TAVISTOCK’S Adam Holland, Plymstock’s Graham Bale and Erme Valley’s Alison McEwing and Alison Thorn were among the prize winners at the Exeter Half Marathon (Day 1). Holland finished second overall behind Teignbridge youngster Jamie Barnett. Barnett won in 72.12, with ultra specialist Holland clocking 72.33. Veteran Plymstock Road Runners’ Bale finished third overall and first … Continue reading
CITY of Plymouth Trampoline and Gymnastics Club have picked up their first international medals at the Cascais Beach Cup in Lisbon. The club travelled to Portugal to test themselves against many of Europe’s top teams. Oscar Piper and Ben Miller both claimed podium places, while Nyla Evely, Stephanie Hancock and Evangeline Piper all reached finals. … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH Diving’s Aidan Heslop will head to April’s Commonwealth Games in the form of his young life. Heslop, who will represent Wales in Australia, produced some eye-catching diving at the annual Armada Cup at the Life Centre. The 15-year-old claimed four individual gold medals, a synchro gold and also featured in a Plymouth Diving medal-winning … Continue reading
UNIVERSITY of Plymouth sports scholar Benjamin Wadey showed his class to take victory in the expert race at the opening Soggy Bottom Mountain Bike Series event at Newnham Park. National ranked rider Wadey handled the extremely muddy and difficult conditions well on Sunday to finish well clear of his rivals. Second place in that category … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH pentathletes Kerenza Bryson and Myles Pillage both claimed silver medals at the second Pentathlon GB National Ranking Competition of the year in Bath at the weekend. The pair were also the highest placed junior athletes for the second successive event and were only beaten by Olympians. Samantha Murray, Olympic silver medallist from the 2012 … Continue reading
PLYMOUTH hurdler David King will head to the British Indoor Championships in confident mood after impressing in France at the weekend. King finished third in the final of the men’s 60m hurdles at the Metz Elite Meet in a PB equalling time of 7.63 seconds. The race was won by Cuban Roger Valentin Iribarne in … Continue reading
CITY of Plymouth’s Holly Reid enjoyed a ‘home’ victory at the fifth leg of the Westward Cross Country League. Reid won the under-11 girls’ race at a freezing cold and muddy Central Park in Plymouth on Sunday. She managed to edge out St Petroc’s Georgina Clarke and City of Plymouth team-mate Poppy Northcott, who came … Continue reading
DEVONPORT Services closed the gap on Western Counties West leaders St Ives with a hard-earned 17-10 win at a wet and muddy Chard. Second-placed Services are now just eight points behind St Ives with a game in hand and the Cornish side still to play at the Rectory. They led 3-0 at half-time against Chard … Continue reading
YOUNGSTERS from around the region battled it out for honours at the annual Plymouth Junior Badminton Tournament held at the Life Centre. The competition was split into different age groups from under-11s to under-18s. The top under-18 performer was Sam Coleman, who won three titles on the day – the men’s singles, men’s doubles and … Continue reading
WESTERN COUNTIES WEST & CORNWALL/DEVON LEAGUE DEVONPORT Services are determined to try and take advantage of St Ives’ slip up last weekend when they travel to Chard on Saturday in a rearranged Western Counties West match. Leaders St Ives suffered only their third defeat of the season when they lost at Tiverton last weekend. It … Continue reading