Sport

Week 20 in the Spalding and District Table Tennis League had a full set of matches in Division One – but just three part matches in Division Two. In the top tier, South Holland strengthened their position at the head of the table by taking a maximum while all their rivals dropped points. John Gilbert and Jean White saw off ...

Ian Dunn insisted that results are now all that matter for Pinchbeck United as they continued their bid for a ChromaSport PDFL treble with a 3-1 Premier Division win over Peterborough ICA Sports on Saturday. A first-half cracker from Liam Ogden was wiped out by a strike from the speedy Josh Smith at Knight Street, as fifth-placed ICA threatened to ...

Paul Crowson saluted a job well done as Moulton Harrox beat Sawtry 3-0 on Saturday to keep their slim ChromaSport PDFL Premier Division title hopes alive. A fine first-half strike from Joe Townsend gave Harrox a 1-0 half-time lead at Broad Lane, before second-half efforts from Jake Cawthorne and Marcus Parry – who ran the visitors ragged – wrapped up ...

In-form Long Sutton Athletic moved into the top six of ChromaSport PDFL Division One table by beating Peterborough Polonia 2-1 at London Road on Saturday. With skipper Billy Oliver missing, Polonia put the Magpies under ample pressure in the first period without being able to break the deadlock. Sutton created chances of their own, however, and looked the better side ...

Keeper Wayne Wilding was the hero as Moulton Harrox Reserves won a dramatic PFA Challenge Cup semi-final on penalties to keep their double bid on-track. Harrox, the runaway PDFL Division One leaders, went 1-0 up at Whittlesey Athletic Reserves on Saturday – but were pegged back by a late Daniel Redhead goal. That forced penalties, with Wilding saving the first ...

Spalding United 1 Belper Town 0 A rasping penalty lashed home by Lee Beeson at the Sir Halley Stewart Field on Saturday ensured that the Tulips remain on course for a promotion play-off place in Evo-Stik NPL First Division South. The 57th minute spot-kick, awarded when Conor Higginson was unceremoniously brought down just inside the area, saw off a spirited ...

Holbeach United 2 Northampton ON Chenecks 0 Goals from Mitch Griffiths and Charley Sanders ensured that ten-man Holbeach United returned to winning ways at Carter’s Park on Saturday. Griffiths smashed the Tigers ahead on 44 minutes to break the stubborn resolve of visitors ON Chenecks, before Sanders buried a header on the hour to settle the ChromaSport UCL Premier Division ...

South Holland big-hitters Spalding United and Holbeach United both racked up welcome home wins on Saturday. Spalding kept their Evo-Stik NPL First Division South play-off bid firmly on course with a 1-0 win over Belper Town at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field, while Holbeach earned a 2-0 ChromaSport UCL Premier Division success over Northampton ON Chenecks at Carter’s Park. ...

Buoyant boss Chris Rawlinson has told Spalding United to put last weekend’s 1-0 defeat to Witton Albion behind them. The Tulips’ bid to secure a favourable play-off position wasn’t hindered by the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field defeat, but Rawlinson doesn’t want it to trigger an untimely slump. Spalding go into Saturday’s home clash with Belper Town (3pm) in third ...

The young guns from Holbeach United under-9s Black have received a major sponsorship boost from KDH Projects. Donington-based construction specialists KDH have provided the Tigers with new training jerseys, which have gone down really well with the players and staff. KDH commercial director Carl Rout was on hand to present Holbeach boss Rob Bell with one of the jerseys last ...

Frustrated Holbeach United manager Seb Hayes admits that he and his inconsistent players are stuck with each other until the end of the season. The Tigers chief believes that his talented squad have the ability to beat any ChromaSport UCL Premier Division team on their day – but also feels they’re capable of being bad enough to lose to sides ...

Three matches in the Spalding and District Sunday League produced an amazing 50 goals over the weekend. Leading the way were free-scoring title favourites Holbeach United Sunday, who walloped basement boys South Holland United FC Clarets 24-2. Daz Edey netted ten goals for unbeaten Holbeach, while wing wizard Billy Smith managed a treble hat-trick. There was also a rare hat-trick ...

A sensational showing saw Stuart Atkin finally get his hands on the Spalding and District Snooker and Billiards League’s top prize at the annual finals weekend. Playing in his fourth Snooker Scratch final at Springfields Events Centre, Long Sutton potter Atkin beat best friend and team-mate Sean Swinburn 4-3 in a sensational Saturday night showdown. The 49-year-old also made the ...

A podium finish at the Rallye De Hannut served as a great start to the new season for P & R Plant Hire Rally Team Holbeach. Driver David Tinn and his co-driver Giles Dykes scured third place overall in their Ex Works Proton at the event in Belgium. Some 185 cars started the rally, which had four stages run three ...

Spalding Golf Club’s senior section played their first qualifying Stableford event of the season on a Surfleet course that was still slightly wet underfoot following the recent heavy rain. However, with the weather kind on the day some 84 members played the season opener. Division Two winner Peter Clare was the overall victor on 41 points, earning himself a two-stroke ...

Spalding Indoor Bowls Club is proud to have been be given the honour of hosting the national under-18 singles finals at their Castle Sports Complex base this Sunday. Sixteen of the best young players in England will be coming to Spalding hoping for glory, with the opening ceremony commencing at 8.45am. Round robin matches start at 9am, with group winners ...

Coinciding with the 200th anniversary of the invention of the bicycle, Spalding’s own Cycling Club celebrates its 90th year in May.   Founded in 1927, the club has grown considerably and has a current membership of almost 70, aged from 8-78.   On Saturday, club members – wearing a fresh new kit design – marked the birthday and the start ...

Spalding 4th completed a flawless season in East Men’s Hockey League Division 6NW (N) with another huge win on Saturday. They thrashed Alford 2nd 11-1 at Glen Park, with Shaun Dewing and Jeremy Watt both firing four, while Max Bland (2) and Bailey Harker also bagged. The champions won all 18 of their league games, scoring 114 and shipping just ...

Spalding Gymnastics Academy enjoyed more great success as they hosted their annual team competition at Cradge Bank. Aptly named the Tulip competition, it has been very popular with clubs from all over the area. This year, clubs from Peterborough, Colchester, Bletchley and Holbeach took part. In the morning session, level five and level three teams competed – and medals were ...

Wellingborough Town 3 Holbeach United 0 Angry boss Seb Hayes admitted that he lost his cool with his Holbeach United players after seeing them crumble 3-0 at Wellingborough Town on Saturday. After making a strong start to the ChromaSport UCL Premier Division clash, Hayes watched as the Tigers collapsed following first-half goals from Jack Wisniewski (11) and Adam Speight (35). ...