JESSIE JONES and Kayley Lane were award winners at Plymouth Argyle Ladies’ annual presentation evening at the Manadon Hub. Joint managers Dave Leonard and Trevor Rodd gave their player of the season award to midfielder Jones, while Lane (pictured top) scooped the players’ player of the year prize. England Under-20 international Jones’ had to wait … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH divers Aidan Heslop, Euan McCabe and Emily Martin will be looking for international success this week when they compete at the European Junior Diving Championships in Kazan. The trio are part of an 18-strong Great Britain team that has headed to the event in Russia. They are joined by Plymouth coach Sally Freeman, who … Continue reading
MOUNT Kelly College’s Federico Burdisso warmed up for next month’s World Aquatic Championships by winning a silver medal at the Setti Colli Trophy meeting in his native Italy at the weekend. The 17-year-old clocked 1:55.21 to take second behind Hungary’s European champion and world silver medallist Kristof Milak. Burdisso did beat former Olympic and world … Continue reading
CITY of Plymouth’s Emily Bee became South West Schools’ heptathlon champion at the weekend. Bee edged out Devon rival Emily Tyrrell to take the senior girls’ title at Exeter with 4,908 points. Although she was hoping for a bigger total, the Plymouth High School pupil, in her first year in the senior girls’ category, did … Continue reading
CYCLISTS from all over the country hit the roads of Devon on Sunday for the annual Dartmoor Classic Sportive. The event, organised and run by the Mid-Devon Cycling Club, is one of the most prestigious open-road cycling event in the UK. Some 4,000 cyclists compete over a choice of three routes – Grande (107 miles … Continue reading
DEVONPORT Services and Plymstock Albion Oaks have strengthened their squads for the 2019-20 season with new forward additions. South West One club Services have added former Newton Abbot and Plymouth University lock James McQuillan, while Cornwall/Devon League outfit Oaks have announced the signings of Calum Mills and Adam Walker from city rivals Plymouth Argaum and … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Argaum will break new ground on Sunday when they launch their first girls’ team. The Bickleigh Down club will be holding an opening session at 12noon at their ground for any current Year 7 or Year 6 school pupils to start an under-13 team. The move comes about after they were approached by a … Continue reading
DARTMOOR Darts Aquatic, a swimming club based in Tavistock, have been going from strength-to-strength since they were formed in August 2017. They have enjoyed success at county and national level, with Cameron Williams leading the way with British age group records. But they recently established a junior squad for swimmers aged 11 and under. These … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Argyle Ladies will face three new clubs when the National League Southern Division starts on Sunday, August 18. Their travelling distance will be more than 500 miles less than last season, but they will still have to cover more than 4,000 miles for their games. Champions Coventry United have been promoted to the Championship … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH’S Owen Weymouth has been named as one of four high divers who will represent Great Britain at next month’s FINA World Aquatics Championships in Gwangju, South Korea. Weymouth’s selection comes after a strong performance at last month’s World Cup in Zhaoqing, China, where he finished 13th. The 20-year-old joins World Cup champion Gary Hunt … Continue reading