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Breaks of 36, 29 and 20 from Lester Gaunt (O10) proved decisive as Bourne SC stretched their lead at the top of the Spalding Billiards League with a 4-3 win against third-placed Holbeach B to pull five points clear.Elsewhere in the league, it was a case of revenge is sweet. Gosberton B enjoyed a 5-2 win against Pyramid A, ample ...

Holbeach F fell to a 6-0 defeat on Thursday night, allowing second-placed Consti I to make up some ground in the Spalding and District Snooker League, as they won their fixture 6-0. Division Three leaders Holbeach F, who had previously only lost two matches all season, were whitewashed by Pyramid E, who sit in fourth place.Winners for the Bourne team ...

An incredible 12-hour-plus lockout was brought to an end in devastating fashion for Spalding United at the Sir Halley Stewart Field on Saturday. The Tulips had not conceded a goal since November 18, eight games earlier. Elliot Sandy’s men were also unbeaten in 10 Northern Premier League games so no-one could have forecast a 5-0 thumping at home by title rivals Anstey ...

Danny Clifton fears a voodoo spell has been laid on his Holbeach United team. Once again they were tripped up, just as it looked as if they would be able to secure a place in the play-off places in Division One North of the Thurlow Nunn League.Instead, a 2-0 defeat at mid-table Haverhill Rovers leaves the Tigers two points adrift, albeit with ...

Nathan Stevens’ sending off late in the first half proved to be the turning point as Pinchbeck United went down to a 5-1 defeat at Loughborough Students in Premier Division North of the United Counties League on Saturday. The Knights had lost the reverse fixture 11-0 but looked well in the game until they were reduced to ten men.An own ...

Moulton Harrox closed the gap on leaders Uppingham Town in the Premier Division of the GCE Hire Fleet Peterborough League with a 4-1 at Oakham United. A hat-trick from Declan Earth and a goal from Marcus Parry leaves them seven points off top spot but with five games in hand.Crowland Town are still in the title shake-up after a 3-2 win ...

Spalding 10 Daventry 14 Counties One Midlands East (South) leaders Daventry showed their pedigree to earn a narrow victory at Centenary Park. With a good home crowd in support along the touchlines and a firm pitch, Spalding kicked off and immediately both teams’ defences cut down space and tackles flew in.George Brown, on his return to the home team, on ...

Ollie Jeapes was in action for England at the British Isles u18 international series in Wales at the weekend. The Spalding Lightning youngster was selected to lead the triples with Sam Brugnoli, from Huntingdon, and Charlie Beeton, from Ipswich. They were joined by Izzy Pymm, from Melton, in the fours.It was a series to remember for Jeapes as he came ...

Moulton Harrox CC have been working hard behind the scenes in preparation for the upcoming season. Winter nets are starting for the club’s academy, running across two sessions. The first is on February 2, with the u11 and u13 teams training 6pm-7.30pm. The u15 and u17s will then train7.30pm-9pm. Academy sessions will run weekly on Fridays until March 1. All ...

There’s a new team at the top of Division One of the Spalding and District Snooker League. Services A have taken top spot after beating last week’s joint leaders Consti E 5-1, who drop to fourth.Consti started well with a win from James Kingston (O21), before Services hit back thanks to Mike Knight (O21), Jake Haslam (O21), Vince Fitter (O35) ...

Five 20-plus breaks from Mick Cooper (O200) proved crucial in Holbeach A’s quarter-final victory over Bourne Pyramid A in the Spalding & District Billiards League Shield competition. He scored 39, 38, 34, 22 and 20 on his way to beating Martin O’Connor (R70) 200-196 to help his team to an overall 578-577 success. Phil Coaten (R80) was also a winner ...

Bourne Deeping 1st 1Long Sutton Men 1st 6The goals continued to flow for Long Sutton.After racking up ten against Cambridge City 4th a week earlier, they stuck six more past their derby rivals in East Men’s League Division Two North West.A penalty corner broke the deadlock when Joshua Fyson tucked away a drag flick. Another penalty corner opportunity was dispatched ...

St Ives 1st 7Spalding Ladies’ 1st 1Spalding travelled to St Ives for one of the most difficult games of the East League Division Two North West season.The match started well with Spalding playing the ball around and moving into space. However, St Ives pressed hard, advancing into Spalding’s half and managed to score, despite the defence’s effort to stop them.St ...

Spalding Men 1st 4Cambridge University 2nd 2Spalding enjoyed a maximum return from a hectic weekend of two East Men’s League Division One North matches.Saturday brought a success against Cambridge University and 24 hours later they saw off Nomads.A well contested first half in the opener was played at a good pace and chances fell to both teams.Great pressing from Darren Grooby ...

RESULTSNORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUEMidland Division (Sat): Coventry Sphinx 0 Spalding Utd 1. (Tues): Spalding Utd 1 Rugby Town 0.UNITED COUNTIES LEAGUEPremier Division North (Sat): Pinchbeck Utd P Newark and Sherwood Utd P.THURLOW NUNN LEAGUEDivision One North (Sat): Harwich and Parkestone P Holbeach Utd P.PETERBOROUGH LEAGUEPremier Division (Sat): Holbeach Utd Res 0 Sawtry 1, Moulton Harrox 4 Deeping Rgrs Res 3, Uppingham ...

Moulton Harrox kept up the pressure on Pinchbeck and District Football League Premier Division leaders Uppingham Town with a hard fought 4-3 win at home to Deeping Rangers Reserves.Two goals each from Marcus Perry and Joe Townsend gave Moulton the win though Deeping kept in the game until the end.Uppingham remain top, ten points ahead of the rest but having ...

If the sign of a good team is to keep picking up wins when not playing well then table toppers Spalding United enjoyed two big wins in their promotion charge. Despite making it eight clean sheets in a row, manager Elliot Sandy wasn’t happy with the performances in the 1-0 wins over Coventry Sphinx on Saturday and Rugby Town on ...

Water logged pitches meant a host of games were postponed last weekend, including both those featuring Pinchbeck United and Holbeach United.Second from bottom Knights found some form over Christmas in the United Counties League Premier Division North and were hoping to take that into the game at the side just above them last Saturday, Newark and Sherwood United.The game at ...

Oakham 22Spalding 25 With the Christmas and New Year break and no training in the run up to Saturday’s game with pitches waterlogged, Spalding travelled over to Oakham slightly under cooked for a game they would have targeted as a potential away win.Captain Luke Turner was delighted to see Oakham’s pitch looking good and firm and from the kick off ...

Bourne SC cemented their place at the top of the Spalding and District Billiards League with a 7-0 win over Consti B on Monday night.Lester Gaunt (O10), Oli Player (R40) and Elliot Gaunt (R40) won their respective frames against Steve Spencer (R110), Mick Johnson (R150) and Jason Rose (scr).Breaks during the match included a 45 and 29 from Player, a ...