Sport

Nearly 100 golfers took part in Tydd St Giles Golf Club’s annual Open for senior competitors. The Wensum Valley Golf Club pair of Mike Stehr and Keith Wright took the honours with two local pairs hot on their heels. The home club’s Garry Brown and Peter Goodall were second just a point behind and ahead on count back from third ...

Andy Prior’s red-hot form at Welland Yacht Club continued with a clean sweep of victories at the weekend. Sunday saw the start of two new race series for the club, with the first of the day being race one of the Sunday Points. Despite the drizzle, seven boats took to the start with Andy Agar (Laser) taking the early lead ...

Boss Matt Easton admits that Spalding United face something of a selection crisis ahead of their first competitive game of the new season on Saturday. The Tulips are without at least six players for the trip to holders Cleethorpes Town in the Lincs FA Senior Cup quarter-final (3pm), with the winners to take on either Lincoln City or Lincoln United ...

Assistant boss Tim Cole insists that Holbeach United are well-equipped for another strong season in the Uhlsport UCL Premier Division. Fifth last time around, Cole reckons that the Tigers have a stronger and more competitive squad this season ahead of Saturday’s Carter’s Park opener against newboys Loughborough University (3pm) and Tuesday night’s derby at much-fancied Boston Town (7.45pm). The number ...

Father and son pairing Frazer and Josh Wallis smashed a record as they won Spalding Cycling Club’s 2-up Championship last week. On a fine sunny evening for racing at the Pode Hole to Baston Road course, the Wallis duo clocked 21.58mins to beat the club family record set around 20 years ago by Ian and Oliver Fensom of (23.30mins). The ...

Spalding superkart driver Nick Kirk is looking for fresh sponsorship after making an impressive start to the new season. Kirk, who drives a 450KTM superkart, has enjoyed great success so far this season – including a first place at Donington Park, a second at Darley Moor and third at Mallory Park. Those podiums, coupled with several other solid showings, see ...

Ian Dunn has warned Pinchbeck United’s rivals not to write off his new-look side ahead of the start of the 2019/20 Uhlsport United Counties League Premier Division season. The Knights make the relatively short trip to take on Peterborough Northern Star at the Branch Bros Stadium on Friday night (7.45pm), with his starting line-up likely to be almost unrecognisable to ...

Four of South Lincs Competitive Swimming Club’s athletes did themselves proud at the British Summer Championships last week. Held at Tollcross in Glasgow from Tuesday to Sunday, Emma Croker, Ellisha Cookson, Aurinija Maliauskaite and Daisy Rummery were all representing the Spalding-based club. Croker was contesting three individual events, the 50m butterfly and the 50m and 100m freestyle, while Cookson was ...

Ben Wilson is bidding to return to form in the Dickies British Supersport Championship this weekend as he makes the trip to Thruxton. Kirton racer Wilson will contest the two races comprising of the seventh round at the Hampshire circuit, as he bids to close on the four riders currently above him in the overall standings. The Gearlink Kawasaki ace ...

Weston Hills BRDC British F3 Championship racer Johnathan Hoggard is relishing a return to the Brands Hatch circuit this weekend. The Fortec Motorsport racer has had excellent results in the past at the Grand Prix circuit – which will be used this weekend – where he secured a pole position, a win and two podiums in F4 last season. That ...

Both Spalding United and Holbeach United both enjoyed eye-catching friendly victories on Tuesday night. The Tulips romped to a 4-0 victory at Harrowby United, with the Tigers seeing off higher-graded Wisbech Town 3-0 at Carter’s Park. Starting with the Tulips, goals from Jamie Jackson (2), Taron Hare and Kegan Everington secured a third win from as many pre-season fixtures – ...

Tilly Garfoot was crowned club champion in Spalding Golf Club’s ladies’ section last Wednesday after two impressive rounds in extreme heat. The Barbara Watson Salver, for those ladies with handicaps of 0 to 20, was played over 36 holes and was entered by 12 ladies – but only seven of those played all 36. The winner, with two rounds of ...

Spalding-based Halmer Harriers boasted a great turnout for the Heckington ten-mile road race. Some 16 members completed the course, with Martin Wells (1.11.31hrs) comfortably the quickest. Other times: Ade Mills 1.23.01hrs; Rebecca Richards 1.24.15hrs; Marie Sampson 1.28.48hrs; Julie Thorold 1.37.14hrs; Alison Louis 1.44.21hrs; Tim Baxter 1.44.42hrs; Di Lettice 1.44.40hrs; Vanessa Smithson 1.47.47hrs; Jennifer Maltby 1.51.42hrs; Fiona Thomas 1.51.29hrs; Carly Wilkinson ...

Spalding Golf Club’s Adam Keogh was in magnificent form at the English PGA Championship held at Bowood last week. The club professional claimed second place in the tournament at the Wiltshire course, having shot a magnificent seven-under-par final round that included seven birdies. He finished two shots behind overall winner Paul Hedriksen (-9) after four rounds, taking a total number ...

Spalding-based British Rail have steamed through to be crowned regional champions after a Champions League of South Lincolnshire style tournament. After winning the title in the Spalding Cribbage League, they took on the winners of the Bourne, Stamford and Grantham leagues in the inter-town tournament. The round robin tournament saw each side play six matches each. British Rail finished as ...

Spalding came out on top as three local clubs held their annual petanque match. They saw off the challenge of The Deepings and Bourne to take the title in the game this year held at the Abbey Lawn in Bourne. In total 22 players took part in the match.

Long Sutton Cricket Club upset league leaders Bourne 2nd at the weekend as they continue to flourish in the South Lincs and Border League Premier Division. Despite losing several players over the winter following their first season back at this level they’re again comfortably in mid-table this time around. Three consecutive defeats had checked their momentum but they bounced back ...

Moulton Harrox’s three-pronged bowling attack helped secure a seventh straight South Lincs and Border Division One win on Saturday at Baston to close the gap on leaders Market Deeping 2nd. Louis Greetham (4-40), Alex Baker (3-9) and Carl Lamming (3-21) battered Baston and left them 74 all out in just 25.2 overs. Leeming picked up the key wicket of Andy ...

Spalding Town missed out on the chance to overtake leaders Bourne 2nd at the top of South Lincs and Borders Premier Division as they lost by 30 runs at home to Freiston. While the league leaders were being beaten by Long Sutton, Spalding were unable to chase down the visitors’ total on a rain interrupted afternoon. The visitors to Spalding ...

Cousins Julie Hicks and Marion Perkins picked up a particularly prestigious trophy last week, 45 years after their grandma had done exactly the same. The pair joined fellow Moulton Harrox Bowls Club member Chris Jackson to be crowned Lincolnshire county champions by winning the three bowl rinks Thornally Trophy. After winning through to the last four of the competition played ...