MOLLY SHOREY, Zoe Bigham and Thomas Hennessey all won Devon Schools’ Cross Country titles at the weekend. In-form City of Plymouth and Plymouth College athlete Shorey triumphed in the intermediate girls’ race at Exeter. She took victory by nearly a minute ahead of her club team-mate Molly Gilbey (DHSOB), who took second. Fellow City of … Continue reading
WOMEN’S football was back in full swing at the weekend after a series of postponements due to bad weather. Plymouth Argyle missed out on reaching the semi-finals of the FA Women’s National League Cup as they were beaten 3-0 at home by high-flying league rivals Portsmouth. The visitors went 1-0 up in the first half … Continue reading
THE reaction of the Ivybridge players as the referee blew the final whistle at Cross-in-Hand on Saturday said it all. The players were absolutely gutted to narrowly lose 25-24 to Devon rivals Brixham as they felt they had done enough to win. But for the third home game running they lost to a top three … Continue reading
ONE of Plymouth’s oldest and much-loved indoor climbing walls as been saved from the brink of closure. The facility at YMCA Plymouth on Honicknowle Lane looked like it had seen its final ascent, due the high maintenance costs required and the unsustainability of its existing sessions. But thanks to a new partnership with Youth Sports … Continue reading
IVYBRIDGE could move into the top three of Regional One South West – if they can beat Devon rivals Brixham at Cross-in-Hand on Saturday. Third-placed Brixham sit just three points ahead of the Bridgers, although they do have two games in hand. Both sides have been in good form. Brixham have only lost one of … Continue reading
CITY of Plymouth’s Holly Reid retained her Cornwall Schools’ Cross Country title on Saturday with a dominant victory at Newquay. Reid, who had come fifth in the under-17 race at the South West Regional Championships the week before, won the intermediate girls’ event at Tretharras School by a minute-and-a-half. Her Saltash Community School team-mate Abbie … Continue reading
TAVISTOCK Run Project’s Jim Cole stormed to victory in the popular Plympton January Jaunt 10k on Sunday morning. The race, organised by the Plymouth Round Table, was hit by torrential rain at the start but more than 330 runners still finished the event that takes athletes from Marsh Mills into the Saltram Estate Cole finished more … Continue reading
REGIONAL ONE SOUTH WEST IVYBRIDGE turned on the style in the second half away at Old Centralians on Saturay as they returned to winning ways. They triumphed 25-13 in Gloucestershire after coming back from 8-0 down at the break. The Bridgers had heartbreakingly lost to late penalty kicks against top two sides Camborne and Chew … Continue reading
DEVONPORT Services make the short trip to Launceston on Saturday hoping to avoid a third successive defeat in Regional One South West. Services, who sit fourth, have been beaten by Devon rivals Okehampton and Brixham in their last two matches. It is the first time since their promotion to level five that they have lost … Continue reading
The RMA Gig Club, assisted by RM Tamar Gig Club and Yealm Gig Club, will be holding their 2023 Winter League Regatta on Saturday at the Mount Batten Watersports Centre. The RMA Gig Club is a specialist branch of RMA -The Royal Marines Charity, and its objectives are to promote, teach, and facilitate the sport … Continue reading