CITY of Plymouth youngster Benjamin Marriott claimed his first victory in the Armada Summer 5k Series on Wednesday night at Saltram House. Marriott had finished third in the last two runs in April and May, but he was finally first home in June’s run with a time of 17 minutes and 13 seconds. He finished … Continue reading
PHOEBE Milburn, Hazel Stead, Annabelle Fasuba and Bryan Oldfield were among the athletes to set new records at the Devon Schools’ Track & Field Championships at Exeter on Saturday. Milburn and Stead’s both came in hammer events, while Fasuba and Oldfield’s were in the sprints. English Schools’ medallist Milburn (Tavistock College) won the senior girls’ … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH divers Matthew Dixon and Euan McCabe have been named in Great Britain’s squad for this month’s European Championships in Belgrade. At just 24 years-old, Dixon, who in the past year has swapped platform diving for the springboard, is the oldest of the nine-strong team for the event in Serbia. McCabe will be one of … Continue reading
WORLD high diving champion Aidan Heslop returned to winning ways in the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series this weekend. Heslop took victory in the second stop of the 2024 series in Boston, having started the campaign with a sixth-place finish in Athens last month. The 22-year-old Plymouth diver, who has been runner-up in the … Continue reading
TAVISTOCK’S Charlotte Walker held off the challenge of Jo Meek to retain the Buckland Bounder women’s title on Saturday afternoon. Walker continued her good form to win the tough hilly race by more than a minute. She clocked 44.39 minutes, with the experienced Meek taking second in 45.49 minutes. The pair were well ahead of … Continue reading
NEXT Sunday, Devon’s men’s and women’s teams will be running out at Twickenham in County Championship finals. The men will take on North Midlands and the women will play Cumbria in their respective Division Three finals. Devon’s men’s team have relied heavily on Devonport Services’ successful Regional One South West title-winning side. Rikki Bentham, Aiden … Continue reading
RUNNERS from around the country took part in the Dartmoor Discovery ultra marathon on Saturday. The 32-mile event, which starts and finishes at Princetown, is the UK’s longest single lap road ultra marathon and takes competitors up and down some of the toughest hills Dartmoor has to offer. The undulating course sees athletes leave Princetown and … Continue reading
TAMAR Saracens have received an unexpected promotion to the Counties Two Devon league. Saracens thought they had missed out yet again on moving up to level eight after finishing as runners-up in Counties Three Devon South & West for a second year running. But an extra place became available in the league above and Saracens … Continue reading
IT WILL be all change at Tavistock Rugby Club next season as both head coach Joel Caddy and captain George Hillson have announced their departures from the club. Caddy, who joined the Sandy Park side in January 2020, is stepping down due to work commitments, while scrum-half Hillson is joining Regional One South West side … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH rowers Jacob Dawson and Chloe Brew will compete at a second successive Olympic Games. The duo were today named as part of a 42-strong Team GB rowing squad for this summer’s Paris Olympics. Former Plymstock School pupil Dawson will again be part of the GB men’s eight crew. He won a bronze medal in … Continue reading