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Birchwoood United 3 Moulton Harrox 2 Dave Panton has told his Moulton Harrox side to bounce back after seeing them suffer their first defeat of the season on Saturday. Harrox were upset 3-2 at Birchwood United in the Lincs FA Junior Cup – Panton’s first loss since taking over as boss in the summer. Having reached the final last year, ...

Long Sutton Athletic 3 Baston 5 Long Sutton Athletic almost pulled off a great escape on Saturday as they lost 5-3 against Baston in a remarkable Lincs Junior Cup clash at London Road. The Magpies found themselves 5-0 down against their ChromaSport Peterborough League Division One rivals at half time – and looked dead and buried. But they very nearly ...

Finals day at Spalding Golf Club was held in perfect conditions – and there was some fine golf on show at the Surfleet course. The Landale Scragg was contested between two of the best golfers at the club, first team captain Andy Grimwood and first team regular Dan Hines. A closely contested encounter saw Hines come out victorious 2up. The ...

Sporting Khalsa 1 Sporting United 1 Boss Pat Rayment bemoaned eight “amusing” minutes of added time as Spalding United were cruelly pegged back in The Emirates FA Cup on Saturday. The Tulips looked set to book themselves a guaranteed place in the fourth qualifying round when Josh Moreman fired them ahead after just 58 seconds at Sporting Khalsa. They held ...

Two Stuart Cunnington goals helped Spalding 1st make it an impressive four wins from as many games in East Men’s Hockey League Premier B on Saturday. Spalding are one of three teams with a perfect 12 points after four games following their 2-1 win over Wisbech Town 1st at Glen Park. Also in Premier B, Long Sutton 1st are still ...

Disappointed Darren Jarvis felt it was two points dropped for his Holbeach United side as they could only draw 0-0 at Eynesbury Rovers on Saturday. The title-chasing Tigers extended their unbeaten run in the ChromaSport UCL Premier Division to eight games with the stalemate at the Alfred Hall Memorial Ground. In a game of few chances, Jake Clitheroe had Holbeach’s ...

Spalding United have been handed an exciting home draw with either FC United of Manchester or Buxton in the fourth qualifying round of The Emirates FA Cup. Should the Tulips beat Sporting Khalsa in tomorrow night’s replay at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field (7.45pm), they’ll host the tie on October 24. They would ideally hope to be up against ...

Boss Pat Rayment admits that he and his Spalding United side are gunning for a place in the first round proper of The Emirates FA Cup. The Tulips are hot favourites to advance from Saturday’s third qualifying round clash with step five outfit Sporting Khalsa on Saturday (3pm) – and if they can clear that hurdle they’ll be just one ...

A last-gasp penalty denied Spalding United a guaranteed place in the fourth qualifying round of The Emirates FA Cup on Saturday was they drew 1-1 at Sporting Khalsa, while Holbeach United were held to a 0-0 draw at Eynesbury Rovers in the ChromaSport UCL Premier Division. Starting with the Tulips, a goal from Josh Moreman inside the first 60 seconds ...

Skipper Sam Cooke insists nobody at Spalding RFC is feeling sorry for themselves despite a tough start to the new season. Although Town won their Lincs Cup opener against Kesteven, they’ve since lost five games on the trot – including last weekend’s RFU Intermediate Cup clash at Rushden & Higham (see page 38). That includes three defeats from as many ...

A last-minute try saw Spalding RFC’s winless run to the new Midlands Two East (North) season continue on Saturday as they lost 20-15 at home to Market Bosworth. Harry Brown and Will Shields both scored tries for Town at the Memorial Field as they led going into the closing stages at the Memorial Field. But a converted Bosworth try at ...

By Andrew Tidswell Elite Sports Academy MD and Holbeach Utd player/coach After the results last weekend, both Dick Advocaat and Brendan Rodgers left their posts at respected Premier League clubs Sunderland and Liverpool. Both of these departures aren’t really a surprise – but for different reasons. Advocaat shouldn’t have taken the job at Sunderland after keeping them up last season ...

Long-term Division Two leaders Puyol Pants Down finally secured the title and promotion to the top flight in The Spalding and South Holland Voice six-a-side League on Monday night. They thrashed The TBME 5-0, while of the promotion-chasing trio behind them only Sarah’s Boys managed a win as they beat Bowlcut Wanderers 6-2. The Division Two action began with Mail ...

Spalding swimming sensation Chloe Hannam starred as The Razorbacks of The University of Arkansas defeated the Huskers of University of Nebraska 174-125 in their first dual meet of the season at Nebraska’s Devaney Natatorium. Former South Lincs Competitive Swimming Club ace Hannam, who is a sophomore at The University of Arkansas, grabbed two wins and a second place. The teenage ...

Long Sutton 3rd took the bragging rights in the first East Men’s Hockey League South Holland derby of the season as they saw off hosts Spalding 4th 3-0 at Glen Park on Saturday. The Division 5NW clash was a pretty one-sided affair, with Sutton finally claiming their first victory of the campaign. Two Gary Hales goals put the visitors in ...

Saracen’s Head racer Ben Stafford shrugged off a couple of nasty crashes to record a solid finish at Silverstone over the weekend. After his stellar debut in the British Supersport class at Assen, the Silicone Engineering team decided to enter him in this class for the last two meetings to get some valuable track time towards the end of the ...

Kirton rider Aaron Clarke recorded a top 20 result in the penultimate round of the National Superstock 600 championship at Silverstone on Sunday as he edges nearer to a point-scoring finish. The Northamptonshire circuit was unfamiliar territory to Clarke, as it has been a couple of years since his last visit. The ACR Kawasaki rider had to familiarise himself with ...

Yaxley 2 Holbeach United 4 Holbeach United produced a stunning second-half comeback to win 4-2 at high-flying Yaxley in the ChromaSport UCL Premier Division on Tuesday night. Two first-half goals from Dan Cotton (5 &29) had the Cuckoos flying on their 3G surface at In2itive Park. But Holbeach cancelled that lead out within two second-half minutes as Jordan Thomas (46) ...

Moulton Harrox 3 Thorney 0 Relentless Moulton Harrox stretched their winning run to eight ChromaSport Peterborough Premier Division matches on Saturday as they saw off visitors Thorney 3-0. Dave Panton’s side remain top of the table with a perfect 24 points from eight games thanks to goals from Ben Allen, Joe Townsend and Tom Cardell at Broad Lane. The in-form ...

Holbeach United Reserves continued their great start to the ChromaSport Peterborough Premier Division season with a 9-2 win at Riverside. Tom Gosling notched a hat-trick for Omar Joof’s side on Saturday, while Gary Chappell (2), Kieron Rose (2), Robbie Cundy and Pawel Madrejewak also got on the scoresheet. The Tigers are still third in the standings, just three points behind ...