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The competition winners at Tydd St Giles Golf Club got their hands on their silverware at last week’s men’s presentation day. Of the awards dished out on the night, perhaps the highlight saw Harry Turner named Captain’s Player of the Year. 2019 winners: Spring Open – Steve Duffy. Autumn Open – James Dack. Winter Pairs – Ian Cooper & Jamie ...

The junior members of South Lincs Competitive Swimming Club collected an amazing 68 medals and clocked a host of personal best (PB) times at the Boston Open Meet. The Spalding-based club returned from the Grantham-hosted event with an amazing medal haul that included 18 golds, 36 silvers and 14 bronzes. Aurinija Maliauskaite collected six medals from her six swims over ...

Spalding United have been rocked by the resignation of boss Matt Easton. The Tulips chief quit his role at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field on Wednesday night. He had been seeking assurances about a number of off the field issues at the club. GONE: Matt Easton. Photo by JAKE WHITELEY Speaking on Twitter, Spalding chairman Andy Gay said: “It ...

Spalding Indoor Bowls Club’s ladies team continued their fine form with a resounding whitewash win against Grantham in the Trudy Bates competition. Spalding were determined to get revenge for their defeat in the reverse fixture and started strongly, moving a massive 50 shots in front at the half-way stage. They eventually won on all rinks and secured a 145-49 (16-0 ...

Alan Cox made a flying start to Welland Yacht Club’s Frostbite Series with two wins at Sunday’s opener. Four boats took to the start, with the Laser of Mark Holland leading the way closely followed by Alan Cox (also Laser), Andy Agar (OK) and Katie Follington (Laser Radial). As they made their way up river Cox moved into first place, ...

It’s now ten defeats from as many games in East Men’s Hockey League Division 2N for Long Sutton 1st after Saturday’s 9-1 defeat at University of East Anglia 1st. Sutton were short of a number of regular faces, but were grateful to Jack Smith for stepping up to help out and Will White for travelling back from university to play. ...

Nathan Derry was crowned winner if the 2019 Spalding Darts Open last week. Ace thrower Derry got the better of leading local talent Scott Winners 6-4 in a quality final, earning himself the trophy and a cash prize of £250. Williams, who will be competing at the 2020 BDO World Professional Darts Championship at Lakeside in January, collected £150 as ...

Tulips B won the big Spalding and District Snooker League fixture of the week to go top of the Division One table. The Spalding side defeated previous leaders Pyramid D 4-2 in Bourne to leapfrog them and go one point clear in the top tier. Wins from Ady Sibley (O21), Darren Woodberry (O42) and Mark Woodberry (O56) sealed the win ...

Manor Park RFC 16Spalding RFC 26 In-form Spalding RFC marched into the semi-finals of the Midlands Section of the National RFU Vase Cup with a 26-16 win at Manor Park on Saturday. Town, who are hitting top form after a tricky start, took the lead on six minutes and never looked back against their Nuneaton hosts. Electing to play with ...

Stand-in Moulton Harrox keeper Brendan Taylor saved four penalties in a shoot-out as they edged past Hykeham Town in the Lincs FA Junior Cup on Saturday. A smart turn and shot from Ian Bradbury fired Harrox ahead midway through the first period, but a red card to Phil Groves meant their task to hold on was a tough one. The ...

Holbeach United 1Desborough Town 1 Danny Hussey branded Holbeach United’s performance “awful” as they were held to a Carter’s Park draw by lowly Desborough Town on Saturday. Josh Ford’s first-half free-kick gave the Tigers the lead at the break, but they were pegged back by Brian Farrell’s long punt upfield that caught keeper Ricky Drury out and found the net. ...

Quorn 7Pinchbeck United 0 Pinchbeck United slipped to their worst defeat of the Uhlsport UCL Premier Division season on Saturday as Quorn crushed them 7-0. The second-from bottom Knights were ruthlessly put to the sword by their title chasing hosts at Farley Way Stadium, with seven different players finding the net. Stephen Hart, Micah Jebbison, Tawanda Mangondoza, Rackeem Reid, Richard ...

A freak goal denied Holbeach United a Uhlsport UCL Premier Division victory on Saturday, while Pinchbeck United were handed their heaviest loss of the season to date. On a day that saw plenty of postponements, Holbeach drew 1-1 with a Desborough Town – who were beaten 12-0 at Rugby Town midweek – at a very foggy Carter’s Park. Josh Ford’s ...

It was tight at the top of Tydd St Giles Golf Club’s November Stableford Pairs event with Will Woodrow and John Kelledgher narrowly taking top spot. Their score of 47 points was enough to edge out the teams of Mark Whittaker and Luke Sandford and Mark Cooper and Neil Morphew (both 46pts) by a solitary point. Jamie Stott and Mark ...

G&S Racing Kawasaki have announced that all three of their riders – Kevin Keyes, TJ Toms and Milo Ward – will remain with the team for the 2020 season. Keyes and Toms will be contesting the Pirelli National Superstock 600 Championship for the Wyberton team, with Ward in the Stock 1000 series. Ward impressed in his first season in the ...

Danny Hussey has challenged his red-hot Holbeach United players to ruffle the feathers of the Uhlsport UCL Premier Division’s big guns. The Tigers have won their last five games on the bounce in all competitions and are sitting pretty in fifth place – ten points behind leaders Shepshed Dynamo with a game in hand. While Hussey doesn’t feel his in-form ...

Spalding United manager Matt Easton reckons that it is a “blessing in disguise” that his team have a weekend off. The Tulips are without a BetVictor NPL South East Division fixture until next Saturday’s trip to Worksop Town (December 7), giving them ample time to lick their wounds following last weekend’s gutting defeat at Frickley Athletic. Easton’s side sit ninth ...

Pinchbeck United player/boss Ian Dunn is seeking answers from the footballing authorities after claiming his six-year-old son Rupert was verbally abused by a Leicester Nirvana player on Saturday. Rupert, who was acting as a ball boy during the Knights’ 2-1 loss against Leicester Nirvana, is alleged to have been told to hurry up by Nirvana’s Sam Gent – with the ...

Spalding Indoor Bowls Club’s national mixed team have marched into the last 16 of the Egham Trophy after a battling win over Barwell. They won on two of the four rinks and drew the others to book a showdown with county rivals and last season’s national finalists Lincoln on Sunday, December 8. Spalding started the stronger of the two teams, ...

Spalding Hockey Club once again hosted the latest primary schools tournament at Glen Park on Friday. Some 18 teams from 13 local primary schools participated in the tournament across four leagues at advanced, intermediate and beginner levels. Three were also 12 of the club’s juniors who had volunteered to officiate, all of whom had previously participated in the tournament and ...