Sport

Holbeach United’s crunch Carter’s Park date with ChromaSport UCL Premier Division leaders Kempston Rovers is like a cup final for their season. That’s the verdict of player/boss Tom Roberts, who feels the Tigers simply must beat the unbeaten table-toppers to keep their title bid alive. Kempston, who beat previous leaders Leicester Nirvana 2-0 on Saturday to reach the summit, have ...

Sam Cooke reckons that four wins from Spalding RFC’s final seven games should see them avoid the dreaded drop from Midlands Two East (North). The skipper was talking after seeing his side earn their first away victory of the campaign at Nottingham Casuals on Saturday  – a result that saw them climb out of the drop zone for the first ...

Marcus Ebdon knows that his Spalding United side are in for a very difficult afternoon at Coalville Town on Saturday (3pm). The Tulips travel to second-placed Coalville in a solid run of form, having gone five games unbeaten in Evo-Stik NPL Division One South. But they’re without an away win in three months, having failed to beat rock-bottom Tividale last ...

South Holland starlet Hannah Molyneaux added yet another gold medal to her ever increasing tally of national titles at the England Athletics Indoor Age Group Championships at Sheffield over the weekend. Throwing later on Saturday – and having only just moved up an age group to under-17 – the Geoff Capes-trained ace continued her recent fine form to win the ...

Marcus Parry took his tally for the season to an impressive 30 as Spalding Town beat ChromaSport PDFL Division Two strugglers Sawtry Reserves 3-0 at the Castle on Saturday. Town came into the clash as heavy favourites against a side in the bottom two, but low on morale after last week’s shock cup loss to Tydd St Mary. They started ...

Two of Spalding Indoor Bowls Club’s most promising juniors have qualified for the regional finals of the 2016 School of Excellence. Aaron Barnes and Jonathan Field travelled to Grantham IBC and claimed the top two qualifying places, with just one point separating the two. It was Barnes who emerged as the winner, pipping his team-mate by that solitary shot. Spalding ...

Successful Shadow Martial Arts are celebrating after securing a sponsorship boost from Kev Forman. The roofing service, home maintenance and garden maintenance company have provided the Holbeach-based kickboxing club with a new uniform for their fighting team. Shadow, who meet at Holbeach Community Centre on Tuesday and Thursday nights, are run by Matthew Flatt and Aaron Bloodworth. The club’s all-new ...

Ian Dunn has admitted that Pinchbeck United’s slim hopes of winning the ChromaSport PDFL Premier Division title are all but over after Saturday’s 1-0 home reverse against Whittlesey Athletic. A first-half strike from former Spalding United hitman Liam Harrold was the difference between two of the league’s top sides at Knight Street, as Pinchbeck dropped down to ninth in the ...

Spalding Poachers 2nd produced a five-star display to thrash Newmarket 1st in East Women’s Hockey League Division 3NW on Saturday. The girls were in a confident mood ahead of the clash – and that carried on in their performance, with Alanna ‘AJ’ Bunyan putting them 1-0 up early on. Bunyan then flicked home her second to make it 2-0 at ...

A late penalty rebound from Tim Lowe earned Tydd St Mary a 2-2 draw at ChromaSport PDFL Division Three high-fliers Stamford Lions Reserves on Saturday. The Saints started the brighter and when Phil Franklin’s fierce shot was superbly saved on 25 minutes, they were awarded a corner. Scott Pemberton had a swing at connection with the delivery but it fell ...

Northampton Spencer 3 Holbeach United 2 Fuming boss Tom Roberts couldn’t hide his disappointment after seeing his Holbeach United side beaten 3-2 at ChromaSport UCL Premier Division strugglers Northampton Spencer on Saturday. The Tigers player/boss has admitted that he “almost exploded” with anger after seeing three “basic individual errors” gift the home side all three points at Kingsthorpe Mill. The ...

Tividale 1 Spalding United 1 Two questionable decisions from the officials denied Spalding United all three points at Evo-Stik NPL Division One South basement boys Tividale on Saturday as they were forced to settle for a 1-1 draw. All looked to be going to plan for the play-off hunting Tulips when striker Jamie Graham (10) gave them an early lead, ...

Long Sutton 1st pulled off the shock of the weekend in East Men’s Hockey League as they stunned rivals Spalding 1st 5-3 on Saturday. The South Holland derby win at Glen Park is Sutton’s first over their fierce rivals in three years – and it has done their hopes of beating the drop the power of good. In contrast, Spalding’s ...

In-form ace Cat Foley-Wray led Nene Valley Harriers to an unexpected victory in the Frostbite League fixture at Bourne Woods. The 29-year-old was first lady home, finishing 16th in a high quality field. More significantly, she led the Nene Valley challenge, leaving the entire men’s team trailing in her wake. With the English National Cross Country Championship just a week ...

Nottingham Casuals 17 Spalding RFC 23 Resurgent Spalding RFC stormed to their first Midlands Two East (N) away win of the season on Saturday as they climbed out of the drop zone. Tries from Ed Booth, Harry Sharman, Adam McHugh and Dan Adams earned Town a vital 23-17 success at relegation rivals Nottingham Casuals and saw them leapfrog fellow strugglers ...

Pinchbeck Cricket Club begin preparations for the 2016 summer next week when their indoor net sessions get underway at Spalding Grammar School Sports Hall. As always, the club welcome any interest from players keen to get involved and play the game as they approach another season in the South Lincs and Border League. Indoor nets begin on Monday (February 22) ...

Another busy night in the Spalding and District Table Tennis League (sponsored by Vital Recruitment) saw ten matches played in two competitions. In Division One, South Holland stretched their lead to six points with a 3-2 win over JDM. In a match with only one game completed in regulation John Gilbert and Richard Hammond won a singles each plus the ...

Spalding RFC climbed out for the Midlands Two East (North) relegation zone with a game-changing 23-17 win at Nottingham Casuals on Saturday. The timely victory is Town’s first away victory in the league this season – and gives them genuine hope of beating the drop with seven games left to play. The win in Nottinghamshire sees the Elephants leapfrog Mansfield ...

Spalding United and Holbeach United both endured disappointing away results on Saturday as neither could beat lowly opposition. The Tulips were held 1-1 at Evo-Stik NPL Division One South basement boys Tividale, while the Tigers went down 3-2 against Northampton Spencer in the ChromaSport UCL Premier Division. Spalding, who named new signing James Tricks on the bench, went ahead through ...

Passionate Spalding RFC skipper Sam Cooke has issued a battle cry to his side ahead of Saturday’s crucial trip to relegation rivals Nottingham Casuals. With eight games left to play, ninth-placed Casuals are one of the few teams that relegation-threatened Town can realistically look to overhaul before the end of the season. The Elephants are still without an away win ...