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A devastating five-goal burst in just 23 minutes helped Holbeach United to a spectacular away success on Saturday.   The five-star victory came against the odds for the Tigers who defied a lengthy injury and suspension list to return from Chestnut Avenue with all three points. Such was the extent of their unavailabilities that goalkeeper Rick Drury played outfield while ...

Moulton Harrox Reserves were crowned Peterborough League Division One champions on Tuesday night. A 4-1 victory over Sutton Bridge on Saturday had all but sealed the title for Kev Nottingham’s side. However, closest challengers Warboys then dropped points in a 2-2 draw with Whittlesey Reserves on Tuesday to confirm Harrox’s championship success. Chris Hall had put Harrox a goal ahead ...

How the fortunes of these two teams have changed over the last 12 months. This time last year Spalding entertained Coalville at home on the last game of the season with both teams having had a fairly poor season, sitting just above the relegation zone, but Spalding tore Coalville apart with an outstanding second half display of running rugby coming ...

Newly-promoted Spalding Town suffered a four-wicket defeat on the opening day of the Lincs Premier League season on Saturday.   Despite posting 178-9 from their 50 overs against Grimsby Town, the visitors scraped home with just 2.4 overs to spare. Spalding, batting first, saw new signing Faisal Javed dismissed by Dylan Claasen after scoring just three runs on his Town ...

Long Sutton showed an early statement of intent on the opening weekend of the South Lincs and Border League season following last year’s relegation. Phil Barnes’ side lost their Premier Division place last season, but showed they’re aiming to bounce straight back in an eight-wicket demolition of Billingborough 2nd on Saturday. Billingborough were bowled out for just 62 as Barry ...

Spalding saw victory snatched from their grasp in the final of the national women’s inter-club championship on Sunday.   They looked to have the winning post in their sights in the Yetton Trophy tie against St Neots when Gloria Haney’s rink held three shots on the penultimate end. However, Hayley Felce produced a brilliant shot to turn the match around ...

Moulton Harrox made a winning start to their South Lincs and Border League Division One campaign with a tough trip to Belton Park 1st on Saturday. The visitors lost the toss, but Harrox captain Joe Broomfield looked to counter attack the tricky conditions and shared an opening partnership of 54 with Lance Bettinson inside 13 overs. Broomfield made a fine ...

Tydd secured a place in the Peterborough League Division Two play-offs after a 5-3 home success over Parkway Eagles on Saturday. Despite falling behind midway through the opening period, Tydd equalised after 36 minutes when James Woods teed up Max Burrell to fire home. The home side then edged ahead just past the hour mark as Burrell slid a perfect ...

A battling 5-1 victory at Gosberton C saw Crowland A wrap up the Spalding and District Snooker League Division Three title on Thursday night.   Needing just a couple of points to be sure of the title, the long-term leaders were made to work very hard by their hosts – but ultimately wrapped up the title with win number 21 ...

Favourable wind conditions enabled many of the competitors who started round two of Spalding Cycling Club’s 2017 ten-mile league series to achieve times often more than a minute faster than those set in the first outing. This included Chris Bettinson who posted 26.15 in the second round while Tom Wright finished 11th overall with 27.10. Of the 23 club members ...

Spalding Hockey Club celebrated its annual presentation evening with a packed house on Saturday evening with junior awards being followed by the senior club awards. Junior committee member Dave Mayhew reported on yet another outstanding season for the club’s junior section. More than 150 young players have attended the club’s coaching sessions over the season with an average attendance on Saturday mornings ...

Bradley Wells helped himself to a hat-trick as the Tulips completed their regular fixtures in Evo-Stik NPL First Division South with a comfortable  3-1 victory over Northwich Victoria at the Sir Halley Stewart Field on Saturday.   Although scoring three goals the Tulips’ leading goal-getter this season could so easily have doubled his tally and in doing so he missed ...

With 13 boats on the water, Sunday morning saw the third race in the Welland Yacht Club  Morning Points series. With a light breeze and the odd stronger gust the start got underway without incident. Martin Cook managed to position himself well for the start and, although the faster phantom of Paul Burton and the two of the lasers helmed ...

Martin Spencer and Annie Dunham won the mixed pairs event as they represented England in the World Indoor Bowls Council Championships in Swansea. Both Spalding Indoor Bowls Club players qualified out of their group in the singles before losing in the knockout stages – but they teamed together in the mixed pairs, with great success. In the group stages they ...

A record 144 competitors took part in Tydd St Giles Golf Club’s Spring Open – dubbed their first ‘major’ of the season. The individual Stableford competition was won by home talent Phillip Wilkinson on 38 points, with Malcolm Stead (Tydd St Giles) second on 36 points. Wayne Alder, also of Tydd, claimed third ahead of team-mate Mark Whittaker on countback ...

An evening of mixed fortunes is the best way to describe the first 10 mile time trial of Spalding Cycling Club’s 2017 league. In contrast to the rainy start of 2016, the weather was dry, bright and sunny with a strong, cold head wind down the Delph and this was reflected in slower times posted for some of the 18 ...

Acle’s Dan Seabourne won the under-25 Spalding Open after beating Sleaford’s David Bristow in a high quality final at the Castle Sports Complex. The annual event, again generously sponsored by Hughes Electrical, was played to the Premier Threes format, with some of the best young players in the area on show. After ten sessions of round robin matches, the top ...

Staying up is the modest target for Spalding Town as they begin life back in the Lincs ECB Premier Division on Saturday. Experienced skipper Rob Ambrose admits that his side are stronger than they’ve been in recent seasons ahead of the Spalding Grammar School opener with Grimsby Town on Saturday (noon) – but he isn’t interested in setting any lofty ...

Spalding RFC will conclude the toughest season in their recent history at Coalville this Saturday (3pm). Town, who have lost 20 of their 21 games so far in Midlands Two East (North), visit a Coalville side that are still in with an outside chance of winning the title and, at the very least, will hope to clinch a play-off position. ...

Treble-chasing Holbeach United Sunday needed extra time to defeat Sutton Bridge United Sunday 4-2 as they lifted their second trophy in as many weekends. The Tigers were crowned Spalding and District Sunday League Knockout Cup champions at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field, one week after landing the Lincs FA Sunday Cup. However, a shock looked to be on the ...