Sport

Andy Molsom remains very much in the hunt for Caterham Graduates Championship glory after bagging two podiums at Brands Hatch recently. The Spalding racer, of Molsom & Associates Optometrists, went into rounds nine and ten of the series as the championship leader. Two finishes of third ensure that he now only has a share of the lead, but Molsom was ...

Holbeach United Yellow under-14s are in need of a few new players ahead of the coming season. The young Tigers, who play in the Peterborough Junior Alliance League Division One, are looking for players going into school year nine next year. Contact manager Stuart Clark on 07831 400052 if you are interested. Holbeach United under-10s Black (under-11s next season) are ...

Spalding United’s unbeaten pre-season was ended by a 5-2 defeat at Yaxley on Saturday, while Holbeach United cruised to a 4-0 win at Wisbech St Mary. The Tulips, who had been water-tight in their earlier friendly fixtures, were sunk by goals from Phil Stebbing (2), Dan Cotton (2) and Scott Bogusz at In2itive Park. Brad Barraclough did bag a brace ...

A club-record score of 158 from Hafiz Majeed fired Spalding Town to an emphatic 128-run win over South Holland rivals Long Sutton on Saturday. The Pakistan all-rounder hit the lion’s share of Town’s dominant 267-5 in the South Lincs and Border League Premier Division derby at Spalding Grammar School, with Josh Newton adding 42 at the top of the order. Raj ...

Spalding Golf Club’s rapidly-improving first team continued their fine form as they chalked up a 4-2 victory away at a Blankney side that had been unbeaten at home. Winning pairs for Spalding were Keith Hearne and Ollie Mitchell, Dan Hines and Lloyd Chatham, Captain Andy Grimwood and Mark Mitchell, and Simon Richardson and Tom Ladbrook. Despite the win, Spalding remain ...

Tom Bell toasted overall glory in Welland Yacht Club’s Morning Points (MP) Series after a great day of racing on Sunday. Perfect conditions greeted competitors as warm weather and a strong westerly breeze allowed the officer of the day to set a long course all the way to the bypass bridge. The first race of the day was the sixth ...

South Lincs Competitive Swimming Club returned home from the Northampton Open Summer Meet with a fine total of 18 medals. Held at the Corby International Pool, boys and girls of all ages from the Spalding-based club took part in the Level 3 meet with great success. Of the 18 medals won by South Lincs swimmers, four of them were gold. ...

This weekend’s racing action at the Adrian Flux Arena (King’s Lynn) features the mighty BriSCA Formula One Stock Cars, V8 Hot Stox and 1300cc Stock Cars on Saturday night (5pm). The sport’s biggest names will be in action in the unlimited-power, Chevrolet V8-engined BriSCA F1s. Hoping to beat them all will be Spalding’s own Mark Sargent. Star names on Saturday’s ...

South Holland-based sprint prodigy William Hughes represented England at the weekend – taking on the best athletes the home nations have to offer. The 15-year-old Nene Valley Harriers speedster travelled to Kent to take part in the Schools International Athletics Board Championship at Ashford and returned home with a silver medal and a new personal best (PB). The Spalding Grammar ...

Buzzing boss Dave Frecklington admits that he’s amazed by the team spirit his new-look Spalding United squad are already showing. The Tulips chief is eyeing Lincs Senior Cup glory after seeing his side stun their illustrious neighbours Boston United 1-0 in the quarter-finals on Saturday  – and was also impressed by last week’s 1-1 friendly draw at King’s Lynn Town. ...

Popular full-back Jonny Allen managed 70 minutes for Holbeach United in their 0-0 friendly draw at Oakham United on Saturday as he continues his recovery from a badly broken leg. Seeing the two-time UCL Premier Division title winner back on the field was a big boost for Tigers player/boss Tom Roberts, who was also buoyed by Josh Ford, Ollie Pinner ...

Spalding Town stormed back to the top of the South Lincs and Border League Premier Division with a nine-wicket victory at rivals Market Deeping 2nd on Saturday. Forced to bowl first, Town limited their hosts to 145-9 at Outgang Road, but were left frustrated by their inability to bowl Deeping out. They shared the wickets out nicely, but Cameron Roy ...

Pinchbeck United are hoping that football fans in South Holland will visit their beer and football festival over the weekend. The Knight Street event, which runs from Friday to Sunday, is headlined by five games of football involving four of the club’s many teams. Friday night sees the first team take on a Boston United XI (7pm), before they then ...

Relentless Spalding Town 2nd continued their unbeaten run in South Lincs and Border League Division One this season with a comfortable 173-run victory over Billingborough 2nd on Saturday. Town’s second side are now a healthy 39 points clear at the top of the standings having registered their ninth win from 12 games, with the other three being abandoned. Having been ...

Jack Barnett cracked his third century of the South Lincs and Border League Division One season on Saturday to inspire an emphatic Moulton Harrox win. Opener Barnett took his run total for the season to 665 (average of 166.25) with an unbeaten 121 as Harrox crushed Timberlands by 102 runs at Broad Lane. Having been put into bat, Harrox lost ...

Spalding United’s unbeaten pre-season continued on Tuesday night with a 1-0 victory at Harrowby United. A solitary strike from Nathan Whitehead, who headed home a cross from Matthew Varley, was enough for Dave Frecklington’s side against their ChromaSport UCL Premier Division hosts. The Tulips face more UCL opposition on Saturday when they visit Yaxley (3pm). Meanwhile, Moulton Harrox kicked off ...

Home pair Steve Skoulding and Paul Jackson toppped the leaderboard at Tydd St Giles Golf Club’s seniors pairs open competition. The Tydd duo scored a whopping 51 points to finish well clear in the overall standings. Home runners-up were Terry Cobb and Colin Page on 45 points, with Sid Haxell and Derek Martin the third-placed home duo on 42 points. ...

Spalding Golf Club’s ladies have progressed to the seventh round of the Mail on Sunday competition after beating Kenwick Park in a rain-hit clash. After a morning of torrential rain at the Surfleet course, it was deemed unplayable. But the match had to be played, so the green staff – assisted by junior members – set about clearing as much ...

Nene Valley Harriers finished in third place at the fourth match of the Southern Athletics League at Crawley to edge closer to Division One survival. It was a day to remember for the Nene Valley ladies’ team, who had a magnificent day and massively outscored their opponents – amassing a score of 106 points compared to their nearest competitors 89 ...

Teenage Spalding Golf Club star Hugo Kedzlie was part of the England team that won the Nations Cup at Royal Ashdown Forest last week. Kedzlie, who is 15, helped England defend the trophy as part of one of their two teams at the Sussex from July 12-14. Harry Goddard (Hanbury Manor) and James Cooper (Cumberwell Park) were Kedzlie’s team-mates in ...