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Four sides stormed to flawless 7-0 wins in Spalding and District Billiards League on Monday night. Leaders Holbeach B led the way with their fourth win from as many matches, dispatching Pyramid B. Denis Hix (R70) was their star man. Also getting in on the 7-0 act were champions Long Sutton, who dispatched Holbeach A. Mick Cooper (O60) top scored ...

Spalding Gymnastics Academy delivered double gold as they shone at their first-ever regional team gym competition. Teams from Mickleover (Derbyshire), Hove (East Sussex), Hinckley (Leicestershire) and Harlequins (Bedfordshire) travelled to Spalding to take on the host club at their Cradge Bank base. It was an exciting day for Spalding, with it being their first attempt at a different type of ...

Skipper Sam Cooke hopes struggling Spalding RFC can use Saturday’s Intermediate Cup clash at Rushden and Higham as a springboard to kick-start their season. Town, who are bottom of Midlands Two East (North) after three defeats from as many games, are targeting success in the knockout competition this year. Cooke, who missed Saturday’s heavy loss at Mansfield, feels Spalding need ...

Spalding United under-13s continued their impressive start to the new season with a battling 2-1 win over Bourne Town under-13s over the weekend. Playing their first home game of the new PJAL Division Two season at West Pinchbeck, Spalding started superbly and went ahead when Ryan Thomas sprinted down the left and delivered for Harvey Wirkowski to net on 12 ...

Six golfers from Blankney took the spoils at Tydd St Giles Golf Club’s Brian Shales Trophy event. The competition was held to remind players of the outstanding work performed by seniors’ co-ordinator Brian Shales over the past ten years, in both dreaming up the idea of open competition at Tydd, and then running them. Shales has now stepped back from ...

The Division One title race in The Spalding and South Holland Voice six-a-side League is still very much alive after rivals Polishborough and Tekkers drew 0-0 in their huge showdown on Monday. With third-placed You’ve Got No Fans beaten 6-4 by Football Club earlier in the night at Surfleet’s Glen Park, it now looks to be a two-horse race and ...

Four goals from the returning Stuart Cunnington fired Spalding 1st to another impressive East Men’s League Premier B victory on Saturday. In what was their first home game of the new season, Joe Higgins (2), Josh Rowbottom and Dan Needham also notched in a thumping 8-1 triumph. The visitors actually took an early lead at Glen Park following a breakaway, ...

In-form Dan Mayfield pocketed the top Division Three break of the Spalding and District Snooker League season so far last week – but saw his Long Sutton C side defeated. The O21 handicapper made a super 47 break as he beat John Walker (R14) 80-42 in the second frame of a 4-2 defeat against Consti C. Mayfield, who also trousered ...

In-form Tydd St Mary made it three wins on the spin with a 3-2 victory at Stanground Sports on Saturday. The first half of the ChromaSport Peterborough League Division was goalless, although Tydd keeper Martin Cherry did have to pull off a top stop. Playing some good football at the start of the second period, the Saints got their reward ...

A hat-trick from Marcus Parry steered Spalding Town to a crushing 6-0 ChromaSport Peterborough League Division Two win at Parkway Eagles on Saturday. Parry’s treble, plus a double from Tomasz Rabiega and a Danny Kingman effort, made it three wins from four league games for Chris Page’s side and moves them into the top five. Up in the Premier Division, ...

Spalding and District Snooker League ace Mark Gray came agonisingly close to being a World Cup winner on Sunday. Gray, who plays for Bourne Snooker Centre in the Spalding league, was part of the England B side that were beaten 10-8 by Chinese Taipei in the World Cup of Pool final. The 42-year-old, nicknamed “Granite”, was one half of the ...

Worcester City 2 Holbeach United 0 Boss Darren Jarvis expressed his pride after seeing Holbeach United knocked out of the Emirates FA Cup in Tuesday night’s replay at Worcester City. Daniel Nti’s 25-yard drive in the first period and a second-half volley from former Jamaica international Deon Burton accounted for the Tigers in the second qualifying round replay, with not ...

Daventry Town 0 Spalding United 1 Striking sensation Jake Newman marked his debut with a winning goal as Spalding United bagged a fine 1-0 win at Daventry Town on Tuesday night. Newman, signed from UCL Premier Division side Wellingborough Town on the morning of the match (see story here), fired a wonderful winner on 26 minutes to settle a tight ...

Ian Dunn saluted Pinchbeck United’s “best performance of the season” as they beat Ketton 2-0 in the ChromaSport Peterborough Premier Division on Saturday. Goals from Tony Edwards (15) and Corban Oldham (60) were enough for Pinchbeck at Knight Street, as they jumped up to sixth in the table. It was a day of positives for Dunn’s side, as they handed ...

Spalding United Reserves continued their winning streak in ChromaSport Peteborough League Division with a rugged 4-2 away victory at in-form Sutton Bridge United on Saturday. The Tulips began slowly again, with Bridge – who had won six on the spin ahead of this derby – using the pace of their forward men to good effect to create two missed half ...

Mansfield 62 Spalding RFC 10 Spalding RFC slipped to the bottom of Midlands Two East (North) after being handed a third defeat from as many games on Saturday. Mansfield, who were relegated from Midlands One East alongside Town last term, romped to a 62-10 success as they registered their maiden win of the campaign. The starting 15 for the visitors ...

Jake Newman’s debut goal fired Spalding United to a 1-0 win at Daventry Town on Tuesday night, while Holbeach United’s fine run in the Emirates FA Cup ended with a 2-0 defeat at Worcester City. Starting with the Tulips, Newman – signed from Wellingborough Town earlier in the day – marked his debut with a 26th-minute effort to settle a ...

by Andrew Tidswell Elite Sports Academy MD and Holbeach Utd player/coach This week I am writing to give you an insight into Holbeach United’s dramatic last-gasp equaliser against Worcester City in the FA Cup. Since the incredible overhead kick scored by none other than our keeper Rick Drury, the club has been in the public eye nationally. For the players ...

Unstoppable Moulton Harrox moved top of the ChromaSport Peterborough League Premier Division table on Saturday as they beat Stanground Sports 5-1 at Broad Lane to make it seven wins from as many matches. Ben Allen continued his fine start to the season with a great goal within the first five minutes, before Ian Bradbury doubled the Moulton lead. Hosts Harrox ...

Buzzing boss Pat Rayment feels he’s added two key ingredients to his dream Spalding United recipe after snapping up David Bell and Jake Newman. Experienced midfielder Bell, who arrives from Stamford, lists Coventry City, Norwich City, Luton Town, Rushden & Diamonds and Notts County among his former clubs. He also played for King’s Lynn Town last season and once commanded ...