Sport

A Stu Cunnington hat-trick inspired Spalding 1st to a thrilling 5-4 win over St Albans 2nd in East Men’s Hockey League Premier B on Saturday. In what was the first of a two-game weekend for Spalding’s top team, they edged past mid-table rivals St Albans in a nine-goal classic at Glen Park. Ace goal-getter Cunnington led the way with three ...

Long Sutton 1st were denied an East Women’s Hockey League Division 2NW victory at rivals Pelicans 1st by a late goal on Saturday. After a goalless first half, Sutton were much brighter and moved into the lead when Jo Bland fired a short corner home. Sutton then dominated the rest of the half, with the ever-willing Jemima Dodd putting in ...

Pete Emery is still in fine form and put on a superb display at the Tydd Gote Angling Club Sunday match at Main Road with a fine bag of roach, rudd and skimmers. Emery was on the concrete and alternated whip and long pole with pinkie and tares feeding hemp for an excellent total of 16lb 8oz. Dennis Houghton was ...

A top turnout for the latest round of Spalding and District Table Tennis League fixtures saw a couple of sides put in sensational showings. The first on-song side were Newside, who played their league match against Hurricane Brothers. Despite some of the games going to four ends, Hurricane Brothers couldn’t convert enough points, leaving Newside to claim a 5-0 whitewash. ...

The top three teams in Spalding and District Snooker League Division One are separated by just one point after an exciting night of action on Thursday. Leaders Pyramid D were stopped in their tracks by third-placed rivals Long Sutton A, who edged them out 4-2 in the game of the week. A 38 break from Sean Swinburn (O49) helped him ...

Stockwood Park 20Spalding RFC 24 Ash Anker scored a dramatic last-gasp try as Spalding RFC defeated previously unbeaten Midlands Three East (South) leaders Stockwood Park in a stunning show on Saturday. Town, who hadn’t won away in the league all season, stormed to a 24-20 triumph in Luton to move into sixth place in the standings. This was a deserved ...

Crowland Town climbed to the top of ChromaSport PDFL Division One on Saturday with a resounding 7-0 derby win over struggling Spalding Town. Danny Firth and Corban Oldham both helped themselves to doubles in the Snowden Field romp, while Reece Crane, Harry Grigas and Harry Grigas also got in on the act. It’s now an impressive ten wins from 13 ...

Harborough Town 0Holbeach United 3 An impressive second-half showing inspired Holbeach United to an eye-catching 3-0 victory at Harborough Town on Saturday. Goals from Luke Avis, Nick Jackson and Will Bird fired the Tigers to all three points in the Uhlsport UCL Premier Division clash at The HTFC Community Ground – and made it five wins on the spin in ...

Pinchbeck United 1Leicester Nirvana 2 Angry Pinchbeck United player/boss Ian Dunn admits that he was forced to report referee Miroslav Belik to the footballing authorities after Saturday’s 2-1 defeat against high-flying Leicester Nirvana. Dunn claims that Belik missed a clear foul before Deen Master’s 66th-minute winner at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field, failed to send off Sam Gent for ...

Frickley Athletic 2Spalding United 1 Boss Matt Easton was left to rue fine margins as his Spalding United side were beaten by an injury-time goal at Frickley Athletic on Saturday. The Tulips looked set for all three points when Kevin Bastos put them ahead 15 minutes from time in the BetVictor NPL South East Division clash at Westfield Lane. Ace ...

Holbeach United eased to a 3-0 success at Harborough Town on Saturday, while two late goals saw Spalding United slip to a 2-1 loss at Frickley Athletic and Pinchbeck United were beaten by the same score at home against Leicester Nirvana. Luke Avis, Nick Jackson and Will Bird got the goals for Holbeach as they made it five wins from ...

Holbeach United progressed to the KitmanUK Knockout Cup semi-final on Wednesday night as they came from behind to beat Melton Town 3-1. Visitors Melton had Gilchrist and Arnold sent off inside 20 minutes of the Carter’s Park quarter-final, but took the lead through ex-Tiger Zak Munton just before half-time. Holbeach, though, were much improved after the break and scored three ...

Green Dragon took the top honours at the Pinchbeck and District Summer Darts League finals night with the standard of play very high. Events at Spalding Services Club got under way with the Ward Trophy for teams in Division B and Division C. Riverside A (Division B winners) completed a league and cup double there by beating Lincoln Arms B ...

Ever-impressive South Lincs Competitive Swimming Club returned home from the City of Leicester Open meet with a bag full of medals. The level two event held from Friday to Sunday saw members of the Spalding-based club do a sterling job as they contested numerous heats and final. Emma Croker collected silver in the girls’ 13/14 years age group 50m butterfly ...

Pete Emery was the star man at the Tydd Gote AC Sunday club match at Main Road with a lovely net of roach, rudd and skimmers for 13lb 8oz. Emery was two upstream of the bridge and made no mistake by fishing single and double pinkie over hemp – keeping fish coming throughout the day for a comfortable win. At ...

Holbeach A were the big winners in the Spalding and District Billiards League on Monday night. They whitewashed Pyramid B 7-0 in a game that saw James Glover (R90) and Ben Harding (R40) make breaks of 34 (unfinished) and 32 respectively. Also 7-0 winners were Gosberton A, who beat Crowland 7-0 despite a super spree of breaks from Rob Childs ...

Saturday night saw Welland Yacht Club hold their end of season award presentation evening. It was chance for members to catch up at the end of the main sailing season and for the regatta and race series trophies to be handed out. Adult award winners: Tom Bell, Martin Cook, Mark Holland, Katie and Gail Follington, Paul Burton, Alan Cox and ...

Fuming boss Danny Hussey feels that Holbeach United are the big losers from Saturday’s debacle at Oadby Town. The Tigers were well on their way to a Uhlsport UCL Premier Division win when the floodlights failed at Freeway Park just after the hour mark, forcing the game to be abandoned. Hussey now expects his side, who were leading 1-0, to ...

Defiant Pinchbeck United player/boss Ian Dunn insists that he has no plans to walk away from the club. Dunn had been considering his future following pre-season budget cuts and the departure of number two Allan Ross, with the Knights struggling in the bottom two of the Uhlsport UCL Premier Division. But the man who has steered Pinchbeck to back-to-back promotions ...

Spalding United have handed Neal Spafford a role on the management team after the defender received the worst possible news about his knee injury. The dedicated centre-back has been told that he’s torn his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and is expected to undergo surgery in a bid to repair it early next year. That rules Spafford out for the rest ...