MARINE Academy Plymouth made an impressive start to their South West Women’s League Premier Division season by beating Torquay United 5-0 away on Sunday. MAP went into the match at South Devon College on the back of a 21-0 FA Cup victory over Ottery St Mary the week before. And they continued their hot form … Continue reading
THE second day of the 2020 Plym Trail Summer Marathon Weekend took place on Sunday morning. The weekend sees two half marathons and two full marathons over two days from Clearbrook village on Dartmoor. This year’s summer event was delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic and the marathon and half marathon set off at different … Continue reading
TAVISTOCK Run Project’s Oliver Smart finally broke the magic four-minute barrier for the 1,500m on Saturday on his way to victory at the Par Get Back to Competition September Race Series in Cornwall. There was also an impressive run in the same race by City of Plymouth’s under-15 athlete Jed Hutchings, who also smashed his … Continue reading
LAKESIDE Athletic came from behind to make it two wins out of two in the Devon Football League with a 4-2 victory away at Plymstock United. The visitors started brightly at Deans Cross and hit the bar in the opening minute and followed that up with three quick corners. But they were unable to convert … Continue reading
THE opening races of the 2020 Plym Trail Summer Marathon Weekend took place on Saturday morning. The weekend sees two half marathons and two full marathons over two days from Clearbrook village on Dartmoor. This year’s event was delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic and the marathon and half marathon set off at different times … Continue reading
DEVON One side Old Techs have been working hard trying to get their Weston Mill ground ready for the 2020-21 season. There is still no date for when league rugby will return due to the coronavirus pandemic, but it is not likely to be until November at the earliest. However, whenever it does start, Techs … Continue reading
TAVISTOCK will host a sprint when the Tour of Britain heads to Devon next year. The 2020 event was postponed for 12 months due to the coronavirus pandemic. As had been planned for this year, the second stage of the 2021 tour will start at Sherford, just outside Plymouth. But organisers have now confirmed full … Continue reading
MARINE Academy Plymouth and Saltash United both progressed in the Women’s FA Cup with wins on Sunday. Marine Academy demolished lower league cup debutants Ottery St Mary 21-0 at Ivybridge in a one-sided extra preliminary round clash. The hosts were 12-0 up at half-time and they did not let up after the break. Samantha Drewery … Continue reading
CITY of Plymouth AC took a team of young athletes to Somerset on Saturday to compete at the Yeovil Summer Track Open and they returned with a host of personal bests. Henry Curtis was just denied a big legal PB in the under-17 men’s 100m hurdles due to the wind. Curtis, who is already ranked … Continue reading
PLYMPTON Athletic got their Devon League football season off to a winning start on Saturday by beating Bere Alston 1-0 in a tight match at Lee Moor. Plympton went in front on 15 minutes with a goal from Dom Lapthorne. But Bere Alston will have been gutted to have left Lee Moor empty handed after … Continue reading