MOUNT Kelly swimmers impressed for Great Britain at the 2023 European Junior Swimming Championships in Belgrade. Matthew Ward, Blythe Kinsman and Erin Little all returned from Serbia with medals, while Vadim Bosc was also a semi-finalist. Ward, who will represent Scotland at next month’s Commonwealth Youth Games, was Great Britain’s most successful swimmer at the … Continue reading
ERME Valley Harriers’ Will Battershill dug deep in the home straight to secure his first British senior title on Sunday in Manchester. Battershill held off the challenge of Olympian Zak Seddon to win the men’s 3,000m steeplechase at the UK Athletics Championships at Sportscity. His victory came just 24 hours after City of Plymouth’s Poppy … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Argaum head coach Dean Avery says there is a lot of positivity around the Roborough-based club as they prepare to return for pre-season training. Argaum secured the Counties Three Devon West title last season to book a return to level eight for the 2023-24 campaign. Argaum last played in the eighth tier of English … Continue reading
CITY of Plymouth’s Poppy Tank said it felt ‘amazing’ to become a British champion. Tank ran a personal best time of 10:02.77 to claim victory in the women’s 3,000m steeplechase event at the UK Athletics Championships in Manchester on Saturday night. She led from almost the gun and secured victory by nearly two-and-a-half seconds in … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH high diver Aidan Heslop will go into this month’s World Championships in confident mood after victory at the recent Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series in Polignano a Mare in Italy. Heslop produced an impressive comeback to claim his first series win of 2023. In the competition he posted one of the highest scoring … Continue reading
DEVONPORT Services have boosted their squad further with the loan signing of Plymouth Albion back-row forward Taine Morgan and the addition of young back Harrison Coonick. Shaun Crawford, who was a key member of their Devon Cup winning squad last season, has also signed permanently after spending last term on loan from Albion. “I was … Continue reading
CITY of Plymouth high jumper Ethan Glyde and Mount Kelly swimmers Blythe Kinsman and Erin Little have been named in Team England’s squad for this summer’s Commonwealth Youth Games in Trinidad and Tobago. Team England have selected 31 track and field athletes, including para-competitors, while 14 swimmers have been picked. The Commonwealth Youth Games take … Continue reading
TAMAR Trotters’ Jacob Landers retained the Magnificent 7 title on Sunday. Landers eased to victory for a second year running in the event his club organise. He clocked 38.42 minutes for the tough seven-mile race that takes runners from Saltash Rugby Club out on country roads to Elmgate and back around via Forder Lake. That … Continue reading
TAVISTOCK College were celebrating after three of their pupils won medals at the prestigious English Schools’ Track & Field Championships in Birmingham. Tegan Brown won a gold medal, while there were silvers for Phoebe Milburn and Nicolas Maczugowski at the Commonwealth Games stadium. There was also a gold medal for Plymouth College’s Nubia Evans-Shields, who … Continue reading
TAVISTOCK’S Joe Beaton stormed to victory in the Muddy Duck 10k at Plymstock on Saturday evening. Beaton won by nearly two minutes and recorded the fastest time for the off-road race since 2015. He clocked 33.57 minutes for the tough run, which involves water crossings and some short-sharp hills in Plymstock’s Radford Park. Only fellow … Continue reading