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Pinchbeck United 3 Long Sutton Athletic 0 Ian Dunn admits he’s gunning for glory in the Lincs Junior Cup after seeing his Pinchbeck United side put a game Long Sutton Athletic to the sword on Saturday. Goals from Ollie Maltby (pen 11), Liam Ogden (51) and Tom Brooks (90) steered Pinchbeck into the fourth round at Knight Street – and ...

Co-bosses Carl Wilson and Dan Monaghan were impressed with the performance from their Tydd St Mary side as they ground out a hard fought 1-0 away victory against Whittlesey A to make progress in the Intermediate Shield on Saturday. The Saints, holders of the Intermediate Shield, were playing Whittlesey A for the first time since they met in the final ...

Free-scoring Matt Eaton notched four times in Sutton Bridge United’s 7-4 win at Oundle Town on Saturday. Kurt Scott (2) and Jake Lally also bagged in the ChromaSport PDFL Division One clash, which moves Bridge back up to third in the table. Elsewhere on a day of many postponements, Division Two side Crowland Town Reserves crashed out of the Intermediate ...

Fuming boss Dave Frecklington has lashed out at his players after seeing them struggle against ten men once again on Saturday. The Tulips chief watched on in despair as Newcastle Town came from 1-0 down with ten men to beat his side 2-1 on Saturday. It’s the latest in a string of bizarre showings from Spalding against sides who have ...

South Holland duo Spalding United and Holbeach United suffered narrow defeats on the road on Saturday as both blew early leads. Spalding slipped up 2-1 at Evo-Stik NPL Division One South title rivals Newcastle Town, while Holbeach were knocked out of the FA Buildbase Vase 3-2 at Long Eaton United. Starting with the Tulips, all looked to be going to ...

Newcastle Town 2 Spalding United 1 Not for the first time this season, Spalding United were unable to build on an early advantage and consequently missed out on some valuable Evo-Stik NPL First Division South points at Newcastle Town. The Tulips were ahead on 12 minutes in the second versus third clash on Saturday thanks to a Cenk Acar tap ...

Flo Brill lead the way for Nene Valley Harriers in the English National Cross Country Relays at Mansfield on Saturday. The fledgling Harrier ran the fastest leg of the day in the under-13 girls’ race for the second successive year. Brill completed the surprisingly mud free 2k course in 6.54.85mins, nearly ten seconds faster than any of her rivals, and ...

South Lincs Competitive Swimming Club talent Luke Elliott has spoken of his pride after captaining Lincolnshire at the ASA National County Team Championships. Elliott, who is 17, was named as boys’ skipper at the Sheffield event, which is held at the Ponds Forge International Swimming Pool, and represented the county at the opening ceremony. As with previous years, the event ...

A victory double gave Paul Burton overall glory at Welland Yacht Club’s final regatta of the season – the Glenn C Bowl – on Sunday. Strong winds and the prospect of rain wasn’t the best of starts for a day’s sailing for the Spalding club, but six boats still took to the starting line. Burton was perfectly positioned to hit ...

A four-goal haul from star goal-getter Stu Cunnington fired Spalding 1st to an 8-3 victory at Wisbech Town on Saturday – and kept his side top of East Men’s Hockey League’s Premier B division. Cunnington grabbed half of the goals Spalding in a game that pitted top against bottom, while Glenn Richardson (2) and Rob Dalton were also among the ...

Spalding and District Billiards League cue ace Mick Johnson played his part to help Lincolnshire win the National County Billiards Championships. Johnson, who plays for Consti B, was joined by Lincoln duo Rob Hall and Dean Manders at the Nuneaton event. The trio qualified for the event by winning the Eastern Counties title earlier in the year and defeated teams ...

Holbeach United player/boss Tom Roberts has paid tribute to “diamond” Jake Clitheroe after the striker called time on his stay at Carter’s Park. Top scorer Clitheroe, who has 14 goals in 20 games this season, has told Roberts that he can no longer commit himself to the club ahead of Saturday’s FA Buildbase Vase trip to Long Eaton United (3pm). ...

Man-of-the moment Cenk Acar has extended his loan with Spalding United until January ahead of Saturday’s trip to Evo-Stik NPL Divsion One South title rivals Newcastle Town (3pm). Acar, who has been one of the Tulips’ top performers this season, was due to return to parent club Lincoln City this weekend. However, both the 18-year-old and the Imps have agreed ...

Talented teenager Tegan Wheeler has been called up to the Wales under-19 ladies’ national football team after successful trials last month. Wheeler, who is just 17, is captain of Spalding United’s under-18 girls’ side and also features for the ladies’ team. She shone at the trials, which were held at the Wales National Football Development Centre in Newport on October ...

Champions Moulton Harrox returned to the top of the ChromaSport PDFL Premier Division table on Saturday with a 3-1 victory over ICA Sports at Broad Lane. All of the goals came in the first half, with Ash Coddington, Joe Townsend and skipper Billy King all on target – making Kane Gilbert’s strike mere consolation. With Netherton United beaten 3-0 at ...

Ian Dunn hailed Pinchbeck United’s 3-1 win at Stanground Sports on Saturday as one of their best results of the ChromaSport PDFL Premier Division season so far. The Knights fell behind when Dan Stephens bagged from a soft free kick, but Tom Panton’s half-volley from Ollie Maltby’s pass levelled matters at half time. After the break the fiery Jack Dean ...

Tydd St Mary continued their rich vein of form with a great 4-1 ChromaSport PDFL Division Two win against Langtoft Reserves on Saturday. Both teams were at each other from the off, each having good chances to score. Langtoft had the winds at their backs and were edging it until, on 23 minutes Tydd made the breakthrough when Tim Lowe ...

Disappointed Long Sutton Athletic chief Matt Cawthorn felt his side lost a game they should have won as Wittering Harriers handed them a 3-1 home reverse in ChromaSport PDFL Division One on Saturday. Sutton bossed the opening exchanges and deservedly went ahead when player/boss Cawthorn buried his 19th goal of the season from the penalty spot after Matty Oliver had ...

Spalding United 1 Newcastle Town 1 A needless act of retaliation by midfielder Nathan Whitehead to a very minor foul cost Spalding United dearly in this Evo-Stik NPL First Division South fixture at the Sir Halley Stewart Field on Saturday. Whitehead’s undisciplined arm flailing reaction on a Newcastle Town player resulted him being shown a straight red card by referee ...

Holbeach United 2 Kirby Muxloe 2 Fuming player/boss Tom Roberts laid into his Holbeach United side after they could only draw 2-2 with ChromaSport UCL Premier Division strugglers Kirby Muxloe on Saturday. The Tigers trailed 2-0 at half time in what was a disastrous opening 45 minutes at Carter’s Park, with Jordon Lever and Dan Sheahan getting the goals. Roberts ...