Sport

Spalding Lightning started their mixed Top Club campaign with a comfortable win at Sleaford. Lightning, who lost in the national final last season, were helped by their singles players with an accumulative score of 42-10. Further wins in the pairs, triples and fours saw Lightning win in all disciplines to triumph 16-0 and book their place in the second round ...

Sunday saw nine boats compete in the Carl Bilbie Trophy at Welland Yacht Club. The pursuit race had a different format to the usual race day. It was timed over 50 minutes with the slowest handicap boat first away followed by the second slowest and so on until the fastest handicap boat sets off last.With overcast but warm conditions and ...

Daventry 20 Spalding 12 Poor decision making and execution saw Spalding slip to defeat against the ‘invincible’ early-season Counties One Midlands East (South) leaders. Daventry had won their previous four league games and went undefeated throughout all last season.However, Spalding looked well equipped to lower their colours going into the final stages of a keenly contested encounter.The hosts had lost a ...

The qualifiers have been named for the Hereward Sports Pinchbeck & District Summer Darts League singles qualifiers.In Division A are Jay Taylor (Green Dragon A), Steve Gaughan (Lincoln Arms A), Jimmy Tennyson (Green Dragon B) and Paul Blow (Lincoln Arms A).Division B qualifiers are Richard Barker (Services Club), Dan Gent (Lincoln Arms D) Jacob Herd (Consti Club C) and Tony Spinks (Lincoln Arms D).

A relatively new driver in competitive motorsport has landed his first national championship.Steve Schweikhardt, from Spalding, rounded off a brilliant season with the 750 Motor Club by clinching the overall title in the final round at Donington Park.Schweikhardt entered the BMW Car Club’s annual championship three years ago in a car he built himself and the 48-year-old’s previous best was third place ...

Tydd St Giles Golf Club’s men’s section put on their annual Ryder Cup competition.It saw club captain Andy Hicks’ side take on a team put together byvice-captain Jimmy Dack.Despite it being a hard-fought contest, the match was played in the correct spirit of the competition, with thevice-captain’s team emerging narrow victors by 11.5 points to 10.5.Other club results:Seniors’ Pesty’s pot stableford, ...

The ups and downs of racing affected the G&S Racing Kawasaki Junior Superstock team at Donington Park on Sunday.Sam Laffins took a comfortable victory in the penultimate round of the campaign and it could easily have been a double podium for the team but Asher Durham was unlucky to crash out of fourth place when challenging for third.After qualifying in ...

Consti E are at the top of Division One in the Spalding and District Snooker League thanks to a 5-1 win at Donington C. Lee Hempsall (O14) got Donington off to a good start with a win over James Kingston (O28) but it went downhill for them after that.Sean Jeynes (O14), James Kingston (O28), Jack Chilvers (O7) and Martin Ulyatt (O7) ...

Pinchbeck United halted their poor run with a solid point in the league on Saturday after a cup win in the previous midweek.The Knights drew 2-2 at Newark and Sherwood United in the United Counties League Premier Division at the weekend.They fell behind to a 38th minute penalty after keeper Ben Robson was adjudged to have brought down Toby White ...

The Sir Halley Stewart hosts a meeting of the early pace-setters in the Pitching In Northern Premier League Midland Division this Saturday as leaders Spalding United host Bedworth United. The pair are both on 16 points and will be looking for an early season statement win.The Tulips, who have played a game less, lost their perfect record on Tuesday but ...

Free-scoring Holbeach United came from 2-0 and 3-1 down to seal an impressive win at home to Swaffham Town in the Thurlow Nunn Division One North.For the fourth game in five, the Tigers scored four to edge past the visitors.After a dreadful start where they found themselves two behind Holbeach responded through Connor Pilbeam five minutes before the break.Around the ...

Spalding Town Tennis Club are celebrating the installation of new LED floodlights providing year-round tennis on the all-weather courts.The lights will provide more availability for juniors and working members in the autumn and winter evenings as well as coaching sessions and more accessible tennis.In conjunction with this, the club is offering half price membership until the end of April.Coaching sessions ...

Spalding Water Polo Club’s head coach Dave Lord has been announced as Swim England’s Coach of the Year.Runner up was club member Amelia Stewart.The winners were announced at a gala event last weekend at Loughborough University.Assistant coach Mark Le Sage said: “This is an amazing achievement for the pair and the club, which reflects the commitment and dedication that surrounds ...

LSHC Mens’ 1st 3Bourne Deeping 1st 4The home side boasted a 14-man strong squad with additions of Dan Oldfield, Will Taylor and Mckenzie East.The game began with Sutton pushing early doors. However, five minutes in, Bourne Deeping got on the scoresheet.The ball found its way through several bodies and the keeper was unable to prevent a Bourne player from tapping ...

Spalding Ladies’ 1st 0St Ives 1st 5After an unfortunate loss last week, Spalding Ladies’ 1st were determined to come back fighting against St Ives.St Ives scored their first goal from a penalty flick, which Freya Lee almost saved with a great dive to the left of the goal.St Ives continued their aggressive attack with multiple short corners achieved, converting two ...

Spalding 21Oakham 7 Spalding welcomed Oakham to Centenary Park on their President’s Day with both teams having won two out of three games since the start of the season in Counties 1 Midlands East (South) league.Coming into the team were two of Spalding’s up and coming young players, Jack Grundy flanker and James Holland at fullbackIn front of a large ...

Monday night saw the Spalding and District Darts finals night held at Tigers Social Club in Holbeach. The first game of the evening was the Kelly Foster Cup between Division One’s Green Dragon and Division Two’s Tigers B.Green Dragon won 5-2 with wins from Scott Wiliams, Duggie Mcinerney and Simon Horton in the singles, edging the win.Then was the Dick ...

Tydd St Giles ladies put on their annual Game Bird open competition, with Tydd’s Chris Young continuing her winning streak with playing partner Angela Mander, from King’s Lynn Golf Club.In the 4BBB they came in first with 43 points, followed by Amanda Cook and Marilyn Sayer, from Gedney Hill Golf Club, in second place with 37 points.Third, from Middleton Hall ...

On Sunday, September 17, Steve Hill, Harry Mycock, Dominic McVittie and Martin Spencer finished an already impressive outdoor bowls season by winning the Midland Counties Fours Championship at East Leake Bowls Club in Nottinghamshire.The quartet who play their domestic bowls at Royal Mail Cart were Lincolnshire’s representatives in the Midland Counties Championships after winning the county fours title earlier in ...

An enjoyable social evening was held at Spalding Services Club on Friday for the Spalding Darts League competition play-offs for finals night.Qualifiers were:Mixed Pairs – Dan Gent and Stacey Banister and Paul and Kayleigh Blow; Captain’s Cup – Paul Faulkner and Dan Gent; Ladies’ Cup – Stacey Banister and Sharon Barnard.The organisers thanked Ian Tilley for his help on the ...