Sport

Five Peterborough Nene Valley AC athletes were among the 1,127 finishers at the Telford 10km Road race, and four of them, all seasoned runners, gained new personal bests. However, local honours went to Helpston Harrier Josh Lunn who finished 25th in a new best (PB) time of 30.10hrs, a time that would be fast enough in win many British road ...

The top two in Spalding and District Snooker League Division Three clashed last week – and it was second-placed Bourne SC B who boosted their title chances with an important win. They got the better of leaders Pyramid B 4-2 in a Bourne derby that saw Lester Gaunt (O42) impress with a superb 46 break. However, Gaunt’s efforts were in ...

Spalding United were held 2-2 by Kidsgrove Athletic in BetVictor NPL Division One South on Saturday, while Pinchbeck United went down 2-1 at Cogenhoe United in the Uhlsport UCL Premier Division. Starting with the Tulips, they were without key players Jenk Acar (transfer to Skegness Town) and George Zuerner (set to join a new club) at the Sir Halley Stewart ...

Halmer Harriers member Susan Booth completed a 10k in Lanzarote over the weekend. She needed just 1.11.15hrs to complete her run on the Spanish island. The Harriers also had Marie Sampson (1.00.02hrs) competing at the Run Your Paws Off 10k, while Joanne Jacklin (48.30mins) did a 5k race at the same meeting.

Saturday saw Spalding Indoor Bowls Club’s men and women progress through to the last 16 in the Denny Plate and Yetton Trophy against Stamford and Barwell respectively. In the Denny Plate, Spalding’s men started well and the early damage was done by the away rinks skipped by Jordan Philpott and Kevin Ekins. By five ends Philpott took an early 10-0 ...

Rob Childs made a sensational century break in the Spalding and District Billiards League on Monday night – but his Crowland team were thrashed 7-0 by leaders Pyramid A. The extraordinary Childs, who plays off an O270 break, made a stunning 107 but was beaten 200-162 by John Clapton (R90) in the whitewash. That result leaves the Bourne side four ...

Welland Yacht Club played host to the final two days of a four-day RYA Senior Instructor course over the weekend. With the first two days having been held at Rutland Water, the ten candidates from various clubs around the UK attended the Spalding-based club to complete the training course. Welland’s own Tom Bell and Andy Prior successfully completed and passed ...

Spalding 1st moved into the top six of East Men’s Hockey League Premier B Division with a dominant 6-0 success over rivals Bourne Deeping 1st on Saturday. Goals from Joe Higgins (2), Stu Cunnington, Josh Rowbottom, Jacob Baker and George Halgarth settled the derby in Spalding’s favour on what was the last scheduled fixtures this year ahead of the winter ...

Tydd Gote Angling Club stalwart Dave Parlett was the top performer at the Sunday club match at Main Road – more than doubling the weight of runner-up Don Green. With a strong downstream wind, Parlett couldn’t fish quite as far out as he wanted to at peg two – but his worm hookbait fished at 10m was soon picked up ...

Division One leaders Tulips B survived a real test of their title credentials as they edged out rivals Consti B 4-2 in the Spalding and District Snooker League on Thursday night. In a close game between two of the teams hoping to claim the top tier crown, a final frame victory from Mark Wilkinson (O14) over John Keeton (O14) settled ...

Some 50 ladies took part in Spalding Golf Club’s annual Turkey Trot event at the Surfleet course last week. The top 12 scores of the day all earned a £15 butchers voucher, with Gill Dewhurst top of the tree with 35 points. Other winners were: Kay Green (32), Leanne McCaan (31), Jacqui Walton (28), Paula Brown (27), Di Rafferty (27), ...

Spalding Indoor Bowls Club are the only team in the country to have had players called up to represent every England team at the upcoming international series events. Over the weekend of November 30 to December 1, Spalding had a host of representatives attending Rugby Thornfield IBC for the senior and junior international trials. And, when the teams were announced ...

Spalding United chairman Andy Gay admits that he is happy to move forward with Lewis Thorogood as caretaker manager. The Tulips are without a permanent boss following the resignation of Matt Easton last week, but Saturday’s 4-1 win at Worksop Town was overseen by former assistant Thorogood. Although Gay concedes that the club is open to discussions with any prospective ...

Rising Weston Hills star Johnathan Hoggard was named as the winner of the 2019 Aston Martin Autosport BRDC Young Driver of the Year Award on Sunday night. BRDC British F3 runner-up Hoggard saw off rivals Ayrton Simmons, Enaam Ahmed and Jamie Chadwick to clinch the coveted award at the Autosport Awards at Grosvenor House Hotel in London. Hoggard, who claimed ...

The winners of the Val Mackey Doubles were decided on the latest night of Spalding and District Table Tennis League action. Sadly, the turnout was less than impressive – meaning there was just one group, with a total of ten games to be played on the night at Spalding High School. This did, however, mean that players had the chance ...

Red-hot Spalding RFC toppled Midlands Three East (South) leaders Stamford 20-5 on Saturday as their impressive form continued. After going unbeaten in all competitions in November, Town made it four league wins on the spin by defeating their rivals at the Memorial Field. Red-hot Spalding RFC toppled Midlands Three East (South) leaders Stamford 20-5 on Saturday as their impressive form ...

Holbeach United have seen two hotly-anticipated derby fixtures postponed this week. The cold weather and rainfall saw Tuesday night’s Lincs FA Senior Trophy clash at Deeping Rangers called off, while a fire in the away dressing room at Carter’s Park has forced the Tigers to postpone their Uhlsport UCL Premier Division derby with Boston Town this Saturday. An explosion at ...

Moulton Harrox moved back into the top four of the ChromaSport PDFL Premier Division with a battling 1-0 win at Thorney on Saturday. A solitary strike from Jamie Casey got the job done for Kev Nottingham’s side as they moved to within five points of the top of the table. In-form Long Sutton Athletic also climbed into eighth place by ...

Pinchbeck United 0Peterborough NS 2 Pinchbeck United’s losing streak reached 11 games in all competitions after a disappointing 2-0 home defeat against Peterborough Northern Star on Saturday. In what looked like a winnable game for the Knights on paper, goals from Liam Rodden (30) and Craig Smith (60) sentenced them to another beating at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field. ...

Wellingborough Town 1Holbeach United 2 Danny Hussey saluted the performance of his Holbeach United side as they earned a great 2-1 win at Wellingborough Town on Saturday. Second-half goals from Josh Ford and Liam Adams fired the Tigers to three precious Uhlsport UCL Premier Division side at the Dog and Duck to move themselves within six points of leaders Shepshed ...