Sport

Visitor Ivan Hurst walked away with Welland Yacht Club’s A1 Transport Regatta trophy on Sunday after a clean sweep of wins. Hurst was one of a number of members from neighbouring Witham Sailing Club to join the open meet, making a total of 18 people competing in 13 boats – albeit only two were of the same class. That meant ...

Chris Rawlinson doesn’t feel his Spalding United side should be considered overwhelming favourites for Saturday’s trip to basement boys Romulus (3pm). The Tulips make the trip to Coles Lane in tenth place in Evo-Stik NPL First Division South, but are just one point behind third-placed Stocksbridge Park Steels. Their Achilles heel has been away form, with just five points collected from ...

Seb Hayes reckons that Saturday’s Buildbase FA Vase clash with South Normanton Athletic will conclude the biggest week of his Holbeach United reign so far. The clash comes hot on the heels of the Tigers’ Lincs FA Senior Trophy quarter-final win over Deeping Rangers on Wednesday. Holbeach progressed on penalties after a goalless 90 minutes and move into the last ...

Happy player/boss Ian Dunn reckons that Pinchbeck United’s fine start to the ChromaSport UCL Division One campaign justifies their decision to take promotion from the PDFL last season. The Knights are second in the table ahead of Saturday’s visit of sixth-placed Lutterworth Athletic to the Sir Halley (3pm). Dunn, who has steered his side to five wins from their last ...

Spalding 1st may have lost their fourth East Men’s Hockey League Division A game on the spin on Saturday – but they gave a good account of themselves against Wapping 1st. Promoted Spalding put in an excellent performance against a side who had been relegated from the National League last season, but ultimately lost 6-2 at Glen Park to stay ...

Spalding Indoor Bowls Club’s junior double rink team have progressed to the next round after a dominant win over Melton. The home rink of Ruby Hill, Chelsea Tomlin and Jordan Philpott won 25-14 in the revamped competition, while the away rink of Lauren Finbow, Rhys Hill and Ben Wilson won 34-9. That gave a total overall score of 59-23 to ...

Theresa Starbuck succeeded the departing Hannah Thorold as Spalding Golf Club ladies’ captain at their annual general meeting last week. Lainey Macleman was also made vice-captain to assist the new skipper. All other officers remain the same, with two new committee members elected. Overall, the ladies team had a successful year – with the A team finishing second in their ...

Knockout Cup holders Holbeach B fell at the first hurdle in their defence of the coveted Spalding and District Snooker League crown as Bourne SC B edged them out in a classic. Frame wins from Baz Haynes (scr) and Neil Harvey (O7) weren’t enough for the Division Two side, who found the top tier pace-setters too hot to handle. Returning ...

Aaron Clarke crashed out of his Pirelli National Superstock 600 season finale at Brands Hatch on Sunday. Kirton race ace Clarke was progressing well throughout free practice and qualifying – and the draperRACING talent started his race from the seventh row. He got away to a good start and made up ground through the first few laps to take up ...

The opening night of divisional action in the Spalding and District Table Tennis League served up a host a cracking contests. It wasn’t all good news at Spalding High School, however, with a postponement and an unfinished match blotting the league’s copybook. South Holland were, unfortunately, only able to field one player for their match against JDM, though they have ...

SPALDING RFC 23 LONG EATON RFC 29 Ash Ankar saw a last-gasp try ruled out as Spalding RFC were denied a stunning victory over runaway Midlands Three East (North) leaders Long Eaton. Saturday’s match at the Memorial Field had everything, with outstanding tries, competitive tackles and resolute defending – but Town were beaten 29-23. Long Eaton arrived on a crest ...

Spalding United 1 Gresley 1 (Gresley win 4-3 on penalties) Chris Rawlinson admitted that he was comfortable with Spalding United’s performance despite seeing his side crash out of the Integro League Cup to Gresley 4-3 on penalties after a 1-1 draw. Lewis Millington fired the Tulips ahead with a clinical finish midway through the first half at the Sir Halley ...

LONG BUCKBY 0 PINCHBECK UTD 1 Ian Dunn toasted a job well done as Pinchbeck United moved up into second place in ChromaSport UCL Division One with a 1-0 victory at Long Buckby on Saturday. The near-150 mile round trip is the longest the Knights will make in the league all season – and Ollie Maltby’s 18th-minute penalty ensured that ...

Top scorer Jake Clitheroe scored after just eight seconds en-route to a double hat-trick as Tydd St Mary bounced back to winning ways with an 8-2 victory at Glinton and Northborough in the PFA Challenge Cup. Clitheroe seized upon a mistake and punished hosts Glinton with a great strike to give the Saints the earliest of leads, then Jason Bradshaw ...

Moulton Harrox extended their unbeaten start in the ChromaSport PDFL Premier Division to ten games on Saturday – but were given a scare by the basement boys. Harrox saw off rock-bottom Langtoft United 3-2 thanks to goals from Jake Cawthorne, Josh McGuire and Dan Woods, but never got close to finding top gear. Nigel Steadman’s side are four points clear ...

ROTHWELL CORINTHIANS 2 HOLBEACH UTD 0 Seb Hayes couldn’t hide his frustration after seeing hard-working Rothwell Corinthians end Holbeach United’s eight-game winning streak on Saturday. Goals from Jordan Henson (23) and Lewis O’Dell (61) sank the Tigers at Seargents Lawn. But it was the performance that bothered boss Hayes, as his side failed to create a single decent opening as ...

Spalding RFC slipped to ninth in the Midlands Three East (North) table after losing 29-23 to leaders Long Eaton at the Memorial Field on Saturday. It’s now three defeats in the spin for Town, who are already 19 points behind the table-toppers – who made it six wins from six. See www.spaldingvoice.co.uk on Monday for a full report. RESULTS Midlands ...

Spalding United 3 Sheffield FC 0 Jamie Jackson opened his Spalding United account in style as his hat-trick secured a 3-0 victory over ten-man Sheffield FC on Saturday. The striker grabbed the only goal of a drab first half at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field when he netted from a Jordan Lemon cross on 34 minutes. Grant Ryan’s red ...

The next eight games look set to define Spalding United’s season. That’s the verdict of boss Chris Rawlinson, who is hoping to see his side kick-on and begin their challenge for an Evo-Stik NPL First Division South play-off position. That run gets under way with a home game against struggling Sheffield FC on Saturday (3pm), with the 11th-placed Tulips just ...

Holbeach United saw their eight-game winning run shattered by a 2-0 defeat at Rothwell Corinthians on Saturday, while Pinchbeck United earned a hard-fought 1-0 victory at Long Buckby. Goals from Jordan Henson and Louis O’Dell put the skids on the Tigers’ winning streak, as they suffered only a second ChromaSport UCL Premier Division defeat of the season. Seb Hayes’ side ...