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Buzzing boss Seb Hayes feels his Holbeach United squad is taking shape nicely after announcing agreements to sign four new players. Hayes has persuaded strikers Will Bird (Deeping Rangers) and Lewis Leckie (Blackstones) to switch to Carter’s Park, while he’s also raided Sleaford Town for winger George Asplin. The Tigers chief also has a verbal agreement to sign Sleaford defender ...

Josh Newton made a stunning century as Spalding Town made it back-to-back wins in the Lincs ECB Premier Division on Saturday. Opener Newton cracked 159 – his best ever Saturday score – in Town’s total of 258-5 at Spalding Grammar School, before Roy Tilley took 6-42 to bowl out visitors Louth for 178. Luke Hollingworth (35) and Warren Nel (31) ...

Nene Valley Harriers pulled off an exciting victory in their Southern League Division One fixture at Bedford last Sunday. Leading after the opening race – the 400m hurdles, in which Sean Reidy and captain Dave Bush gave the Harriers maximum points – the 2015 league champions maintained a narrow lead all afternoon. And, just as the lead looked to be ...

The Spalding and District Snooker and Billiards League celebrated another hugely successful season at their annual presentation night awards bash. A host of trophies were dished out after a long season of action, including the three snooker league titles won by Tulips B (Division One), Long Sutton A (Division Two), Crowland A (Division Three) and the Billiards League crown to ...

It was trophy time in the Grays of Holbeach Spalding and District Darts League as they held their finals night at Spalding Services Club. The evening got under way with the Kelly Foster Cup final, with Division Three champions Old Black Lion seeing off Black Swan 14-7 to complete a double. Next up was the Secondary Cup final, with Whaplode ...

Ian Dunn says Pinchbeck United are targeting a place in the ChromaSport UCL Premier Division inside the next two years after finally having their promotion from the Peterborough League confirmed. Pinchbeck will play UCL Division One football for the first time in their history next season, having been promoted as PDFL Premier Division runners-up. They will play their matches at ...

Welland Yacht Club’s pursuit series reached a conclusion on Sunday with the final two rounds contested. Andy Prior clinched overall glory the previous week, so it was all about who would complete the top three. As ever, each boat set off on their allotted start time based on personal handicap, trying to catch the boat ahead of them without being ...

Spalding Water Polo have endured mixed fortunes in their latest two matches in the Herts League. They suffered a 14-5 defeat against Cambridge, who led 5-2, 9-3 and 13-3 in the first three quarters respectively. Spalding played much better in the final quarter, to at least win that 2-1. Despite the score, goalkeeper Jon Davis had an excellent game. Scorers ...

A string of positive results at Donington Park over the weekend has breathed life into G&S Racing Kawasaki’s stuttering season. The meeting, which was held as part of the support programme to the World Superbike Championship on Sunday, saw young Dutchman Jorel Boerboom make his debut for the Wyberton-based team. Having been racing in the Motostar championship, Boerboom felt this ...

A nasty crash in qualifying wrecked Aaron Clarke’s hopes of a points finish at Donington Park last weekend. Kirton rider Clarke was representing draperRACING at Donington Park in the latest round of the Superstock 600 – which was one of the support classes to the World Superbike Championship round on Sunday. But he was unfortunate to crash during qualifying on ...

Buoyant skipper Rob Ambrose saluted Spalding Town’s best performance of the season so far as they defeated hosts Alford by 106 runs on Saturday. The victory, Town’s first of the season in the Lincs ECB Premier Division, propels them out of the drop zone and safely into mid-table. Spalding’s biggest weakness so far this season has been their batting – ...

A brilliant 99 from Chris Dring wasn’t enough for Spalding Town 2nd as they lost a high-scoring game with Bourne 2nd by 23 runs at the Memorial Field on Saturday. Batting first, Bourne posted an imposing 261-3 from their 45 overs in the South Lincs and Border League Premier Division showdown. Town took on the challenge and reached a fine ...

A 182-run partnership for the first wicket helped Pinchbeck score a club record 265-4 in their derby win over Spalding Town 3rd on Saturday. Openers Danny Jackson (96) and Nick Crook (retired out on 101) starred at Spalding Grammar School, with Michael Handford (22) and Gary Neumann (17 not) also contributing at the death. Chris Klompas (42), Nigel Gardner (41) ...

Cracking knocks from Joe Broomfield and Jack Barnett and a rapid five-wicket haul from Max Cusack fired Moulton Harrox to a huge 212-run win on Saturday. Batting first against Billingborough 2nd in South Lincs and Border League Division One at Harrox Field, Moulton clubbed 275-8 before skittling their opponents out for just 63 in reply. Despite losing Lance Bettinson (3) ...

Spalding United have completed a double deal after landing striker Gary King from Cleethorpes Town and convincing winger Lee Beeson to stay. King, who helped Cleethorpes earn promotion to Evo-Stik NPL Division One South last season and reach the FA Vase final, returns to the Sir Halley for a second spell. He last featured for the Tulips under Pat Rayment ...

Competitive league football returns early for South Holland sides this season – because of the UCL/PDFL Groundhop initiative. Pinchbeck United get the new ChromaSport UCL campaign under way on Friday, July 28 with their first-ever game in UCL Division One. They will visit relegated Huntingdon Town for a showdown at Jubilee Park (7.45pm). Saturday (July 29) then sees Holbeach United ...

Andy Prior wrapped up overall victory in Welland Yacht Club’s six-race pursuit series with two rounds still to contest with a double win on Sunday. In pursuit racing, a personal handicap is applied to a theoretical hours race time to allocate each participant with a start time. Currently there is 14 minutes difference between the first and last boat at ...

Another points finish is the aim for Aaron Clarke as draperRACING heads back to Donington Park for the next round of the Superstock 600 championship this weekend. The latest trip to the Leicestershire circuit is part of the support package to the World Superbike championship. Kirton racer Clarke has been going well so far this year and, having recorded an ...

G&S Racing Kawasaki team have a new face in their ranks as they travel to Donington Park for the next round of the Superstock 1000 and 600 championships this weekend. With Ben Luxton parting company with the Wyberton team, he is replaced in the stock 600 class by young Dutchman Jorel Boerboom – who will make his debut aboard the ...

Two coaches from Spalding Gymnastics Academy have passed their level two women’s artistic coaching exam. Emma Goodliff and Lexi Coote both joined the Academy as youngsters and their success is a big boost for the Cradge Bank based club. Spalding-based Goodliff, who is 20, has been a gymnast at the academy since she was five and is still a competitive ...