THERE were a number of championship records, titles and personal bests achieved by Armada athletes at county events at the weekend. The Devon Track & Field Championships were held at Exeter and more than 30 records were broken on the day. City of Plymouth’s Nubia Evans-Shields and Tavistock’s Phoebe Milburn are both currently topping the … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH pentathlete Kerenza Bryson capped a tremendous week by winning a second gold medal for Great Britain at World Cup 4 event in Sofia. Just a day after claiming the women’s individual title, Bryson teamed up with GB team-mate Charlie Brown to take victory in the mixed relay crown in Bulgaria. It all came in … Continue reading
TAMAR Trotters’ Jacob Landers and Tavistock AC’s Nikki Kelly continued their good form by winning Plymouth Half Marathon titles on Sunday. The duo had both set personal bests the week before at the Bideford 10k. Landers was just outside his PB as he took victory in the 13.1-mile race at the Britain’s Ocean City Running … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH pentathlete Kerenza Bryson made sure she had a week to remember by winning the women’s individual gold medal for Great Britain at World Cup 4 in Sofia. It was her first-ever World Cup medal – and Great Britain’s first individual one this season – and it came just days after she receive news that … Continue reading
CITY of Plymouth athletes Poppy Tank and Adam Dingley both set new personal bests at the University of Birmingham Track & Field Series meeting on Wednesday night. Great Britain cross country international Tank set a new 3,000m PB as she finished third in a stacked BMC race. She clocked 9:07.16 minutes for the seven-and-a-half lap … Continue reading
The Peninsula Medical School retained the Plymouth Combination Sevens title on Sunday in a smaller than usual tournament at King George V Playing Fields. A number of teams dropped out late on, leaving just four sides battling it out for honours at Elburton. The Medics 2 side were the dominant outfit and won all their … Continue reading
JANE BREMNER made sure Tamar Trotters once again had a home winner as they held their annual Saltash Half Marathon on Sunday. For the second year running, the 13.1-mile race started and finished at Longstone Park and was tied in with the town’s May Fair. Also, after its success last year, Tamar Trotters once again … Continue reading
THE future of Devonport Services looks in safe hands after the club’s under-15 boys’ team matched their senior men’s side in winning the Devon Cup. The under-15 team have enjoyed a tremendous season, finishing unbeaten, and they capped it off by overcoming Exeter Saracens 43-21 in a thrilling county final at Tiverton RFC. Cheered on … Continue reading
THE Plymouth Combination ran in six tries to overcome a spirited Plymouth Academicals side 36-7 at Brickfields on Wednesday night. The Plymouth Combination representative team just had too much fire power for the student outfit, which was made up of the best players from the Peninsula Medical School, University of Plymouth and Marjon University. The … Continue reading
TAVISTOCK’S highly-successful season was brought to an end in style on Monday with their second team playing at Twickenham. The Moorlanders were one of four men’s team and four women’s grassroots sides from around the country invited to play at the home of English rugby in a special RFU Community Game Twickenham Takeover event. Tavistock … Continue reading