NORTH Devon’s Jack Hutchens claimed an impressive victory at the 2018 Plymouth Triathlon on Sunday. Hutchens, who had won last year’s Plymouth Aquathlon, held off the challenge of city teacher Robert Shaw to take victory in the first running of the Plymouth Triathlon since 2015. There was hardly anything to separate Shaw and Hutchens after … Continue reading
TAVISTOCK athlete Sam Lake has won a bronze medal at ITU Aquathlon World Championships in Denmark. Lake, a Tavistock Swimming Club and Tavistock Run Project member, finished third in the women’s 40-44 age group category on the island of Fyn. The strength in that category was shown by the top three also finishing in the … Continue reading
TWO members of City of Plymouth Trampoline and Gymnastics Club have been selected to represent Great Britain later this year. Trampoline specialists Nyla Evely and Oscar Piper, who are both 11, will compete for their country at the Loule Cup in Portugal at the start of October. Evely will be making her debut for Great … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH triathlete Robert Shaw continued his good form by winning the Bustinskin Weymouth Middle Distance Triathlon on Sunday. Shaw clocked four hours, 27 minutes and 21 seconds for the half ironman event, which took place in hot conditions. It followed on from his victories at the Taunton and Wincanton triathlons and from qualifying for the … Continue reading
SOUTH Brent Judo Club had a busy and memorable weekend with judoka fighting and training in Walsall, Cardiff and Sarajevo. Plymstock School’s Max Gregory (U90kg) was selected to compete for Great Britain at the Cadet European Championships and training camp in Sarajevo from June 28 until July 1. He had a fantastic experience representing his … Continue reading
CITY of Plymouth Gymnastics Club members Ben Gale and Evie-Rose Lacey will take on the country’s best this weekend at the National Trampoline and Tumbling Finals. Gale, 13, and Lacey, 10, will both compete in double mini-trampoline at the Motorpoint Arena in Nottingham. They are just two athletes who have reached major championship finals this … Continue reading
THE Plymouth Billiard League had three representatives who travelled to Carlow in Ireland to compete in the World Billiards ranking events at the Ivy Rooms. Steve Brookshaw, Chris Coumbe and Barry Russell were among the 34 players who took part in the Irish Open. Both Brookshaw and Russell progressed to the last 16 of the … Continue reading
