TEENAGE forward Harri Hayman could be in line for a surprise first team debut as Devonport Services host fourth-placed Taunton Titans at the Rectory on Saturday in National Two West. There could also be a first start for young back Dylan Harbour as bottom side Services look to cause an upset and boost their hopes … Continue reading
AN injury-time penalty by Lewis Stuart secured Saltash II a 27-26 victory in a controversial Ellis Trophy quarter-final clash with Old Techs at Horsham Fields on Wednesday evening. The referee became the centre of attention on the night as he awarded penalty after penalty and produced seven yellow cards and two red. It was not … Continue reading
MARINE Academy Plymouth boosted their South West Women’s League Premier Division title hopes with a 3-1 home victory over Forest Green Rovers on Sunday at Manadon. Leaders Marine needed an impressive second half performance to beat Rovers, who had started the day in second place. Forest Green led 1-0 at the break, but Marine really … Continue reading
DEVONPORT Services returned empty-handed from a trip over the Tamar to take on fifth-placed Redruth on Saturday in National Two West. Services, missing a number of key players, were beaten 34-13 at the Recreation Ground as the Cornish club continued their impressive home form. It was Devonport’s first defeat in three games and they are … Continue reading
DEVONPORT Services will be looking to continue their recent good run of form when they head over the Tamar to take on fifth-placed Redruth away. Bottom side Services have picked up five-point wins in their last two matches and also picked up an away bonus point at title-chasing Clifton to close the gap on the … Continue reading
SOME of the region’s top young throwers were in action at the weekend when they took part in the inaugural UKA/England Athletics Winter Long Throws Championships at Loughborough. City of Plymouth’s Nubia Evans-Shields and Tavistock AC’s Phoebe Milburn both picked up silver medals in the under-20 events. Evans-Shields came second in the discus with a … Continue reading
TAVISTOCK AC’s Thomas Hennessey and Olivia Walkerdine were among the winners at the final Westward Cross Country League meeting of the season at Redruth on Saturday. There were also second place finishes in west Cornwall for City of Plymouth’s Elsie Goodspeed and Finley Eales, Tavistock’s Charlotte Walker and Erme Valley Harriers’ Luke Hayes. Hennessey took … Continue reading
MORE than 500 runners completed the popular Looe 10 Miler on Sunday morning. After some tough weather conditions in recent years, athletes were treated to glorious sunshine this time around. The race was won by Truro’s Steve Reynolds, who had also claimed victory in 2023 and who was runner-up last year. His time of 58.53 … Continue reading
DEVONPORT Services claimed back-to-back National League wins for the first time with a 38-34 victory over Macclesfield at the Rectory on Saturday to give themselves hope of producing a great escape. The bonus-point victory followed on from a five-point success over Hinckley in their last outing and they are now only six points behind second-from-bottom … Continue reading