SOME of the region’s top young athletes made their mark at the England Athletics Championships at the weekend in Birmingham, which were doubling up as the British Athletics Under-20 European trials. City of Plymouth’s Ethan Glyde/Skidmore won the silver medal in the under-20 high jump. The Commonwealth Youth Games champion leaped 2.06m in a competition … Continue reading
HUNTER District Ladies are hoping England’s success may encourage new players to give women’s football a go at their club. The team, who train at Tor Bridge High and play their matches at Staddiscombe, are keen to boost their squad ahead of their third season in the Devon Women’s League South & West Division. “Whether … Continue reading
ERME Valley Harriers’ Ronnie Haynes was a dominant winner of the annual Cornwood 10k on Saturday night. Home runner Haynes took victory in a bumper field in a time of 35 minutes and 54 seconds, with Plymstock Road Runners’ veteran Brett Jones second in 37.19 minutes. Tamar Trotters’ Luke Attwood was third (38.05), with Erme … Continue reading
THERE was plenty of success for athletes from the region at the South West Championships and Inter-Counties event at Exeter on Sunday. Tavistock AC’s Tegan Brown capped a dream weekend by setting a new championship record on her way to winning the under-17 girls’ 3k hammer event for Devon, just 24 hours after claiming a … Continue reading
TAVISTOCK AC hammer thrower Tegan Brown smashed her personal best as she won a silver medal on her international debut for England on Saturday. Under-17 athlete Brown threw an impressive 57.49m to make the podium at the SIAB International in Derby. The Tavistock College pupil was only beaten by UK number one Sophie Robertson of … Continue reading
A STORMING last leg by Jacob Landers helped Tamar Trotters claim a thrilling victory in the men’s race at the annual Tavistock Town Relays on Thursday night. GTR Men had the lead until the final leg, but Landers overhauled them with a 4.51-minute run to give his side victory by seven seconds. Tamar Trotters, made … Continue reading
THERE was another good turnout for the IntroTri Tavistock Triathlon held in hot conditions at Mount Kelly College on Sunday. The event, known as The Squirrel, is part of the Cornish Triathlon Series and offered Olympic, sprint, super sprint and junior races. Michael Buckley took overall victory in the Olympic Squirrel race for the second … Continue reading
EDDIE HILLYER ensured Plymouth Harriers had a home winner to their Summer 5 race in Central Park on Saturday evening. Hillyer took victory in 28 minutes and 54 seconds, ahead of his club colleague James Cartlidge, who had won Plymouth Harriers’ Autumn 5 in October. The city club switched their annual race to July this … Continue reading
SALTASH have decided to upgrade their playing surface after winning promotion to Counties One Western West. They have completely dug up their Moorlands Lane pitch and have levelled it out and have now re-seeded it. However, it is unlikely to be ready for the start of the new season and, unfortunately, they were handed two … Continue reading
YOUNG athletes from Plymouth and Tavistock starred for Devon at the English Schools’ Track & Field Championships in Birmingham on Friday and Saturday. Coombe Dean pupil Annabelle Fasuba (City of Plymouth AC) and Tavistock College’s Tegan Brown (Tavistock AC) both won their second individual English Schools’ titles, while Fasuba also won a relay gold this … Continue reading