Sport

Former England hockey international Crista Cullen put Long Sutton Hockey Club’s young guns through their paces on Saturday. Cullen, who was also part of the Great Britain team which won bronze at the London 2012 Olympics, junior masterclass session at the Peele Leisure Centre. Some 41 youngsters attended the session, which was followed by a question and answer period in ...

Player/boss Ian Dunn admits he’s excited by the prospect of a possible final with rivals Moulton Harrox after seeing his Pinchbeck United side ease into the last four of the ChromaSport President Premier Shield on Saturday. Pinchbeck were 5-2 winners over Thorney at Knight Street, booking a semi-final at an AFC Stanground side that beat Holbeach United Reserves 3-1 in ...

Moulton Harrox remain on course for a ChromaSport PDFL treble after they breezed into the semi-finals of the President Premier Shield with a 3-0 victory over Uppingham Town on Saturday. Second-half strikes from Ben Allen and Ollie Maltby – plus a stunning free kick by skipper Billy King – booked Premier Division leaders Harrox a home tie with either Whittlesey ...

Spalding RFC 9 Mansfield RFC 8 Harry Harrison’s second-half penalty earned Spalding RFC the narrowest of wins over fellow strugglers Mansfield on Saturday – and eased any lingering relegation fears. Town made it three wins from their last four Midlands Two East (North) games with a gritty 9-8 triumph at the Memorial Field, with James West kicking the other six ...

Holbeach United 1 Rothwell Corinthians 2 Boss Tom Roberts lamented a “poor performance” as his Holbeach United side slipped to a disappointing 2-1 defeat against Rothwell Corinthians on Saturday. It was the Tigers’ first ChromaSport UCL Premier Division outing since December 28 – and their hopes of lifting the title suffered something of a blow at Carter’s Park. It took ...

With a full list of fixtures scheduled in the Spalding and District League (sponsored by Vital Recruitment) a bigger turnout might have been expected – but postponements continued. That total has risen to eight, with another seven matches to be completed. Of the games played, Division One leaders South Holland completed their earlier match with Defenders (5-0) to stretch their ...

The talented girls from Spalding Gymnastics Club shone at the recent county Level 6 competition held at their Cradge Bank base. Spalding gymnasts were once again successful, with Amelia Ellis winning silver in her age group (11 years and above). In the 10 years age group, Olivia Fokt won the bronze with Ceri Thomas fourth and Niamh Rushton fifth while ...

Spalding RFC battled to their fourth Midlands Two East (North) win of the season on Saturday as they edged out fellow strugglers Mansfield 9-8 at the Memorial Field. Two penalties from James West and a decisive second-half kick from Harry Harrison saw Town home, despite a try from Mansfield’s Ollie Stamford. The victory moves the mighty Elephants to within three points ...

Holbeach United suffered a shock home defeat against ChromaSport UCL Premier Division rivals Rothwell Corinthians on another weather-hit Saturday of football action. The Tigers were upset 2-1 by their lowly visitors at Carter’s Park in what was their first game of 2016 – and were also rocked by a nasty injury to attacker Aaron Eyett. Holbeach fell behind inside the ...

Skipper Sam Cooke reckons Spalding RFC are entering the defining period of their Midlands Two East (North) campaign. Town, who remain in the bottom two after Saturday’s 31-6 defeat at leaders Dronfield (see page 46), are about to embark on a run of winnable fixtures that should shape their season. Starting with a Mansfield side directly above them in the ...

Tom Roberts admits that he and his Holbeach United side feel like they’ve had a mini pre-season after seeing games galore postponed. The Tigers have only played once since defeating Northampton Sileby Rangers on December 19 – and have yet to kick a ball in 2016. They’ve seen games against Wisbech Town, Leicester Nirvana and Kempston Rovers called off in ...

Cue ace Jason Green starred as his Pyramid B side laid down a big marker in Spalding and District Snooker League on Thursday night. The Bourne boys, who topped the second tier table at Christmas, beat nearest rivals Services C 5-1 in their first game of 2016 to move nine points clear of them in the race for the title. ...

An impressive all-round display saw Nene Valley Harriers come away from the Lincolnshire County Cross Country Championships with three individual winners and two team titles. The new course in the centre of the Lincolnshire Wolds at Biscathorpe served as a fine setting for the event on Sunday, with three river crossings, muddy hills and undulating terrain making it a true ...

Ben Wilson is to contest the NW200 Supersport races with Gearlink Kawasaki – but will not represent the team in the other races in Ireland or in the British Supersport Championship. Wilson will pair up with his former team-mate Alastair Seeley in the NW200 Supersport race in the Northern Ireland races and is anticipating a strong result when the races ...

Spalding United manager Marcus Ebdon remains confident that he’ll be able to hold onto star striker Josh Moreman amid interest from King’s Lynn Town. The Linnets, who play in the Southern League Premier Division, have made a seven-day approach for the 16-goal ace. Having also lost hitman Jake Newman (to Stamford) and winger Mitch Griffiths (Lincoln United) in recent weeks, ...

An impressive first-half showing saw Spalding 1st begin the second half of their East Men’s Hockey League Premier B campaign with a 2-1 win at Felixstowe on Saturday. High-flying Spalding fell behind early on against their mid-table hosts, but hit back before half-time thanks to strikes from Joe Higgins and Dan Needham. Higgins bundled the ball home after a Josh ...

Dronfield RFC 31 Spalding RFC 6 Spalding RFC were unable to build on a promising first-half showing as they succumbed to a 31-6 defeat at Midlands Two East (North) leaders Dronfield on Saturday. Two penalties from James West saw Town trail by just six points at the interval, but the Derbyshire-based hosts kicked on in the second period to maintain ...

Spalding United Reserves crashed out of the ChromaSport PDFL Chairman Championship Shield after a 5-1 hammering at Wittering in Saturday’s quarter-finals. With a depleted squad forced to play on a heavy pitch, it was a nightmare scenario for Tulips boss Kev Nottingham in what was their first game in four weeks. Things looked even for the first 25 minutes as ...

Confident cueman Mick Cooper continued his dominant form of the billiards scene by becoming the Norfolk Handicap champion. Spalding and District Snooker and Billiards League ace Cooper was in high spirits ahead of the January 3 event at the Maltings Q Club after enjoying a stunning end to 2015. And that red-hot spell on the baize never looked like ending ...

Nene Valley Harriers won individual and team gold as they starred at The Cambridgeshire Cross Country Championship. Heavy rain had turned the Priory Park course at St Neots into an energy sapping mud bath. But the Nene Valley under-13 girls had a field day, with Flo Brill taking the gold medal following a fine display of front running. Ella Robinson ...