Sport

This year’s Mildenhall Cycling Festival once proved to be a happy hunting for Spalding Cycling Club grass track team. With activities spread over three days, the usual programme devised by Max Pendleton and the organising team from Mildenhall Cycling Club offered chances of good, competitive racing. Numbers appeared to be down, but the usual high standard of racing went off ...

More than £1,500 was raised on Tydd St Giles Golf Club’s Seniors Open Charity Day. Some 90 golfers from around the region took part in a team four-ball Stableford competition, on what was a glorious day for golf. Home foursome Dan Newell, Vinny Day, Lee Smith and Neil John took the first prize with 132 points, ahead of John Gamble, ...

South Lincs Competitive Swimming Club were left brimming with pride after four of their members were chosen to represent Lincolnshire in the Junior Inter-Counties Competition. Ellisha Cookson, Aurinija Maliauskaite, Hannah Willis and Ellie O’Brien were part of the team that competed against teams from Essex, Hertfordshire, Leicestershire, Suffolk, Warwickshire and Bedfordshire at the Inspire Swimming Complex in Luton. The event ...

Spalding Town’s relegation from the Lincs ECB Premier Division was confirmed on Saturday after a six-wicket defeat at high-flying Grantham. Having won the toss and elected to bat, Spalding were bowled out for just 119 in 38.5 overs with Jordan Butcher (37) top scoring. Grantham then knocked off the runs in 24 overs, despite three more wickets from the ever-impressive ...

Spalding duo Martin Spencer and Steve Hill have become only the second-ever Lincolnshire team to win the pairs title at National Bowls Championships. Spencer and Hill, who represent Royal Mail Cart locally, were representing their county at the Leamington Spa event having won through a host of qualifying matches throughout the season. They are the first LIncolnshire duo to win ...

Dan Woods netted twice as Moulton Harrox beat Sawtry 4-3 on Saturday to stay top of the ChromaSport PDFL Premier Division. Joe Townsend and Louis Steadman also notched for Moulton at Broad Lane, but they had their work cut out after Jake Mason was sent off. Harrox are three points clear of perennial rivals Netherton United at the top of ...

Jubilant captain Phil Barnes feels Long Sutton are now back where they belong after clinching the South Lincs and Border League Division One title on Saturday. Barnes led from the front as he top scored with 74 in Sutton’s solid score of 227-5 against South Holland rivals Moulton Harrox at Paradise Field, before watching on as Steve Milnes (4-20), Rob ...

DEEPING RANGERS 4 HOLBEACH UNITED 3 A remarkable late rally couldn’t stop Holbeach United from losing 4-3 at Deeping Rangers on Tuesday night. Holbeach trailed the ChromaSport UCL Premier Division clash 4-0 with 89 minutes on the clock after goals from Charlie Ward (39), Dan Schiavi (54), Joe Braithwaite (OG 75) and Scott Mooney (82). Determined not to give up ...

PINCHBECK UNITED 10 ST ANDREWS 1 Ian Dunn dubbed his Pinchbeck United side “a joy to watch” after they walloped St Andrews 10-1 in their first-ever ChromaSport UCL KO Cup game on Saturday. Hat-tricks from Andrew Tidswell (25, 28 and 45) and Liam Ogden (37, 87 and 90), plus strikes from Ollie Maltby (2 and 76), Josh Smith (18) and ...

GRANTHAM TOWN 2 HOLBEACH UNITED 1 Holbeach United were left to rue a harsh red card and a “pathetic” penalty decision as their fine Emirates FA Cup run ended with a 2-1 defeat at Grantham Town on Saturday. All of the goals came in the first half at The Meeres, with Lee Shaw (23) and Andrew Wright (pen 45) netting ...

BELPER RUFC 38 SPALDING RFC 18 If Spalding RFC were thinking that life would be easier following their relegation to Midlands Three East (North), they need to quickly think again. Town were battered 38-12 at Belper in their season opener on Saturday, as their fine pre-season form eluded them. Within the first minute Spalding had a scrum on the half ...

Holbeach United’s fine run in the Emirates FA Cup was ended by a 2-1 defeat at Grantham Town on Saturday, while Pinchbeck United crushed St Andrews 10-1 in the ChromaSport UCL KO Cup. Starting with the Tigers, a Lee Shaw goal gave Evo-Stik NPL Premier Division side Grantham a 23rd-minute lead in the first round qualifying clash. Dan Dougill then saw ...

Spalding RFC get their new Midlands Three (East) season under way with a trip to Belper on Saturday (3pm). Town, who were relegated last season, are playing at their lowest level in recent memory – but will be bidding to bounce back under the stewardship of new skipper Richard Cooke. Ash Piccaver and Jason Steels will both act as his ...

Stamford 1 Spalding United 1 Resolute Spalding United went back to basics as they ended a run of three defeats on the spin with a 1-1 derby draw at Stamford on Saturday. Debutant Devante Reittie – signed on loan from Coalville Town – gave the Tulips a surprise lead at the Zeeco Stadium on (22), but a deflected Jake Duffy ...

Buoyant boss Seb Hayes reckons that only a mad man would back his Holbeach United side to cause an FA Cup shock at Grantham Town on Saturday (3pm). But he insists that his Tigers can upset the odds in the First Qualifying Round clash at The Meeres, despite Grantham being two levels above them in the non-league ladders. A cool ...

Spalding Golf Club are celebrating after winning the coveted Bramley Trophy for the first time. The final was played at Seacroft Golf Club and contested by Spalding, Belton Park and Kenwick Park over 36 holes. Representing Spalding were Andy Grimwood, Hugo Kedzlie and James Crampton – and what a team they made. With James leading the way against a +5 ...

It’s another first for Pinchbeck United on Saturday as they contest their maiden ChromaSport UCL Knockout Cup clash. Premier Division side St Andrews are the visitors to the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field on Saturday (3pm), with Pinchbeck assistant boss Allan Ross admitting that a good cup run would help put his side on the footballing map. The Knights have ...

Holbeach United’s eye-catching start to the ChromaSport UCL Premier Division season continued with a 3-1 win over Yaxley on Wednesday night.  After a goalless first half, strikes from George Zuerner and Charley Sanders (2) fired the Tigers to a fourth win from five league games – which puts them back on top of the table. The Tigers now turn their ...

Setting a new or bettering an existing club record is never easy in the longer distance events – but for Spalding Cycling Club’s Sarah Bentley the challenge is both unique and rewarding The 2016 ladies’ best all- rounder and already the ladies’ 50-mile time trial record holder, Bentley recently posted the second fastest time over 100 miles of 4.57.30hrs, just ...

Former England international Matt Taylor has paid tribute to Spalding Hockey Club after overseeing another hugely successful summer camp last week. Glen Park, Spalding’s Surfleet-based home, played host to the sixth annual Matt Taylor Summer Hockey Camp – with close to 50 youngsters put through their paces by the former international and his team of coaches on Thursday and Friday. ...