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Moulton Harrox’s title party will have to wait a few days longer after Tony Edwards’ second-half double fired Pinchbeck United to a 2-1 derby win at Knight Street on Tuesday night. The Pinchbeck striker notched on 50 and 83 minutes to end Harrox’s amazing 30-game unbeaten run in the ChromaSport PDFL Premier Division and take the South Holland bragging rights. ...

Spalding RFC 66 Coalville 7 Scintillating Spalding RFC saved their best performance of the Midlands Two East (North) season for last as they crushed Coalville 66-7 on Saturday to end any lingering fears of relegation. Town ran in ten tries in the Memorial Field romp – with an amazing eight of them coming in the second half – to ensure ...

Holbeach United suffered their fourth ChromaSport UCL Premier Division defeat on the spin on Tuesday night as Wisbech Town edged them out 2-1. Goals from Stuart Cobb (11) and Danny Beaumont (32) put hosts Wisbech 2-0 to the good, but Oli Donald’s first Holbeach goal made it 2-1 soon after. Andrew Tidswell rattled the bar with a trademark free kick ...

Ian Dunn was left to rue a late defensive lapse as his Pinchbeck United side were beaten 3-2 at Netherton United in the ChromaSport PDFL Premier Division on Saturday. Dwayne Rankin’s late winner ended Pinchbeck’s run of ten wins on the spin in all competitions – and left them with an uphill task to clinch second place in the standings. ...

Mighty Moulton Harrox all but clinched the ChromaSport PDFL Premier Division title with a 2-1 victory at Langtoft United on Saturday. A first-half Ian Bradbury strike and an own goal in the second period were enough for Dave Panton’s side, who made it 28 wins from 30 matches and kept their unbeaten record alive. The Manor Way Sports Ground success ...

Newcastle Town 0 Spalding United 1 Neal Spafford’s last-gasp winner helped Spalding United end two unwanted streaks on Saturday. The defender’s 89th-minute header was enough to earn the Tulips a 1-0 victory over hosts Newcastle Town to end a run of eight Evo-Stik League First Division South games without a win. It was also Spalding’s first three-point haul away from ...

Holbeach United 1 Eynesbury Rovers 3 Holbeach United slipped to their third ChromaSport UCL Premier Division defeat on the spin as high-flying Eynesbury Rovers took the points at Carter’s Park on Saturday. Rhys Thorpe fired Rovers into a third-minute lead, but the Tigers levelled when Ollie Gale fired home a fine right-footed effort on the half hour. Lee Bassett’s close-range ...

Unusually in recent weeks, the only matches played in Spalding and District Table Tennis League (sponsored by Vital Recruitment) were league fixtures. On the minus side, five more went on to the unfinished/postponed listings. In Division One the top two met again; the league is now into the third and final round of top-flight fixtures for the season. Although the ...

It’s looking certain to be a nip and tuck finish to Division Two in Spalding and District Snooker League. Third-placed Gosberton B underlined their intentions with a five-point haul last week, while the top two of Services C and Pyramid B were both losing 4-2. Now just three points cover the top three sides ahead of the final two fixtures. ...

Long Sutton Athletic player/manager Matt Cawthorn would love to continue in the role next season. Cawthorn, who recently succeeded Danny Goddard at the ChromaSport Peterborough League Division One side, made the declaration after a 6-3 defeat at Wisbech Town Reserves on Wednesday (April 13) – a result which left him disappointed but not too downbeat. Tommy Treacher fired the Magpies ahead ...

Cricket swings and seams back into action this weekend with a new league season. For Spalding Town 1st, it means starting life back in South Lincs and Border League Premier Division after relegation from the Lincs ECB Premier League. Captain Robert Ambrose said: “It might do us some good in the South Lincs league. “We want to get back to ...

Pinchbeck United player/boss Ian Dunn believes his side has what it takes to beat champions-elect Moulton Harrox at Glebe Field on Tuesday (6.30pm). The current top two in ChromaSport Peterborough League Premier Division are both at the top of their game and nursing long unbeaten runs. Pinchbeck have lost just once in the league since August. They beat Deeping Rangers ...

The first juniors’ sailing session of the season at Welland Yacht Club on Sunday (April 10) saw six youngsters eager to pick up where they left off last year. This led in to the first morning points race, with the wind picking up in the afternoon for the two Muston Cup races. Anyone interested in having a go a sailing ...

Holbeach Utd 1 Leicester Nirvana 2: A late slip by player/manager Tom Roberts cost the Tigers a point. Roberts had replaced injured keeper Rick Drury late in the second half at Carter’s Park on Wednesday.(April 13) And in the 88th minute his poor double-fisted punch clearance of a free kick presented Nirvana striker Tendai Chitzia with the chance to send ...

Holbeach United are drawing on their reserves to cope with a punishing climax to the season. The Tigers are paying the price for having a host of matches postponed over the winter – they played just once between December 28 and February 6. Last Saturday, at the end of a four-match week, boss Tom Roberts turned to one of the ...

Spalding Hockey Club recently entertained teams from HC Capelle, a Dutch club based near The Hague. The Dutch youngsters played against teams from the Spalding club at Glen Park before travelling to London to play matches at the national Lee Valley Stadium and spend time sightseeing in the capital. By their own admission, HC Capelle is one of Holland’s smaller ...

Sue Matthews came out on top as overall winner of Spalding Golf Club ladies’ first medal event of 2016. Thirty three players battled the elements on an extremely windy, cold and sometimes wet day at Surfleet. Matthews’ nett 78 made her the first person to qualify for the Gold Medal. Beryl Clay won the bronze division with a nett 80, ...

A Daniel Klos goal earned Spalding United Reserves a commendable 1-1 draw at ChromaSport PDFL Division One leaders Stamford Lions. Following Spalding’s 3-1 defeat at home to third place Sutton Bridge in midweek, the trip looked a daunting one. The task was made harder when they went behind after only minutes. In mid season, this would have been the recipe ...

Spalding narrowly avoided relegation from Division One in the Over 60s County League. The battle to avoid the drop reached a climax last Thursday, with three teams – Spalding, Stamford and Boston – in trouble ahead of the final round of fixtures. Boston needed six points from their away game against league leaders Lincoln A to overtake Spalding. Boston got ...

Tydd St Giles player Mark Gedge came top of a record turnout for the club’s 2016 Spring Open. Conditions were good for the 123 golfers from around the region taking part in an individual Stableford competition, although many failed to play to their handicap. Results: Overall winner Mark Gedge 41pts; 2nd Luke Rowell 39pts ocb; 3rd Tim Hipkin 39pts; 4th ...