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Oli Shackleton netted his first Pinchbeck United goal on Saturday as Pinchbeck United moved seven points clear at the top of ChromaSport UCL Division One with a 3-0 victory at Bugbrooke St Michaels. On a day when a host of matches were postponed, the Knights were the only one of South Holland’s big three teams to be in action after ...

Boss Chris Rawlinson insists that he’s committed to Spalding United as he seeks to end the club’s seven-game losing streak. The Tulips chief is adamant that he has no intention of walking away from the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field post – and admits that he has been given no reason to think his job is on the line. Saturday’s ...

Nothing but three points will do for Holbeach United at Kirby Muxloe on Saturday. That’s the verdict of Tigers boss Seb Hayes, who knows that his side face three ChromaSport UCL Premier Division Christmas crackers after the trip to Leicestershire. Holbeach go into Saturday’s game (3pm) in second place – a position they want to hold ahead of fixtures against ...

Table-topping Pinchbeck United are hoping to complete a deal for Wisbech Town ace Kieran Hamilton. The Knights, who are five points clear at the top of ChromaSport UCL Division One table, have made a seven-day notice of approach for the versatile winger. With 21 of his 26 appearances for the Fenmen this season coming from the bench, Pinchbeck player/boss Ian ...

Jacquie Clare was the winner of Spalding Golf Club’s Hazel Peck Trophy with an impressive haul of 36 Stableford points. Held in conjunction with the annual Turkey Trot competition at the Surfleet course, Clare took top spot by a single point. Nine other ladies won vouchers with Stableford points ranging from 35 to 31. They were Angela Roper, Maureen Orwell, ...

Spalding Indoor Bowls Club will be well-represented on the international stage in the coming months after an impressive number of their players were selected to represent England. In the under-25s, Ruby Hill and Chelsea Tomlin form the back-end of one rink, with Tomlin captaining the side in the series which will be held at Nottingham IBC on February 10 and ...

Goals from Tom Coote, Danny Kingman, Matt Rose and Ash Wilson fired Spalding Town to a 4-3 derby win over Spalding United Reserves on Saturday. George Stainfield (2) and Rafal Marczewski hit back for the Tulips in the ChromaSport PDFL Division Two clash. Up in the Premier Division, a late leveller from George Fowler earned Holbeach United Reserves a 1-1 ...

Spalding speedster Andy Molsom is looking forward to a new challenge in 2018 after opting to move into the Caterham Graduates Racing Club’s Sigmax Championship. Molsom, who finished as runner-up in the Super-Graduates Championship this season, has decided to switch cars after more than 100 races in his Caterham over the past 16 years. After electrical and fuel problems plagued ...

A Tydd St Giles Golf Club charity golf day in aid of Brian Chadfield-Mohr has raised an amazing £2,500. Brian, who used to play at Tydd, suffered a brain haemorrhage and a stroke in 2015 – which has left him unable to walk. He now requires conversions to his home – including a wet room and other equipment – in ...

Nene Valley Harriers are rapidly becoming the team to beat in The North Midlands Cross Country League after another fine showing in the penultimate fixture of the season at Heanor. The muddy Shipley Park course seemed to suit the Nene Valley ladies, and they remain in contention for end of season honours in all age groups – from under-13 upwards. ...

Spalding native Charlotte Taylor led Great Britain to the gold medal at the European Cross Country Championships on Sunday. The 24-year-old Nene Valley Harriers ace was the first senior ladies’ Team GB runner home on what was her debut in the competition, placing sixth in Slovakia. Team captain Emelia Gorecka (eighth), Steph Twell (ninth) and Gemma Steel (tenth) were hot ...

Leaders Jokers moved 11 points clear at the top of Spalding and District Table Tennis League Division One on an otherwise quiet night of action. There were still four matches, along with three others being completed, contested at Spalding High School. The most startling of the night was Jokers and Outsiders doubles game from their match in week three. With ...

SPALDING RFC 20 ASHBY RFC 17 Former captain Harry Sharman made a surprise return as Spalding RFC roared to their best win of the Midlands Three East (North) season so far on Saturday. Tries from Jason Steels, Ashton Capes and George Douglas – plus a key penalty from Willis Ingleby – got the job done for Town as they beat ...

PINCHBECK UTD 1 HUNTINGDON TOWN 1 Player/boss Ian Dunn refused to be too downbeat after seeing Pinchbeck United’s nine-game winning streak in ChromaSport UCL Division One come to an end on Saturday. Despite taking an early lead through Nick Bishop – who converted one of many great Tyler Wright deliveries at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field – a former ...

HOLBEACH UTD 1 ROTHWELL CORINTHIANS 1 Frustrated boss Seb Hayes rued a “moment of madness” from Charley Sanders as Holbeach United were held to a 1-1 draw by Rothwell Corinthians on Saturday. The title-chasing Tigers looked set to grab three vital ChromaSport UCL Premier Division points when Will Bird fired them into an eighth-minute lead at Carter’s Park. They held ...

LOUGHBOROUGH DYNAMO 2 SPALDING UTD 0 By RAY TUCKER Another catalogue of missed opportunities and a seventh successive defeat on Saturday left Spalding United teetering on the fringe of the relegation area in Evo-Stik NPL First Division South. The Tulips were left chasing the game after shipping a sixth minute goal from Louis Keenan at Loughborough Dynamo on Saturday, but ...

Spalding RFC enjoyed their most memorable win of the Midlands Three East (North) season on Saturday as they edged out second-placed Ashby 20-17 at the Memorial Field. Tries from Jason Steels, Ashton Capes and George Douglas – plus a key penalty from Willis Ingleby – got the job done for Town. Their fourth win of the season moves Spalding five ...

Both Holbeach United and Pinchbeck United were held to home draws on Saturday, but Spalding United suffered a seventh successive defeat. Starting in the ChromaSport United Counties League, title-chasing Holbeach were held to a frustrating 1-1 draw against Rothwell Corinthians in the Premier Division at Carter’s Park. On a day when leaders Newport Pagnell Town drew 2-2 with Deeping Rangers, ...

Seb Hayes still sees winning a cup as the priority for Holbeach United this season – despite seeing them climb up to second in the ChromaSport UCL Premier Division table. The Tigers have worked their way into the title picture after a run of six wins in their last eight games, including last weekend’s thumping 6-0 victory at Wellingborough Whitworth. ...

Thankful boss Chris Rawlinson has praised the atmosphere generated by Spalding United’s fans during last weekend’s defeat to Alvechurch – and has vowed they’ll see his side win again soon. The Tulips are on a run of six defeats on the bounce, which coincided with a mini player exodus due to budget cuts. But, with the squad now settled and ...