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Rugby Town 1 Spalding United 2 A much-improved second half performance saw Spalding United keep their title hopes in Evo-Stik NPL First Division South very much alive with a battling 2-1 victory at relegation threatened Rugby Town on Saturday. They did it despite losing central defender Neal Spafford to a straight red card on 48 minutes – and then going ...

Another heavy loss on Saturday has left Spalding RFC 15 points from safety in Midlands Two East (North). Town slumped to a 57-6 defeat at Loughborough and have now been beaten in all but one of their 13 league games this season. They are 11 points adrift at the bottom, too, but do at least host fellow struggles Market Bosworth ...

Ten-man Spalding United produced an impressive comeback to win 2-1 at lowly Rugby Town on Saturday and keep their title hopes alive. After a goalless first half, the Tulips were reduced to ten men when Neal Spafford appeared to hit out at David Kolodynski early in the second period. It didn’t take long for hosts Rugby to cash in on ...

Boss Seb Hayes has told his Holbeach United squad to stop feeling sorry for themselves. The Tigers are currently on a dire run of results that has seen them lose five matches on the bounce, conceding 16 goals and going out of two cups in the process. Having suffered the indignity of going out of the ChromaSport UCL Knockout Cup to ...

Dave Frecklington insists that his Spalding United side now have more “fire in their bellies” after Saturday’s top-of-the-table loss against Shaw Lane AFC. The Tulips chief is refusing to give up on winning the Evo-Stik NPL First Division South title after the 1-0 defeat, but has set his side a minimum target of ten wins from their 17 remaining matches ...

Spalding RFC’s talented under-18 side returned to action after nearly a month off with an impressive 10-0 derby win at fierce rivals Stamford under-18s. Tries in each half from Harry Cole and skipper Adam Castle got the job done for Town, who had expected to struggle on a surface that wasn’t conducive for good running rugby. Still, they travelled with ...

Spalding Kickers Taekwondo are proud to announce the promotion of two new black belts. Brother and sister duo Daniel and Jessica Pearce both passed their 1st Dan grading in Southampton in what was a six-hour long grading. It was the culmination of more than four years of training at the Castle Sports Complex for the siblings. The pair had to ...

Steve Thompson took the Division One spoils in Tydd St Giles Golf Club’s January Stableford event. A score of 45 points was enough to edge Mark Whittaker (43 points) and Julian Davie (42 points) in second and third respectively. Gary Withers was the Division Two winner on 45 points, with Stuart Ablett (43 points) triumphing in Division Three. Results: Men’s ...

Boston Town 3 Holbeach United 2 Holbeach United’s poor form continued on Wednesday night as they crashed out of the Lincs FA Senior Trophy. Just days after being dumped out of the ChromaSport UCL Knockout Cup, struggling Boston Town effectively ended the Tigers’ hopes of silverware with a 3-2 victory. First-half goals from Richard Ford and Michael Hardy put Boston ...

The title race in Spalding and District Snooker League Division One is very much alive after Pyramid B gained five points on long-term leaders Donington C last Thursday night. Table-topping Donington suffered what was perhaps the worst night of their season so far, going down 6-0 at home to Whittlesey A. Two frame wins from Laurie Smith (R14), plus victories ...

Ian Dunn was pleased to see his Pinchbeck United side tick off another win on Saturday as their bid to win the ChromaSport PDFL Premier Division gathered more pace. First-half goals from Tom Panton and top scorer Ollie Maltby – his 32nd of the season – steered The Knights to a hard-fought 2-0 victory over Holbeach United Reserves at Knight ...

Player/boss Matt Cawthorn admitted Long Sutton endured an “off day” as they crashed 6-1 at Warboys Town on Saturday. The Magpies endured a torrid first half that ended with them 4-0 down, losing Cawthorn to injury and missing a penalty through Sam Moses. After the break they dominated for long periods and played some good stuff – including a fine ...

There looks to be no stopping Moulton Harrox Reserves’ relentless charge towards the ChromaSport PDFL Division One title Kev Nottingham’s side crushed Riverside 7-1 at Broad Lane on Saturday, thanks to hat-tricks from Martin Sandall and Danny Lambe-Hyner. Declan Earth also got in on the act as his side remained unbeaten and made it 16 wins from 17. Ten points ...

Holbeach United 2 Olney Town 4 Boss Seb Hayes couldn’t hide his disappointment after watching his Holbeach United crash out of the ChromaSport UCL Knockout Cup on Saturday. The Premier Division Tigers were upset 4-2 by Division One outfit Olney Town at Carter’s Park as they exited the competition at the quarter-final stage. Goals from Nick Bines (2 and 52), ...

Nene Valley Harriers’ under-20 men won an impressive team gold at the Lincolnshire Cross Country Championships. Alex Hampson led them home by picking up individual bronze – and was followed by Niamh Payne and Bradley Spurdens in fourth and fifth respectively. Also on-song was Megan Ellison, who claimed the under-17 silver medal following a fine run. And there was another ...

The top four teams in Division One all changed places as the Spalding and District Table Tennis League returned to competitive action on Wednesday. South Holland, the leaders going into the festive break, faced JDM, who were third, and won 3-2. Richard Hammond won two and Jean White one, with Jon Chesworth scoring for the losers plus the doubles. Jokers, ...

Nene Valley Harrier Sam Oakley was the only local gold medalist at the Cambridgeshire Cross Country Championships in St Neots. There were, however, plenty of podium places and team medals won by athletes from the club. Oakley finished third in the under-13s race this time last year, but 12 months is a long time in athletics and his extra experience ...

Spalding United 0 Shaw Lane AFC 1 Deflated Dave Frecklington felt that his Spalding United side did everything asked of them as they slipped to a 1-0 home defeat against Evo-Stik NPL First Division South leaders Shaw Lane AFC on Saturday. The second-placed Tulips, who would have moved level on points with the table-toppers with a win, instead ended the ...

Spalding Town Cricket Club’s winter nets get under way this Sunday. Town are holding the sessions at Spalding Grammar School over the next few months, with seniors, ladies and juniors all catered for. Net times: Ladies (15 years and above) – 9am-11am; Seniors – 11am-1pm; under-15s – 1pm-2pm; under-9s – 2pm-3pm; under-11s – 3pm-4pm; under-13s – 4pm-5pm.

Saturday was a tough day for South Holland’s top two as Spalding United were edged out 1-0 by Shaw Lane AFC in their top-of-the-table clash and Holbeach United crashed out of the ChromaSport UCL KO Cup against lower graded Olney Town. Starting with Spalding, a first-half strike from Gary Burnett gave Shaw Lane all three points at the Sir Halley ...