Sports in Axminster

By Carol Austin

Axe Valley Runners were out in force racing across the country this weekend. From Manchester to Reading, from Exeter to London via Taunton, runners competed in distances ranging from 10k to the 26.2m on the road and up to 22 miles on the trails.

SUNDAY RESULTS SERVICE

Axminster Town dropped points in a 1-1 draw at Torridgeside, a team several places below them in the South West Peninsular Premier East division.

By Dick Sturch

Millwey Rise 1sts 2, East Budleigh 2nd 0

CHARMOUTH faced Thorncombe in the quarter final of the Jack Venn Cup at home and after two wins were the favourites but their neighbouring villagers had a very different plan.

Charmouth looked off the pace with wayward passing and no real spark. Thorncombe took full advantage and after 10 minutes they were 2-0 up with two near identical goals, a great through-pass opened up the Charmouth defence and a clinical finish putting Thorncombe in control.

IT'S been a tough season for the youngsters in the Uplyme Reserves team and the quarter-final of the John Fowler Cup was another big challenge with the visitors Barrington Reserves bringing a very experienced squad as their first team had no game.

It was to prove a brilliant match lit up by moments of magic from the Swallows.

Understrength Axminster Town were no match for Brixham, losing 3-0 last evening (Wednesday) before a sparse crowd at Tiger Way.

In his programme notes, Tigers' manager Dan Prettyjohn described the South Devon side as the best side they had faced this season so this was not the time to meet them with four of Axminster's best players not available, four of which are under suspension.

Weekend Results Service

South West Peninsular League Premier East Division

After going nine games without a win, Axminster Town has returned to winning ways with two 1-0 victories on the bounce to boost confidence in the run-in to the end of the season.

On Saturday the Tigers put in a solid, battling performance away to Bovey Tracey, their goal coming in the 34th minute from centre-forward Oscar Latis.

By Richard Honnor

Beer Albion 1sts still occupy third place in the Devon and Exeter Premier Division after a comfortable 3-0 home win against bottom-of-the-table Ottery St Mary 2nds.

Uplyme 1sts ended the 17-game unbeaten run of St Thomas with a 4 - 3 win which should have been much more comprehensive than it turned out.

Even with players missing, St Thomas proved a constant threat at set pieces with their physical presence and took the lead through a corner, after Uplyme had started very brightly.