Plymouth pentathlete Kerenza Bryson got her 2023 campaign off to an impressive start by taking silver for Great Britain at the Hungarian Indoor Open in Budapest. Having progressed through the heats and semi-finals, Bryson was never out of the top spots throughout Sunday’s final. Her impressive fencing ranking round (24V/10D) was followed up by solid … Continue reading
DEVONPORT Services have a great chance of securing a top-four finish in their first season in Regional One South West after beating neighbours Ivybridge 41-29 in front of a bumper crowd at the Rectory on Saturday. The win has moved Services six points clear of fifth-placed Ivybridge with two games of the season to go. … Continue reading
CITY of Plymouth’s David King added another British title to his collection and booked his place at the European Indoor Championship with an impressive run in Birmingham on Saturday. King ran a season’s best time of 7.62 seconds to claim his third British indoor 60m hurdles crown and sixth British title of his career. He … Continue reading
UP-AND-COMING divers from around the country descended on the Life Centre earlier this week for Plymouth Diving’s annual Armada Cup. The long-standing four-day event is one of the biggest on the diving calendar and has been a pathway competition for a host of Olympians over the years. Dive London, Southend, Edinburgh, City of Leeds, Southampton, … Continue reading
A BUMPER crowd is expected at the Rectory on Saturday as fourth-placed Devonport Services host fifth-placed Ivybridge in Regional One South West. The last meeting in November, which was the first league fixture between the two sides in nearly nine years, went right down the the wire, with Charlie Teague scoring a converted try with … Continue reading
Devonport High School for Boys are enjoying a successful year in terms of sporting achievement. Three of the school’s football teams made it through to the last 16 in English Schools’ FA National Cup and one has made it through to the quarter-finals. The school has never before had three teams reach round seven of … Continue reading
Holly Reid, Nikki Kelly, Matthew Gilvear, Isaac Lamerton and Jazz Jackman were all among the winners at the penultimate Westward Cross Country League meeting at Plymouth’s Central Park on Sunday. After impressing for Cornwall last weekend at the South West Schools’ Championships, City of Plymouth athlete Holly Reid produced another strong run to win the … Continue reading
CITY of Plymouth hurdler Adam Dingley claimed yet another personal best and club record on his way to winning his first national medal. Dingley took bronze in the under-17 boys’ 60m hurdles final at the England Athletics Age Group Championships in Sheffield. He was just edged out in a close final by Medway’s Cheyne West … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Argyle suffered a blow to their hopes of staying in the FA Women’s National League Southern Premier Division with a 2-1 away defeat at bottom club Crawley Wasps on Sunday. Wasps stung the Pilgrims late on to claim their first league win of the campaign. Argyle, who had beaten London Bees the week before … Continue reading
IVYBRIDGE scored a last-gasp driving maul try to secure a thrilling 31-30 home victory over in-form Launceston at Cross-in-Hand on Saturday in Regional One South West. In their previous three home games, the Bridgers had been denied late on against top three sides Brixham, Camborne and Chew Valley. They lost 25-24 to Brixham, 29-26 to … Continue reading