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Chuffed chief Ian Dunn felt that the scoreline didn’t flatter his Pinchbeck United side on Saturday as they crushed Wisbech Town Reserves 6-0 at Knight Street. Ollie Maltby plundered a second-half hat-trick for Pinchbeck in the ChromaSport PDFL Premier Division clash, while Tom Panton fired home a 30-yard stunner and Liam Ogden helped himself to a double. The comfortable victory ...

Matt Cawthorn admitted he was a “happy gaffer” after seeing his Long Sutton Athletic side came from behind to win 3-1 at Glinton and Northborough on Saturday. The win, Sutton’s fourth in their last six games, moves them up to eighth in the ChromaSport PDFL Division One. The Magpies started slowly and fell behind after ten minutes when Lewis Godfrey ...

Moulton Harrox put last weekend’s derby defeat against Pinchbeck United behind them as they bagged a fine 4-3 victory at Stanground Sports on Saturday. Top scorer Marcus Parry took his tally for the season to 14 with a double at the In2itive Park 3G venue, while Ash Coddington and Corban Oldham also netted. The win leaves Harrox second in the ...

Peterborough Sports 2 Holbeach United o First-half goals from brothers Richard and Mark Jones sentenced Holbeach United to a 2-0 defeat at ChromaSport UCL Premier Division leaders Peterborough Sports on Tuesday night. Jimmy Dean’s side are the first team to beat the Tigers on their travels this season – and in truth they never really looked too troubled on their ...

Holbeach United 3 Northampton SR 1 Holbeach United bounced back from back-to-back defeats to end Northampton Sileby Rangers’ ten-game unbeaten run in ChromaSport UCL Premier Division in what was a stormy Carter’s Park clash. The Tigers trailed 1-0 at half time after a smash and grab strike from Brian Farrell, who rounded keeper Travis Portas on seven minutes. Josh Ford, ...

Oadby W’stonians 52 Spalding RFC 21 Spalding RFC were soundly beaten 52-21 at Oadby Wyggestonians on Saturday as they exited the RFU Intermediate Cup at the second round stage. Hosts Oadby, who are flying high in Midlands Two East (South), did most of the damage in the first half – racking up 40 points in a tie played at the ...

Top darts talent Kevin Painter is the special guest at The Constitutional Club at Sutton Bridge as they host their darts exhibition next week. Known as “The Artist”, Painter will be at the club on Wednesday (October 26, 8pm start) and will take on some local South Holland talent. Tickets are available at £8 per adult and £5 per child, ...

Spalding United 0 Leek Town 1 Boss Dave Frecklington admitted that his Spalding United side were beaten at their own game on Saturday as Leek Town handed them their first Evo-Stik NPL First Division South defeat of the season. The Tulips, who were missing three key men but handed debuts to new signings Conor Higginson and Danny Durkin, were seen ...

Holbeach United have snapped up highly-rated Spalding United youngster Jonny Lockie on an initial one-month loan deal. The speedy teenage striker, who has been used mainly as a substitute by Tulips boss Dave Frecklington in Evo-Stik NPL First Division South this season, will debut for the Tigers at Peterborough Sports tomorrow night (Tuesday, 7.45pm). Player/boss Tom Roberts feels that the ...

Holbeach United launched a fine comeback to beat previously unbeaten Northampton Sileby Rangers 3-1 on Saturday, while Spalding United went down 1-0 at home against Leek Town to end their unbeaten start to the league season. Starting with the Tigers, an early Brian Farrell put Sileby ahead at Carter’s Park – a lead they held all the way up until half time. ...

Dave Frecklington has revealed that he plans to give his Spalding United squad a facelift after Saturday’s humbling 4-1 FA Trophy defeat at Gresley. The Tulips chief plans to bring in as many as FIVE new players ahead of the weekend as he bids to deal with the first selection crisis of his so far impressive tenure at the Sir ...

Tom Bell stormed to overall glory in Welland Yacht Club’s Afternoon Points Series after winning the final two rounds on Sunday. An exciting afternoon was in store, with four of the competitors being able to take overall glory. The first of the two races saw Ros Nickols managing to pull ahead early on, with Paul Burton and Bell just behind. ...

In-form Holbeach Bank celebrated the unveiling of their new sponsored strip by beating Huntington Rovers 5-2 in ChromaSport PDFL Division Four on Saturday. Bryan Thompson Windows and Conservatories Ltd have kindly sponsored the team with a full new kit and match balls, ensuring Brett Schlechter’s side look as good as they are performing on the pitch. A double from Danny ...

Defiant player/boss Tom Roberts feels that his Holbeach United side have “nothing to lose” as they they prepare for two tough ChromaSport UCL Premier Division games in four days. The Tigers play host to unbeaten Northampton Sileby Rangers on Saturday (3pm), before making the trip to leaders and title favourites Peterborough Sports on Tuesday (7.45pm). Having seen his side end ...

Young Dons under-12s have been kitted out with a new strip and substitute jackets after receiving generous sponsorship from HTS Vehicle Sales. A HTS spokesman said: “HTS Vehicle Sales are proud to be the sponsor of the Young Dons and wish them every success for the new season.” Dons’ under-12 manager Ben Pell added: “We would like to thank HTS ...

A year of fundraising led by two women from Spalding Indoor Bowls club has culminated with a four-figure donation to LIVES. Gloria Haney and Maisie Belding, both of Spalding IBC, handed over a cheque for £1,258.55 to Gordon Kirk from the charity, which is a volunteer community team of first responders with a presence in South Holland. Monies raised came ...

Spalding Cycling Club’s Cyclo Cross season got under way with a pair of impressive performances at the two Lincolnshire League events held so far. A small group of Spalding riders made the trip to Sleaford for round one on September 25, representing the club well with two top ten finishes. After the demise of the Sherwood Pines SRAM team, Jake ...

Spalding Golf Club’s seniors rounded off their season by beating Thorney Lakes 5.5-2.5 at the Surfleet course. The winning pairs for Spalding were John Camm and John Woods (3&1), Jon Dorward and Alan Pritchard (2&1), Brian Freir and John Tilling (3&2), Ray Andrew and Mike Browning (2&1) and Bernard Herbert and Dave Halftech (4&3). A half was achieved by Roger ...

A squad of 15 members from South Lincs Competitive Swimming Club brought home an impressive 17 medals over 19 events from the Rob Welbourn Open Meet in Deeping. The swimmers, whose ages ranged from nine to 15 years, entered the 50m and 200m events at the event – clocking a host of personal best (PB) times in the process. Youngsters ...

Aaron Clarke heads to Brands Hatch for the final round of the Superstock 600 series this weekend. Kirton racer Clarke has done well this season and has improved massively since switching to a Yamaha with draperRACING. It seems to suit his riding style and he is now a regular points scorer, amassing 14 championship points to date, and he has ...