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 Holbeach United 1 Boston Town 1 Adam Jackson’s deflected late leveller earned Holbeach United a 1-1 draw with Boston Town on Wednesday night. After a goalless first half at Carter’s Park, Kyle Watkins put the in-form visitors ahead. That’s how it stayed until ten minutes from time, when Jackson’s drive took a deflection and looped over the keeper. The draw ...

Spalding Poachers shot out of the East Women’s Hockey Division 2NW relegation zone with a much-needed 3-2 win over Cambs Nomads on Saturday. Vital goals from Lyn Sullivan (2) and youngster Maddie Haunch secured Spalding the points at Glen Park against high-flying opposition. Also securing a welcome win in the same division were fellow strugglers Long Sutton, who edged out ...

Cue master Rob Childs was on sensational form in the Spalding and District Billiards League on Monday night as he made two huge century breaks in the same frame for Crowland B. Childs, who plays off a handicap of O260, reeled off scores of 123 and 122 as he defeated Mark Timms (R10) 200-94. Those heroics helped his side defeat ...

It was nip and tuck at Tydd Gote Angling Club’s Wednesday Open at Main Road with John Taylor’s 8lb 8oz just edging out Archie Greenwood with 8lb 3oz. Taylor made the stronger start feeding hemp over groundbait on his longer 11m line and pinkie short at 6m and ending up with 112 mostly roach for his top weight. But Greenwood ...

Long Sutton Athletic have expressed their gratitude to The Freemasons of Saint Mary Lodge. The group, from the province of Lincolnshire, provided the Magpies with a generous donation of £1,000, which will go towards their junior section. Presenting the cheque to Sutton chairman Paul Preston at London Road were the worshipful brothers Brian Hind and Dave Pateman. A Sutton spokesperson ...

Tulips A produced one of their best results of the Spalding and District Snooker League season so far as they beat in-form Division One leaders Holbeach A 4-2. The table-toppers had been threatening to run away with the title, but came unstuck at home against a Tulips side that are fighting for survival at the other end. Talisman Bren Bowman ...

Weston Hills ace Johnathan Hoggard will graduate to the BRDC British F3 Championship with Fortec Motorsport in 2019. He makes the step up from British F4 after a hugely impressive 2018 campaign which saw him take a total of eight victories and six pole positions on his way to third overall in the championship standings. A remarkable second half of ...

PNS 0 Pinchbeck United 5 Pinchbeck United reached the final of the Hinchingbrooke Cup for the first time in their history after thrashing Peterborough Northern Star 5-0 on Tuesday night. An own goal (42) towards the end of the first period at the Branch Bros Stadium gave the Knights a 1-0 half-time lead, before strikes from Nick Jackson (46), Lee ...

Holbeach United Reserves took the derby bragging rights in the ChromaSport PDFL Premier Division on Saturday as they saw off Sutton Bridge United 3-1 at Carter’s Park on Saturday. Luke Nicholson, John Smith and Jordan Keeble (pen) earned the Tigers all three points, with Craig Pack hitting back for Bridge. Holbeach and Sutton Bridge, who both have just two league ...

Peterborough NS 1 Holbeach United 2 Holbeach United’s impeccable form in the Future Lions UCL Premier Division continued with a battling 2-1 victory at Peterborough Northern Star on Saturday. Make-shift right-back Josh Ford fired the Tigers into a 20th-minute lead direct from a free-kick at the Branch Bros Stadium to ensure a 1-0 half-time lead. Sam Wilson hauled Star level ...

Kirby Muxloe 1 Pinchbeck United 1 It was a case of two points dropped for Pinchbeck United on Saturday as they were unable to break down struggling hosts Kirby Muxloe in a 1-1 draw. The Knights were bidding to keep up their hopes of a top four finish in the Future Lions UCL Premier Division by sweeping aside their relegation-threatened ...

Holbeach United made it seven Future Lions UCL Premier Division wins on the spin by seeing of Peterborough Northern Star 2-1 on Saturday, while Pinchbeck United were held to a 1-1 draw at lowly Kirby Muxloe. Starting with the Tigers, Josh Ford fired them into a 20th-minute lead direct from a free-kick at the Branch Bros Stadium to ensure a ...

Spalding United 2 Stamford 2 Bradley Wells headed a dramatic 95th-minute leveller to earn Spalding United a potentially pivotal 2-2 derby draw with Stamford on Saturday. Striker Wells met a whipped Kegan Everington free-kick in the dying stages of the Evo-Stik NPL East Division clash at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field and directed a perfect header into the far ...

It was Steve Fox who earned the plaudits at this Sunday’s Tydd Gote Angling Club match at Main Road with his first top three placing since joining the club. Fox made the most of a good draw to extract 8lb 3oz of quality roach to his long pole and pinkie line to secure the runner-up spot. But it was Andrew ...

Holbeach A remain nine points clear at the top of Spalding and District Billiards League after beating Long Sutton 5-2 in a classy contest on Monday night. Frame wins from James Glover (R90) and Colin Dodd (R30) got the job done for Holbeach, but all three of the frames were keenly contested. Sutton’s Mick Cooper (O190) and Mark Tims (R10) ...

Buoyant boss Matt Easton has warned his Spalding United side not to underestimate rivals Stamford ahead of Saturday’s Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field derby (3pm). One of the promotion favourites pre-season, Stamford find themselves in ninth position and are closer to 15th-placed Spalding in the table than they are leaders Morpeth Town. Tulips chief Matt Easton rates the Daniels as ...

Having disposed of basement boys Wellingborough Whitworth 5-1 on Tuesday night, it’s a trip to second-from-bottom Kirby Muxloe for Pinchbeck United on Saturday (3pm). However, Knights player/boss Dunn feels that the Future Lions UCL Premier Division trip to Ratby Lane will be a much tougher test for his side. He added: “I don’t think they are a bad side. “Obviously ...

Danny Hussey is hoping that new signing Jonny Lockie will find his feet at Holbeach United. Tigers chief Hussey, who gave Lockie his first team debut as a teenager at Spalding United, has wrapped up a deal to bring the speedy striker to Carter’s Park. Having left the Tulips for Deeping Rangers earlier in the season, Lockie will be looking ...

Successful Spalding Water Polo are looking to expand their junior section – and would like you to give them a try. Water polo is a seven-a-side game played by swimmers in a pool, with a ball like a football that is thrown into the opponents’ goal. Spalding has a junior and senior set up on a Tuesday night. They are ...

Four senior players from Tydd St Giles Golf Club are celebrating after winning the Treble 6s competition. Kevin Merrison, Dave Punshon, Chris Tirrell and Michael Flint managed a combined score of 123 points to take the top spot overall. They saw off Bob Mann, Peter Neve, Brian Newby and Gary Brown in second spot by three points (120pts). Senior Treble ...