter on Sunday. Cole clocked 32 minutes and 29 seconds to finish 46 seconds ahead of second-placed Tim Gordon of Exeter University. Erme Valley Harriers’ Joanna Edwards took first place in the female over-50 category at the same event, while club … Continue reading
MOUNT Kelly College’s Italian swimming sensation Federico Burdisso produced some eye-catching performances at the Geneva International Challenge at the weekend. Mount Kelly took a large team to the event in Switzerland and returned home with the top club trophy. Burdisso, who won a bronze medal at the European Championships in Glasgow last summer, was named … Continue reading
MOUNT Kelly College’s Oliver Smart and Jed Hutchings and Plymouth College’s Molly Shorey won titles at the Devon Schools’ Cross Country Championships at Stover on Saturday. The Plymouth & West Devon team enjoyed plenty of success at the event, winning eight individual medals and claiming 24 top eight finishes. Newly-crowned South West under-17 champion Smart … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH pentathletes Myles Pillage and Kerenza Bryson have been named in Great Britain’s 12-strong squad to compete at the Budapest Indoor Competition next week. Pentathlon GB are sending a strong party to Hungary. The team includes world champion Jamie Cooke, who will be making his first return to the international circuit since his historic and … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Argyle Ladies picked up three valuable league points with a 3-2 win against high-flying Watford at Marjon University on Sunday. The result in front of a good sized crowd would have been more clear-cut but for two uncharacteristic errors which led to both Watford goals in the National League Southern Premier Division match. However, … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH’S Ben Andrews produced a fantastic performance to claim a gold medal at the British Under-23 Fencing Championships in London this weekend. The championships were held at the Leon Paul National Fencing Centre in Hendon. Andrews competed in the men’s epee competition and took the national title after beating his Great Britain team-mate and number … Continue reading
IVYBRIDGE are still looking for their first win of 2019 after going down 43-32 away at Devon rivals Exmouth on Saturday in the South West Premier League. It was the Bridgers’ third defeat in a row since the turn of the year, having only suffered three in the first four months of the season. Ivybridge … Continue reading