THERE was another bumper turnout for the annual Tavy 7 road race on Sunday morning. The popular event is always a sell-out and this year saw a record 596 finishers for the race that starts and finishes at Plaster Down on Dartmoor. The Tavy 7 this year also incorporated the Ross Shield – Devon’s oldest … Continue reading
DEVONPORT Services’ women’s team made it a good weekend for the club by beating high-flying Exeter Athletic 27-5 at Stonehouse Creek on Sunday. The victory followed on from the men’s first team overcoming Cleve 57-27 in South West One and their second team edging out reigning champions Okehampton II 29-27 away in Devon Merit Table … Continue reading
IVYBRIDGE suffered a second successive defeat as they went down 34-25 at home to second-placed Weston-super-Mare on Saturday in the South West Premier. The injury-hit Bridgers should have at least picked up a losing bonus point but Matt Grieveson missed a penalty with the last play of the game. Ivybridge had got themselves to within … Continue reading
CYCLISTS of all ages and abilities descended on Plympton’s Newnham Park on Sunday for the fourth round of the 2019-20 South West Cyclo-Cross League. It was the first time in two years that the Plymouth area had hosted a leg of the championship after two planned meetings last season had to be cancelled. Heavy rain … Continue reading
IVYBRIDGE suffered their first defeat of the season when they were beaten 27-11 by Okehampton in a South West Premier Devon derby at the Showfield. Injuries proved costly to the Bridgers on their first league visit to Okes in six years. There was only two points in the game and Ivybridge were playing down the … Continue reading
THE region’s clubs made promising starts to the Westward Cross Country League season that got underway in Plymouth’s Central Park on Sunday. City of Plymouth’s Holly Reid began her campaign on a high in the under-13 age group. She timed her race perfectly to claim victory by eight seconds. In the same race, team-mate Madeleine … Continue reading
MORE than 2,500 runners finished the Plymouth 10k which took place on Sunday morning. The race was won by Bideford’s Steve Gallienne, who clocked a quick time of 31.56 minutes to improve on his runners-up spot last year. Kairn Stone took second place in 33.20, with Tavistock’s Adam Holland third in 34.14 minutes. After finishing … Continue reading
