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Three Division One teams boast 100 per cent records after the second round of fixtures in the Spalding and District Snooker League. Pyramid D, Bourne SC A and Holbeach C are all riding high in the early standings with two wins from two after Thursday night’s action. It’s Pyramid D who lead the embryonic table with nine points after they ...

Spalding United drew 1-1 at BetVictor NPL South East Division leaders Carlton Town on Wednesday night, while Holbeach United walloped Whittlesey Athletic 5-1 in the KitmanUK UCL League Cup. Starting with Spalding, Tom Maddison’s 32nd minute penalty saw them trailing 1-0 at in-form Carlton at the break. But Joel Brownhill levelled for the Tulips in the closing stages to secure ...

Already-promoted Moulton Harrox missed out on the South Lincs and Border League Division One title after losing their winner-takes-all title shoot-out at Market Deeping 2nd. Having been put into bat, Harrox made a respectable 175-4 from their 45 overs as Matthew Barnett (53 not out) played a key knock. But hosts Deeping blew that target away as they raced to ...

Spalding RFC have received a bye into the third round of the RFU Senior Vase after their opponents failed to show up on Saturday. Town arrived at Notts Moderns for their clash, but found no opposition there – making it something of a wasted trip for them. However, the RFU have confirmed that the Elephants will automatically advance to the ...

It’s now back-to-back defeats for defending ChromaSport PDFL Premier Division champions Moulton Harrox following Saturday’s 4-1 home reverse against title rivals Stamford Lions. Second-half doubles from Tom Edwards and Rob Dunn sank the leaders at Broad Lane, sending them down to third place in the table in the process. Joe Townsend did hit back for Kev Nottingham’s side, who now ...

Leicester Nirvana 4Holbeach United 3 Holbeach United twice blew leads as they slumped to a 4-3 Uhlsport UCL Premier Division defeat at Leicester Nirvana on Saturday. A Nick Jackson header from a corner put the Tigers 1-0 to the good at half-time, before Jon Fairweather doubled the lead early in the second period with another header. Shaquille Master (72) then ...

Harrowby United 2Pinchbeck United 3 Three goals in the final 16 minutes saw Pinchbeck United come from 2-0 down to defeat Harrowby United 3-2 in the KitmanUK League Cup first round on Tuesday. The Knights, who have a wretched recent history in all cup competitions, looked set to suffer more misery when, after a goalless first half, Uhlsport UCL Division ...

Spalding United 0Worksop Town 2 Matt Easton was in a philosophical mood after seeing his Spalding United side beaten 2-0 at home by Worksop Town on Saturday. Second-half strikes from Lynton Karkach (55) and Craig Mitchell (78) sank the Tulips, who saw their four-game unbeaten streak in BetVictor NPL South East come to an end. Worksop were deserved winners on ...

Both Spalding United and Holbeach United suffered league losses on Saturday, while Moulton Harrox were handed a home humbling by one of their title rivals. Starting with Spalding, they slipped up 2-0 against Worksop Town at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field – ending their fine run of form in BetVictor NPL South East. Second-half strikes from Lynton Karkach (55) ...

Alan Cox finished in top spot as Welland Yacht Club once again took part in the Bart’s Bash global sailing event on Sunday. Bart’s Bash is the world’s largest mass participation sailing event and is run by local sailing clubs, centres and groups of sailors from all over the world. It is inspired by Olympic Gold and Silver medallist Andrew ...

Ian Argent has won this year’s Chairman’s Competition at Spalding Tennis Club. He pipped Gavin Staite and Michael Moriaty, who had to settle for the runners-up position. All players celebrated with a barbecue after the competition.

Two South Holland racers were among the supporting cast as the Adrian Flux Arena held its biggest race of the year on Saturday. The BriSCA F1 Stock Car Championship’s World Final was the main event at the King’s Lynn venue, with fans from around the world descending on the arena for two days of hard, fast and furious racing. In ...

Danny Hussey has warned his Holbeach United side that their current levels of performance aren’t good enough. The Tigers have won three games on the spin – scoring 13 goals in the process – but Hussey insists that they’re not currently looking good enough to challenge the Uhlsport UCL Premier Division’s leading sides. This Saturday sees fourth-placed Holbeach make the ...

Abbi Pulling completed her Protyre Motorsport Ginetta GT5 Challenge campaign in 13th place after three strong finishes at Donington Park over the weekend. The Gosberton teenager, who has taken to the Ginetta series superbly after a series of impressive feats on the karting scene, qualified in ninth place for race one and sixth position for the second outing. Race one ...

It could be a case of third time lucky for Ben Wilson this weekend. He was hoping to return to racing at Cadwell Park just two weeks after breaking his leg in two places some six weeks ago, but the medical team at the circuit deemed him unfit to race. Three weeks later he tried again at Oulton Park but ...

Four bowlers from Spalding’s Royal Mail Cart came up just short in their quest for National Mixed Fours glory. Ruby Hill, Chelsea Tomlin, Ashley Caress and Martin Spencer were representing Lincolnshire at the national championships in Leamington Spa, having played through a series of qualifying rounds over the season. They performed superbly over the course of two days in Warwickshire, ...

More than 130 players from across the region took part in Tydd St Giles Golf Club’s Autumn Open competition last week. Played as a fourball medal competition, the overall winner was James Dack (12 handicap) with a score of net 65. Andy Hix, playing off a 14 handicap, was hot on his heels with a net 66. Tydd men’s club ...

Defending Division One champions Holbeach A made an imperious start to the new Spalding and District Snooker League season on Thursday night. Picking up where they left off, Holbeach handed promoted Division Two champions Boundary A a 6-0 reverse in what was the top flight’s only opening night whitewash. Jem Merrison (O42) and Colin Dodds (O21) both made solid starts ...

The Spalding and District Table Tennis League officially closed their season with their AGM and presentation evening as trophies were dished out to all of the award winners. Held at the usual playing venue of Spalding High School, there was a reasonable show of members, while some new and returning faces also attended. The league chairman summarised the season just ...

Two poles and a pair of wins at the final BRDC British F3 Championship round of the year at Donington Park helped Johnathan Hoggard secure a free drive at January’s Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona. The prize, the result of winning the Sunoco Whelen Challenge, rewarded Weston Hills driver Hoggard for his remarkable consistency over the course of a 2019 ...