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Josh Fyson scored twice and Frazer Watt was also on target in Long Sutton’s 5-3 defeat at unbeaten leaders Wisbech Town in Division Two North West of the East Men’s League on Friday.The second team had a 5-0 walkover because opponents Cambridge City 5th were unable to raise a side in Division Three North West.Annabelle Giles made her debut for Long ...

Spalding Hockey Club hosted the first of five primary schools tournaments scheduled for this school year at Glen Park, Surfleet, on Friday and it was a huge success.Sixteen teams from 13 schools participated and many of the 130 youngsters were making their hockey debuts.Some schools are expecting to add a team for future tournaments so the aim is to get ...

Norwich Dragons 1st 3Spalding Men 1st 4A spirited performance from a depleted Spalding side saw them earn the points in an East Men Division One North thriller.Six players were unavailable due to illness and injuries so it meant recalls for the evergreen Steve Rogers (54), Matt Sanders (49) and a place on the bench for manager Jason Naylor (54). To ...

There was no match for Spalding first team but the seconds were in a top-of-the-table local derby action at Bourne.However, it was the hosts who romped clear at the top of the Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire & Derbyshire RFU Merit Two East table with a 45-7 success to end the visitors’ winning start to the season.Spalding Veterans’ home meeting against Thorney was called ...

Sunday saw Welland Yacht Club welcome sailors from the Ouse Amateur Sailing Club in West Norfolk and North Hykeham Sailing Club to compete in the Wash Rivers and Edgar Bain Trophies. Historically the Wash Rivers event was competed for between Welland, Witham, Denver and Whittlesey clubs – all based on rivers that flow into the Wash. Later Peterborough, Ouse Amateur and North ...

Consti E are holding on to top spot in Division One of the Spalding and District Snooker League, thanks to a 5-1 home win. They beat Holbeach C with wins from Sean Jeynes (O14), Jack Chilvers (O7), George Neary-Philips (021) and Simon Law (O7).A 27 clearance from Chilvers and a 22 break from Jeynes helped them on the way to ...

Jason Bates (O160) hit six breaks of 20 or more on his way to a 200-190 win for Bourne SC against Holbeach B’s Neil Harvey (R50) but it was not enough to save his team from a 5-2 defeat on their travels in the Spalding Billiards League.Dennis Hix (R70) and Chris Chamberlain (R40) chalked up 200-186 and 200-189 wins to keep ...

A South Holland powerlifter will be heading to Coventry next week to take part in a world championship event.Harry Barker trains hard and hopes to take the title when he takes part in the International Powerlifting League (IPL) competition on October 19.The week-long contest features different categories within the sport over five days at the Royal Court Hotel.The 23-year-old already ...

A charity event at Spalding Golf Club in memory of Mervyn Stanley raised £300 for the Brain Tumour Research charity.Mervyn’s widow Pauline and his two daughters attended and presented prizes to the winners.First place went to Danny Huddlestone, who received the winner’s trophy from Mrs Stanley. The trophy was designed and made by event organiser Nev Bingham.Second and third places ...

Spalding ladies have won the Taskers Trophy, a national golf competition.They beat Waltham Windmill to reach the regional round, where they recorded an unexpected win against Sherwood Forest.They then hosted Mickleover and Matlock, again winning both matches to progress to a semi-final match at Lingdale in 30-degree heat.Nothing fazed the Spalding women and they won through to the final.There they faced ...

Current club captain Andy Hicks emerged triumphant in Tydd St Giles Captains Over The Years charity competition.Organiser Ian Cooper announced that £350 was raised on the day, which will go to Holbeach Hospital, the club captain’s charity pot choice.Seniors’ October Medal, Division 1: 1 Mark Amor 80-16=64, 2 Michael Flint 83-12=71, 3 Mick Vassall 82-10=72. Division 2: 1 Gary Allen 84-20=64, ...

The 45th annual match between Drovers and Hillbillies took place at the Surfleet home of Spalding Golf Club.It is generally viewed as the season finale, with many players keen to compete.The format was fourball match play between teams captained by Roy Blake and Rob Sampson.Refreshments were provided at the halfway house.A total of 80 players were involved in the match, which finished10-10, meaning the ...

Three wins out of four in the final rounds of the DTRA UK Flat Track Intermediate championship at Greenfields Dirt Track near Alford confirmed Ollie Wilson as champion. The South Lincolnshire-based 12-year-old had won every race in the previous five rounds of the championship and was top of the leaderboard in practice with an advantage of just half a second ahead of Oskar ...

The fans flocked to the Sir Halley Stewart ground on Saturday to see Spalding United consolidate their lead at the top of the Northern Premier League Midlands Division. A ninth-minute strike from James Clifton was enough to send the majority of the 695 crowd home happy in the clash against second-placed Bedworth United, who had boasted a 100 per cent ...

Holbeach United remain in a play-off place in Division One North of the Thurlow Nunn League table, despite falling to a 1-0 defeat at Dussindale & Hellesdon Rovers on Saturday. Missed chances cost them dearly, although they were handicapped by the absence of 21-goal strike force Connor Pilbeam and George Frost, who were sidelined by a minor operation and illness respectively.The visitors created an ...

A lack of concentration at the beginning and end of the second half sent Pinchbeck United crashing to the foot of the United Counties League Premier North Division table. The Knights were well in the game at half-time, trailing by one goal but within ten minutes were 3-0 adrift and a five-goal blast in last 20 minutes – with three coming ...

Goals have been flowing for Long Sutton Athletic u14s in the Peterborough & District Junior Alliance. The team have sparked into life and have been celebrating a sponsorship deal with new match warm-up tops supplied by RS Electrical Engineering, of Holbeach.Team coach Ian Billinghurst said: “The team are competing at the highest level they have played at after two promotions in ...

Spalding Men’s 1st 5Kettering 3Spalding made it three wins out of three in East Men’s Division North as they attempt to make a swift return to the Premier Division after last season’s relegation.Spalding created plenty of early opportunities, while keeping possession and won a short corner via Steve Rogers.Stuart Cunnington slotted the ball into the top right corner of the goal ...

Cambridge University 3rd 1Spalding Ladies’ 1st 3Spalding arrived in Cambridge with a determined attitude to record their first win of the East Women’s Division Two North West season.They battled hard in the first half and produced some well worked play. Unfortunately, the opposition were awarded a short corner and converted it to take a 1-0 lead against the run of play.Freya ...

Spalding Indoor Bowls Club’s men’s County League team started the season with a 12-2 (77-59) win at home against Boston A. Spalding won on three out of the four rinks with the top winning rink skipped by David Nunney, with Jack Wells, Mick Dolton and Anthony Cronin, winning 23-10. Spalding’s next fixture is at Stamford A on Saturday, October 14.Rink ...