Sport

Spalding Water Polo hosted their inaugural Summer Friendly Tournament at Bourne Outdoor Pool on Sunday – and emerged as winners of their own event. The event was very well attended with teams from Cambridge, Northampton, Bedford and Grantham joining Spalding in the pool, while mixed teams and up and coming juniors were also able to take part. It was a ...

Boss Lewis Thorogood is demanding a response from his Pinchbeck United side ahead of Saturday’s UCL League Cup clash with Premier Division South high-fliers Coventry Sphinx. The Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field clash (3pm) is a Preliminary Round fixture in the domestic cup competition and a chance for the Knights to bounce back from their 4-1 defeat on Saturday (see ...

Three wins from as many races on Sunday ensured that Mark Scourfield won Welland Yacht Club’s Grounds Trophy. All of the eight competitors were greeted with a welcome breeze, which was forecast to grow as the day progressed. The wind was blowing directly into the club house for race one, but it was Scourfield in the Solo and Geri van ...

Tim Martin got the better of more than 100 other golfers to win the men’s Autumn Open at Tydd St Giles Golf Club. His score of 65 (nett) pushed Simon Smith (67) into second at the Gino Ciuffini organised event. Results: Overall – 1st Tim Martin nett 65; 2nd Simon Smith 67; 3rd Tim Hines 68. D1 – 1st John ...

The Spalding and District Snooker League returned on Thursday night – and there were some typically impressive performances across the three divisions. In Division One, champions Pyramid A kicked off their title defence with a 4-2 victory over Division Two winners Sutton Bridge A. They lost the first two frames as Mick Tiller (scr) and Glen Ryan (O21), who made ...

by Dona Hall Ace archer Sam Newton has retained his title at the European Transplant and Dialysis Games – making him the current British, World and European champion. Newton, who is a 41-year-old teaching assistant at Spalding Academy and head coach at Spalding Volleyball Club, achieved his latest accolade at Oxford last week. More than 400 athletes from 25 countries ...

Spalding RFC’s first game of the new Midlands Two East (South) season was abandoned after just 13 minutes on Saturday following a nasty injury to Huntingdon’s Jack Skidmore following a horrible collision with a team-mate. The score was 5-5 between the two sides at the Memorial Field before two visiting players collided and both suffered head injuries, resulting in an ...

It’s now ten Lincs ECB Premier League defeats on the spin for Spalding Town after a heavy away beating at Nettleham on Saturday. Visitors Town were put into bat by their hosts at Mulsanne Park after losing the toss –and were skittled out for a meagre 82 in 36 overs, with Haydn Bromfield taking 5-15. Nettleham then eased to 83-2 ...

Dereham Town 0 Spalding United 2 Spalding United kept their unbeaten start to the Pitching In NPL Midlands Division season going on Tuesday night as they moved up to third place in the table with a hard-fought 2-0 win at Dereham Town. After a goalless first half at Aldiss Park, strikes from Dylan Edge (66) and James Clifton (70) gave ...

Moulton Harrox continued their fine form in South Lincs and Border League Premier Division after a six-wicket victory at Freiston on Saturday. Travis Harrison (4-26) starred as Harrox bowled out their hosts for 157 in 43.1 overs, before Shoaib Nasir’s unbeaten 87 steered them to 161-4 in reply. Freiston batted first after winning the toss, but a magical spell from ...

Moulton Harrox secured their most impressive win of the season so far as they handed defending Dor-Jan Windows & Doors PDFL Premier Division champions Uppingham Town a 4-0 home reverse on Saturday. A double from star striker Declan Earth, a Louis Steadman strike and an Ian Bradbury effort off the bench got the job done for Kev Nottingham’s side. The ...

Pinchbeck United 1 Newark & Sherwood 4 Lewis Thorogood admitted that his Pinchbeck United side paid the price for their “worst 45 minutes of the season” on Saturday as they were thrashed 4-1 by Newark and Sherwood United on Saturday. All looked to be going to plan for the Knights as Neal Spafford, playing in a midfield role instead of ...

Holbeach United 4 Haverhill Borough 0 Delighted Danny Clifton declared that Holbeach United have finally arrived this season after Saturday’s superb 4-0 win over Haverhill Borough. Two first-half strikes from Cal Davies and goals after the break from Joe Millinson and John Yambasu at Carter’s Park secured a third Thurlow Nunn League Division One North win of the season. Joint ...

Holbeach United climbed up to fifth place in the Thurlow Nunn First Division North standings after a 4-0 win over Haverhill Borough on Saturday, while Pinchbeck United suffered a 4-1 defeat at home to Newark and Sherwood United in the Uhlsport UCL Premier Division North. Starting with the Tigers, they made it three wins from five games in the league ...

Joint-boss Danny Clifton has told his Holbeach United side that they need to improve defensively if they are to kick-on this season. Clifton was extremely disappointed with the Tigers’ second-half showing in the 4-1 FA Vase defeat at Pinchbeck United on Saturday and placed the blame squarely on conceding poor goals. Having watched Spalding United’s 4-2 win over Yaxley on ...

Holbeach and District Angling Club were in action at the Leedgate section on Sunday. Top spot was secured by Alan Smith with a net of 5lb 2oz fishing from peg ten. BIG FISH: Holbeach and District Angling Club’s Alan Smith Second was Chris Newton with a catch of 4lb 15oz from peg 11, while third place went to Tom Wilson ...

Spalding RFC skipper Luke Turner is hoping to put a tricky season behind him as his side bid to make a winning start to the new Midlands Two East (South) campaign on Saturday. Town take on Huntingdon at the Memorial Field (3pm) as they prepare for another season against familiar rivals. For Turner, he’s been re-elected as captain following a ...

The quartet of Chris Moore, Chris Woods, Noel Bratt and Wayne Davies emerged as winners of Tydd St Giles Golf Club’s seniors’ open four-man team competition. Their score of 118 points was one point better than the team of Malcolm Pack, Mark Cooper and Lee Smith in second on 117 points. Back in third place, also with 117 points, were ...

Spalding Water Polo Club are hosting a tournament at their new temporary Bourne Outdoor Swimming Pool base this weekend. The club have been training at Bourne on Tuesday evenings for all of July and August as a change of venue and environment from Castle Sports pool in Spalding, where they are usually based. They’ve have had a great experience at ...

The two G&S Racing Kawasaki riders Zak Fuller and Jorel Boerboom were on fine form at Cadwell Park over the Bank Holiday weekend. Fuller rode to a fine fourth place in the Pirelli National Junior Superstock championship, while Dutchman Boerboom took a solid 21st place in the senior class. Kiwi rider Fuller was racing in front of his parents who ...