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Spalding Indoor Bowls Club star Ruby Hill helped England to an emphatic women’s under-25 international series win at Arbroath IBC in Scotland over the weekend. Hill played number three in a rink skipped by Rachel Tremlett (St Neots), with Devon Cooper (Hartlepool) and Jasmine Wilson (Huntingdon) at the front end. The first match of the series saw England face Ireland, ...

It was a potentially big week in the Spalding and District Snooker League Division One title race as leaders Pyramid D opened up a small lead at the top – thanks in part to one of the surprise results of the season so far. While the Bourne side were winning 4-2 at Holbeach C, their two nearest rivals – Spalding ...

Wellingborough Town 2 Pinchbeck United 0 Pinchbeck United slipped to another defeat on Tuesday night as Wellingborough Town handed them a 2-0 reverse. The Knights, who are now rock bottom of the Uhlsport UCL Premier Division, conceded goals in each half at a very windy and cold Dog and Duck. Sean McBride (38) gave the Doughboys a 1-0 half-time lead, ...

Spalding RFC 43 Daventry 14 Spalding RFC climbed into the top six in Midlands Three East (South) with a comfortable 43-14 win over Daventry on Saturday. In what was the first-ever meeting between the two mid-table teams at the Memorial Field, Harry Sharman and Matty Holmes both helped themselves to a try double. The other scores came from Gav Sharman, ...

Moulton Harrox remain in the hunt for the ChromaSport PDFL Premier Division title after a 4-1 win at Peterborough Polonia on Saturday. A double from Dec Earth, Louis Steadman’s strike and an own goal leave Harrox just one point behind leaders Peterborough North End Sports. Holbeach United Reserves went one better as they thrashed hosts Ketton 5-0, with Tommy Coote ...

Spalding United 1 Belper Town 3 By RAY TUCKER Spalding United ended a turbulent week with a defeat as a youthful line-up were seen off 3-1 by promotion-chasing Belper Town on Saturday. Unforeseen financial problems unfortunately forced a budget cut on Lewis Thorogood’s squad, resulting in the departure of Brownhill brothers Lewis and Joel and Ben Greenwood. Belper, however, had ...

Holbeach United 1 Loughborough University 0 Michael Frew’s second-half goal fired Holbeach United to their second KitmanUK Knockout Cup final is as many years as they beat much-fancied Loughborough University 1-0 on Saturday. Frontman Frew struck with about 20 minutes of the Carter’s Park semi-final remaining as the Tigers expertly nullified a team that thrashed them 5-0 on the opening ...

Sleaford Town 2 Pinchbeck United 1 Ian Dunn admitted that he was left feeling very low after seeing his Pinchbeck United side hit rock bottom on Saturday. Despite going 1-0 up early on at relegation rivals Sleaford through a Max Gee penalty (4), the Knights shipped two second-half goals and lost the Eslaforde Park basement battle 2-1. A controversial own ...

Holbeach United booked their place in the final of the KitmanUK Knockout Cup with a fine 1-0 win over Loughborough University on Saturday, while Pinchbeck United sunk to the bottom of the Uhlsport UCL Premier Division after losing 2-1 at Sleaford Town and Spalding United were seen off 3-1 by BetVictor NPL South East Division high-fliers Belper Town. Starting with ...

Last week saw Tydd St Giles Golf Club’s senior section hold both their trophy presentation day Stableford competition and AGM. All of the 2019 trophy winners also lined up to receive their trophies from the past year of action – including seniors’ club champion Nicholas Thorpe. In the Stableford, Michael McCleery enjoyed victory in Division One with 41 points. The ...

Top teenage talent Jack Spillett is celebrating after becoming a British kickboxing champion. Spillett, who attends Spalding Academy, was at the ICO British Kickboxing Competition on Sunday – and he won the under 40kg 13-17 year old category. The youngster, who trains two to three times daily six days a week also came third in another category. Spillett is a ...

The title race in Division Two of the Spalding and District Snooker League is looking a little more open after the top two teams suffered defeats on Thursday night. Perhaps the stand-out result of the week in any division saw fourth-placed Tulips C upset leaders Consti F 4-2. The damage was done in the first three frames as Pete Ransome ...

Another huge Rob Childs break lit up Monday night’s Spalding and District Billiards League action. The O270 handicapper made a 98, 59 and 54 as Crowland beat Donington 5-2. Pyramid A were the big winners of the week as they beat Long Sutton 7-0 despite breaks of 42 and 29 from Mick Cooper (O190). Holbeach A also picked up a ...

All eyes are on the bottom of the Uhlsport UCL Premier Division table this weekend with the two chief relegation candidates going head-to-head. Pinchbeck United (six points) Sleaford Town (five points) are separated by just one point at the foot of the standings – and one of them looks set to take the sole relegation spot this season. The Knights’ ...

It’s crunch time for Holbeach United’s hopes of winning a cup competition this season as they prepare for two huge semi-finals within the space of just four days. The Tigers welcome Uhlsport UCL Premier Division title hopefuls Loughborough University to Carter’s Park for a KitmanUK League Cup last four showdown on Saturday (3pm), before visiting fierce rivals Boston Town in ...

Lewis Thorogood is expecting a tasty tussle on Saturday as his Spalding United side take on Belper Town for the second time in as many weeks. Belper, who are fourth in BetVictor NPL South East Division, haven’t played since being held to a 2-2 draw with the Tulips last month. Interim boss Thorogood reckons a few of his players will ...

Moulton Harrox’s bid to win this year’s Lincs FA Junior Cup were dashed by a 4-1 semi-final defeat against Lincoln Moorlands Railway on Saturday. A Jordan Curtis goal (17) put the away side 1-0 up at the break at Broad Lane, before two quick goals early in the second half from Josh Martin and Josh Raby (pen) put the visitors ...

Pinchbeck United 1 Anstey Nomads 3 Ian Dunn admitted that an “embarassing” second-half performance was to blame for Pinchbeck United’s 3-1 home defeat against Anstey Nomads on Saturday. The Knights remain in great peril at the bottom end of the Uhlsport UCL Premier Division table after their 18th league loss of the campaign. After a goalless first period, three second-half ...

Deeping Rangers 2 Holbeach United 0 Holbeach United saw their huge unbeaten run come to an end on Saturday as Deeping Rangers picked up a 2-0 win – but boss Danny Hussey offered nothing but praise for his side. Goals in each half from Tom Garrick (45 and 62) gave Rangers the derby spoils at the Haydon Witham Stadium as ...

Kidsgrove Athletic 3 Spalding United 1 Conceding two early goals left Spalding United with a mountain to climb on Saturday as Kidsgrove Athletic handed them a 3-1 defeat. Ruben Wiggins-Thomas (5) and Thomas France (10) left the Tulips with a mountain to climb at Hollinwood Road, but Jamie Jackson’s 64th-minute effort set up a grandstand finale. It wasn’t to be ...