PLYMOUTH Argyle Ladies’ development team look like they are now gelling after claiming their third big win in a row. The young Pilgrims overcame Exeter & Tedburn Rangers 13-0 at Saltmill on Sunday in a South West League Western Division match. They have now scored 29 goals and conceded just three in their last three … Continue reading
CITY of Plymouth’s Molly Shorey and Tavistock Run Project’s Oliver Smart both won silver medals at the opening 2019-20 British Athletics Cross Challenge event at Llandaff Fields in Cardiff. Shorey finished second in the under-13 race. Chiltern Harriers’ Zoe Gilbody won in 9.54 minutes, with Shorey clocking 10.08 and Westbury’s Laura Chance taking third in … Continue reading
IVYBRIDGE suffered their first defeat of the season when they were beaten 27-11 by Okehampton in a South West Premier Devon derby at the Showfield. Injuries proved costly to the Bridgers on their first league visit to Okes in six years. There was only two points in the game and Ivybridge were playing down the … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Argyle Ladies manager Dave Leonard believes there is still more to come from his team this season. The Pilgrims have made a good start to the 2019-20 campaign and sit third in the FA Women’s National League Southern Premier Division having won five of their opening six games. However, they are without a game … Continue reading
IVYBRIDGE will be looking to maintain their unbeaten start to the season when they make their first league visit to Okehampton in six years. Okehampton have joined the Bridgers in the South West Premier league after winning South West One last term. The last time the sides met at Showfield was in October 2013 when … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Leander swimmers Honey Osrin and Sophie Freeman are set to gain more international experience later this year. The pair, who are both Plymouth College pupils, represented Great Britain in the summer at the European Junior Championships in Kazan. Orsin also competed at the World Junior Championships in Budapest and Freeman swam at the European … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Harriers’ Sam Yearling led the way in the opening Armada Winter 3k Series run of the 2019-20 season. Yearling clocked 9.55 minutes for the event around Plymouth’s Central Park, which was 11 seconds ahead of Tavistock’s Bart Thomas. Luke Gibbons was third home in 10.39 minutes, with veterans Graham Bale (Plymstock Road Runners) and … Continue reading
THE region’s clubs made promising starts to the Westward Cross Country League season that got underway in Plymouth’s Central Park on Sunday. City of Plymouth’s Holly Reid began her campaign on a high in the under-13 age group. She timed her race perfectly to claim victory by eight seconds. In the same race, team-mate Madeleine … Continue reading
SWIMMERS from Plymouth Leander, Mount Kelly, Dartmoor Darts, Devonport Royal and Dinnaton helped Devon make history on Sunday in Sheffield. After years of trying, Devon finally won the National County Team Championship Division One title. The county had finished third last year and in 1986 and runners-up in 2017, but at long last they were … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Argyle Ladies eased into the second round of the National League Plate competition with a 7-1 away victory over a battling Buckland Athletic side on Sunday. The Pilgrims went into the game in high spirits on the back of five straight league wins and manager Dave Leonard took the opportunity to make a few … Continue reading