CITY of Plymouth athletes Sammie Harris and Emily Bee and Tavistock’s Nicolas Maczugowski all set new personal bests at the Bill Whistlecroft Spring Festival at Yeovil over the weekend. Harris continued her good start to the season with a new best mark in the 100m flat of 12.52 seconds, which puts her eighth in the … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH College pentathlete Georgina Mitchell will make her full international debut next month at the Czech Open Championships. She will join fellow city athlete Kerenza Bryson in the British team for the event that starts on May 11. Pentathlon GB have named a youthful nine-strong squad for the competition with all the team aged between … Continue reading
BEN PROUD insisted he was not worried about his times as he predictably picked up two sprint gold medals at the British Swimming Championships. As a world, European and Commonwealth Games champion, Proud was one of the few British swimmers who did not have to be at their very best at the trials in Glasgow … Continue reading
DEVONPORT Services could not have come closer to causing a major upset and winning the Devon Senior Shield final on Sunday. Services narrowly lost 24-20 away at South West One title winners Okehampton, who had beaten them 41-7 eight days earlier at the Rectory and 49-5 at Showfield on the opening day of the season. … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Argyle Ladies produced a brave second half comeback away at in-form Cardiff City in the National Southern Premier Division on Sunday, but just fell short, losing 3-2. Argyle found themselves 3-0 down just after half-time with individual errors costing them goals, but on a baking hot day they did make a game of it … Continue reading
DEVONPORT Services’ first team will end their season on Sunday when they play Okehampton away in the Devon Senior Shield final (3pm). The teams only met last weekend with Okehampton winning 41-7 at the Rectory to seal the South West One title. Okes, coached by former Plymouth Albion players Gareth Evans, Bevan Armitage and Rob … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Argyle Ladies head to South Wales on Sunday in confident mood for their National Southern Premier Division match against an in-form Cardiff City team packed with Welsh internationals. High-flying Cardiff have won 10 of their 11 matches with champions Coventry United ending their impressive run of results last weekend. But fifth-placed Argyle are also … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Leander’s Laura Stephens smashed her personal best to win the silver medal in the 200m butterfly event at the British Championships in Glasgow on Thursday evening. Stephens pushed Commonwealth Games champion and European bronze medallist Alys Thomas all the way in a thrilling final. The pair were neck-and-neck until the last couple of metres … Continue reading
TAVISTOCK retained the RNEC Cup after overcoming Devon One side Tamar Saracens 19-14 in a hard-fought final at the Rectory on Wednesday night. The Cornwall/Devon League outfit enjoyed a great first half and led 12-0, but Sarries came back second period and really caused Tavistock real problems, despite having Lewis Swatton sent off on 63 … Continue reading
TAVISTOCK are expecting a tough battle tonight as they bid to retain the RNEC Cup at the Rectory in the first set of Plymouth Combination rugby finals. Cornwall/Devon League outfit Tavistock will take on Devon One side Tamar Saracens after Plympton Victoria play Plymouth Argaum II in the Pedrick Cup at 6pm. It should be … Continue reading