IVYBRIDGE overcame availability issues to return to winning ways with a 29-26 victory over Drybrook at Cross-in-Hand on Saturday in the South West Premier. The Bridgers were missing a host of players, including Cameron Setter, who has returned to Plymouth Albion on-loan, Ben Watts, Adam Northcott, Jon Morgan, Sam Furse, Tom Scoles, Archie Bryan and … Continue reading
ERME Valley Harriers’ Will Battershill should be named in Great Britain’s squad for the European Cross Country Championships this week after a strong run at the trials on Saturday. Steeplechase specialist Battershill finished fifth overall and four senior man at the British Athletics Cross Challenge in Liverpool that were doubling as the trials. The top … Continue reading
IVYBRIDGE will be looking to get back on track after their slip up last weekend at Camborne when they host bottom club Drybook at Cross-in-Hand on Saturday in South West Premier. The Bridgers, who had been on a three-game winning run, lost 34-25 down in Cornwall after playing the majority of the game with a … Continue reading
THERE was disappointment for Plymouth Argyle as they slipped to a 3-0 defeat at third-placed Oxford United on Sunday in the FA Women’s National League Premier Southern Division. The Pilgrims sit in the relegation zone and so will need to start putting some wins together soon to close the gap on the sides above them. … Continue reading
IVYBRIDGE’S three-match winning run came to an end on Saturday when they lost 34-25 to struggling Camborne after having to play most the game with 14 men. The Bridgers had long-serving scrum-half Ben Watts surprisingly sent off in the opening 10 minutes at the Recreation Ground. But Ivybridge still made a good game of it … Continue reading
IVYBRIDGE will be looking to continue their recent winning run when they travel to bottom side Camborne. The Bridgers have won their last three matches to move up to sixth in the South West Premier table. Camborne, in contrast, have only one win to their name this season. But the Cornish club have not been … Continue reading
CITY of Plymouth’s Jed and Barnaby Hutchings, Holly Reid and Jacob Harrison all claimed Cornwall county cross country titles at the weekend in Newquay. The Cornwall Cross Country Championships were run in conjunction with the second Westward Cross Country League. Jed Hutchings was a dominant winner in both competitions in the under-15 boys’ category. He … Continue reading
TAMAR Saracens bounced back from their heavy defeat to South Molton last weekend by edging out city rivals Old Techs 25-22 in a re-arranged Devon One and Lockie Cup double-header at the Parkway. Techs, who had not lost since the end of September, started the better and were leading for a large part of the … Continue reading
TAMAR Saracens and Old Techs will lock horns again on Saturday in a re-arranged Devon One and Lockie Cup double-header at the Parkway. The original match in early October was abandoned just before the 60th-minute mark due to a neck injury suffered by Techs’ young prop Harley Adams when a five-metre scrum went down. Sarries … Continue reading
TAVISTOCK’S Adam Holland secured victory in the Exeter Marathon at the weekend. Holland clocked two hours, 35 minutes and 19 seconds to finish eight seconds ahead of Sidmouth’s David Knapman. Third place went to Romsey’s Ryan Snell in 2:40.56. Carly Kendall was first women in 3:29.13. East Cornwall Harriers’ Sharon Daw was fifth women overall … Continue reading