IVYBRIDGE had to make do with a losing bonus point as they went down 30-24 to champions Bournemouth in an entertaining match at Cross-in-Hand. Having taken an early lead through a converted try by captain Charlie Briant, fourth-placed Ivybridge found themselves 21-10 down and then 30-17 behind, but they kept going and pushed Bournemouth all … Continue reading
MOUNT Kelly College pupil Oliver Smart picked up an individual bronze medal and a team gold on his debut for England at the SIAB Cross Country International in Ireland on Saturday. Tavistock Run Project’s Smart had booked his place in the squad after winning the intermediate boys’ race at English Schools’ Cross Country Championships the … Continue reading
TAVISTOCK rugby player Luke Northmore has been handed a chance at the big time after signing for Premiership giants Harlequins. The 22-year-old former Tavistock College pupil has caught the attention of Quins after impressing for Cardiff Met University. The centre will moved to the Stoop this summer ahead of the 2019/20. Northmore starred in Tavistock … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Argyle Ladies will be targeting all three points when they play Gillingham at Bovey Tracey FC on Sunday in the National League Southern Premier Division (1pm). The match has been switched to Bovey Tracey as Coach Road is unavailable this weekend. Argyle will go into the fixture still buzzing after playing in front of … Continue reading
IVYBRIDGE will be looking to keep their play-off hopes alive by becoming only the second team this season to beat already-crowned champions Bournemouth on Saturday. The Bridgers’ defeat to Barnstaple in their last outing leaves them six points off second place with four games to go. Realistically the South Hams club know they will probably … Continue reading
CITY of Plymouth trampolining star Ben Miller made an impressive start to the 2019 season by winning a bronze medal at a top international event in the Netherlands. Miller found himself coming up against many of Europe’s top junior trampolinists at the Aalsneer Flower Cup, which was his first competition of the year. More than … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Diving’s Zachery Anderson, Oliver Heath and Theo Stevens won medals at the GStar competition in Leeds at the weekend. Anderson won two silver medals in the boys’ C category. In the one-metre event he finished just behind Sheffield’s Theo Wellington, while in the three-metre competition he was just edged out by another Sheffield diver, … Continue reading
NEWNHAM & Essex Beagles athlete Daniel Giles edged out Plymouth Harriers youngster Sam Yearling to take victory in the Mad March Hare 10k. Giles, a postgraduate researcher at Loughborough University, secured the win at the Plympton race with a 35.02 minute run. Yearling, just 17, finished second at the event, that started and finished at … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH College’s Tomas Maksimovic and Mount Kelly Foundation’s Matilda Purnell both won individual silver medals at the 2019 British Schools’ Modern Biathlon Championships, which were held at Crystal Palace at the weekend. Maksimovic’s medal came in the under-19 boys’ section, where he led Plymouth College to team gold. He impressed in the swimming pool with … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Leander’s Laura Stephens will go into next month’s British Swimming Championships in the form of her life. The Olympic hopeful lowered her 200m butterfly personal best for the second time this year to win silver at the Edinburgh International Meet at the weekend. Stephens clocked 2:09.24, which is the fifth fastest time in the … Continue reading