Sport

Stuart McDougall topped an impressive field of 136 players to win Spalding Golf Club’s President’s Putter competition on Saturday. His score of nett 65 was enough for victory at the Surfleet coirse, edging Philip Tweddell (nett 66) into second place. On what was an incredibly close day of action, David Perrott wrapped up third place – edging out both David ...

Nene Valley’s Edgars Sumskis won the Werrington 5k event as he edged out series champion Jake Richardson. Lincoln Wellington AC’s Richardson has won three of the five races in the series, but was well beaten by Sumskis who was making his debut over the distance on the road this season. The lead runners were well spread out with Sumskis speeding ...

Spalding-based Lone Wolf Taekwondo came back with seven medals form the first British University Taekwondo League Open Invitational tournament. The event, in Loughborough, brought together representatives from all of the different UK Federations. The guest of honour was Pioneer First Grand Master Rhee Ki Ha, the father of British Taekwondo. Master Robin Ford, the founder and chief instructor of Lone ...

Nene Valley Harriers’ under-15 girls pulled off a fine victory in their Eastern Young Athletes League fixture at the Embankment Track – and the under-15 boys almost emulated them when finishing as runners-up. Francesca Fenwick pulled off a fine hat-trick of wins for the-under 15’s. She clocked 12.1secs to cross the line first in the 75m hurdles and added to ...

Weston Hills ace Johnathan Hoggard roared to his first F4 British Championship win since April as he starred at Rockingham over the weekend. After finishing seventh at round 19, Fortec Motorsports star Hoggard was on the top step of the podium at round 20 before slipping back to fifth in the 21st round. Overall it was a stellar weekend for ...

Nene Valley Harriers’ older athletes can look forward to a Sunday outing to Milton Keynes after both the men and ladies qualified for the September finals of The Eastern Masters Track and Field League. Both teams finished as runners-up to King’s Lynn based Ryston Runners in the meeting at Corby. This also meant the Harriers came in second overall to ...

A new chapter in the Nene Valley Harriers story was written when the club won promotion from the UK Women’s Athletic League Division Three in their first season of national level competition. Having led the league going into the season’s finale at Lee Valley the Harriers had a fighting chance of winning the division. But a solid third place on ...

Moulton Harrox came from behind to beat neighbours Holbeach United Reserves 3-2 in a ChromaSport PDFL Premier Division cracker on Tuesday night. Goals from Callum Simmonds and Louis Steadman gave the Tigers a 2-1 lead at the break, but Harrox ran out winners thanks to goals from Marcus Parry, Ian Bradbury (penalty) and Joe Townsend at Broad Lane. The victory ...

Rothwell Corinthians 3 Pinchbeck United 0 Pinchbeck United’s dream of playing in the Emirates FA Cup turned into a nightmare on Saturday as Rothwell Corinthians handed them a 3-0 beating. The Knights had beaten the same opposition 2-1 just seven days ago, but goals from Louis Odell, Ryan Kenyon and James Stephenson secured an Extra Preliminary Round win for the ...

Warren Nel hit a season-high 161 not out to guide Spalding Town to an impressive 90-run victory at South Lincs and Border League Premier Division title rivals Sleaford 2nd on Saturday. Opener Nel shared a 102-run stand with Jon Manton (44), a 33-run partnership alongside skipper Josh Newton (18) and made a stellar 153-run haul with Jon Miles (55) as ...

Pinchbeck United’s dream of playing in the Emirates FA Cup turned into a nightmare on Saturday as Rothwell Corinthians handed them a 3-0 beating. The Knights had beaten the same opposition 2-1 just seven days ago, but goals from Louis Odell, Ryan Kenyon and James Stephenson secured an Extra Preliminary Round win for the hosts. To make matters worse for ...

Deeping Rangers 3 Holbeach United 2 Boss Seb Hayes was again left frustrated as Holbeach United lost a five-goal Emirates FA Cup cracker at Deeping Rangers on Saturday. Goals from Scott Mooney (16), Dan Schiavi (40) and Jason Kilbride (49) had hosts Deeping on-course for a big derby win at one point. But Holbeach, who created a host of big ...

Saturday’s Emirates FA Cup derby between Deeping Rangers and Holbeach United should be a spicy affair – according to Tigers boss Seb Hayes. Holbeach raided Future Lions UCL Premier Division rivals Rangers for defensive duo Tom Smith and Jonny Clay over the summer, while both sides are expected to be in the mix at the top end of the table ...

Former England ace Matt Taylor is once again bringing his expert summer hockey camp back to Spalding Hockey Club. The club are delighted that Taylor, who is the current Director of Hockey at Nottingham University, will be bringing his coaching team of international players to Glen Park again. This is the seventh year that Taylor has held the two-day camp ...

Sailing star Andy Prior breezed to overall glory in Welland Yacht Club’s PBS Salva Regatta on Sunday. The first race of the day saw nine boats take to the start – including three of the club’s juniors – and it was run under personal handicap, giving everyone a chance of outright success. With a light breeze and the occasional gust, ...

Some 75 players contested Spalding Golf Club’s Rabbits Open Day on Sunday. The top three were very close at the Surfleet course, but it was 18-handicapper Lee Nicholson who took the title on 44 points. Promising youngster Louie Gooderson (25 handicap) was second on 43 points, while Paul Darley (28) was third on 41 points. Seniors’ section skipper John Camm ...

Plans have been submitted to turn fields in Pinchbeck into a new football ground and sports field. Pinchbeck United Junior Football Club (PUJFC) has submitted an application for the change of use of fields in Northgate from agricultural land to football pitches. A feasibility study – which lists the nine sites PUJFC considered – states that the club plans for ...

There was double disappointment for two of South Holland’s F1 Stock Car drivers at King’s Lynn last weekend. Neither one of the father and son duo of Mark and Finn Sargent – who were aiming to reach the F1 Stock Car world final – managed to negotiate the semi-final hurdle. It was always going to be tough for son, Finn ...

Teenage Nene Valley Harriers ace Lydia Church picked up the shot putt silver medal in the England Athletics Para Championships held at Sports City Manchester. The 18 year-old, who is the grand-daughter of Harriers founder member Ray Church, threw a distance of 10.39m and was only beaten by an Olympic medallist. Church competes in the F12 category for visually impaired ...

Pinchbeck are 20 points clear at the top of South Lincs and Border League Division Two after a seven-wicket success against Freiston 2nd on Saturday. It was the bowlers who took most of the plaudits for the table-toppers at Freiston, with Mike Knight (4-40), Jamie Frost (3-39) and James Langford (3-15) knocking the hosts over for 102 in 28.1 overs. ...