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Davies at the double as Spalding Grammar School win maiden LB Cup

Spalding Grammar School’s senior football team lifted the coveted LB Cup crown for the first time after defeating Wellingborough 3-0. A double from top teenage talent Callum Davies and a late effort from substitute Kondwani Mwansa got the job done for the SGS boys, allowing skipper Sam East to proudly lift the trophy. Having been invited into the prestigious independent ...

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Moulton Harrox Reserves denied treble by buoyant Belvedere display

Stamford Belevedere stunned Moulton Harrox Reserves 4-2 in the final of PFA Challenge Cup on Friday night to deny them a terrific treble. ChromaSport PDFL Division One champions and Chairman Championship Shield winners Harrox had gone 30 games unbeaten throughout the season – but the In2Itive Park final was one game too many for Kev Nottingham’s side. They threatened early ...

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Four-some Netherton United see off Moulton Harrox in final thriller

MOULTON HARROX 2 NETHERTON UTD 4 Moulton Harrox’s season came to an end with a 4-2 PFA Senior Cup final defeat as winners Netherton United completed a remarkable quadruple. All looked to be going to plan for Moulton when striker Marcus Parry fired them into a 29th-minute lead at Peterborough United’s ABAX Stadium on Thursday night. They held that lead ...

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Cricket round-up: Spalding Town stay second with narrow Grantham victory

  Victories for Skegness and Spalding saw them stay in first and second places in the South Lincolnshire and Border League Premier Division on Saturday. Skegness are nine points ahead but Spalding have a game in hand which they will catch up this weekend following Saturday’s 16 run victory over Grantham 2nd.  Spalding could manage only 117 runs but Grantham ...

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Tulips chairman optimistic over new look league

Spalding United chairman Andy Gay says he is optimistic the Tulips will be challenging at the top of the new Evo-Stik Northern League East next season. Last week’s initial line-up included plenty of local derbies including Wisbech and Yaxley joining Stamford, Peterborough Sports and Lincoln United in Spalding’s division. However further changes to league allocations announced on Tuesday has seen ...

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‘Exhausted’ assistant leaves as Knights rocked by uncertainty

Just weeks after achieving a second successive promotion, Pinchbeck United have been rocked by uncertainty. Assistant manager Allan Ross, who has played a key role in the rise to the ChromaSport UCL Premier Division, has left the club and there are question marks over manager Ian Dunn’s future. Ross has called for the community to back the Knights and more ...

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Spalding Town wallop Welby and the weather

Spalding clinically made short work of thrashing Welby Cavaliers on Saturday before the rain rolled in. The majority of South Lincolnshire and Borders Premier Division games were abandoned due to the late afternoon weather. But by the time the rain arrived in Welby, Spalding had already earned the 20 points after skittling the hosts out for just 71. After taking ...

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Pinchbeck open the season with cup defeat

After weeks of being rained off, Pinchbeck opened their season with a heavy defeat to Graves Park in the South Lincolnshire and Border League Cup on Saturday. Division One side Graves took a shine to their lower league opponents’ bowling and smashed a huge 362 for 5 from their 40 overs. Opener Chris King led from the off with his ...

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The Wright stuff fires both Long Sutton teams

It was a frustrating weekend for Long Sutton as they left Boston 2nd 158 all out in the South Lincolnshire and Border League Premier Division but were denied the chance to claim a first win of the season by the weather. Sutton put the visitors to Paradise Field in and worked hard to restrict them starting with Barry Stanway (1-14) ...

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Andrews provides the sunshine before the rain

A stunning nearly run-a-ball century by Carl Andrews was a bright spark amid a rain hit Saturday for Spalding Town’s 2nd and 3rd XIs on Saturday. Skippering Spalding 3rd on Saturday, Andrews hit 18 fours in his 109 ball 103 in the South Lincolnshire and Borders League Division Two clash against Grantham 3rd. There was also a particularly fruitful partnership ...

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Moulton Harrox earn PDFL Premier second place ahead of cup final

Moulton Harrox cemented a second placed finish in the Peterborough and District Football League Premier Division with a 2-0 win against Stamford Lions. Goals from Ian Bradbury and Louis Steadman sealed the win ahead of tonight’s PFA Cup Final. Holbeach United Reserves rounded off the Peterborough and District Football League Premier Division campaign in emphatic fashion with a 4-0 win ...

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Tulips celebrate their season’s top talents

Spalding United brought down the curtain on an eventful 2017/18 season with a lively awards night in the Social Club on Saturday. After a topsy-turvy season, chairman Andy Gay and manager Chris Rawlinson were as one when declaring that to finish in 13th position still represented a successful season. A particular positive highlighted was the introduction to the first team ...

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All Hale-Smith after massive medal win

James Hale-Smith was the winner of Tydd St Giles Golf Club’s biggest ever Spring Medal. Hale-Smith saw off the challenge of 152 other golfers from the region to take the title by a massive eight points. Second on count back was Mike Lewarne with 37 points just ahead of Long Sutton’s Leigh Chapman. Gavin Merrison was fourth, also on 37 ...

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Snooker – Celebrating a stunning season

Trophies were pocketed rather than balls last weekend as the great and the good of the Spalding and District Snooker and Billiards League celebrated the culmination of an exciting 2017/18 season in style. The event at Spalding Services Club on Friday, May 11 was a night to remember for the Highest Achievement Award winner Nigel Brasier. ” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” ...

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Underdogs have the their day in season ending cup competition

Whatever the rest of the season held for the Spalding and District League it can at least be said it ended with a bang. Early in the evening Division 1’s Mine’s a Pint and 2’s Hurricane Brothers had concluded their Guardian Cup semi-final. The first game had gone to the Pinters 33-21 and Andy Hay and Jeremy Hitcham continued in ...

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St Norbert’s land a third league crown

The finals of the Spalding Primary Schools Hockey Tournaments – hosted by Spalding Hockey Club – were held at Glen Park last week. Some 17 teams from 14 primary schools (around 150 youngsters in total) competed in four graded leagues in a hugely successful conclusion to the season. The teams were placed in advance, intermediate and two beginner leagues. The ...

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Depleted Harriers get season off to solid start

Nene Valley Harriers came through a tough test to pick up valuable points in the opening match of their 2018 British Athletics League Division Three campaign at Trafford writes BARRY WARNE. Several key athletes were unavailable for the long trip up north – but those who travelled battled hard for every point as the Harriers finished sixth out of eight ...

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Seb salutes a ‘brilliant’ season with Holbeach United and eyes up a title charge next year

Seb Hayes feels that his Holbeach United side came up about 20 goals short of winning the ChromaSport UCL Premier Division this season. The Tigers, who lifted the Lincs FA Senior Trophy last Wednesday night (see page 37), will finish either fourth or fifth after concluding their campaign with a 1-0 defeat at Kirby Muxloe on Saturday. Hayes saluted his ...

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Golf round-up: Super Spalding 3rd storm to sensational Stoke Rochford win

Spalding Golf Club’s third team enjoyed an impressive 4-2 win over their counterparts from Stoke Rochford on Friday. The wins came from Greg Wright and Andy Green, Richard Baker and Martin Broderick, Graham Chamberlain and Jose Carles and Andy Cunnington and Louie Gooderson at Surfleet. Spalding’s mixed team took a bit of a pasting away to Peterborough on Friday, losing ...

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Dunn not daunted as Pinchbeck United prepare for life in the UCL’s top flight

Title-winning player/boss Ian Dunn insists that the ChromaSport UCL Premier Division should hold no fears for Pinchbeck United next season – on the pitch, at least. The Knights cruised to the UCL Division One title this year, finishing 11 points clear of runners-up Potton United and ending the campaign on a 28-game winning run. It was an incredible showing in ...

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