The cold conditions put paid to the majority of sporting fixtures in and around South Holland.All the rugby and hockey was called off due to frozen pitches while in football, both Spalding United and Pinchbeck United had their scheduled games postponed.The Knights were able to get some football in as they held a behind closed doors match, playing what the ...

Gosberton B have bounced back from their shock Billiards Shield exit with a 4-3 win over Donington in the Spalding and District Billiards League.Des Forbes (R50) and Marcus Pell (O40) got the wins for Gosberton, while Ben Wrigglesworth (R20) beat Shane White (O50) to score for Donington, who drop a place to fourth.There were breaks of 29 and 22 from ...

The ladies’ section of Tydd St Giles Golf Club held their 10th Anniversary Trophy competition this month after being postponed in December because of bad weather conditions.Twelve Tydd ladies took part in a nine hole competition, with Petra Meir emerging the winner with 14 points (ocb).Second was Chris Montague with 14 points (ocb), and third was Lin Walker with 14 ...

RESULTS PITCHING IN NORTHERN LEAGUEPremier Midlands: Corby Town P Spalding United P, Hinckley LRFC P Stamford P. (Tue, 7.45pm) Daventry P Spalding United P, Stamford P Bedworth United P. UNITED COUNTIES LEAGUEPremier Division North: Pinchbeck United P Quorn P, Belper United P Deeping Rangers P, Boston Town P Kimberley Miners Welfare P, Wisbech Town 1 Sleaford Town 3. THURLOW NUNN ...

Shane Balding has seen his team through to the semi-final of the Spalding and District Snooker League’s Norey Cup competition with a fantastic 77 break. Sutton Bridge got the better of Bourne SC A with Balding winning the deciding frame against Oliver Player.Bourne’s Max Ayliff took two frames from Glenn Ryan, while Thomas Horspool and Pete Hodgson-Kerry shared the spoils ...

Cornard United 2Holbeach United 2 A Callum Davies double, including a late penalty, earned Holbeach United a deserved point at Cornard United on Saturday.It was the start of a tough run of fixtures for the Tigers against those sides just above them in the play offs.But they showed they belonged in that company as they matched their opponents on their ...

Congleton Town 4Pinchbeck United 0 The FA Vase adventure is over for Pinchbeck United but manager Lewis Thorogood hopes it will spur them on to bigger things. The Knights had never won a game in an FA competition this year, but put five wins together to reach the last 32 of the Vase.Saturday’s fourth round trip to Congleton Town proved ...

Spalding United were left waiting to get back to winning ways after their scheduled Pitching In Northern Premier League Midlands Division game with Shepshed Dynamo was called off on Saturday due to a water-logged pitch.So the Tulips turn to a quickfire double bill of trips to Northamptonshire.First up on Saturday Spalding are at Corby Town before visiting Daventry Town on ...

RESULTS PITCHING IN NORTHERN LEAGUEPremier Midlands: Shepshed Dynamo P Spalding Utd P, Stamford 1 Dereham 1. FA VASEFourth round: Congleton Town 0 Pinchbeck United 4. UNITED COUNTIES LEAGUEPremier Division North: Boston Town 1 Eastwood 0, Deeping Rangers P Melton Town P. (Wed, selected, 7.45pm): Pinchbeck United L AFC Mansfield L. THURLOW NUNN EASTERN COUNTIES LEAGUEDivision One North (selected, 3pm): Cornard ...

Spalding 12Bedford Queens 16 This was a shock result waiting to happen, with Queen’s playing with more cohesion and able to execute their game play, unlike Spalding.Earlier in the season, Spalding had come away with a narrow win with Queens dominating the last 15 minutes but the visitors had Daryl Veenendaal back in their team at fly half after injury.Spalding ...

Spalding Ladies’ 1st 1Dereham 1st 6A moment of familiarity for Spalding Ladies 1st as they encountered Dereham for the second week in a row.A free ball was picked up by Charlotte Maplethorpe who dribbled through the Dereham defence before being fouled and rewarded with a penalty stroke. Mia Dewing calmly netted home.Dereham stepped up their game and scored three goals ...

CSKA Emneth hit 14 past 10 man Gedney Hillbillies Orange in the Spalding and District Sunday League.Josh Johnson scored four, Luke Pearson three, Kieran Hamilton two while Toby Allen, Max Mattless, Alexander Eamon-Street, Cameron Hughes and Daniel Roberts lso notched in the 14-0 win.Jamie Steward was sent off for Gedney who face CSKA again in the John Chappell Shield this ...

On Sunday, Spalding Lightning progressed to the national semi-final for the first time in the club’s history of the mixed Egham Trophy, with a four shot win (76-72) against Cumbria.A match which was played at a neutral venue at New Earswick, Spalding Lightning were always in front but Cumbria battled hard to take the match to the wire. Spalding Lightning ...

There was a shock result in the quarter finals of the Billiards Shield competition in the Spalding and District Billiards League as the league leaders were knocked out.Bottom-of-the-league Pyramid A beat Gosberton in a close contest, meaning they advance to the semi-final.Pyramid’s Reegan Cooke-Holmes (R70) showed great promise as a rising billiards star, beating Des Forbes (R50), who was not ...

Bourne SC A have regained the top spot in Division One of the Spalding and District Snooker League after a 6-0 victory over Holbeach C. The highlight of the match was Mark Gray’s (O105) win over Paul Ashton (R14).Giving 129 start, Gray won 143-130, knocking in breaks of 51 and 37 along the way.Other winners on the night were Ian ...

Bradley Easey netted five times as Tydd beat Stilton United Dor-Jan Peterborough and Disitict League Premier Division.The striker bagged in the 12th, 40th, 48th, 85th and 89th minute as Stilton were rolled over 6-3.Jamal Nyang also netted for Tydd.Elsewhere, Crowland Town held leaders FC Peterborough on Saturday.A goal from Harry Grigas earned a 1-1 draw against the only side to ...

Spalding and District Sunday League’s CSKA Emneth progressed to the next round of the Lincolnshire County Cup. They thrashed Eaton Park Corinthians 4-0 away from home.In the league, their reserves lead the way with Connor Ratcliffe scoring twice, Lucas Ablett and Josh Williams netting in a 4-3 win over South Holland United Orange for whom Chesney Isaacs, Jack Greenacre and ...

Spalding Fishing Club fished their previously postponed Christmas Fayre match on Sunday on the River Glen.It was a very tight match with all anglers catching lots of small fish. The weights ranged from 4lbs to the winner’s 7lb 5oz.This was Mick Wright from peg 27 down from the footbridge at West Pinchbeck. Second was Alan Thomas with 6lb 8oz followed ...

It was a top versus bottom clash in the Spalding and District Billiards League as Gosberton B took on Bourne Pyramid A.And in an unsurprising result, leaders Gosberton came out on top, winning 7-0.Marcus Pell (O40), Des Forbes (R50) and Shane White (O50) emerged victors, seeing off John Clapton (R100), John Twell (R70) and Reegan Cooke Holmes (R70).Breaks of 37, ...

A Louis Steadman hat-trick helped Moulton Harrox to a winning start in 2023 as they thrashed Stamford Belvedere 6-0 in the Dor-Jan Peterborough and District Football League Premier Division.Gary Chappell also scored twice and Declan Earth netted in the rout for fifth-placed Moulton, who host Oakham United on Saturday.Crowland Town and Tydd also both won.Danny Firth, Jordan Kirchin and Juliano ...