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Long Sutton 2nd’s relentless charge towards the East Men’s Hockey League Division 4NW crown continued on Saturday. They defeated hosts Alford 1st 3-0 to go 11 points clear at the summit, with James Collingwood-Smith, McKenzie East and Luke Jackson all on target. Second-placed Spalding 3rd were also on winning form in 4NW, seeing off Kettering 2nd 3-0. Ben Scholes notched ...

Spalding Indoor Bowls Club duo Jordan Philpott and Stephen Harris impressed on England under-25 duty over the weekend – but they narrowly missed out on the team title. The duo were part of the England side that was beaten by Wales in a winner-takes-all showdown in the men’s under-25 international series at Aberdeen. There was some consolation for debutant Harris, ...

South Holland extended their lead at the top of Spalding and District Table Tennis League Division One with three points taken against Underdogs. Jean White and John Gilbert won a singles each for the leaders, before teaming up for the doubles. Moulton SE, who were second, had their match postponed so now trail by seven. JDM and Nets and Edges ...

Three qualifiers from Spalding Indoor Bowls Club played in the final stages of the county sets singles at Sleaford on Saturday. The format consists of two sets of seven ends and a three end tie break if the scores are tied at one set all. England internationals, Martin Spencer and Graham Smith had exceptionally good days as they progressed to ...

The Division Two title race in Spalding and District Snooker League took a twist on Thursday night as long-term leaders Boundary A were beaten 5-1 at home by Crowland A. Wins from Crowland’s Ian Smith (O7), Paul Cook (scr), Nigel Burton (O21) and Simon Parker (O7) stunned the Deepings side, with the latter making a 26 break. That defeat leaves ...

The final weekend of this year’s Lincolnshire County Championships saw South Lincs Competitive Swimming Club clinch 16 more medals. Over the course of the weekend the swimmers from the Spalding club competed in both the 800m and 1500m freestyle events – and produced some excellent swims that saw new personal best (PB) times being set by big margins. One of ...

Spalding RFC 10 Notts Casuals 24 Spalding RFC put in a performance to be proud of against runaway Midlands Three East (North) Nottingham Casuals on Saturday. Hosts Town lost their unbeaten home league record at the Memorial Field with a 24-10 reverse, but earned much respect for playing for 55 minutes with a man less after John Barrett’s red card. ...

W’Boro Whitworth 1 Pinchbeck United 5 Five-star Pinchbeck United eased past rock-bottom Wellingborough Whitworth 5-1 on Tuesday night to move within four points of fourth place in the Future Lions UCL Premier Division. Having seen their lengthy unbeaten run ended by Deeping Rangers on Saturday, the Knights bounced back in typical style at London Road. Skipper Andrew Tidswell smashed Ian ...

Moulton Harrox booked their place in the final of the PFA Senior Cup with an impressive 3-0 victory over Stamford Lions on Saturday. Declan Earth (35), Marcus Parry (60) and Tom Panton (79) grabbed the goals in front of a crowd of 114 at Broad Lane for Kev Nottingham’s side, setting up a final with Whittlesey Athletic. That clash is ...

Holbeach United 9 W’Boro Whitworth 0 Ruthless Holbeach United crushed Future Lions UCL Premier Division basement boys Wellingborough Whitworth 9-0 at Carter’s Park on Saturday. The goals came from Will Bird (3), Jack Smith (2), Josh Ford (penalty), Kieran Hamilton, James Tricks and Billy Smith for Danny Hussey’s Tigers, as they moved seven points clear in fourth place. It’s now ...

Pinchbeck United 0 Deeping Rangers 1 Lee Beeson’s late penalty miss proved costly as Pinchbeck United saw their nine-game unbeaten run in the Future Lions UCL Premier Division dashed by in-form Deeping Rangers on Saturday. Visitors Deeping made it 11 wins on the spin in the league thanks to Dan Jarvis’ second-half strike at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field. ...

Carlton Town 1 Spalding United 2 Matt Easton admitted that he was both relieved and delighted as Spalding United won their crunch clash at Carlton Town 2-1 on Saturday. The Tulips moved six points clear of the Evo-Stik NPL East Division drop zone after defeating their relegation rivals, with James Hugo (28) and Romario Martin (81) netting the vital goals. ...

Holbeach United romped to a 9-0 victory over Wellingborough Whitworth on Saturday, while Spalding United picked up a vital 2-1 win at Carlton Town and Pinchbeck United lost 1-0 at home to Deeping Rangers. For the Tigers, the goals came from Will Bird (3), Jack Smith (2), Josh Ford, Kieran Hamilton, James Tricks and Billy Smith put the Future Lions ...

Ian Dunn admits that Pinchbeck United will have “no chance” of finishing above rivals Deeping Rangers if they don’t win Saturday’s derby at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field (3pm). The Knights, who slipped down to fifth in the Future Lions UCL Premier Division table after Saturday’s game at Peterborough Northern Star was postponed, haven’t had a fixture since January ...

Boss Danny Hussey has warned his Holbeach not to take basement side Wellingborough Whitworth lightly at Carter’s Park on Saturday (3pm). Fourth-placed Holbeach will be without keeper Ricky Drury for the Future Lions UCL Premier Division clash and have been told to approach the game like any other. Hussey said: “I’ve been down the bottom of the table during my ...

It’s a case of “must not lose” for Spalding United at relegation rivals Carlton Town on Saturday (3pm). That’s the view of boss Matt Easton, who admits that the clash between two of Evo-Stik NPL East Division’s bottom four could be a big day in the race for survival. Just four points spans Wisbech Town in 15th and Gresley in ...

Nene Valley Harriers’ athletes made a massive contribution to the success of the Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire teams in the Anglian Schools Cross Country Championships. With Suffolk, Norfolk and Northamptonshire also competing at Abingdon Park (Northampton), the Cambridgeshire team won an unprecedented five out of the eight age groups, while Lincolnshire came out on top in the intermediate girls’ race. Molly ...

Graham Smith and Kevin Ekins both progressed to the semi-finals of the Lincolnshire singles after strong showings at Lincoln Indoor Bowls Club on Saturday. The duo were among five Spalding Indoor Bowls Club members to take part in the county competition. Smith, who only last weekend lost in the national Champion of Champions final, beat Lincoln youngster Richard Ashton 21-17 ...

Spalding Indoor Bowls Club talents Chelsea Tomlin and Ruby Hill had a weekend to remember with England ladies’ under-25 at the international series. The pair played a crucial role in securing the title for England at the Belfast IBC-hosted event, with captain Tomlin also named player of the series in her last year at under-25 level. Hill and Tomlin played ...

The third weekend of Lincolnshire County Championships saw South Lincs Competitive Swimming Club collect a further 21 medals. The Spalding-based club clinched six gold, nine silver and six bronze medals at Grantham on Sunday, at an event that also saw numerous club records and regional qualifying times (RQT) clocked by the swimmers. The success story started with Isobel Gosling, who ...