DEVONPORT Royal are celebrating after claiming honours at the Swim England South West Regional Awards. Devonport picked up two awards, with James Lake named coach of the year and Abi Daly jointly claiming the Spirit of Aquatics Award. The awards should have been presented at glittering ceremony at the Holiday Inn in Taunton, but they … Continue reading
IT’S another Devon derby for Devonport Services on Saturday as they make the short trip over Dartmoor to face old rivals Okehampton at the Showground. Last weekend, Services enjoyed a 37-18 home win over Brixham in their first county derby of the season. New head coach Ben Russell was over the moon with that result … Continue reading
TAVISTOCK’S Samantha Lake backed up her recent World Aquathlon Championships gold medal by winning a European title in Spain. Lake was one of a number of Tavistock athletes who competed at the European Triathlon Multisport Championships in Bilbao. She won the women’s 40-44 age group aquathlon title and was also second female overall. There was … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Argyle enjoyed a comfortable 5-1 away win over St Austell at Poltair Park on Sunday in the FA Women’s National League Cup. Fresh from their first league win of the season seven days earlier, Argyle found themselves 3-0 up against their lower league rivals after just 23 minutes. Lily Greenslade fired them ahead in … Continue reading
DEVONPORT Services got their Regional One South West home campaign off to a great start on Saturday with a 37-18 bonus-point win over Devon rivals Brixham at the Rectory. In recent years, Services have been in Brixham’s shadows and have previously lost many of their best players to the Fisherman. But Devonport have finally joined … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH athlete Doaa Shayea enjoyed an impressive international debut for the British Weight Lifting team this weekend. Shayea, who has been competing in wheelchair racing for City of Plymouth Athletics Club since she was a teenager, is out in Tbilisi, Georgia, representing her country at the 2022 World Para Powerlifting (WPPO) European Championships. And she … Continue reading
NEWLY-promoted Devonport Services are hoping for a bumper crowd as they play their first home match in Regional One South West by hosting Devon rivals Brixham at the Rectory. It will be the first of eight Devon derbies in the league this season for Services, but this is the one they have waited longest for. … Continue reading
TAVISTOCK and City of Plymouth athletes impressed at the Newquay & Par Last Ditch Throws Competition in Cornwall. Tavistock’s Josh Tyler set a new shot personal best of 14.79m to win the men’s competition. He is ranked 23rd overall in the UK at that event in his first year at under-23/senior level. He also threw … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH pentathlete Myles Pillage made a successful return from long-term injury by winning a gold medal for Great Britain at the European Championships in Hungary. Pillage, who had been out of action for a year, teamed up Olympic champion Kate French to win the mixed relay event in Székesfehérvár. Pillage had won the same event … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH’S Aidan Heslop continue his sensational form with another podium finish in the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series in Polignano a Mare, Italy, at the weekend. Heslop took second place in the penultimate leg of the series behind multi-world champion Gary Hunt in a thrilling contest that went down the wire. Hunt eventually took … Continue reading