Sport

Assistant manager Paul Crowson feels a place in the ChromaSport PDFL Premier Division’s top two is the least Moulton Harrox should be aiming for this season. Moulton, who have finished in the top three in each of the past three seasons, kick-off their campaign with a Broad Lane derby against promoted Sutton Bridge United on Saturday (1.45pm). Nigel Steadman’s side, ...

A potentially feisty derby between Long Sutton and Tydd St Mary is the highlight of Sunday’s UCL/PDFL Groundhop weekend fixtures. The ChromaSport PDFL Division One clash at London Road is a repeat of last season’s Spalding Inter-Services Trophy final, which Tydd won 7-6 on penalties back in April. Four players were sent off that day, meaning there is likely to ...

Ian Dunn reckons that his Pinchbeck United side will be considered favourites for their first-ever game in ChromaSport UCL Division One on Friday night. Pinchbeck, promoted from the PDFL Premier Division last season, travel to Huntingdon Town (7.45pm) for the opening game of this year’s UCL/PDFL Groundhop weekend. Despite there being two levels between the teams at this point last ...

New player/coach Tom Roberts says that Spalding Town have designs on being a team the town can be proud of. Town, who are managed by ex-Moulton Harrox player Danny Kingman, have been on something of a recruitment drive over the summer. The ChromaSport PDFL Division Two side get their season under way on Saturday, as they welcome league newboys Wisbech ...

Spalding Town’s under-9 ‘A’ team romped to victory in the BGL Stamford Big Bash tournament. Spalding entered two teams into the sixess tournament, which featured 16 teams from local clubs and was organised by former England cricketer Dean Headley. The ‘B’ team won one of their three pool matches, but sadly missed out on any further progression. However, the Spalding ...

An amazing 160 players took part in Spalding Golf Club’s Captain’s Day this year. The overall winner on the day – with 40 points – was Tony Bray, who edged Wayne Wallace into second on 39 points. Chris Ward was third, also on 39 points, with Mark Cooley edging John Farrow to take fourth on countback after both bagged 38 ...

Andy Prior picked up a pair of wins at rounds three and four of Welland Yacht Club’s Commodores Points Series. With a light breeze blowing around the river making for an unusual start, Prior took the lead in the opener – followed by Paul Wilson, Alan Cox, Mark Holland and Geri van Haren. As the boats made their way around ...

The 2017 season continues to be full of various success stories for Spalding Cycling Club. Be it riders achieving personal best times (PB), returning to racing after injury, or others completing various distance challenges successfully, it has so far been a fitting 90th anniversary for the club. While most of the club’s members have focused on the more standard time ...

Spalding RFC are back in training ahead of their new Midlands Three East (North) campaign, which gets under way at Belper on September 2. Having dropped two levels in three seasons, there are some new rivals for Town this time around – with the most notable fixtures being against Sleaford on November 25 and March 24. The Elephants will be ...

Two amateur golfers from Spalding are one step closer to playing with a star of the European Tour after qualifying for the national final of Bridgestone’s Chase Your Dream Trophy, which is run in partnership with England Golf. Charles Lacey and Richard McCrae triumphed at the regional qualifier at Spalding Golf Club’s Surfleet course with net scores of 69 and ...

Nene Valley Harriers are looking well placed for a return to Division Three of the British Athletics League after a fine performance in their League Two match at Bedford. Two promotion places were up for grabs before the meeting last Saturday, but this has become one after Trafford AC won the day, and with it a step up a level ...

Spalding Town slumped to their heaviest defeat of the Lincs ECB Premier League season so far on Saturday as Sleaford handed them a ten-wicket reverse. On a day when rain caused a host of games in the division to be abandoned, Spalding were skittled out for just 93 at London Road – before the dominant hosts knocked off the required ...

A classy Gary King free-kick earned Spalding United a 1-0 friendly win at Rainworth Miners Welfare on Tuesday night. The goal was the Tulips’ first in pre-season and also King’s maiden strike back in blue. The victory was a welcome boost for Chris Rawlinson’s charges, who slipped to a 1-0 reverse at ChromaSport UCL Premier Division outfit Boston Town on ...

Robert Bye and Lynn Exley were the big winners at Gedney Hill Golf Club’s President’s Day event on Sunday. A score of 43 points was enough 43 for Bye to fend off PGA professional Kerr Page (41 points) into second, despite Page shooting a record-equalling 65 nett. John George also scored 41 points and completed the top three in the ...

The rain denied Moulton Harrox a landslide victory on Saturday as a sensational 112 from Joe Broomfield set the tone for a brilliant all-round performance. Harrox cracked 265-6 from their 45 overs at Billingborough 2nd in South Lincs and Border League Division One, before reducing their hosts to 16-7 in reply. However the rain came and saved the day for ...

A nasty ‘tank-slapper’ denied Aaron Clarke what looked like being a top ten finish in the Superstock 600 race at Brands Hatch over the weekend. Kirton racer Clarke had guided his draperRACING machine from 21st to tenth at the Kent circuit, before disaster struck with just two laps remaining. The tank-slapper, which means Clarke’s front forks violently slapped back and ...

Young American rider Brandon Paasch joined the G&S Racing Kawasaki team to ride at Brands Hatch in the Superstock 600 championship round on Sunday – and instantly clicked with the Kawasaki to record a fine 14th place. Tom Fisher also rode well through some electrical problems in the Stock 1000 class to record two strong results for the Wyberton team ...

Tom Wright and Ed Gurney put in impressive performances for Spalding Cycling Club at the opening round of the Go Green Grass Track Series. Sleaford Wheelers hosted the meet on Saturday, with Bourne Wheelers, Chesterfield Coureurs and Fenland Clarion the other competing clubs. Organiser Dennis Owen’s main worry was that rain would disrupt racing – but fortunately, while it was ...

Steve Sayer edged to overall victory at Gedney Hill Golf Club’s 2017 Joint Captain’s Day event. Ace Sayer topped the men’s side of the standings with a score of 43 points, which was enough to pip Craig Johnson (also with 43) into second place on countback. Andy Davies took third position with an equally strong haul of 42 points, just ...

Boss Seb Hayes reckons it’s a case of “so far, so good” for his Holbeach United side over pre-season. After beating Skegness Town 6-2 on Saturday and thrashing at Wisbech St Mary 8-0 on Tuesday night, the Tigers chief is ready to step things up a notch ahead of the start of the new ChromaSport UCL Premier Division season against ...