PLYMSTOCK Albion Oaks’ impressive season continues with five players named in Cornwall’s team to play Dorset & Wiltshire in their opening Gill Burns Women’s County Championship match of the season on Sunday at Launceston (1.30pm). Oaks claimed the Women’s South West South Two title in style this year by winning all their games to finish … Continue reading
TOM DALEY took his fledgling diving partnership with Matty Lee to a new level on Friday evening by winning a silver medal at the FINA World Series event in Montreal. It was their first international medal as a pair, having finished fourth in the opening two legs of the World Series last month. They scored … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Argyle Ladies go into Sunday’s penultimate National Southern Premier Division match against league champions Coventry United at Bovey Tracey looking to put a dent in their visitors promotion celebrations (2pm). Argyle, playing at their sixth ‘home’ venue of the season, will feel they have a score to settle with Coventry as they produced their … Continue reading
THREE Plymouth members of ISCA Men at Arms will be gaining competitive action in the fast-growing sport of medieval combat fighting on Saturday in Bristol. Joel Collet, David Sibly and John Sproson will join up with Bristol’s Dave Sheppard to take on teams from Wolverhampton, Sheffield, London and Birmingham at Barton Hill Rugby Club as … Continue reading
FOUR junior swimmers from the region have been selected to represent Great Britain at major events this summer. Plymouth Leander’s Honey Osrin and Sophie Freeman and Mount Kelly’s Oliver Taverner and Harry Noble have all been named in a 30-strong GB squad for the European Junior Championships in Kazan, Russia, at the start of July. … Continue reading
PLYMSTOCK Albion Oaks will be hoping Honiton’s minds might be on Twickenham rather than Saturday’s Devon Intermediate Shield final at Allhallows. Oaks travel to east Devon looking to try and cause an upset and get their hands on a piece of county silverware. Honiton will be favourites having finished as runners-up in the Cornwall/Devon division … Continue reading
DEVONPORT Services II won the Lockie Cup on Wednesday evening at a rain-soaked Rectory but they were pushed hard by a determined Old Techs side. Services triumphed 31-22 but it was a far from easy victory as Devon One outfit Techs really upped their game, especially in the second half. The likes of Matt Simmonds … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH College’s Abagael Black made an impressive start to her fencing season over Easter. The Year 10 pupil competed at the Senior British National Championships at SportsDock London and finished 10th, despite being still a cadet. She then backed that up by winning a bronze medal at the British Cadet Ranking Competition in Cardiff. This … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Leander’s Laura Stephens has been rewarded with her outstanding performance at the British Swimming Championships last week with a place in Great Britain’s squad for this summer’s World Championships in South Korea. Stephens smashed her personal best by more than second to swim 2:07.96 minutes and take silver behind Alys Thomas in a thrilling … Continue reading
OLD TECHS will be looking to cause an upset tonight when they take on Devonport Services II in the Lockie Cup final at the Rectory (7.30pm). Services’ second team have had an impressive season. They finished fourth in a 12-strong Devon Merit Table Division One, not far behind leaders Okehampton, Exmouth and Barnstaple. Those four … Continue reading