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Spalding RFC are now six points adrift at the bottom of the Midlands Two East (North) table after losing their crunch clash at Nottingham Casuals 33-12. Having upset Newark in their last outing, Town were hoping to make it back-to-back wins and move well away from the bottom by beating their fellow strugglers. But Casuals, bottom at the start of ...

Tom Roberts stepped down as Holbeach United player boss after watching the Tigers rescue a 2-2 draw with ChromaSport UCL Premier Division rivals Harborough Town on Saturday, while Spalding United slipped to a 3-2 home loss against Stocksbridge Park Steels in Evo-Stik NPL First Division South. The big story came after all of the action at Carter’s Park, where Holbeach ...

The talented young guns from Spalding RFC under-12s have booked a dream trip to Twickenham after winning the coveted Aviva Premiership Landrover Cup at Oakham Rugby Club on Sunday. Their prize for winning the tournament is a trip to the home of rugby for the entire under-12 squad – and they will get to play during half time at the ...

Spalding United are hoping to end their run of three Evo-Stik NPL First Divison South games without a win on Saturday when they welcome Stocksbridge Park Steels to the Sir Halley (3pm). The Tulips, who picked up a morale-boosted 5-2 victory at Carlton Town in the Integro League Cup on Tuesday, go into the clash in third place. Steels, meanwhile, are 12th in ...

Nene Valley Harriers’ Nicky Morgan impressed on her England debut in the British and Irish Master’s Cross Country International at Glasgow on Saturday. The 46-year-old North Midlands League veteran’s cross country champion finished sixth in the B international race, competing against a field of top veteran runners from across the home nations. Morgan narrowly missed out on running in the ...

Tyler Wright and Reece Harker both helped themselves to hat-tricks as Mulberry cruised to an 8-1 John Chappell Shield success over hosts South Holland United Claret on Sunday. Brandon Harker and Josh McGuire also got amongst the goals as Mulberry showed no mercy to the Spalding and District Sunday League’s basement boys. Joshua Bowers did reply for Claret, but it ...

Holbeach United bounced back from their FA Vase exit by winning 3-1 at ChromaSport UCL Premier Division basement boys Huntingdon Town on Wednesday night. A Jordan Thomas penalty (22) and Ollie Pinner’s header (33) put the Tigers in command – only for the hosts to pull one back before the break. Huntingdon had chances to level in the second half, ...

A busy weekend at Welland Yacht Club saw the Frostbite Series get under way and trophies dished out at the traditional end of season awards bash. The close of the regular campaign was marked on Saturday night at Welland’s Cradge Bank base, with all of the year’s winners getting their hands on silverware. But the Spalding club wasted no time ...

The Readers Lincolnshire ECB Premier League will go into 2017 with two new teams following the unexpected withdrawal of Skegness Cricket Club from the division. At the AGM, South Lincolnshire and Border League winners Spalding Town were automatically promoted and bottom side Nettleham returned to the Lincolnshire County Cricket League (LCCL), while 11th-placed Grimsby Town retained their Premier League status. ...

Spalding Golf Club’s ladies’ section handed over a cheque for £1,277 to Marie Curie last week to mark another year of fundraising. Ruth Felts, a local organiser and fund raiser for Marie Curie, was at Spalding’s Surfleet base last week to collect the funds raised by the club’s women. The figure represents half of last year’s lady captain’s charity funds, ...

Spalding Water Polo have been given a timely boost thanks to a £350 donation from Deeping Round Table. Last month the Spalding team welcomed the Deeping tablers for a fun night at the Castle pool, with Simon Bateman and 11 other novices put through their paces by head coach Dave Lord. The Deeping lads were then thrown in the deep ...

Lowly Havering handed Spalding their first home defeat of the East Men’s Hockey League Premier B Division season on Saturday – and sent them tumbling off the top of the table. Glen Park was stunned early on as Havering dispatched a short corner, but normal service looked like resuming when Stuart Cunnington was on target with a strong short corner ...

A hat-trick from Ben Shore inspired Long Sutton 1st to a five-star victory at CoP 3rd in East Men’s Hockey League Division One on Saturday. Visitors Sutton started like a house on fire against the basement boys and went 3-0 to the good through Will Cook, Shore and Gary Hales. However, the Sutton tide abated pre-half time and Peterborough landed ...

The last remaining unbeaten record was finally smashed in Spalding and District Snooker League last Thursday night. Division One pace-setters Donington C saw their ten-game winning streak ended by Holbeach A, who came back from 2-0 down to claim a narrow 4-2 triumph and blow the title race wide open. Relentless Donington did look like making it 11 games unbeaten ...

Clear wins were the order of the day in Spalding and District Table Tennis League Division One last week – and not always in top versus bottom matches. Not only that, but at the end of the night not one team was in the same position it had been in at the start of proceedings. Bladerunners dropped to fifth after ...

Members of South Lincs Environmental Group (SLEG) – in conjunction with a British Heart Foundation grant – have funded a new defibrillator for the parish of Sutton Bridge. The defibrillator is situated at Sutton Bridge Golf Club (on New Road) and will be available for golf club members and the general public to use. Chairman of the golf club, Richard ...

Long Eaton United 3 Holbeach United 2 Assistant boss Martyn Cundy had nothing but praise for his Holbeach United players despite seeing them knocked out of The FA Buildbase Vase on Saturday. The Tigers were beaten 3-2 at Midlands League Premier Division outfit Long Eaton, as their bid to reach Wembley stalled at the second round stage. All looked to ...

Carlton Town 2 Spalding United 5 Satisfied boss Dave Frecklington got the response he was looking for from his Spalding United side as they romped to a 5-2 victory at Carlton Town on Tuesday night. The Tulips shrugged off a spirited comeback from their Evo-Stik NPL Division One South rivals to progress in the Integro League Cup thanks to goals ...

Pinchbeck United 3 Long Sutton Athletic 0 Ian Dunn admits he’s gunning for glory in the Lincs Junior Cup after seeing his Pinchbeck United side put a game Long Sutton Athletic to the sword on Saturday. Goals from Ollie Maltby (pen 11), Liam Ogden (51) and Tom Brooks (90) steered Pinchbeck into the fourth round at Knight Street – and ...

Co-bosses Carl Wilson and Dan Monaghan were impressed with the performance from their Tydd St Mary side as they ground out a hard fought 1-0 away victory against Whittlesey A to make progress in the Intermediate Shield on Saturday. The Saints, holders of the Intermediate Shield, were playing Whittlesey A for the first time since they met in the final ...