IVYBRIDGE will be looking to put last week’s poor showing at bottom club Bracknell behind them on Saturday when they host Devon rivals Brixham at Cross-in-Hand. The Bridgers lost 43-18 in Berkshire last weekend, which leaves them looking over their shoulder at the teams below them, despite sitting eighth in the standings. Brixham, who are … Continue reading
ERME Valley Harriers’ Will Battershill claimed a silver medal in the 3,000m at the Ivy League Championships in New York. Battershill, who is the UK’s top ranked under-23 athlete with a season’s best time of 7:55.99, helped Harvard University to a one-two in the indoor competition, finishing behind team-mate Kieran Tuntivate. Both are ranked within … Continue reading
MOUNT Kelly’s Macy Lawrence and Erin Little and Plymouth Leander’s Sophie Freeman broke records while representing the South West at the ESSA National Inter-Divisional Swimming Championships in Sheffield at the weekend. There were also race wins for Mount Kelly’s Robbie Jones and Hazal Ozkan and Leander’s Honey Osrin and Sam Perks at the schools’ event … Continue reading
TAVISTOCK’S Jo Meek and City of Plymouth’s Barnaby Hutchings were among the winners at the final Westward Cross County League meeting at Stover on Sunday. International ultra and trail runner Meek enjoyed an impressive win in the senior women’s race. In muddy conditions, she took victory by 10 seconds, with Exeter University’s Sophie Reed second … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Argyle Ladies narrowly missed out on reaching the National League Plate final. The Pilgrims lost 2-1 to cup holder West Bromwich Albion after extra-time at Manadon. They were just five minutes away from a penalty shoot-out when Nicole Nymoen struck to end their dreams. Argyle’s hopes were not helped by losing goalkeeper Ben Kyle … Continue reading
IVYBRIDGE were well and truly brought back down to earth after beating runaway league leaders Barnstaple in their last match. The Bridgers had been looking to build on that win two weeks ago, but it all went wrong for them at bottom club Bracknell on Saturday. The Cross-in-Hand side suffered their biggest defeat of the … Continue reading