Sport

John Camm and Steve Leggett emerged victorious at the new Tuesday Extra competition in Spalding Golf Club’s seniors’ section.   Played in the form of a fourball betterball bogey pairs competition, some 21 took part. The winning pair, with an excellent score of +10, were seniors’ captain Camm and his team-mate Leggett.   Second place went to Lester Pybus and ...

A young and largely untested team of Spalding Cycling Club riders finished in a highly-creditable fourth place at the Heckington Show. Spalding were competing against Go Ride teams from Bourne Wheelers, Sleaford and Witham Wheelers on a fast and furious circuit in front of a packed audience. It was a major event for the Spalding members in a programme of ...

Spalding Gymnastics Club’s young guns shone at a competition hosted by TJ Gymnastic Club in Boston. This was a friendly competition involving clubs from all over Lincolnshire –and it was well supported by enthusiastic children and parents alike. The first round – for the beginners – saw Spalding win medals in all pieces, while Sophie Wells won the overall trophy ...

Holbeach United got their United Counties League Premier Division campaign off to a superb start with a 1-0 away success at Yaxley tonight.   Tommy Treacher’s deflected effort just past the half-hour mark earned the Tigers a cracking away victory against a Yaxley side strongly tipped to challenge for honours this season.   Moulton Harrox and Pinchbeck United both enjoyed ...

Two stunning strikes sent Spalding United spinning out of the Lincolnshire Senior Cup after a 2-1 semi-final defeat at Stamford on Saturday. Jordan Smith and David Bell both smashed home cracking efforts to give the Daniels a two-goal interval lead. Jonny Lockie halved the deficit for the Tulips after the break but, despite an improved second half showing, they were ...

Holbeach United are hoping to make waves in the FA Cup yet again as they prepare for their first competitive game of the season on Saturday. The Tigers play host to Eastern Counties League Division One side Swaffham Town in the extra preliminary round on Saturday (3pm), with the winners drawn away at Kirkley & Pakefield or Walsham Le Willows ...

Chris Rawlinson believes that Spalding United’s season starts for real on Saturday as they prepare to take on rivals Stamford in the semi-final of the Lincs FA Senior Cup. The Tulips make the trip to The Zeeco Stadium (3pm) in high spirits, having dumped Boston United out 1-0 in the previous round – but will go into the clash as ...

The Wyberton-based G&S Racing Kawasaki team heads to Brands Hatch in Kent for the eighth round of the Superstock 1000 championship on Sunday. Tom Fisher will be raring to go and seeking a strong points finish after the disappointment of Thruxton when he, along with a lot of other riders, struggled to get to grips with the difficult conditions at ...

Spalding Town captain Rob Ambrose hopes that Saturday’s shock defeat at Belton Park will serve as a timely reality check for his promotion-chasing team. The 30-run loss at South Lincs and Border League basement boys Belton was Town’s first defeat since April 30 and ended a run of nine wins on the spin. They’re now just eight points clear of ...

Challenging for this year’s ChromaSport PDFL Premier Division title is the next natural step for Pinchbeck United. That’s the view of player/boss Ian Dunn ahead of Saturday’s tricky opener at Netherton United (2pm). Pinchbeck, who finished third last season and won the President Premier Shield, come into the game in high spirits after an impressive pre-season campaign. They won 1-0 ...

Stalwart defender Bobby Patterson insists that it’ll be business as usual for Moulton Harrox as they prepare to kick-off the defence of their ChromaSport PDFL Premier Division title on Saturday. Harrox, who romped to their second title in four seasons last term with a huge haul of 92 points, host Stilton United at Broad Lane (1pm). There has been a ...

Cricket fans in South Holland are being urged to show their support as Market Deeping Cricket Club plays host to the latest round in a prestigious nationwide ECB competition. The area finals of the NatWest Club T20 will be held at the Outgang Road ground on Sunday (August 7) when four teams will compete for a place in the regional ...

Kirton’s Aaron Clarke makes the trip to Brands Hatch this weekend as he bids to bag himself some Superstock 600 points. The draperRACING rider is looking forward to the challenge at the Kent track, having been taken out of the race after a collision with another rider last time he was there. Clarke is out on the track for free ...

Seven riders got inside the magic one-hour mark at Spalding Cycling Club’s open 25-mile time trial event. Held on the Donington course, some 31 bikes faced timekeepers Sharon Fensom and Nicky Ellis on what was a warm, but windy, day. The overall winner was Adam Coffey (Velo One) in 54.15mins, while previous winner Neil Palmer (Velo One) took second on ...

Spalding RFC’s Midlands Two East (North) fixtures have been revealed ahead of the start of the new season on September 10. Town both begin and end their league campaign against Coalville, while they’ll be up against regular foes such as Ashbourne, Nottingham Casuals, Kesteven and West Bridgford. However, they are no longer in the same division as Stamford, who have ...

A double victory over the weekend has put Andy Prior in command of the Sunday Points Series at Welland Yacht Club. Despite it being the start of the summer holidays, an impressive eight boats lined up for the start of Sunday’s first race. With a training session taking place in the morning, racing was restricted to two races in the ...

The Spalding and District Table Tennis League – having finished last season later than expected – now finds itself half way through its summer break. July turned out to be a bit of a mixed month for the league, with attendances varying between full and half full, while one night was lost altogether. On a positive note, every table was ...

It’s rarely dull when Holbeach United and Spalding United square off – and that was the case in Tuesday night’s friendly at Carter’s Park. A first-half penalty from Lincoln City loanee Andrew Wright settled the contest, but it was two red cards and a mass brawl before half time that left everyone talking. A late tackle from Nathan Whitehead triggered ...

Captain Rob Ambrose offered no excuses after seeing his table-topping Spalding Town side upset at basement boys Belton Park on Saturday. Town went into the game on a run of nine wins (not including washouts) on the spin, but fell 30 runs shy of making it ten in the shock South Lincs and Border League Premier Division result of the ...

Just six days after Hafiz Majeed broke a 27-year Spalding Town all-time batting record with 158, Jimmy Hook went two better with an amazing 160 not out at Broad Lane on Sunday. The teenager’s titanic knock came in the Rutland League Division Six derby with Moulton Harrox 2nd – which Town won by a massive 184 runs. Lincolnshire under-17 ace ...