Sport

Nene Valley Harriers had a great day in the Mansfield mud as they excelled across the age groups in the National Cross Country Relays staged at their traditional Berry Park venue. Pride of place went to the under-17 girls, who exceeded expectations by finishing 22nd out of the 64 teams. Josephine Fortune ran the first leg of the 2.5km course ...

SPALDING RFC 24 SILEBY TOWN 12 Spalding RFC got their Midlands Three East (North) season back on track with a much-needed 24-12 victory over Sileby Town on Saturday. After suffering five defeats on the trot, it was imperative that Town rediscovered their winning touch against the Leicestershire side at the Memorial Field – and they duly delivered. After half an ...

Leaders Moulton Harrox showed their ChromaSport PDFL Premier Division title credentials on Saturday as they recovered from their first defeat of the campaign. Strikes from Louis Steadman and Joe Townsend earned hosts Harrox a 2-0 triumph over Deeping Rangers Reserves at Broad Lane. That victory keeps them two points clear of second-placed Peterborough Sports Reserves ahead of this Saturday’s trip ...

PINCHBECK UTD 2 BURTON PW 1 A potentially pivotal day in Pinchbeck United’s season saw them reclaim top spot in ChromaSport UCL Division One with a battling 2-1 win over Burton Park Wanderers. Strikes from Josh Smith and Tony Edwards in each half – either side of a Michael Byrne leveller – gave Ian Dunn’s side another three points at ...

WALSALL WOOD 5 HOLBEACH UTD 0 Seb Hayes bemoaned Holbeach United’s injury crisis as their run in the Buildbase FA Vase ended with a whimper at Walsall Wood on Saturday. The Tigers crashed 5-0 against lower-graded Wood in the second round clash at the Oak Park Ground, with the goals coming from Tony Clarke (8), Paul Sullivan (pens 10 and ...

Spalding United suffered a 2-1 defeat at Evo-Stik NPL First Division South leaders Basford United on Saturday, while Holbeach United went down 5-0 at Walsall Wood in the Buildbase FA Vase and Pinchbeck United beat Burton Park Wanderers 2-1 in ChromaSport UCL Division One. Starting with the Tulips – who lined up with a strong side despite the much publicised ...

BASFORD UTD 2 SPALDING UTD 1 An unfortunate early own goal by skipper Adam Jackson proved to be the difference between Spalding United and unbeaten league leaders Basford United at Greenwich Avenue on Saturday, writes RAY TUCKER. After a week of upheaval and uncertainty that saw manager Chris Rawlinson’s have his playing budget slashed, the Tulips just about deserved a ...

Manager Chris Rawlinson has committed his future to Spalding United in the wake of the club cutting their weekly budget. The Tulips, who were spending big and pushing for promotion from Evo-Stik NPL Division One South last season, have opted for a “change in direction” off the pitch as they bid to safeguard their future. Although there is “no appetite” ...

Ian Dunn admits that it has now become impossible to deny that Pinchbeck United are involved in the ChromaSport UCL Division One title race. The Knights, who had a rare free weekend, go into this Saturday’s home clash with Burton Park Wanderers (3pm) in second place in the table – just two points behind table-topping Raunds Town with a game ...

Upbeat Holbeach United boss Seb Hayes says he’s never believed in a team more than his current crop. The Tigers chief is preparing for a Buildbase FA Vase trip to Midlands League Division One high-fliers Walsall Wood on Saturday (3pm), with a place in the third round the prize. Wood have won all six of their home games in the ...

Red-hot Spalding under-16s smashed rivals Wisbech under-16s for six in the England Hockey Boys’ National Cup. The deadlock was broken when Jacob Baker played a ball through to Robin Edlington who found Ben Scholes to rifle home the first goal of the game. Edlington then danced through the middle, evading a number of tackles before finishing with aplomb to double ...

Andy Prior took the spoils in Welland Yacht Club’s Richard Glen regatta on what was the last full day of sailing of the season. Some nine boats took part on Sunday – including new junior Christopher Seaborn. Although cold, the sun was shining with a fair breeze. From the start, the faster boats of Prior and Paul Burton opened up ...

Holbeach United 2 Eynesbury Rovers 0 A late double from Will Bird helped Holbeach United beat Eynesbury Rovers 2-0 on Wednesday night – and fired them into the ChromaSport UCL Premier Division’s top six. Striker Bird netted on 71 and 83 minutes at Carter’s Park to move the Tigers to within eight points of top spot with two games in ...

It was trophy time for the ladies from Sutton Bridge Golf Club at the recent annual general meeting (AGM). After a long season of competition, all of the winners collected their silverware at the AGM, which was well attended. Among the winners in attendance were Christine Burrell (scratch golfer of the year), Ann Cross, Betty Reeve, Nicola Elphick (lady golfer ...

Spalding 1st were on the receiving end of a masterclass display by a ruthless Harleston Magpies team as they lost 13-0 in East Men’s Hockey League Premier A on Saturday. Travelling to Norfolk with five players unavailable, Spalding knew this was always going to be a difficult task and they weren’t allowed to settle in the pouring rain – conceding ...

A derby victory over Boston ensured that Spalding Indoor Bowls Club progressed in the Denny Cup on Saturday. Spalding marched on in the national club knockout competition by beating their rivals 85-45 in a match played on a home and away basis. They took the lead early on and never looked back, to set up a clash with Melton on ...

Crowland C’s incredible start to the new Spalding and District Snooker League Division Three season continued on Thursday with an eighth win from as many matches. Their latest victims were Consti A, who were handed a 5-1 home reverse by the runaway table-toppers. Black-ball victories from Russ Morse (O14) and Jim Howe (O35), the latter making a 21 break, proved ...

Mary Kierman flew away with two prizes the ladies from Tydd St Giles Golf Club as they held a best dressed witch competition and Texas Scramble event. The Halloween-themed day attracted a host of players, with Kierman and team-mates Chris Dow and Lynn Exley scoring an impressive 68.8 to win the scramble showdown. Joan Clifton, Maggie Semper, and Maie Osborn ...

The second round of the Spalding and District Table Tennis League’s Moulton Shield served up a host of ‘top versus bottom’ matches last week. As expected, all of the big hitters made progress at Spalding High School, with no shocks served up. Division One leaders Andrew and Steve Appleby of Moulton SE faced their Division Two counterparts Pottermus Clarets and ...

Spalding RFC slipped into the bottom two of Midlands Three East (North) after a hefty 66-19 defeat at Rolls Royce on Saturday. It’s now five defeats on the bounce for Town, who only have Nottingham Moderns beneath them in the table, after they failed to build on an encouraging first half. At half-time there was not a lot to choose ...