Sport

Pinchbeck United did rivals Moulton Harrox a real favour on Saturday as they won 1-0 at Whittlesey Athletic in the ChromaSport PDFL Premier Division on Saturday. A Tony Edwards penalty early in the second half earned Ian Dunn’s side an away victory at Feldale Field – and allowed Harrox to strengthen their position at the top. That’s after Moulton won 3-1 ...

The talented young guns from South Lincs Competitive Swimming Club earned a solid third place overall at the first round of the Junior Lincs League. The evening started well, with the 12 and under (12/u) girls’ relay squad flying to victory in the opening race. The 12/u girls continued to perform strongly throughout the gala, with a further win and ...

Marcus Ebdon reckons Spalding United are facing one of Evo-Stik NPL Division One South’s top teams on Saturday as play-off rivals Rugby Town visit the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field. Just behind the eighth-placed Tulips on goal difference, Rugby have only lost once in their last 12 games – and that was a 1-0 defeat against runaway leaders Stafford Rangers. ...

Two huge games in the space of five days will shape Holbeach United’s season. That’s the verdict of player/boss Tom Roberts, who accepts that his Tigers won’t pick up any silverware if they don’t deliver in either match. Wins in Saturday’s trip to UCL Premier Division title rivals Leicester Nirvana (3pm) and this Wednesday night’s rearranged ChromaSport UCL KO Cup quarter-final ...

Heavy rain on Wednesday has caused the ChromaSport UCL KO Cup quarter-final between Holbeach United and Boston Town to be postponed. The last eight clash was due to kick off at 7.45pm on Wednesday night, but a 4pm pitch inspection deemed the Holbeach pitch to be waterlogged. The tie must now be rearranged, with Wisbech Town awaiting the winners in ...

Spalding Cycling Club’s 2016 season gets under way this weekend with a choice of non-competitive activities to get everyone – whatever their age and ability – out on their bikes. This Saturday sees the first session of “Go Ride”, the British Cycling programme for young people aged five-16 – and the club want to invite everyone to join them at ...

Spalding Gymnastics Club’s Miyah Woods was crowned county champion at the recent Floor and Vault Championship held at their Cradge Bank base. This event also served as a qualifier for the regional final, to be held at Leicester in April. In the ten years age group, Darcy Orford put together a marvellous floor and vault combination to win gold, while ...

The ladies of Spalding Golf Club earned an excellent 4-1 win at Boston in the second round of the national Mail on Sunday competition. The team, captained by Dianne Rafferty, played some excellent golf. President Elizabeth Holbrook had a tight match but won on the 17th green by a 2&1 margin in game one, before Claire Rylott roared to an ...

The first trophy of The Spalding and District Snooker League’s finals has gone to Long Sutton’s Steve Godfrey and Tom Horspool. The pair became the first-ever winners of the new Singles and Doubles competition at Crowland RBL on Sunday night, playing superbly to beat Gosberton’s Shane White and James Waterfall 3-0. Horspool (O28) beat White (O21) in the first frame, ...

Spalding Indoor Bowls Club is hosting the final stages of the EIBA National under-18 singles event at the Castle Sports Complex on Sunday. Having successfully staged the finals last season, Spalding IBC has again been handed the prestigious honour – with 16 of the best young players in the country having had to qualify through their areas. Play commences at ...

Player/boss Ian Dunn admitted that his Pinchbeck United side were saved by a “devastating” second-half spell in Saturday’s 5-3 win over Langtoft United. The teams turned around at 1-1 in the ChromaSport PDFL Premier Division clash at Knight Street thanks to a Tom Brooks header, but the quality on show wasn’t as high as it has been in recent weeks. ...

The top-of-the-table clash in East Men’s Hockey League Division 4NW went the way of Spalding 2nd on Saturday as they clinched promotion with a 3-2 win over club rivals Spalding 3rd. Both teams knew a victory would hand them the upper hand in the title race – so the tension at Glen Park was palpable from the off. Honours were ...

Relentless Moulton Harrox took another step towards the ChromaSport PDFL Premier Division title by romping to a 5-1 victory at Uppingham Town on Saturday. Another hat-trick from top scorer Ollie Maltby, plus further efforts from defender Bobby Patterson and frontman Ian Bradbury, ensured Moulton stretched their unbeaten league run to an impressive 19 matches. And, with title rivals Whittlesey Athletic ...

Cogenhoe United 1 Holbeach United 5 Andrew Tidswell notched a terrific treble as Holbeach United romped to a 5-1 win at Cogenhoe United in the ChromaSport UCL Premier Division on Saturday. The player/assistant boss buried direct free kicks on 24 and 57 minutes, before rounding off his hat-trick with a goal in open play 20 minutes from time. Forwards Jordan ...

Spalding RFC 7 West Bridgford 28 Spalding RFC are now just two points above the Midlands Two East (North) drop zone after suffering a 28-7 home defeat against title-chasing West Bridgford on Saturday. Town’s Memorial Field reverse allowed Mansfield to claw back a point on them following their agonising 13-12 home defeat against second-placed Dronfield, which earned them a losing ...

Consti B produced a potentially season-defining performance as they turned the Spalding and District Snooker League Division One table upside down to beat leaders Donington A 5-1 on Thursday night. In the bottom two at the start of play, the Spalding side held their nerve to win a very tight tussle that saw Steve Spencer (R21), John Christian (scr) and ...

Talented Spalding Indoor Bowls Club ace Jordan Philpott has retained the Spalding Junior Open singles title – and banked the £350 prize money to boot. With 24 of some of the best young players in the country in action, a round robin format of Premier Three style matches determined final group standings, with the top two in each pool qualifying ...

Andrew Tidswell notched a terrific treble as Holbeach United romped to a 5-1 win at Cogenhoe United in the ChromaSport UCL Premier Division on Saturday. The player/assistant boss buried direct free kicks on 24 and 57 minutes, before rounding off his hat-trick with a goal in open play 20 minutes from time. Forwards Jordan Thomas (46) and Josh Ford (81) ...

Spalding RFC are now just two points above the Midlands Two East (North) drop zone after suffering a 28-7 home defeat against West Bridgford on Saturday. Town’s Memorial Field reverse allowed Mansfield to claw back a point on them following their agonising 13-12 home defeat against second-placed Dronfield, which earned them a losing bonus point. With Mansfield having a game in ...

Skipper Sam Cooke has told his Spalding RFC side that they are more than capable of beating Midlands Two East (North) title hopefuls West Bridgford this Saturday (2.15pm). The third-placed side will arrive at the Memorial Field in fine form, having won their past six games – including a 41-16 victory over Stamford last weekend. In contrast, relegation-threatened Spalding have ...