ERME Valley Harriers’ men held off a strong challenge from Tavistock AC to take victory in their annual relay event at Ivybridge Rugby Club on Friday evening. Tavistock led for the first two legs of the Erme Valley Relays, with Ben Neale getting them off to flying start with the fastest run of the night. But … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH pentathletes Kerenza Bryson and Myles Pillage will both make their Olympic Games debut this summer. The pair will join reigning Olympic champions Joe Choong and Kate French in the Team GB squad for Paris. Bryson has been in stunning form over the last 18 months, winning a number of World Cup medals and claiming … Continue reading
CYCLISTS from all over the country hit the roads of Devon on Sunday for the annual Dartmoor Classic Sportive. The event, organised and run by the Mid-Devon Cycling Club, is one of the most prestigious open-road mass-participation cycling events in the UK. Cyclists compete over a choice of three routes – Grande (109 miles /175 … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH divers Matthew Dixon and Euan McCabe will both be returning from the European Championships in Belgrade with bronze medals. Former platform diver Dixon won his first major international springboard medal in Serbia, while McCabe also made the podium on his Great Britain senior debut. McCabe’s medal came on Friday in the men’s 10m synchro … Continue reading
NEW Saltash head coach Lewis Wells feels the frustrations of narrowly missing out on promotion for the past two seasons will be driving the team forward in 2024-25. Wells has officially been appointed as the Ashes head coach this summer after been heavily involved in coaching for the last couple of years. Steve Down will … Continue reading
ANNABELLE Fasuba’s record-breaking season continued at the South West Schools’ Track & Field Championships at Exeter. The City of Plymouth AC athlete and Coombe Dean student broke championship records in both the junior girls’ 100m and 200m events. She had already set a Devon Schools’ record, South West League records and City of Plymouth records … Continue reading
TAVISTOCK’S George Hillson and Ivybridge’s Charleigh Hopkin both scored two tries as the Devon men’s and women’s teams claimed Division Three County Championship titles at Twickenham on Sunday. The Devon men triumphed 39-20 over North Midlands in the Bill Beaumont Cup, while the women convincingly beat Cumbria 53-12 in the Gill Burns Cup. The men’s … Continue reading
TAVISTOCK AC’s Charlotte Walker continued her good fell running form by comfortably winning the Burrator Horseshoe Run on Saturday. Walker, who had also won the race in 2022, finished more than four minutes in front of the next woman, who was Steph Cade. Teenager Walker clocked 46:58.6 minutes, with Cade finishing in 51:09.6. Third woman … Continue reading
DEVONPORT Services, Plymstock Oaks, Ivybridge, Tavistock and Marjon University will all be represented when Devon’s men’s and women’s team play at Twickenham tomorrow. The men’s side are taking on the North Midlands in the Bill Beaumont Division Three County Championships final at 1pm, while the women play Cumbria two hours earlier in the Gill Burns … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Argaum have added Al Sullivan to their coaching team for their second season in Counties Two Devon. Royal Marine Sullivan will join current coaches Dean Avery, Eddie McGinley and Jack Hiscock in the backroom set-up at Bickleigh Down. Sullivan played for Argaum last season, but he has been coaching in the marines for 10 … Continue reading