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Pinchbeck United player/boss Ian Dunn reckons that his side have a fight on their hands if they are to achieve their goal of finishing in the top four of the Future Lions UCL Premier Division. Last weekend’s 2-1 home loss against Newport Pagnell Town allowed in-form Cogenhoe United to move within three points of the Knights, who currently sit fourth. ...

Matt Easton admits that Spalding United simply can’t afford to lose Saturday’s home game against Loughborough Dynamo on Saturday (3pm). The 18th-placed Tulips are teetering just three points above the drop zone in Evo-Stik NPL East Division after last weekend’s 1-1 draw at Pickering Town. Relegation rivals Carlton Town have a game in hand on the Tulips and have a ...

Danny Hussey is adamant that Holbeach United’s luck has to change ahead of Saturday’s Carter’s Park clash with Rugby Town (3pm). The Tigers have slipped from fourth to sixth in the Future Lions UCL Premier Division table after a run of five games without a win, with four of them being defeats. Third-placed Rugby are also on a winless run ...

South Holland racers were involved in a top night of Banger action on Saturday as more than 150 cars crammed into the Adrian Flux Arena in King’s Lynn. It was a night of non-stop banger racing with some big thrills and spills, as the masters of destruction took to the track. Three bangers classes descended on the arena, including something ...

Spalding Indoor Bowls Club’s under-25 double triples team finished as narrow runners-up at the national finals in Nottingham on Sunday. The team consisted of Lauren Finbow, Ruby Hill and Jordan Philpott on one rink and the Rhys Hill, Chelsea Tomlin and Stephen Harris on the other. Aaron Barnes was reserve with Colin Wilson as team manager, as the Spalding boys ...

An amazing 21 medals and a host of personal best (PB) times were clocked by South Lincs Competitive Swimming Club members at the Team Luton March Open meet. This was an early season long course competition providing lots of experience for the Spalding-based club’s swimmers – as well as an opportunity to post times in the qualification window for the ...

The Division One title in Spalding and District Table Tennis League may already be decided, but there is quite a battle shaping up for second place – and the second tier title is far from decided, too. In the top flight, Moulton SE had their chances stymied by champions South Holland in a continuation of a match from November. With ...

A cracking climax to the season is in prospect with the title races in all three divisions of the Spalding and District Snooker League going down to tonight’s (Thursday) final round of fixtures. In Division One, long-term table-toppers Holbeach A suffered a wobble as they went down 5-1 at home against Pyramid A. They could have clinched the top tier ...

Long Sutton Hockey Club finished their season on a high note with a well-attended presentation evening on Saturday. The club came together to celebrate in style and show what a tremendous season they’ve enjoyed – with the awards get shared between the ages. The obvious high note saw Sutton’s men’s 2nd team winning their league and gaining promotion in East ...

Spalding RFC 31 Ashfield RFC 31 A remarkable haul of 17 points in the final eight minutes earned Spalding RFC a thrilling 31-31 draw with Ashfield on Saturday. The rare draw, in what was Town’s final home game of the Midlands Three East (North) season at the Memorial Field, keeps them in contention for a top three finish. Second-placed Ashfield ...

Moulton Harrox rounded off their title winning league campaign in the ChromaSport PDFL Premier Division with a 7-0 win over ICA Sports on Saturday. Doubles from Danny Lambe-Hyner, Joe Townsend and Marcus Parry secured the big win at Broad Lane, while Declan Earth chipped in with a goal too. Kev Nottingham’s side finish with 24 wins and only two losses ...

Pinchbeck United 1 Newport Pagnell Town 2 Ian Dunn was left fuming by two “atrocious” decisions on Saturday as his Pinchbeck United side suffered a 2-1 home defeat against Newport Pagnell Town. The Knights had gone ahead through a sensational left-footed half-volley from Jordan Nuttell on just three minutes of the Future Lions UCL Premier Division clash at the Sir ...

Holbeach United 1 Daventry Town 2 Holbeach United were unfortunate to lose 2-1 at home to Future Lions UCL Premier Division champions-elect Daventry Town on Saturday. All looked to be going well for the Tigers at Carter’s Park when Will Bird slotted them ahead on 13 minutes, but a second-half fightback edged Daventry closer to the title. Luke Emery, who ...

Pickering Town 1 Spalding United 1 A super strike by Spalding United skipper Leon Mettam secured a precious point in their bid for survival in Evo-Stik NPL East Division on Saturday – but it could have been so much more. In a tense encounter at relegation rivals Pickering Town, with points at a premium for both teams, Mettam broke the ...

Spalding United were denied a huge victory by a last-minute goal at Pickering Town on Saturday, while both Pinchbeck United and Holbeach United suffered 2-1 defeats at home. Starting with the Tulips, they looked set for a huge Evo-Stik NPL East Division victory at relegation rivals Pickering Town when Leon Mettam fired them ahead with a curling finish on the ...

Boss Danny Hussey wants to see Holbeach United rediscover their defensive mettle this weekend. The Tigers, who haven’t won in four games, have a big home date with table-topping Daventry Town on Saturday (3pm). Any victory would help out Lincolnshire rivals Deeping Rangers, who are six points behind the long-term leaders in the race for the Future Lions UCL Premier ...

Matt Easton hopes to return to the Spalding United fold in some capacity this weekend as their bid for survival in Evo-Stik NPL East Division continues. The Tulips make the trip to relegation rivals Pickering Town (3pm) this weekend in the precarious position of 18th, two points clear of the drop zone having played a game more than Carlton Town ...

Proud Pinchbeck United player/boss Ian Dunn feels that his Future Lions UCL Premier Division manager of the month award for March shows how far the club have come. Dunn was named the league’s top boss for last month after going unbeaten in six games, winning three home games and drawing three testing away trips. It’s the first time he’s claimed ...

A Spalding snooker player who has Motor Neurone Disease has pocketed a place performing at the sport’s World Championships. Despite struggling to walk as a result of the condition, Nigel Brasier (49) has continued to play the sport he’s loved since he was eight-years-old. And on April 24 he will be appearing at the sport’s spiritual home, The Crucible in ...

Gail Follington and Andy Prior both enjoyed victories as Welland Yacht Club got their 2019 season under way on Saturday. In the spring sunshine and with a reasonable breeze with stronger gusts, 11 boats prepared for the first race in the morning points series. Three boats were caught out by the stronger gusts and capsized prior to the start, while ...