The road to Wembley starts on Saturday for Pinchbeck United with a trip north. The United Counties Leaguers travel to Yorkshire side Maltby Main, looking for only their second win in the competition.Pinchbeck opened their league season last Saturday with a 1-1 draw at newcomers Ashby Ivanhoe.Taylor Jaine’s back-post cross set up Andre Williams to open the scoring after 38 minutes ...

An eight-goal thriller proved to be a video horror show for Holbeach United manager Danny Clifton.Twice the Tigers held a two-goal lead in their Eastern Counties League Division One North opener against Cornard United but eventually had to settle for a 4-4 draw.“We gifted them a point,” said a frustrated Clifton. “Their first goal was from 30 yards and a great ...

Spalding United will be the last of the local semi-pro teams to taste league action, with their opening fixture in the Northern Premier League not until a week on Saturday.A trip to newcomers Walsall Wood gets their Midlands Division season under way with the home campaign starting against AFC Rushden & Diamonds on Tuesday, August 15.Before that, the Tulips have ...

Spalding proved to be no match for title-chasing Grantham in the Lincolnshire County Board Premier League.The hosts could make only 105 runs in 40 overs, replying to Grantham’s 226/8. Spalding enjoyed some early success with Nil Attapatu (2-25) removing both openers with only 50 on the board.However, solid scoring all down the order proved the key to victory, with the ...

Sunday came with the forecasted strong and gusty winds, which proved a real test for sailors who had ventured out to tackle the elements at Welland Yacht Club. That kept the safety boat busy over the three races with a number of capsizes .Five boats came to the start line for race one in the Commodore’s Points Series.With the wind ...

Just a week after being crowned British champion, Donington’s Finn Sargent is celebrating again.The 21-year-old stock car driver steered his self-built vehicle to seventh place in the Brisca Formula One World Championship semi-final at Mildenhall on Sunday.The top 10 finishers go through to the world final, meaning Sargent will have the chance to add an even more glittering honour to his ...

Kime Racing rider Tom Fisher recorded three podium finishes, including one win, at Brands Hatch in round six of the No Limits Pirelli Super 600 championship at the weekend. That enabled the south Lincolnshire-based rider to move from fourth to second in the overall rider standings, with two rounds remaining.After topping the table in qualifying, Fisher started the first race on Saturday from pole ...

Tydd St Giles Golf ClubResults – Seniors July 25 individual stableford, Division One winner: Michael Flint 43 points, 2nd Chris Moore 38, 3rd Derek Kneebone 37.Division Two winner: Ken Parker 37 points, on countback from Brian Newby, 3rd Paul Milward 37ocb.Division Three winner: Malcolm Miller 43 points, 2nd Brian Crilly 41, 3rd Stephen Horton 39.Division Four winner: Joe Connolly 39 ...

Sophie McFie from the Spalding branch of the Mark Farnham Schools of Tae Kwon-Do returned from the World Championships with a medal.The cadet girl fighter won bronze in black belt sparring at the Coventry Sky Dome.Sixteen fighting areas ran throughout the three-day tournament, which saw more than 2,000 competitors, 400 officials and well over 2,000 spectators attending the event.After months of ...

Spalding will open their East Men’s Division One North season at home to Norwich City Seconds on Saturday, September 16. Their 22-match league campaign ends on March 23 with a home match against Cambridge Nomads.Long Sutton will be in Division Two North West and start at Cambridge South Seconds on September 16.Spalding and Long Sutton women’s teams are alongside each ...

Feeder was expected to dominate at Holbeach & District Angling Club’s John Ivatt Memorial match.However, the Sharps Bridge site saw Chris Newton prevail with a 9lb 4oz haul of roach and skimmers from peg five, all on the pole.Joint second were Jason Thrower and Roger Smith, both with with 6lb 12oz catches.Mr Ivatt’s grandson Tom presented the trophy to the ...

A pair of friends from Spalding have ticked off an item on their bucket list in stunning style. Melissa Hovell (34) and Lisa Wilson (53) were determined to do something different and decided to enter a bodybuilding competition.Hovell said: “Lisa has been attending the gym regularly for about five years and felt it was time to do something a little bit ...

Holbeach United begin their second season in the Thurlow Nunn Division One on Saturday with a home game against Cornard United.The Tigers were in the conversation for a play-off place last year, though fell away towards the end of the season.And boss Danny Clifton says he’s looking forward to his young side continuing to develop after impressing at times last ...

Pinchbeck United manager Lewis Thorogood says he’s hoping his side improves on their previous seasons as the United Counties League Premier Division campaign kicks off on Saturday. The Knights begin their season with a trip to Ashby Ivanhoe.Thorogood says he’s ‘satisfied’ with the squad he’s been able to put together considering ‘financial and geographical constraints’.“I’m relatively happy,” he said. “It’s ...

Spalding United have continued their preparation for the Northern League Midlands Division with three friendlies in six days.First of all Spalding beat United Counties League Division One side Blackstones 2-1.Jordan Graham gave the Tulips a 26th minute lead before Wilson Carvalho hit the post with a penalty he himself earned.Blackstones got back level in the second half from the spot ...

Jack Patrick rounded off an outstanding season for Spalding Rugby Club by landing three trophies at the end of season awards.He took home both the Player of the Year and the Players’ Player of the Year at the club’s ceremony following last year’s promotion winning season.

A Spalding golfer is set to rub shoulders with legends like Darren Clarke, Bernhard Langer and Colin Montgomerie after qualifying for the British Senior Open.James Crampton, the European Seniors 2022 champion, did enough in the qualifying event at Monks Island in Wales to be invited to the British Seniors finals at Royal Porthcrawl Club from Friday.

Saturday was a complete wash out for cricket in Lincolnshire, but the area’s Sunday sides did get a game in.And it was a fantastic day for Long Sutton Sunday 1st XI’s Paul Edgeller who hit a brilliant 102 not out from 74 balls against Whittlesey.The Rutland Sunday Division Two leaders enjoyed a 102-run, rain affected win after 302 for 9 ...

Sunday saw the resumption of racing after the enforced lay off due to the weed situation which thanks to the efforts of the Environment Agency is all but gone. The wind was quite strong for the first race in the Commodores Cup series of six and this led to some sailors choosing not to sail.The wind was blowing straight down ...

The G&S Racing Kawasaki team headed to Kent for round six of the Pirelli National Superstock and Junior Superstock championships which took place at Brands Hatch on Sunday.Jorel Boerboom overcame the weather conditions to finish his race within the top 20 in the Superstock class and Asher Durham consolidated his second place in the Junior Superstock series with a top ...