CITY of Plymouth’s Jonathan Edwards opened his season by winning three events at the first Southern Athletics League Division Two West meeting of the summer. Edwards took full points for the combined City of Plymouth, Erme Valley Harriers and Tavistock AC team in the shot, discus and hammer at Walton on Saturday. The Wales international … Continue reading
CORNWALL retained the Tamar Cup on Monday night at St Austell, but they were pushed all the way by a spirited Devon side. The Duchy eventually ran out 24-12 winners, with their fourth and final try coming in the last minute of the match. Devon, with Albion’s Cameron Setter impressing at fly-half, dominated large spells … Continue reading
CHEY BRYCE has admitted it was a tough decision to leave his coaching role at Devon One club Tamar Saracens. Devon hooker Bryce (pictured centre) has coached the city side for the last 16 months while he was out with an ACL injury. However, now he is fit again, the 27-year-old has decided to return … Continue reading
BEN NEALE claimed a comprehensive victory in the 2018 Tavy13 half marathon race on Sunday. The Tavistock Run Project athlete finished nearly five minutes ahead of any of his rivals. He clocked one hour, 17 minutes and 32 seconds for the tough course, which starts and finishes on the running track at Tavistock College but … Continue reading
A LAST-gasp Hayden Coles try may just keep Ivybridge in the South West Premier League. Replacement Coles scored with the last play of the game on Saturday as the Bridgers snatched a vital 20-18 victory away at Cleve. Had Ivybridge lost their penultimate game in South Gloucestershire then their hopes of staying in the fifth … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH’S Matthew Dixon came agonisingly close to following in the footsteps of Tom Daley and becoming Commonwealth Games platform champion. Dixon went into the last round of the 10m final on the Gold Coast narrowly leading the contest just ahead of experienced Australian star Domonic Bedggood, who had led for the first four rounds. The … Continue reading
TAVISTOCK rugby player Zac Gorton was recently selected to represent the Celts Exiles under-17 side at Pontypridd. Gorton earned Welsh Exiles under-16s honours last season and could yet represent them at under-17 level after his try-scoring performance for the Celts Exiles v Druids Exiles. He got his chance to play at outside centre in the … Continue reading
CITY of Plymouth sprinter James Arnott says he hopes he has done his country proud by winning a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games. The 21-year-old finished second the T47 100m in a time of 11.30 seconds, which was just 0.06 seconds of his lifetime best. Arnott, a T46 athlete, was only beaten on the … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH’S Matthew Dixon and his England synchro partner Noah Williams produced a stunning display to win a Commonwealth Games silver medal and push Olympic stars Tom Daley and Dan Goodfellow all the way in Friday’s final. Dixon and Williams, both 17, finished second in a thrilling 10m platform event on the Gold Coast. They ended … Continue reading
IVYBRIDGE will head to fifth-placed Cleve on Saturday hoping to secure a win that could possibly secure their South West Premier status. The Bridgers are just one place and six points clear of the drop zone having played a game more than third-from-bottom Newbury. However, if the Cross-in-Hand club could win in South Gloucestershire and … Continue reading