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Hopes of revenge were dashed for Holbeach United by two long throw ins against Thurlow Nunn League Division One leaders Framlingham Town on Saturday.The Tigers had felt hard done by to lose 5-1 in Suffolk a week earlier and were confident on home territory they had a chance to redress the balance.However, they fell behind when a long throw found Johnny ...

There was nothing artificial about Spalding United’s second-half display at Boldmere St Michael’s on Saturday in the Midland Division of the Northern Premier League. Three goals in a five-minute spell propelled Elliot Sandy’s side to a 3-0 win on the Sutton Coldfield club’s 3G pitch.“We’ve been funny this season on astroturf,” said Sandy. “We’ve been a bit hit and miss ...

Two more home defeats left Pinchbeck United fighting for their lives at the foot of the United Counties League Premier Division North table.Abysmal form at the Sir Halley Stewart Field has seen them win just one of their 13 home games so far this season.They need to discover the winning formula quickly because all but one of their remaining matches are ...

Long Sutton Men 1st 4City of Peterborough 4th 2Revenge was sweet for Sutton as they avenged their early-season defeat at Peterborough.The majority of the first period action was in the opposition half with several penalty corners won before Luke Proctor swept home from close range.A second came from a smart attack down the right found Josh Baker to cut inside ...

Spalding Ladies’ 1st 3Pelicans 1st 2An early two-goal lead proved crucial as Spalding hung on to take all the East Women’s League Division Two North West points against their King’s Lynn visitors.A run from Kate Amess saw her find Ellie Holland and she hit a wonderful shot to open the scoring.With the game going all Spalding’s way, another attack saw ...

Tydd St Giles Golf Club Results – Men’s January Stableford Division One: 1st Andy Hicks 40pts, 2nd Simon Smith 39ocb, 3rd Shane Sleath 39ocb.Division Two: 1 Andy Sleath 44pts, 2 Steve Carn 42, 3 Gary Allen 41.Division Three: 1 Terry Pease 45pts, 2 John Mallett 44, 3 Mark Boughen 40.Seniors’ Stableford, Division One: 1 Jonathan Schultz 43pts, 2 Mick Vassall ...

Spalding Indoor Bowls Club is making itself more accessible to all players.Today (Thursday) sees the launch of a new motorised wheelchair, which was bought with contributions from South Holland district councillors.A bowls taster session for anyone wishing to try the popular sport is on offer at the club, which is in the Castle Sports Complex, in Albion Street.The event gets under way ...

Spalding Lightning lost in the semi-final of the Egham Trophy against Wellingborough at Melton Mowbray on Sunday.Lightning were hoping to go a step further after they lost at the same stage last season but Wellingborough started the better of the two teams and quickly opened a 25-shot lead. Although Lightning battled hard to get back to within eight shots, Wellingborough fought off the revival ...

The weekly Parkrun at Crowland’s Snowden Field attracted an entry of 48 on Saturday.First to cross the finish line at the end of the 5K course was Thomas Bettinson, in a time of 21 minutes 19 seconds.Richard Williams, of the Sir Halley Stewart Field-based Halmer Harriers, was fifth in 23:31, with club colleague Adam Caress tenth, 25:32.Runners varied in age from ten to ...

It’s close at the top of Division One in the Spalding and District Snooker League, with just three points separating the top two teams. Donington C are still leading, and won 4-2 but second-placed Services A closed the gap slightly with a 5-1 victory.Donington (pictured) got the better of Holbeach E, thanks to wins from Shaun Pickering (R21), Mick Pearl ...

Champions-elect Bourne SC moved 19 points clear at the top of the Spalding & District Billiards League with a 7-0 win against Gosberton.They complete their campaign at a Donington team aiming to finish second next week.Elliot Gaunt (R40) got them off to a perfect start with a 200-144 win against Shane White (O40) with Kieran Richards-Witham (R50) and Lester Gaunt (O10) following ...

Spalding 12Market Bosworth 26 A second-half recovery was not quite enough for Spalding to topple league leaders Market Bosworth. The visitors dominated the first half, hardly letting Spalding out of their half and led 21-0 at the break.The Leicestershire team extended their lead to 26 points before Spalding clawed their way back with two tries.Earlier in the season Bosworth had ...

RESULTSNORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUEMidland Division (Sat): Spalding Utd 4 Loughborough Dynamo 2.UNITED COUNTIES LEAGUEPremier Division North (Tue): Pinchbeck Utd v Lincoln Utd.THURLOW NUNN LEAGUEDivision One North (Sat): Framlingham Tn 5 Holbeach Utd 1.PETERBOROUGH LEAGUEPremier Division (Sat): Sawtry P Crowland Tn P, Tydd P Stanground Sports P, Wittering Premiair 5 Holbeach Utd Res 0.County Junior Cup (Sat): Wyberton P Moulton Harrox P.Division ...

Spalding United returned to form in an impressive display that ended Loughborough Dynamo’s winning run. The Tulips ran out 4-2 winners on Saturday in the clash of two sides in the Pitching In Northern League Midlands Division play-offs to keep the pressure up on leaders Harborough Town who beat third placed Anstey Nomads.And they effectively won it in the opening ...

Pinchbeck United put in a battling performance on Tuesday night against Lincoln United but they were unable to earn a share of the spoils in a 1-0 home defeat.The Knights are now bottom of the United Counties League Premier Division North after Hucknall Town overtook them with a 5-2 win at Eastwood on Saturday.A Sam Swinn goal after 20 minutes ...

Long Sutton Men’s 2nds 3St Ives 3rds 0Goals: Luke Jackson, Troy Croxford, Sam Bartlett Fresh off the back of a tough game at home against a strong Wisbech side, Sutton looked to recoup their losses and field a side away to St Ives – historically a tricky side to navigate, as evidences by the 1-1 draw in the first fixture ...

The top two in the Spalding and District Billiards League are holding on to their positions after this week’s matches. Bourne SC A beat Bourne Pyramid B 5-2 to stay at the top of the division.Elliot Gaunt (R40) and Carl Gibson (R50) were the winners, while Darrell Read (R30) beat Lester Gaunt (O10) to get the points for Pyramid.Donington remain ...

Spalding Ladies’ 1st 8St Neots 2nd 2Goals: Amy Naylor, Ellie Holland, Erin McMurray, Evie Maltby, Kate Amess, Lauren Harvey, Lauren SpenceleyThe match kicked off with a remarkable display of skill as Amess dribbled down the wing, finding the net in just 25 seconds.Holland and Georgina Maplethorpe showcased their teamwork with a brilliant one-two pass, which Holland finished off in just ...

On Saturday, Spalding Indoor Bowls Club hosted Boston B in the men’s county league.Spalding dominated the match, winning on three rinks and drawing on the other, as they won 106-55 (13-1).Top winning rink was skipped by Lewis Parnell, with Jack Wells, Kevin Puttrell and Nick Wilkie who won 34-12.Spalding remain top of the county south division ahead of Stamford A ...

A 6-0 win has kept Donington C at the top of Division One in the Spalding and District Snooker League. They whitewashed Holbeach C to widen the gap between them and second-placed Services A to four points.The winning team was Mat Turner (O14), Mick Pearl (O21), Neil Reynolds (O63), Shaun Pickering (R21) and Ben Wrigglesworth (O35).Services A are still chasing ...