Sport

There has been a massive run of big oval events at the Adrian Flux Arena in King’s Lynn over the past couple of months. A big crowd is expected this Saturday (5pm) when another major event takes place – in the shape of the Unlimited Banger World of Shale. There will also be racing coming from the 2L Stock Cars, ...

There was a titanic tussle between Mick Dixon and Nigel Claridge at Tydd Gote Angling Club’s match on the North Level at Main Road on Sunday. It was a real fish for fish battle between Dixon and Claridge on pegs 31 and 32, with the bream showing in high numbers. Fishing from pegs 31 and 32, the pair got stuck ...

Andy Prior won all three of the races on Sunday to lift Welland Yacht Club’s Grounds Trophy regatta. Some 12 boats took to the starting line, including several double handed – with junior members crewing Tom Bell, Freya Willerton in a Scorpion, Lucy Burton with Rosie Willerton in the club’s RS Feva, kindly donated by the Round Table community fund. ...

Spalding side Royal Mail Cart Bowls Club are celebrating after becoming champions of Lincolnshire for the first time since 1999. After winning the Spalding and District EBA League with two games to spare, Mail Cart represented the section at Grantham Bowls Club against the three other league champions in the county. The South Holland aces defeated Boston’s Burton House in ...

Pinchbeck will be playing South Lincs and Border League Division One cricket next season after securing promotion on Saturday. The table-toppers secured a 95-run victory over Long Sutton 2nd at Spalding Grammar School to move 34 points clear at the top – making them clear favourites to add the title to their promotion. Batting first after winning the toss, Harry ...

By Barry Warne Nene Valley Harriers’ veteran athletes carried out a smash and grab close to Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter last weekend. The scene of the raid was the British Masters Athletics Federation Championship at the Alexandria Stadium – and the Smith family were amongst the prolific plunderers. Clare Smith picked up the over-40 200m and 400m gold medals with clockings ...

By Barry Warne Athletes from Nene Valley Harriers were in fine form at the England Athletics under-15 and under-17 Track and Field Championship at Bedford. One of the highlights saw Freddie Fraser storm to gold over the 80m hurdles with a sizzling time of 10.91secs. Lydia Church went one better, winning two golds in the disability championship. Church, throwing into ...

Rugby Town 2 Holbeach United 0 Boss Seb Hayes felt Saturday’s much-anticipated Future Lions UCL Premier Division clash between Rugby Town and Holbeach United was a “poor game” after seeing his Tigers lose 2-0. A double from Richard Blythe (6 and 71) at Butlin Road handed Holbeach their second league defeat of the campaign, as the much-fancied hosts flexed their ...

Cogenhoe United 0 Pinchbeck United 1 Jordan Nuttell’s first goal of the season fired Pinchbeck United to the top of the Future Lions UCL Premier Division on Saturday. Striker Nuttell, signed from Boston Town in the summer, clinically finished a one-on-one chance ten minutes from time to clinch a 1-0 victory at Cogenhoe United. It was the best chance of ...

Spalding United 0 Marske United 2 Disappointed boss Chris Rawlinson admitted that his Spalding United side were “a mile away” from the required standard after Marske United eased to a 2-0 victory at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field on Saturday. A classy first-half strike from Craig Gott (10) gave promoted Marske a deserved half-time lead in the Evo-Stik League ...

Marvellous Moulton Harrox extended their perfect start to the ChromaSport PDFL Premier Division season with a battling 3-2 win at Peterborough Polonia on Saturday. Goals from Ian Bradbury, Declan Earth and an Ashley Coddington winner made it eight wins from as many games for Harrox, who sit top of the table. Szymon Trusilo and Michal Rusin looked to have earned ...

A late Jordan Nuttell goal sent Pinchbeck United to the top of the Future Lions UCL Premier Division table on Saturday, while Holbeach United were soundly beaten at title favourites Rugby Town. Starting with the Knights, they maintained their unbeaten start to life in the UCL’s top tier with a 1-0 victory at Cogenhoe United. Striker Nuttell netted the only ...

Frustrated Pinchbeck United player/boss Ian Dunn reckons that the bizarre early season Future Lions UCL Premier Division fixture schedule almost cost him one of his star players. Luke Wilson, who has only played once for the Knights since joining from Wisbech Town, looked to be set to return to the Fenmen after they offered him improved terms. As Pinchbeck – ...

Confident Spalding United boss Chris Rawlinson has backed his goal-shy strikers to come good ahead of Saturday’s visit of high-flying Marske United (3pm). The Tulips chief watched on as his side squandered a host of golden chances at Wisbech Town on Bank Holiday Monday, before they eventually settled for a 1-1 draw at the Fenland Stadium. That stalemate made it ...

Defiant boss Seb Hayes insists that he and his Holbeach United side won’t be fearful of title favourites Rugby Town on Saturday (3pm). The Tigers make the trip to Butlin Road in good form, having won back-to-back fixtures against Kirby Muxloe and Boston Town. But Hayes admits that Rugby, relegated from Step Four of the non-league ladder for the first ...

Pinchbeck United under-16s are celebrating after securing sponsorship from TC Harrison Ford. All at the club would like to thank everyone at Pinchbeck branch of the Ford main dealers for the 2018/19 season sponsorship – which has been organised by Alan Holman of the branch. The red and black striped shirts display the instantly recognisable Ford logo and it is ...

An impressive £351 was raised for charity at the sixth annual Andrew Grantham Memorial Fishing Match. The event, held at Lake Ross, raises much needed awareness and the funds for the Lincolnshire branch of Motor Neurone Disease Association. In total there were 16 fishermen who, like Andrew, all belonged to the British Sugar Club. The club is no longer active, ...

Two of Spalding Cycling Club’s top prizes doubled up into one event last week as the Club Championship and Fisherman’s Arms Trophy were up for grabs. Perhaps unsurprisingly given his form this season, the club crown went the way of Josh Wallis after he completed the ten-mile course in a time of 21.26mins. Second place went to Tim Lister (22.37mins), ...

Mike Page and Pete Vinter topped the leaderboard at Gedney Hill Golf Club’s David Mann Pairs event. Their score of 47 points saw them edge James Bushveids and Lewis in second place after they managed 46 points – the same as third-placed Stuart Turnell and Pat Moeller. Men’s section: David Mann Pairs – 1st Mike Page/Pete Vinter 47pts; 2nd James ...

Andy Rafferty topped the Division One standings at Spalding Golf Club’s August Medal at the Surfleet course. The 14-handicapper shot a 69 to edge Andrew Thomas (11) into second on 70, with David Colwell (13) third on 71. Lee Phillips (23) topped the Division Two standings on 67, pushing Roger Brown (22) into second on countback. Third, also on countback, ...