THERE were some impressive performances from Armada athletes at the BMC Meeting at Exeter on Tuesday evening. Tamar Trotters’ Mike Wilsmore and Tavistock AC’s Thomas Hennessey both clocked times that ranked them second in their UK age categories, while a host of other athletes set new personal bests. Wilsmore won the men’s A 1,5000m in … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH’S Doaa Shayea has been named in the Great Britain squad for this summer’s World Para Powerlifting Championships in Dubai. It will be her second international powerlifting competition having switched to the sport from athletics. She enjoyed a successful debut in GB colours when she won a bronze medal at September’s European Championships. Shayea will … Continue reading
ERME Valley Harriers’ Matthew Gilvear claimed an impressive silver medal for Devon at the British Junior Inter-County Fell & Hill Running Championships at Church Stretton in Shropshire at the weekend. Gilvear, who earlier this month won the Devon Schools’ senior boys’ 1,500m title, claimed his medal in the under-19 boys’ race. He was only beaten … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH’S Matthew Dixon was back on the international podium on Sunday as he won a bronze medal with Ben Cutmore at the European Games in Krakow. Dixon and Cutmore claimed third place for Team GB in the men’s 10m platform synchro final in Poland. Despite having never dived together before they scored an impressive 372.69 … Continue reading
VETERAN Ceri Rees retained the Burrator Horseshoe Run title on Saturday as he once again held off the challenge of Robert Waddy. In a bit of a repeat of the 2022 race – apart from the weather – Waddy again set the early pace only for the experienced Rees, who is now in the M50 … Continue reading
TWO highly-rated young backs are aiming to get their rugby careers back on track with Devonport Services after long-term injuries. Reuben Edwards and Mike Howell have both committed to the Devon Cup winners for the 2023-24 season. Former Launceston player Edwards, 23, has not played for 18 months after suffering a serious dislocation of his … Continue reading
TAVISTOCK AC teenager Charlotte Walker continued her good fell running form by comfortably winning the women’s title at the Summer Solstice race at Merrivale on Wednesday evening. Walker, who had also claimed victory at the Buckland Boulder and Langstone Coronation fell races, won the tough 9.5k event on Wednesday by nearly two-and-a-half minutes. Second woman, … Continue reading
A HOST of Armada athletes will head to the English Schools’ Track & Field Championships in confident mood after winning medals at the South West Championships at Exeter on Saturday. Joe Wake, Rory Summers, Poppy Northcott, Nicolas Maczugowski, Nubia Evans-Shields, Tegan Brown, Phoebe Milburn and Hannah Walker were among those who won regional titles. As … Continue reading
PROP Rikki Bentham has joined Devonport Services’ coaching team as the club look to build on a successful first season at level five. Bentham will become a player-coach at the Rectory, with his main focus on the forwards and set-piece game. He joined Services in 2020 from Launceston and helped the club to promotion before … Continue reading
ERME Valley Harriers’ Will Battershill smashed his 3,000m steeplechase personal best on Saturday night to claim his first major win on the European circuit. Battershill clocked 8:23.31 to win over the barriers at Track Night Vienna – a meeting streamed live by European Athletics. It was his second PB in the space of eight days, … Continue reading