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There looks to be no stopping red-hot Spalding 4th in East Men’s Hockey League Division 6NW (N). The table-toppers made it a perfect 13 wins from 13 games with a 3-0 triumph over second-placed Leadenham 2nd on Saturday to go eight points clear of their nearest rivals. However, for the first time this season, Spalding were at least made to ...

Two of the leading sides clashed in Spalding and District Table Tennis League last week – and it was Jokers who edged home to consolidate their position at the summit. On a night where the focus returned to league action, two Marylands Cup matches were also completed on the Castle Sports Complex tables. The big match of the week between ...

The annual meeting of the Lincolnshire County Cricket Club saw a new captain announced and the re-election of a host of officers for the coming season. The Chairman is the former Hartsholme player Chris Keywood, while the President is former Bucyrus and Hartsholme player John Van-der-Vord. Chief Executive is Chris Farmer, the former Chief Executive of South Kesteven District Council, ...

Tulips B announced themselves as a real force in the Spalding and District Snooker League Division One title race after a whitewash win last week. They eased past Gosberton B 6-0 to climb up to second place in the top tier – just four points behind long-term leaders Donington C with a game in hand. A 27 clearance from Darren ...

AFC Rushden & Diamonds 0 Spalding United 0 (Diamonds win 6-5 on penalties) Former Tulip Jake Newman sent Spalding United crashing out of the Integro League Cup on Tuesday night. Striker Newman, who was prolific under former boss Marcus Ebdon, scored the crucial penalty for AFC Rushden and Diamonds in a 6-5 shoot-out win over the Tulips following a 0-0 ...

Another Ollie Maltby hat-trick fired Pinchbeck United to a super 6-0 success over Stilton United on Saturday – and drew high praise from player/boss Ian Dunn. Ace goal-getter Maltby took his tally for the season to 36 in 20 games so far this season in the crushing ChromaSport PDFL Premier Division victory. Liam Ogden, Jamie Francis and Corban Oldham also ...

Assistant boss Paul Crowson admitted that Saturday’s 2-2 draw at Langtoft United was “disappointing with a capital D” for Moulton Harrox. The defending champions lost ground in the ChromaSport PDFL Premier Division title race after what proved to be a frustrating afternoon at Manor Way Sports Ground. Strikers Marcus Parry and Dan Woods netted for Moulton, but a Scott Spearink ...

Moulton Harrox Reserves extended their unbeaten record in ChromaSport PDFL Division One to 18 games with a thumping 5-0 home success over Netherton United Reserves on Saturday. Skipper John Ball, top scorer Martin Sandall, Declan Earth, Tom Elderkin and Bobby Patterson all got in on the act at Broad Lane – making it 17 wins and one draw from their ...

Boss James Langford hailed an “outstanding performance” as his Spalding United Reserves side picked up only their second positive result of the season on Saturday. The Tulips’ second string, who are adrift at the bottom of ChromaSport PDFL Division One, drew 1-1 at Peterborough Polonia to grab their second draw of the season. Brandon O’Reilly’s first-half penalty put the basement ...

Spalding RFC 13 Market Bosworth 32 It’s beginning to look like avoiding relegation is mission impossible for Spalding RFC after yet another damaging defeat on Saturday. Town were turned over 32-13 by fellow strugglers Market Bosworth, leaving them 15 points from safety at the bottom of Midlands Two East (North) with eight games left. Before kick at the Memorial Ground, ...

Spalding United 2 Chasetown 1 Two superbly-struck penalty kicks by Lee Beeson secured Spalding United a notable 2-1 victory over visiting Chasetown at the Sir Halley Stewart Field on Saturday. Beeson bagged from the spot on 36 and 68 minutes, wiping out Josh Ruff’s 28th-minute opener and consolidating the Tulips’ second place position in Evo-Stik NPL First Division South. It ...

Spalding RFC’s struggles continued on Saturday as they lost 32-13 to relegation rivals Market Bosworth. The Memorial Field loss has made Town’s already tricky task of staving off the drop from Midlands Two East (North) even tougher. Joe Randon, Ollie Green, Ben Thompson and Jack McWhirter scored the tries for Bosworth, with Richard Harries kicking 12 points. More to follow.

Holbeach United 9 Harrowby United 0 Both Josh Ford and Spencer Tinkler smashed hat-tricks as Holbeach United ended their five-game losing streak in style by hammering Harrowby United 9-0 on Saturday. Frontman Ford gave the Tigers the lead on just 38 seconds of the ChromaSport UCL Premier Division clash at Carter’s Park, then doubled his money two minutes later before ...

Both South Holland sides impressed at home on Saturday as Spalding United came from behind to beat Chasetown 2-1 and Holbeach United hammered Harrowby United 9-0. At the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field Josh Ruff fired the visitors ahead of 28 minutes, but Lee Beeson soon levelled with a penalty to make it 1-1 at the break. Winger Beeson then ...

Spalding Indoor Bowls Club had something of a mixed day on Saturday as they were represented in both the Yetton and Denny Cup national quarter-finals. It was a day to remember for the ladies, who reached the semi-final – but the men narrowly missed out on joining them in the national finals. The ladies travelled to the neutral venue of ...

A rapidly improving team within the Spalding United Youth set-up are calling on more girls from South Holland to follow in their footsteps and join them. Girls in school years 3, 4, 5 and even 6 are wanted by the Tulips – with the progress of the under-10 side highlighted as a great reason for them to give football a ...

Three of the Spalding and District Billiards League’s big hitters made fine breaks on Monday night. Rob Childs (O230) led the way with scores of 67, 61 and 58, while Mick Cooper (O150) weighed in with efforts of 58 and 40 and Mick Johnson (O180) sank a cool 49 and 37. Childs, the league’s most handicapped peformer, made his scores ...

Dave Frecklington is hoping to end something of a personal hoodoo on Saturday. The Spalding United supremo has never beaten Saturday’s opponents Chasetown as a manager – a record that now spans seven games over four years. Frecklington drew six blanks against the side from The Scholars Ground during his time with former club Lincoln United. That run was extended ...

Seb Hayes is adamant that Holbeach United’s season isn’t over. The Tigers have no chance of winning silverware this season after exiting two cup competitions in recent weeks, but boss Hayes feels they can still have a say in when the ChromaSport UCL Premier Division title is won. He wants the team to rediscover their pride and finish the season ...

Spalding 1st kicked off their 2017 East Men’s Hockey League fixtures with a fantastic 5-2 thrashing of fellow Premier B high-fliers Blueharts on Saturday. Showing no sign of rustiness following the winter break, Spalding goal machine Stuart Cunnington inspired the victory with yet another hat-trick that leaves his side third in the table. Hosts Spalding had the better of the ...