Sport

Seniors success for Schultz

Tydd St Giles Golf Club Results – Men’s January Stableford Division One: 1st Andy Hicks 40pts, 2nd Simon Smith 39ocb, 3rd Shane Sleath 39ocb.Division Two: 1 Andy Sleath 44pts, 2 Steve Carn 42, 3 Gary Allen 41.Division Three: 1 Terry Pease 45pts, 2 John Mallett 44, 3 Mark Boughen 40.Seniors’ Stableford, Division One: 1 Jonathan Schultz 43pts, 2 Mick Vassall ...

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Access for all at club

Spalding Indoor Bowls Club is making itself more accessible to all players.Today (Thursday) sees the launch of a new motorised wheelchair, which was bought with contributions from South Holland district councillors.A bowls taster session for anyone wishing to try the popular sport is on offer at the club, which is in the Castle Sports Complex, in Albion Street.The event gets under way ...

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Lightning’s Egham hopes struck down at Melton

Spalding Lightning lost in the semi-final of the Egham Trophy against Wellingborough at Melton Mowbray on Sunday.Lightning were hoping to go a step further after they lost at the same stage last season but Wellingborough started the better of the two teams and quickly opened a 25-shot lead. Although Lightning battled hard to get back to within eight shots, Wellingborough fought off the revival ...

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Parkrun proves popular

The weekly Parkrun at Crowland’s Snowden Field attracted an entry of 48 on Saturday.First to cross the finish line at the end of the 5K course was Thomas Bettinson, in a time of 21 minutes 19 seconds.Richard Williams, of the Sir Halley Stewart Field-based Halmer Harriers, was fifth in 23:31, with club colleague Adam Caress tenth, 25:32.Runners varied in age from ten to ...

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Donington C lead the way in a three-way battle for title

It’s close at the top of Division One in the Spalding and District Snooker League, with just three points separating the top two teams. Donington C are still leading, and won 4-2 but second-placed Services A closed the gap slightly with a 5-1 victory.Donington (pictured) got the better of Holbeach E, thanks to wins from Shaun Pickering (R21), Mick Pearl ...

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Champion show from Bourne

Champions-elect Bourne SC moved 19 points clear at the top of the Spalding & District Billiards League with a 7-0 win against Gosberton.They complete their campaign at a Donington team aiming to finish second next week.Elliot Gaunt (R40) got them off to a perfect start with a 200-144 win against Shane White (O40) with Kieran Richards-Witham (R50) and Lester Gaunt (O10) following ...

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Late push fails to upset leaders

Spalding 12Market Bosworth 26 A second-half recovery was not quite enough for Spalding to topple league leaders Market Bosworth. The visitors dominated the first half, hardly letting Spalding out of their half and led 21-0 at the break.The Leicestershire team extended their lead to 26 points before Spalding clawed their way back with two tries.Earlier in the season Bosworth had ...

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Football results and fixtures: February 29

RESULTSNORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUEMidland Division (Sat): Spalding Utd 4 Loughborough Dynamo 2.UNITED COUNTIES LEAGUEPremier Division North (Tue): Pinchbeck Utd v Lincoln Utd.THURLOW NUNN LEAGUEDivision One North (Sat): Framlingham Tn 5 Holbeach Utd 1.PETERBOROUGH LEAGUEPremier Division (Sat): Sawtry P Crowland Tn P, Tydd P Stanground Sports P, Wittering Premiair 5 Holbeach Utd Res 0.County Junior Cup (Sat): Wyberton P Moulton Harrox P.Division ...

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Four-some Tulips down Dynamo

Spalding United returned to form in an impressive display that ended Loughborough Dynamo’s winning run. The Tulips ran out 4-2 winners on Saturday in the clash of two sides in the Pitching In Northern League Midlands Division play-offs to keep the pressure up on leaders Harborough Town who beat third placed Anstey Nomads.And they effectively won it in the opening ...

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Narrow loss for bottom of the table Knights

Pinchbeck United put in a battling performance on Tuesday night against Lincoln United but they were unable to earn a share of the spoils in a 1-0 home defeat.The Knights are now bottom of the United Counties League Premier Division North after Hucknall Town overtook them with a 5-2 win at Eastwood on Saturday.A Sam Swinn goal after 20 minutes ...

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3-0 win over St Ives for Sutton men’s 2nd team

Long Sutton Men’s 2nds 3St Ives 3rds 0Goals: Luke Jackson, Troy Croxford, Sam Bartlett Fresh off the back of a tough game at home against a strong Wisbech side, Sutton looked to recoup their losses and field a side away to St Ives – historically a tricky side to navigate, as evidences by the 1-1 draw in the first fixture ...

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It’s as you were at the top of league

The top two in the Spalding and District Billiards League are holding on to their positions after this week’s matches. Bourne SC A beat Bourne Pyramid B 5-2 to stay at the top of the division.Elliot Gaunt (R40) and Carl Gibson (R50) were the winners, while Darrell Read (R30) beat Lester Gaunt (O10) to get the points for Pyramid.Donington remain ...

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Spalding ladies see off St Neots with emphatic win

Spalding Ladies’ 1st 8St Neots 2nd 2Goals: Amy Naylor, Ellie Holland, Erin McMurray, Evie Maltby, Kate Amess, Lauren Harvey, Lauren SpenceleyThe match kicked off with a remarkable display of skill as Amess dribbled down the wing, finding the net in just 25 seconds.Holland and Georgina Maplethorpe showcased their teamwork with a brilliant one-two pass, which Holland finished off in just ...

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McVittie makes it through to the county singles semi finals playoffs

On Saturday, Spalding Indoor Bowls Club hosted Boston B in the men’s county league.Spalding dominated the match, winning on three rinks and drawing on the other, as they won 106-55 (13-1).Top winning rink was skipped by Lewis Parnell, with Jack Wells, Kevin Puttrell and Nick Wilkie who won 34-12.Spalding remain top of the county south division ahead of Stamford A ...

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Donington win big to hold on at the top of Division One

A 6-0 win has kept Donington C at the top of Division One in the Spalding and District Snooker League. They whitewashed Holbeach C to widen the gap between them and second-placed Services A to four points.The winning team was Mat Turner (O14), Mick Pearl (O21), Neil Reynolds (O63), Shaun Pickering (R21) and Ben Wrigglesworth (O35).Services A are still chasing ...

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Peterborough League hit by water-logged pitches

A host of games in the Peterborough and District League were called off due to water-logged pitches, as well as Moulton Harrox’s Junior Cup semi-final at Wyberton.Only one game survived in the Premier League involving local sides as Holbeach United were beaten 5-0 at Wittering Premiair.Holbeach United Sports faired better in Division One drawing 1-1 with Deeping United.Long Sutton Athletic ...

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Corcoran wins the series with 11lb 3oz

It was touch and go as to whether Sunday’s penultimate match in the Winter Series would be fished. When the river was inspected on Saturday, it was 3ft up and running hard, however with no time to rearrange before the close of the season, the decision to fish was made.What a difference a day makes with the river 4ft lower ...

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Win and loss as Tigers do battle with league’s top two

Holbeach United’s double against the Thurlow Nunn Division One North got off to a disappointing start as they were beaten 5-1 by Framlingham Town on Saturday. After getting an impressive 1-0 win at home to Great Yarmouth the previous mid-week, the Tigers made the trip to Suffolk on the back of successive wins.And they took the lead early on through ...

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Football results and fixtures: February 22

RESULTSNORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUEMidland Division (Sat): Bedworth Utd v Spalding Utd.UNITED COUNTIES LEAGUEPremier Division North (Tue): Pinchbeck Utd v Newark and Sherwood UtdTHURLOW NUNN LEAGUEDivision One North (Sat): Whitton United 1 Holbeach Utd 2. (Wed): Holbeach Utd L Great Yarmouth Town LPETERBOROUGH LEAGUEPremier Division (Sat): Holbeach Utd Sports 2 Netherton Utd 1, Tydd 1 Moulton Harrox 0, Oakham Utd 3 Crowland ...

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Tydd dent Moulton’s title hopes

Tydd enjoyed a brilliant 1-0 win over Moulton Harrox to boost their chances of avoiding relegation while denting the visitors’ title hopes.A Maxwell Burrell strike in the 34-minute was enough to see second-from-bottom Tydd to victory in the Peterborough and District League Premier Division.Moulton, who had Reece Crane sent off, remain second and just a point behind leaders Uppingham Town, ...

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