Sport

Three girls from Spalding Gymnastics Academy helped Lincolnshire win the regional inter-county team championships. Darcy Orford, Miyah Woods and Alex Osbiston all performed admirably to ensure Lincolnshire were the overall Shield winners – fending off the challenge of Nottinghamshire, Northants and Derbyshire. In the 10/11 age group, Orford scored well and helped her team win the gold medal. Following on ...

Popular defender Jonny Allen made his long-awaited return to the field on Sunday. Allen, who hasn’t played since breaking his leg playing for Holbeach United against Cogenhoe United 15 months ago, lined-up for Pinchbeck United Sunday in their 3-2 win over Leisure League at the weekend. Adam Jackson, Billy Smith and Jon Smith netted for table-topping Pinchbeck, but the result took ...

Heavy rainfall at Carter’s Park caused Thursday night’s ChromaSport UCL Premier Division clash between Holbeach United and Wisbech Town to be abandoned at half time. Holbeach, who were leading 1-0 after a 43rd minute goal from Josh Ford, looked like ending their run of seven league losses on the spin. Instead, it looks like they’ll have to extend their season ...

Spalding Golf Club’s junior girls have been in scintillating form recently. Eden Inglis (nett 72) raced to a seven-shot win at the April Sunday Medal to qualify for the Gold Medal next year and earn a two-shot reduction in handicap to 32. Margaret Barkway took the Division Two prize and Tracy Siddle won the Division One prize. Inglis was also ...

Jordan Butcher cracked an impressive 41 not out to steer Spalding Town 3rd to a ten-wicket win over Grantham 4th in South Lincs and Border League Division Two on Saturday. Having won the toss, Town chose to bowl first at the Memorial Field – and made light work of their opponents. Brandon Andrews (2-13), Amelia Gardner (2-13) and Chris Green ...

Skipper Rob Ambrose smashed his best score in recent years as Spalding Town raced to an impressive eight-wicket win over Woodhall Spa 2nd on Saturday. The wicket-keeper batsman top scored with 79 as Town chased down Spa’s 191-7 at Jubilee Park in South Lincs and Border League Premier Division to secure their maiden win of the campaign. Jimmy Hook had ...

Breezy but cold conditions greeted competitors for Sunday’s sailing at the Welland Yacht Club. Race one was the third round of the Morning points series, which was won by the Laser of Tom Bell. He was some 15 seconds clear of the Phantom of Paul Burton, with Phil Robertson taking 3rd place. A special mention must go to junior Emma ...

Moulton Harrox 1st took the derby bragging rights with a seven-wicket win over Long Sutton 2nd in Rutland League Division Six on Sunday. Opener Tommy Sayer (25) top scored as Sutton 2nd made 142-8 batting first at Harrox Field, with Dan Grant (2-12) the pick of the home bowlers. That total never looked enough, though, as Lance Bettinson (46no) and ...

Long Sutton 1st pulled off an amazing comeback to beat last season’s South Lincs and Border League Premier Division runners-up Sleaford 2nd by one wicket. Chasing 129 to win, Sutton looked set for a crushing defeat when they were reduced to 59-8. But amazing knocks from number nine Jake Burton (27 not out) and number ten Rob Simpson (35) took ...

A second-half purple patch saw Long Sutton Athletic storm to a 7-0 ChromaSport PDFL Division One win at Warboys Town on Saturday. With Sutton missing a host of regulars for the 5.30pm kick-off, they were relatively happy to reach half time with the scores level at 0-0. Within two minutes of the re-start player/boss Matty Cawthorn fired the Magpies into ...

Fast and furious best describes round two of Spalding Cycling Club’s 10 mile time trial league. With sunny and dry conditions assisted by a good tailwind on the ride down The Delph, many riders in the 25-strong field posted personal best (PB) times – although not all were declared to race officials George Bellars, Sharon Fensom, Nicky Ellis and Jo ...

South Lincs Competitive Swimming Club enjoyed a weekend to remember as they won 17 medals at the Lincoln Vulcans Open Meet. Serving as a prequel to the ASA East Midlands Regional Championships (held during May), seven of South Lincs’ 17 qualifying swimmers headed to the Ponds Forge International Pool in Sheffield for meet. Some 38 events were contested by these ...

Jamie Stevens and Josh Ford were both sent off as Holbeach United were handed a thumping 7-0 defeat by ChromaSport UCL Premier Division leaders Leicester Nirvana on Tuesday night. Both players were given straight red cards in the first half as the Tigers suffered a seventh defeat on the spin and their heaviest loss of the campaign so far. The ...

Leicester Nirvana 7 Holbeach United 0 Player/boss Tom Roberts refused to criticise his Holbeach United side after seeing them suffer their heaviest loss of the season on Tuesday night. Jamie Stevens and Josh Ford were both sent off as Holbeach  were handed a thumping 7-0 defeat at ChromaSport UCL Premier Division leaders Leicester Nirvana. Both players were given straight red cards ...

Ben Allen helped himself to a hat-trick as Moulton Harrox thrashed hosts Stilton United 5-1 on Saturday to wrap up the ChromaSport PDFL Premier Division title in typical style. Needing just a point to be sure of a second Premier Division title in four years, Harrox put last week’s derby defeat to Pinchbeck United behind them at In2itive Park. Danny ...

Holbeach United 1 Newport Pagnell Town 2 Shattered Holbeach United slipped to their sixth ChromaSport UCL Premier Division defeat on Saturday as Newport Pagnell edged a close game 2-1. First-half goals from Greg Ling (19) and Paul Edgeworth (33) put high-flying Pagnell in command at Carter’s Park. The hosts did pull one back when Ollie Pinner teed up Jake Clitheroe ...

Pinchbeck United’s charge for second place in the ChromaSport PDFL Premier Division continued on Saturday with a 3-1 victory at AFC Stanground. Striker Louis Sae-Be rifled Ian Dunn’s side into a 1-0 lead at In2itive Park following great set-up play from Tony Edwards. Player/boss Dunn then made it 2-0 before half time with a header from Mark Thompson’s cross, before ...

Despite suffering a 6-0 defeat against deposed champions Tulips B on Thursday night, Donington A clinched the Spalding and District Snooker League Division One title. A 48 break from Darren Woodberry (O35) and a 22 clearance from Mark Woodberry (O49) were the highlights of the Tulips win – and they can now seal second with a win on the final ...

Spalding Town and Long Sutton both enjoyed wins in The South Lincs and Border League Premier Division on Saturday. Chasing Woodhall Spa 2nd’s 191-7 to win, scorers of 79 from skipper Rob Ambrose and 71 from Warren Nel steered Town to an eight-wicket win and 17 points. Sutton had a tougher time of it against Sleaford 2nd at Paradise Field. ...

Moulton Harrox clinched the ChromaSport PDFL Premier Division title with a 5-1 win at Stilton United on Saturday. Needing just a point to be certain of the title, Harrox ran riot with Ben Allen helping himself to a hat-trick and skipper Billy King and Dan Lambe-Hyner also on target. The win is Harrox’s 29th from 32 league games under boss ...