TAVISTOCK Run Project’s Oliver Smart became South West under-17 cross country champion at Aldon Hill in Yeovil on Sunday. Smart edged out his Devon team-mate and big rival, Flynn Jennings from Bideford, by four seconds to win the title at the joint club and inter-counties championship event. With Exeter’s Johnny Livingstone taking fifth spot, … Continue reading
OLYMPIC bronze medallist Sally Conway visited South Brent Judo Club at the weekend to hold a masterclass and present awards. ‘Inspiring’, ‘awesome’ and ‘incredible’ were just some of the words used by members to describe her day at the Palstone Recreation Centre. Conway won bronze at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games and claimed a silver … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Argyle Ladies returned from Sussex with their heads held high on Sunday after a narrow 2-1 defeat against league leaders Chichester City in the National League Southern Premier. A depleted Argyle side went to Chichester with just 12 players as they were without England under-20 international Jessie Jones who was ill, Greek under-20 international … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Raiders suffered their first defeat since November when they were beaten 91-83 at the Pavilions by Newcastle Eagles on Sunday. The Raiders, who had won their last four games, missed out on the chance to go level with the Eagles ahead of their meeting next Friday to open Newcastle’s new arena. After an even … Continue reading
IVYBRIDGE player-coach Lewis Paterson admitted his team were ‘very poor’ as they slipped to a 17-10 defeat at third-from-bottom Drybrook. The defeat means they have lost further ground on leaders Bournemouth and have dropped to third in the table, although they are level on points with second-placed Barnstaple. Ivybridge just never got going in Gloucestershire, … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Argyle Ladies face a difficult journey to Chichester City on Sunday in a National League Southern Premier Division match. Argyle lost their opening home game 3-0 against Chichester in August before going on a four-match winning league run. Unfortunately the Pilgrims then went on a three-match league losing run which they must now try … Continue reading
PLAYER-coach Jamie Tripcony feels high-flying Ivybridge face a ‘huge challenge’ with an away trip to Drybrook after the long Christmas break. The Bridgers sit in second place in the South West Premier table and claimed three consecutive victories before the festive period. But they know after three weeks off it will not be easy to … Continue reading
MAYFLOWER Offshore Rowing Club received an unexpected surprise when they went for a training session in Plymouth Sound. As they were rowing from their Mayflower Marina base to the Breakwater and back they were joined by two pods of four dolphins, who circled them and began following them. “It was an incredible experience,” said the … Continue reading
THERE were tries galore as Old Techs hosted their annual New Year’s Day rugby match at Weston Mill. For years Techs always played St Boniface Old Boys on January 1, but the last couple of seasons they have played city rivals Tamar Saracens. This year the match was opened up to anybody who fancied a … Continue reading