Sport

Moulton Harrox B ace Ash Allen starred as he walked away with three trophies at the Hereward Sports Pinchbeck and District Darts League’s finals night. On a night of high quality darts at Spalding Services Club, Allen won the league pairs with partner Dan Vaughan, before going on to win the singles and the coveted Mark Tansley Trophy. The night ...

Half-term hit the Spalding and District Table Tennis League resulting in a postponement and two unfinished matches. On the other hand the league are now getting a regular group of visitors, five coming this time. Bladerunners are hanging on to the lead at the top of Division One after losing their match to JDM 3-2, who drop to fourth despite ...

Holbeach United made up ground on the top two in the United Counties League Premier Division with a 2-1 away win at Rothwell Corinthians on Saturday. With table-topping Peterborough Sports and second-placed Desborough suffering away losses, the Tigers moved up to fourth place on the back of the victory. After a scoreless first half, Jordan Thomas gave the Tigers the ...

Romulus 1, Spalding United 2 The Tulips maintained their second placing in Evo Stik NPL First Division South with another stat for the record books – their first ever victory over Romulus at Coles Lane, Sutton Coldfield. This was the second successive game in which the Tulips had made such a claim, having done the same at Sheffield FC’s Home ...

Pinchbeck’s Dan Booth is targeting British under-25 Championship success in his 1300cc Stock Car on Halloween Carnival Night at King’s Lynn’s Adrian Flux Arena this Saturday (5.30pm). The meeting also features a massive field of Unlimited Bangers and the three-wheeled Reliant Robins. Off-track, there will be a fireworks display, plus a Halloween fancy dress parade and free fairground rides. For ...

It was a good week for title-chasing Long Sutton in Spalding and District Billiards League as they took advantage of a slip up from the leaders to move within striking distance. Magic Mick Cooper (O150) shone for Sutton in their 7-0 beating of Holbeach A, making a super break of 74 and smaller offerings of 45, 26, 25 and 21 ...

Dave Frecklington has urged his Spalding United players to take the chance to make up ground on Evo-Stik NPL First Division South leaders Shaw Lane AFC over the next week. The Tulips face a tricky away trip to Romulus this Saturday (3pm), before the big home clash with AFC Rushden and Diamonds on Tuesday night (7.45pm). With Shaw Lane not ...

Co-boss Tim Cole admits that Holbeach United Sunday’s Lincs Sunday Cup bid faces a real test this weekend. The Tigers, who have already beaten Baston (4-1) and Fleet UC (20-0) in the competition, welcome Grimsby, Cleethorpes and District Sunday League high-flyers Bradley Rovers to town on Sunday (10.30am). It is hoped that the third round clash will take place at ...

An injury crisis and fixture pile-up is forcing Holbeach United player/boss Tom Roberts back into the transfer market. The Tigers chief admits that his side are “running on empty” as they enter what is traditionally the toughest part of the season – the run up to Christmas. Holbeach haven’t got a free midweek until the end of November, with ten ...

Pat West won the second round of Spalding Golf Club’s Groom Shield as she saw off 20 other qualifiers in the bogey competition. Ladies’ section ace West won with a level par round at the Surfleet course, edging Jackie Bailey-Scott (-2) into second. Tracy Siddle, also scoring -2, was third. The third round was played yesterday (result not known as ...

Jo Bland’s sublime second-half winner gave Long Sutton ladies a 2-1 derby win over Spalding Poachers on Saturday – and saw them leapfrog their rivals at the top of East Women’s Hockey League Division 2NW. In a game that saw great hockey served up by both sides and that was played at an incredible pace, the Poachers began much the ...

The race for glory in Welland Yacht Club’s personal handicap series remains wide open after three competitive rounds on Sunday. The morning’s race started under a darkened sky with a reasonable breeze blowing. All eight boats got away cleanly from the start following some sizeable gusts, with the faster trio of Paul Burton, Andy Prior and Tom Bell pulling out ...

Rampant Donington C stormed five points clear at the top of Spalding and District Snooker League Division One with a 6-0 success at Boundary A – making it eight wins from as many matches this season. Ben Wrigglesworth (O14), Neil Favell (O14), Graham Slater (R14), Lee Hempsall (scr) and Matt Turner (O7) all won frames for the table-toppers, who are ...

Holbeach United picked up a 3-1 derby victory at Sleaford Town in the ChromaSport UCL Premier Division on Wednesday night. Nick Jackson put the Tigers ahead on 35 minutes when he nodded home Aaron Eyett’s free kick, but Ryan Parnell soon levelled at Eslaforde Park. However, Jordan Thomas lashed home a superb second for Holbeach early in the second half, ...

Gedney Hill Golf Club duo David Lord and Rob Newns endured mixed fortunes in their bid to qualify for the finals of two huge events. The amateur golfers just missed out an expenses-paid trip of a lifetime to Morocco in the UK regional northern senior pairs final of the 2016 Morocco Matchplay, powered by HowDidiDo. Business owner David Lord (67), ...

Spalding Indoor Bowls Club’s Ruby Hill was part of the England team which retained the under-18 British Isles title in Aberdeen. Hill was selected in the mixed pairs with Aaron Johnson (from Norfolk) and was joined in the mixed fours by Ryan Nash (Moonfleet 200), Liam Harris (Beccles) and Adam Pitfield (Wellingborough). Up first was the mixed pairs, where Hill ...

Nene Valley Harriers enjoyed a hugely satisfying start to the cross country season at Derby with a winning display in the opening fixture of the North Midlands League. A record 75 athletes turned out for the club, turning Mark Eaton Park red, white and blue as the vests of the club just kept coming and coming. The girls provided the ...

The second round of Spalding and District Table Tennis League fixtures saw several players and teams put their names into the plus column. In Division One, Bladerunners emphasised their title claims with a resounding 4-1 win over big rivals South Holland. All the singles went to Colin Vertigan and Dave Gibson, but strangely they lost the doubles to the same ...

Max Burrell blasted four goals as Tydd St Mary continued their bright start to the ChromaSport PDFL Division Two season with a stylish 5-1 victory over ICA Sports Reserves on Saturday. Both sides hit the woodwork before Tydd deservedly took the lead on 18 minutes when Nick Ainslie’s run and cross was volleyed home by the surging Burrell. The Saints ...

Pleased player/boss Ian Dunn praised Pinchbeck United’s cutting edge as his side won 6-0 for the second week on the spin. Pinchbeck put Leverington Sports to the sword at Knight Street on Saturday as they progressed to the next round of the ChromaSport PDFL’s PFA Senior Cup. Top scorer Ollie Maltby took his tally for the season to 16 in ...