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Spalding RFC 74 Rolls Royce RFC 14 Resurgent Spalding RFC romped to a massive 74-14 victory over Rolls Royce on Saturday to keep their faint hopes of finishing in the top two of Midlands Three East (North) alive. Ash Anker was the star of the show for Town with four tries at the Memorial Field on a day they had ...

A sensational 92 clearance from Mark Gray was in vain on Thursday night as his Bourne SC A side were beaten 5-1 at Boundary B in Division One of the Spalding and District Snooker League. The O105 handicapper made the clearance against Barry Malthouse (R14) in frame two, but was the only Bourne winner as Richard Wilson (O7), Dan Smith ...

An amazing three hat-tricks were scored in the same game as Kirton Town crushed Mulberry 11-5 in a goal-crazy Spalding and District Sunday League clash at the weekend. Third-placed Kirton moved to within a point of the leaders with the huge win, as Ashley Davis (3), Sam Reed (3), Josh Dunworth (2), Matt Tyrrell (2) and Ashley English all found ...

The spoils were shared in Saturday’s ChromaSport PDFL Premier Division derby between rivals Tydd and Long Sutton Athletic at the Fenland Stadium. The free-scoring Jake Clitheroe bagged a double for Tydd, but his heroics were cancelled out by strikes from Connor Bell and Brandon England for the Magpies. The draw keeps Sutton 14th, while Tydd are eighth. In Division One, ...

Rugby Town 1 Pinchbeck United 1 An injury-time penalty left Pinchbeck United “gutted” on Saturday as they were denied a memorable win at Rugby Town. The Knights led at half-time thanks to an Ollie Maltby finish from a Lee Beeson corner, but Edwin Ahenkorah’s penalty deep into injury time pinched a point for the hosts in the Future Lions UCL ...

Spalding RFC racked up a mighty victory over Rolls Royce at the Memorial Field on Saturday to keep their faint hopes of a top two finish alive. Town romped to a huge 74-14 success as their formidable form at home continued, cementing their fourth-placed position in Midlands Three East (N) in the process. More to follow. RESULTS Ashfield 27 Nottingham ...

A 94th-minute penalty denied Pinchbeck United a memorable win at Rugby Town on Saturday, while Holbeach United were left without a game due to opponents Oadby Town folding on Friday. Starting with Pinchbeck, they looked set for a massive Future Lions UCL Premier Division victory at Rugby but were ultimately frustrated in a 1-1 draw. The Knights led at half-time ...

This weekend sees the annual Spalding and District Snooker and Billiards League’s finals weekend take place at Springfields Events Centre. High quality action is expected at the Springfields Events Centre showpiece, with 12 finals taking place between Friday and Sunday. There will be a bar open at the event, so all are welcome to attend at any point and show ...

Danny Hussey insists that he shouldn’t take all of the plaudits for his impressive start to life as Holbeach United manager. The Tigers chief was named as the Future Lions UCL Premier Division’s manager of the month for February, having guided his side to four wins and a draw from their five games. A 1-0 success over Desborough Town on ...

Player/boss Ian Dunn reckons Pinchbeck United have every chance of picking up a result at second-placed Rugby Town on Saturday (3pm). The Knights, currently fifth, are 12 points behind their hosts in the Future Lions UCL Premier Division table and lost the reverse 3-0 at the Sir Halley back in November. Rugby have won their last six games on the ...

Upbeat Matt Easton feels that Spalding United aren’t far off possessing a squad capable of challenge at the top end of the Evo-Stik NPL East Division table. The Tulips chief was impressed with what he saw from his charges for an hour of Saturday’s 3-0 defeat at runaway leaders Morpeth Town, before two “mind-boggling” red cards shown to Rudy Misambo ...

A number of Spalding Indoor Bowls Club talents are involved in national area finals over the next few weeks. Congratulations are already in order for Matt Whyers, Martin Spencer and Graham Smith and Chantal and Martin Spencer, who have qualified to the national finals in the men’s triples and family pairs respectively. Whyers, Spencer and Smith won their area final ...

A superb 91 break from Mick Cooper was the highlight of Monday night’s Spalding and District Billiards League action. Cooper, who plays off an O190 handicap for Long Sutton, helped his side beat hosts Gosberton 7-0 and also pocketed smaller scorers of 41, 39 (twice) and 32. Team-mate John Dawson (R30) also chipped in with a 38 break, while Joe ...

Long Sutton 2nd are looking a safe bet to lift the East Men’s Hockey League Division 4NW title after walloping Wisbech 3rd 9-0 on Saturday. Their 16th win from 19 matches sees Sutton sit eight points clear at the top with just three games left to play – meaning the title is within reach ahead of this Saturday’s trip to ...

It was a big week for Boundary A in the race for the Spalding and District League Division Two title as they crushed title rivals Consti G 6-0 to go clear at the top of the table. Frame wins from Pete King (scr), Andy Mowforth (O7), John Tidswell (O14), Jim McGhee (scr) and Stewart Lilley (scr) fired the Deepings team ...

Some 30 Nene Valley Harriers travelled to Yorkshire to compete in the National Cross Country Championship at Harewood House. Many of the youngsters impressed and Molly Peel built on her fine run in the South of England Cross Country Championship, finishing 49th in the under-17 girls’ race covering the 5km course in 20.00. Under-15 Flo Brill came in 51st, completing ...

The 2019 Stock Car season got under way at the Adrian Flux Arena on Saturday night – and the entertainment levels were through the roof. Racers from all across the United Kingdom and as far away as the Netherlands ventured to King’s Lynn, taking part in the highly competitive opening night. There was plenty of bumper work, high impact thrills ...

The Spalding and District Table Tennis League resumed with a league programme and the semi-finals of the Marylands Cup on Tuesday night. With two Division One versus Division Two matches on the cards, the possibilities looked interesting. Mine’s a Pint, sitting in the lower half of the top tier, faced TNC – who are clear at the top of the ...

Nottingham Moderns 29 Spalding RFC 26 Four bonus points softened the blow of another away defeat for Spalding RFC in Midlands Three East on Saturday. Town suffered a narrow 29-26 loss at Nottingham Moderns, having had to play 55 minutes with 14 men following a red card to Jordan Templer. However, a spirited comeback from the Elephants saw them score ...

An imperious derby showing from Moulton Harrox edged them ever closer to another ChromaSport PDFL Premier Division title on Saturday. The table-toppers trashed South Holland rivals Sutton Bridge 8-1 at Broad Lane, with their goals coming from Dalius Kisla (12), an own goal (30), Marcus Parry (40), Joe Townsend (50 and 81), Declan Earth (53), Danny Lambe-Hyner (71) and Danny ...