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Two teams recorded maximum 7-0 wins in Spalding and District Billiards League on Monday night. Both Holbeach C and Crowland A picked up seven points apiece, seeing off Pyramid A and Consti B respectively. Holbeach’s whitewash win keeps them on the edge of the title race in third, some 10.5 points off the pace. Ben Harding (R80) and Colin Dodd ...

Disillusioned Holbeach United boss Seb Hayes admits that his long-term future at the club is under threat unless something drastic changes at Carter’s Park. The Tigers chief unleashed a verbal volley on his side after Saturday’s shock 3-1 loss at Kirby Muxloe – and revealed that he’ll no longer play ‘Mr Nice Guy’ with his players. This Saturday sees eighth-placed ...

Depleted Spalding 1st picked up a 5-3 win at struggling Felixstowe on Saturday to keep their East Men’s Hockey League Premier B promotion hopes very much on track. Despite missing a host of players, third-placed Spalding were soon ahead when Stuart Cunnington drilled home a  short corner. They continued to dominate for long periods and two more strikes from top ...

A return to regular action in the Spalding and District Table Tennis League saw a full programme for Division One – but Division Two continued to have ‘part matches’ played out. South Holland, facing Aches and Pains, took over at the top of the table having secured a 5-0 win. Jean White and Richard Hammond took all the points for ...

Spalding’s under-14 boys completed their England Hockey under-14 Championship programme with an outstanding 6-0 victory over Staffordshire based Lichfield at Glen Park on Sunday. The victory made it three wins – they also beat City of Peterborough (6-0) and Loughborough (8-0) – from the five games and means that the lads have finished in a very commendable third place in ...

Mid-table Tulips A produced their performance of the Spalding and District Snooker League season so far to hammer Division One table-toppers Donington C 6-0 – and blow the title race wide open. Just seven points now spans the leading four in the top tier, with Donington’s lead now just a solitary point after the whitewashing. As ever, Tulips talisman Bren ...

AFC Rushden & Diamonds 1 Spalding United 2 Ten-man Spalding United produced a remarkable comeback to beat promotion rivals AFC Rushden and Diamonds 2-1 on Tuesday night. The Tulips looked doomed early in the second half when Liam Dolman (46) lashed the hosts ahead and then Neal Spafford was sent off (48) in the Evo-Stik NPL First Division South clash ...

Substitutes Billy King and Joe Townsend proved key for Moulton Harrox on Saturday as they came back from 2-0 down to see off Leverington Sports at Broad Lane. Goals from Adam Bunton and Mark Newton had Harrox floundering in the ChromaSport PDFL Premier Division clash, with a defeat potential fatal to their hopes of retaining their league crown. But a ...

Player/boss Matt Cawthorn told his Long Sutton Athletic players not to take their place in the team for granted after watching them labour to a 2-1 ChromaSport PDFL Division One win at Baston on Saturday. Billy Radeloff’s cracking cross allowed skipper Billy Oliver to volley Sutton ahead on 35 minutes at the Goat Pen, but Steven Bratcher’s second-half penalty hauled ...

Relieved player/boss Ian Dunn thinks that Pinchbeck United may look back on Saturday’s dramatic 4-3 win over Deeping Rangers Reserves as a huge moment in their season. Top scorer Ollie Maltby took his tally for the season to an incredible 45 goals in 23 games with a four-goal haul in the ChromaSport PDFL Premier Division clash at Knight Street – ...

Moulton Harrox Reserves’ relentless charge towards the ChromaSport PDFL Division One title continued with a 6-1 success at Glinton and Northborough on Saturday. Daniel Lambe-Hyner (2), Declan Earth, Laurence Price, Martin Sandall and Ashley West all notched for Kev Nottingham’s unbeaten side, who have now won 20 of their 21 league games so far. With nine games left to play, ...

It’s not been the best of seasons for Spalding United Reserves – but they finally had reason to celebrate on Saturday. The Tulips’ second string, who had gone 21 ChromaSport PDFL Division One games without a win and faced a negative goal difference of more than 100, enjoyed a day to remember at the SirHalley Stewart Playing Field as they ...

Spalding RFC 0 Melbourne RFC 46 Two sides seemingly going in opposite directions clashed on Saturday as relegation-threatened Spalding RFC were soundly beaten 46-0 by Midlands Two East (North) champions elect Melbourne at the Memorial Field. Despite putting in an admirable battling performance, it’s now 14 losses from 15 league games for Town – who are 20 points from safety ...

Shaw Lane AFC  3 Spalding United  1 There was no dream start for Spalding United’s new manager Chris Rawlinson in the top of the table Evo-Stik NPL First Division South clash at pace-making Shaw Lane on Saturday – but plenty of positives and what ifs despite a 3-1 defeat. The positives from his depleted squad were there in abundance, with ...

Kirby Muxloe  3 Holbeach United  1 Angry Seb Hayes has finally had enough of the inconsistent form his Holbeach United side have displayed during his reign. The Tigers chief had a few home truths for his under-performing side after Saturday’s shocking 3-1 defeat at ChromaSport UCL Premier Division strugglers Kirby Muxloe. All of the goals came in the second half ...

Spalding RFC suffered a 46-0 home humbling at the hands of Midlands Two East (North) leaders Melbourne on Saturday. The defeat, Town’s 14th from 15 league games this season, keeps them rock bottom of the table – with relegation now looking a certainty. Next up for The Elephants is a trip to Matlock next Saturday, in what is their game ...

Both Spalding United and Holbeach United lost 3-1 away from home on Saturday, while Moulton Harrox and Pinchbeck United enjoyed home wins. Starting with Spalding, they suffered defeat at Evo-Stik NPL First Division South leaders Shaw Lane AFC In what was Chris Rawlinson’s first game as boss. Gavin Allott gave the hosts a 1-0 lead with a goal on 30 ...

With Spalding and District Billiards League leaders Long Sutton not in action on Monday night, title rivals Donington cranked up the pressure on them. Second-placed Donington romped to a maximum 7-0 success at Gosberton A, with Jim Thompson (R40), Ben Wrigglesworth (R60) and Matt Turner (R50) all on winning form. Turner chipped in with a 20 break for the winners, ...

Spalding Indoor Bowls Club’s Chelsea Tomlin and Ruby Hill represented England in the under-25 ladies’ international series at Islwyn over the weekend. England have historically dominated the series in recent years, but it was Scotland who were victorious after two days of play. Tomlin and Hill both lost their opening matches – but were teamed together for the last day. ...

Daz Edey helped himself to a hat-trick on his Holbeach United Sunday bow as they crushed table-topping Sutton Bridge in the big Spalding Sunday League match of the weekend. Edey, the current Holbeach United first team assistant boss, was joined on the scoresheet by player/co-boss Josh Ford (2) and Francis Mckeown as the Tigers made light work of their chief ...