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Nene Valley Harriers singing in the rain after top Corby showing

Nene Valley Harriers’ cross country team romped their way to North Midlands League success at a rain soaked and boggy Glebe Park in Corby. On a day when 80 Nene Valley athletes travelled to Northamptonshire, the Peterborough club – who have a host of South Holland members – dominated several of the races, winning three of the ten categories. Coach ...

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Top Nomads performance goes unrewarded after tough second half

Spalding RFC 2nd were unfortunate to be on the receiving end of a 27-15 defeat against Towcestrians 3rd on Saturday. Town’s second string, dubbed The Nomads, came into the game full of confidence after last week’s fine victory over Bletchley 2nd. They started well enough, with Aaron Coupe going over for a try which was successfully converted by Jake Sayer. ...

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Skipper Jackson takes two trophies at Pinchbeck Cricket Club awards night

Pinchbeck Cricket Club reflected on another satisfactory cricket season with a well-attended annual awards night. The past season saw the club finish fourth in South Lincs and Border League Division Two for the second successive year – and expectations remain very optimistic ahead of 2016. Skipper Danny Jackson was the most notable trophy winner as he took away the batting ...

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Unbeaten League One duo dazzle with emphatic wins on a freezing night

Freezing conditions didn’t stop the action in The Spalding and South Holland Voice six-a-side League on Monday night – and it was unbeaten League One duo Tekkerslovakia and FC Salad Fingers who shone the brightest. Tekkerslovakia continued their more-than-impressive opening to the season with a 5-0 win over Bowlcut Wanderers in the third tier opener at Surfleet’s Glen Park. The ...

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Spalding Cycling Club’s Norton nabs another Lincs Cyclo Cross League podium

Ben Norton bagged another podium as Spalding Cycling Club competed at the Witham Wheelers-hosted round of the Lincs League Cyclo Cross League. The in-form Norton finished third in a competitive under-12s category, while Velvet Bowser took the second girl award after finishing eighth overall. No Spalding youth riders took part in this event, so it was down to the veterans ...

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Timely Timby double steers Spalding’s Poachers to elusive first victory of campaign

Spalding Poachers 1st finally secured their first win of the East Women’s League Division 1N season on Saturday with a 3-2 win over Bedford ladies’ 2nd. Having gone nine league matches without a win, Spalding started with intent and went ahead when Karen Timby smashed home a short corner after just three minutes. Jacqui Hunter then found the net after ...

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Ebdon buzzing as battling Spalding United sink promotion rivals Coalville

Spalding United 1 Coalville Town 0 A trademark Josh Moreman screamer earned Marcus Ebdon his most impressive Spalding United win yet on Tuesday night. Top scorer Moreman rifled home his 15th goal of the season to sink second-placed Coalville Town in an absorbing Evo-Stik League First Division South clash at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field. The wing wizard smashed ...

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Dunn delighted at Pinchbeck United show as Woods double sinks Sawtry

Ian Dunn was pleased to see his Pinchbeck United side rediscover their winning touch on Saturday as a Dan Woods double dispatched hosts Sawtry. Woods netted a scrambled first-half opener in the ChromaSport PDFL Premier Division clash, before finishing off a top team move in the second period to seal a 2-0 victory. The goal was described as “different class” ...

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Jarvis philosophical after seeing ten-man Holbeach United make FA Vase exit

Walsall Wood 4 Holbeach United 1 Boss Darren Jarvis refused to be too downbeat after seeing his Holbeach United side crash out of the FA Vase on Saturday. A 4-1 defeat at Walsall Wood on Saturday ensured that the Tigers won’t come close to matching last season’s run to the last 16 as key moments in the clash went against ...

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Bradbury bags brace as Moulton Harrox extend their winning streak to 12

Dave Panton is refusing to get carried away despite seeing his Moulton Harrox side make it 12 ChromaSport PDFL Premier Division wins on the spin on Saturday. The flawless table-toppers cruised to a 3-0 win over Langtoft United at Broad Lane and remain two points clear of Peterborough Sports Reserves at the standings. First-half goals from Ryan Wheeler and Ian ...

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Ebdon salutes Spalding United’s team spirit after Carlton comeback

Spalding United 5 Carlton Town 3 Jake Newman helped himself to a hat-trick in a thrilling contest as Marcus Ebdon enjoyed a winning start to life as Spalding United manager. It was smash-and-grab stuff from the Tulips against Carlton Town at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field on Saturday with three goals in the last seven minutes – but the ...

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Double cup success for Spalding Indoor Bowls Club’s ladies

Spalding Indoor Bowls Club’s ladies progressed in two knockout competitions in three days – and both were in emphatic fashion. First up was the over-60s double rink, where Spalding cruised past Long Sutton. The home rink, skipped by Gloria Haney, won 24-10, while Margaret Dark posted a 25-12 victory at Sutton. The ladies were then pitched against Boston in the ...

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Spalding United Reserves slip to sixth after disappointing Whittlesey draw

A second-half strike from Matt Rose earned Spalding United Reserves an underwhelming 1-1 draw at Whittley Athletic Reserves on Saturday. Despite coming from a goal down to grab a point in the ChromaSport PDFL Division One clash, The Tulips were left disappointed that they couldn’t turn their overwhelming posession into three points. It was smash and grab for Whittlesey in ...

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Basic errors cost Spalding RFC dear again in West Bridgford beating

West Bridgford 33 Spalding RFC 12 It was a case of déjà vu for Spalding RFC on Saturday as more basic errors led to them losing yet another Midlands Two East (North) match. West Bridgford were the latest side to hand Town a defeat, as they romped to a 33-12 success in Nottinghamshire. It’s now just one win from eight ...

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Mixed fortunes for Spalding United and Holbeach United on Saturday

South Holland’s top two footballing sides endured mixed fortunes on Saturday. Spalding United beat Carlton Town 5-3 in an Evo-Stik League First Division South thriller, while Holbeach United lost 4-1 at Walsall Wood in the FA Vase. Starting with the Tulips, Jake Newman and Nathan Stainfield put them 2-0 up early on in Marcus Ebdon’s first game as permanent boss. ...

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Robbo confident Holbeach United can go on FA Vase run despite tough draw

Tom Roberts knows all about playing at Walsall Wood in the FA Vase. The Holbeach United player/assistant boss – along with skipper Jamie Stevens and Andrew Tidswell – was part of the Spalding United side that won 3-0 there back in 2013. However, the Tulips were controversially expelled from the competition after fielding the ineligible Garfield ‘Louis’ Robinson for the ...

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Captain Cooke: Time for Spalding RFC to cut out costly errors

Deflated skipper Sam Cooke admits that he doesn’t know what went wrong for Spalding RFC last weekend. Town were hammered 50-5 at Southwell (see page 46), despite going into the game full of confidence after earning their first Midlands Two East (North) win of the season the previous week. Cooke admits that his side probably underestimated the size of their ...

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Spalding and District Darts League treble is just reward for perfect New Saracen’s Head

Relentless New Saracen’s Head C completed a perfect season in Grays of Holbeach Spalding and District Darts League by winning the Supreme Cup on finals night. The Division One winners, who won all 14 of their league games and amassed an amazing 100 leg victories, beat Lamb and Flag 15-6 at the Spalding Services Club event. It was a real ...

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Spalding snooker league ace Leanne stars at three pool competitions

Leanne Wakefield reached the last 16 of the ladies’ national singles pool championship at Yarmouth last Thursday night. The Spalding and District Snooker League player, who is a member of Bourne Snooker Centre, was only beaten by current England player Lyndsey Roberts. From a starting line-up of 256 players, Wakefield won through four rounds (5-0, 5-3, 5-0 and 5-1) before ...

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Talented Spalding Gymnastics Club team show their mettle against tough opposition

Nine members of Spalding Gymnastics Club came home from an East Region competition in Colchester with a host of medals. The competition proved very strong, with plenty of top clubs taking part. The morning session saw Spalding’s Niamh Ruston win the bronze overall in her age group and also bag bronze on bars, while Caitlyn Keyzers also was in the ...

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