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David Tasker successfully defended his Past Captain’s crown at Spalding Golf Club on Friday. A string of former Spalding skippers took on the 13-hole Stableford event at the Surfleet course, with Tasker once again victorious. Keith Holland claimed second place, with Stuart Asher taking third place. The day was organised by Past Captain Mike Crampton, with all players enjoying a ...

Spalding Indoor Bowls Club’s Stephen Harris beat world number one Greg Harlow as he enjoyed a fantastic run in the Stamford Open – but just missed out on overall glory. Despite beating former world champion Harlow in the last four, Spalding’s Harris was beaten by Michael Knight (Whiteknights) in the tournament finale. He wasn’t the only SIBC representative in the ...

Spalding 1st secured their first win of the new East Men’s Hockey League Premier B season as they beat Blueharts 1st 2-1 on Saturday. It was always likely to be a close clash between two sides that have been promoted and relegated together in each of the past two campaigns. The away side struck first at Glen Park with a ...

Talented teenager Johnathan Hoggard completed a hugely successful F4 British Championship campaign with yet another victory at Brands Hatch over the weekend. Weston Hills ace Hoggard secured his eighth victory of the year in the season finale – a result which saw him secure third place overall in the driver standings. The Fortec driver started the race from pole and ...

Gosberton speedster Abbi Pulling has made history by becoming the first person to retain the Super One British Karting Championship for Junior TKM. Teenager Pulling, who is the 2017 British Women Racing Drivers Club (BWRDC) champion, went into the final round at PF International with a small championship lead. A technical problem in qualifying left the 15-year-old ace with much ...

Tommy Philp was the sole representative for Draper Racing at Assen over the weekend – as the Superstock 600 class doesn’t travel to the Dutch venue. He recorded a 15th place in the first of two races in the penultimate round of the 2018 British Supersport Championship, but was unfortunate to retire from race two with a fuel problem and ...

Spalding United 2  Carlton Town 2 Matt Easton praised Spalding United’s fighting spirit as they battled back from 2-0 down to earn a 2-2 draw with Carlton Town on Tuesday night. The new Tulips chief is still searching for his first victory in the role, but admitted that everybody at the club is feeling “a little bit happier” after ending ...

Kirton Town made it four wins from four in the Spalding and District Sunday League at the weekend to climb to the top of the table. They defeated Long Sutton Athletic Sunday 4-0 at Graves Park to keep their perfect start intact, with Aaron Bradshaw, Ashley Davis, Chris Hilton and an own goal settling the clash. They are three points ...

Red-hot Moulton Harrox go into this Saturday’s huge clash with perennial rivals Netherton United as unbeaten ChromaSport PDFL Premier Division leaders. Harrox turned a 2-0 deficit at Leverington Sports into a 5-2 victory last weekend, making it ten wins from 11 league games for Kev Nottingham’s side. Declan Earth (2), Keith England, Marcus Parry and Danny Maddison all put the ...

Spalding RFC 58 Buxton RFC 17 Spalding RFC ensured that it was a President’s Weekend to remember at the Memorial Field with a crushing bonus-point victory over Buxton on Saturday. Town bounced back from the disappointment of losing in the RFU Cup the previous weekend to rack up their second maximum haul of the Midlands Three East (North) season – ...

Northampton ON Chenecks 0 Pinchbeck United 1 Proud player/boss Ian Dunn piled praise on his Pinchbeck United side after they completed a calendar year unbeaten in the Future Lions UCL on Saturday. A 25th-minute stunner from Lee Beeson, volleyed in from a tight angle, was enough to give the Knights a 1-0 victory at Northampton ON Chenecks and keep them ...

Holbeach United 4 Leicester Nirvana 0 Jack Smith made it back-to-back Future Lions UCL Premier Division hat-tricks for Holbeach United as they thrashed Leicester Nirvana 4-0 on Saturday. The in-form striker rifled the Tigers ahead with a 25-yard stunner on 32 minutes at Carter’s Park, before adding a second from the penalty spot in the final minute of the first ...

Pinchbeck United won 1-0 at Northampton ON Chenecks on Saturday to make it a year unbeaten in the Future Lions UCL, while Jack Smith notched another hat-trick as Holbeach United thrashed Leicester Nirvana 4-1 at Carter’s Park. A Lee Beeson strike was all the Knights needed to get the job done at Old Northamptonians Sports Ground, as they kept their ...

Spalding RFC moved up to third in the Midlands Three East (North) table with a big 58-17 victory over Buxton on Saturday. The victory keeps Town’s 100 per cent home record in the league intact. More to follow. RESULTS Midlands Three East (N): Ashfield 24 Belper 13; Nottingham Moderns 5 Nottingham Casuals 37; Rolls Royce 14 Mansfield 17; Sleaford 22 ...

This Saturday marks the start of the annual President’s Weekend celebrations at Spalding RFC – and there is plenty going on. Saturday’s events at the Memorial Field (on St Thomas’s Road) are headlined by Town’s Midlands Three East (North) fixture with Buxton (3pm) and the Nomads’ showdown with Oakham 2nd beforehand. But the Elephant Bar – which will be serving ...

Predicted strong winds and heavy rain kept numbers right down for Welland Yacht Club’s Cadet Regatta on Sunday – with only two boats taking part. Conditions made for some of the best racing of the season, however, with youngsters Lucy Burton (Byte) and Katie Follington (Topper) enjoying having the water to themselves. Both boats got away cleanly in race one, ...

Spalding United 0 Morpeth Town 4 Matt Easton admitted that his Spalding United side are lacking in confidence after seeing them go down 4-0 at home to Evo-Stik Division One East leaders Morpeth Town on Saturday. Goals from Sean Taylor (4), Adam Burnicle (37), Tom Potter (71) and sub Wayne Phillips (85) ensured that Morpeth were handsome winners at the ...

Spalding 1st battled out a 4-4 draw with neighbours Bourne/Deeping 1st in their East Men’s Hockey League Premier B opener on Saturday. Relegated last season, Spalding will have been happy enough with the share of the spoils in the away fixture ahead of this Saturday’s home opener against Blueharts (1.30pm). A new-look Spalding 2nd went down 3-1 at home to ...

The Spalding Golf Club team representing Lincolnshire at the England Champion Club final in Huddersfield finished in a very creditable fourth position over the weekend. The team of Simon Richardson, Hugo Kedzlie and Tommy Hull – playing on Saturday and Sunday – were in touch with the leaders after day one. The wind and bobbly fast greens got the better ...

South Holland drivers were in the thick of the action at King’s Lynn on Saturday night with significant performances in all three formulas on the night – the F1 Stock Cars, 2L Stock Cars and 1300 Stock Cars. Finn Sargent had what was probably his best ever performance in the F1 Stock Cars on shale with a brace of top ...