TAVISTOCK AC’s Edward Fileman will make his international debut on Saturday when he represents England at the SIAB Track & Field International in Swansea. Fileman secured his place in the England team with a top two finish in last weekend’s English Schools’ Championships at Birmingham. The Ivybridge Community College pupil came second in the intermediate … Continue reading
HELEN BLEAZARD scored four goals as Plymouth Argyle Ladies opened their pre-season campaign with a convincing 9-1 win over the Royal Navy at RNAS Yeovilton on Wednesday night. The match, played in three periods – two of 30 minutes and one of 15 minutes – proved an excellent work out and allowed the Pilgrims to … Continue reading
DARTMOOR Darts Aquatic have had a record number of swimmers qualify for this month’s British Summer National Championships. The Darts, who were only founded in August 2017, have had five members secure places for 11 different events at the prestigious competition, which will be held at Glasgow’s Tollcross International Pool between July 22 and July … Continue reading
JUST 24 hours after becoming English Schools’ 300m champion at Birmingham’s Alexander International Stadium, Joe Wheeler was back in action on his home track at Tavistock. Despite a tiring couple of days in the Midlands competing against the country’s best, Wheeler ran in the under-15 100m and 200m at the third Devon Open Series meeting … Continue reading
TOM DALEY finally managed to get his hands on a World Championship men’s synchro medal on Monday afternoon when he won bronze with Matty Lee in Gwangju. Plymouth-born Daley already had five World Championships medals in his collection before heading to South Korea, but they were all for either individual, team or mixed events. Now … Continue reading
ATHLETES from the Armada region shone at the English Schools’ Track & Field Championships in Birmingham at the weekend. One or two medals from the prestigious event is usually an impressive year, but, but this time around athletes returned with five individual gongs, a relay podium place and three more top six placings. Tavistock AC’s … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Harriers’ Sam Yearling timed his finish perfectly to take victory in the annual Muddy Duck 10k on Saturday. Teenager Yearling sat on the shoulder of Ben Morrish and Ben Austin for much of the race before pulling away in the closing stages to add another title to his growing collection. Yearling finished the multi-terrain … Continue reading
