PLYMOUTH Harriers’ Sam Yearling won the Plymouth Coasters Five Miler race for a second year running on Sunday. The teenager ran nearly a minute quicker this time around to once again take victory in the run which starts and finishes at Marsh Mills and takes competitors down the Embankment, over Laira Bridge and back through … Continue reading
SOUTH WEST ONE AND WESTERN COUNTIES WEST DEVONPORT Services continued their high-scoring start to the season with a 41-21 victory away at North Petherton on Saturday. They have scored 93 points in their first two games, having beaten Newton Abbot 52-13 in their opening fixture. But they had to work hard for their win in … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Leander’s Reece Dunn set a new European record as he won a silver medal in the 200m individual medley at the World Para-Swimming Championships in London. It took a world record from Japan’s Dai Tokairin to prevent Dunn from securing his third gold medal of the championships in the men’s S14 category. The 23-year-old … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Argyle Ladies go into Sunday’s National League Southern Premier Division match against Yeovil Town at the Manadon Sports Hub in good heart (2pm). The Pilgrims will be looking to make it three wins in a row after overcoming Keynsham and Gillingham in their last two games. But they know it will not be easy … Continue reading
DEVON ONE AND DEVON MERIT TABLE THE Devon One season kicks off on Saturday with Tamar Saracens, Old Techs, OPMs and Plymouth Argaum all hoping to make their mark in a highly-competitive division. The league has increased to 12 teams this season with Ilfracombe returning to the division after impressing in the Devon Merit Table … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Leander’s Reece Dunn won a second gold medal at the World Para-Swimming Championships in London on Thursday evening. After breaking the world record to win the individual S14 200m freestyle final on Monday evening, Dunn produced a sensational final leg to bring Great Britain’s S14 mixed 4x100m relay squad home for gold. Dunn made … Continue reading
MOUNT Kelly College is adding offshore sailing to their extra-curricular programme having acquired an historic boat. Mount Kelly have partnered with Sailing Tectona, the Plymouth-based sail-training Community Interest Company, to take ownership of a 56-foot cutter called Olga. Olga is one of the most significant boats on the National Historic Ships Register. Built in Porthleven, … Continue reading
