Sport

Spalding Indoor Bowls Club secured an important win at home against Grantham in the men’s county league. Before the game, Grantham were challenging Spalding at the top of the county’s south division but a strong performance from the home side saw them win by 19 shots (83-64).Spalding also won 12-2 on match points but the main damage was done by ...

Thirty-two darts players turned out to compete in the annual Steve Smith Shield crazy blind pairs competition.Played at the Lincoln Arms in Spalding in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support, the trophies were sponsored by the Lincoln Arms and Karl Rolfe.Winners were Kieran Bowman and Logan Goddard.A spokeman said: “It was a great event, which was well-supported by the locals and ...

Pyramid’s Spencer Dawkins lit up Division One of the Spalding and District Snooker League on Thursday night with a spectacular 65 break. Dawkins (O56) knocked in the break on his way to a win over Consti E’s Sean Jeynes (O14).He now holds the accolade of highest overall snooker break and highest break for Division One so far this season.He got ...

Bourne SC took over at the top of the Spalding and District Billiards League with a 7-0 romp against third-placed Donington. Oli Player (R40) made a solid start with breaks of 23 and 20 in his 200-176 opening frame win and Elliott Gaunt (R50) and Lester Gaunt (scr) kept up the winning pace.Consti A lost top spot, despite a 5-2 ...

Spalding Golf Club, Captain’s Charity 2023 raised £5,764.20 for Macmillan Cancer Support.Past captain Ben Blom thanked everyone who supported him in helping to raise the funds for the Holbeach and Spalding branch of his nominated charity.It is a charity Blom was keen to support as Macmillan were there for his father in his time of need, making his last few months more ...

Spalding Fishing Club started their Winter Series on the River Glen on Sunday.With a substantial increase in this year’s membership numbers, there were more anglers on the banks for the popular series.A total of 20 anglers braved the frosty morning and were rewarded with some excellent fishing.Leading the way from peg 17 was Mick Wright with 10lb 6oz of roach, rudd ...

Spalding first team had no game but it was still a busy weekend at Centenary  Park. On Friday evening, the Colts played Lincoln in the NLD Colts League and a brilliant performance resulted in a 76-5 win.They have won their last five league games, scoring 205 points with just 36 points conceded and are becoming the top team in the three ...

Sunday saw the third and fourth races in the Frostbite series at the Welland Yacht Club.After the previous night’s club presentation, eight boats made the start line, including two sailors new to the race scene, Adam Stabler in a Solo and his son William in a club Topper dinghy.Disappointingly, the wind did not show up and the forecast was not for ...

Elliott Gaunt (O28) hit a 32 break on his way to a 96-70 win to earn Bourne SC B the lead in their Spalding and District Snooker League match at home to Division One leaders Services C. However, the visitors stormed back to win 5-1, thanks to victories from Kev Fitter (O14), Nigel Cherry (O7) twice and Shane Cummins (O14).Club ...

March Town 1st 2Long Sutton Men 1st 3Long Sutton moved within two points of second-placed March in Division Two North West of the East Men’s League with a thrilling win at their rivals.The game was a tough one with strong challenges and good battles. March were the first to get on the scoresheet with a well finished slap.Sutton were not ...

Spalding Men 1st 4St Ives 1st 4Honours finished even after an eight-goal thriller saw Spalding draw with East Men’s League Division One North second-placed St Ives.The game started with both attacks being on top with some end-to-end action. Opportunities were plentiful for Spalding with good opportunities before Dan Azzopardi eventually tapped a deflected pass into the back of the net.St ...

Holbeach United ended a run of three defeats in a row to beat title-chasing Stanway Pegasus and move themselves to within three points of the Thurlow Nunn League Division One North play-off places.They had to work hard though, after conceding a second-minute opener to the Essex side, who had been delayed on their journey north, with the game kicking off ...

Spalding United can regain top spot in the Midland Division of the Pitching In Northern Premier League on Saturday by extending their winning run to four games. However, they will need to be at their best for the trip to leaders Harborough Town.That was certainly the case last Saturday when the Tulips romped to a 5-0 victory against promotion-chasing rivals Sporting ...

It is turning into a straight fight between Pinchbeck United and Hucknall Town to avoid the wooden spoon position in the United Counties League.Both sides lost 4-0 on Saturday and have only one win each to their name this campaign.The Knights were left feeling hard done by after holding second-placed Melton Town 0-0 at half-time on Saturday.However, the hosts went ahead ...

Performance levels were just not there as Holbeach United fell to a 4-1 defeat at Cornard United in Division One North of the Thurlow Nunn League on Saturday.The Sudbury side took an early lead with a wicked free-kick but Will Barnes levelled when he was first to react to a rebound.However, the hosts regained the lead two minutes after the ...

A last-gasp 3-2 win at Coleshill Town on Saturday pushed Spalding United back into the top two of the Northern Premier League’s Midland Division. It came after they had conceded the lead for the fourth time in the last five games, when they had scored first.Again they were two goals to the good before being hauled back to 2-2.However, unlike draws ...

Pinchbeck United put on a brave show but their Lincolnshire County FA Senior Trophy hopes were ended at holders Boston Town on Tuesday.The hosts had lost only one county cup tie in four years but were hard pushed to break down a resolute Knights side.The first goal did not arrive until the 53rd minute when substitute Lucas Dakin netted and ...

Spalding Hockey Club hosted the second primary schools hockey tournament at Glen Park, Surfleet.Nineteen teams from 13 schools took part, giving more than 150 youngsters the chance to represent their schools. Games were excellently controlled by teenage umpires from the club.Boston-based Tower Road A got off to a flying start in League A, winning their first two matches, beating John Harrox A (3-1) and ...

Spalding Ladies 1st 0Long Sutton 1st 1Hannah Barker was on target to give Sutton the local derby bragging rights and help them to their first win of the East Women’s Division Two North West win at the ninth attempt.A gripping encounter saw Spalding dominate possession, orchestrating numerous attacks with several short corners and shots on goal.Despite their offensive prowess, the ...

Bourne SC lost ground on the top two in the Spalding & District Billiards League with a 4-3 defeat at Gosberton B. Marcus Pell (O40) was the star for the hosts with breaks of 23, 38 and 20 in a 200-169 win.Des Forbes chipped in with two 22 breaks in his 200-158 win after Kieran Richards (R50) had levelled 200-111. ...