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Holbeach United 3 Northampton Sileby Rangers 3 A lethal Michael Byrne hat-trick left Holbeach United frustrated on Saturday as they blew a 3-1 lead against Northampton Sileby Rangers in a cracking Carter’s Park clash. Gary King’s sensational early opener (3) and a typically clinical Andrew Tidswell effort (22) looked to have the Tigers on course for three UCL Premier Division ...

Holbeach United 2 Thurnby Nirvana 2 Depleted Holbeach United earned an impressive draw with high-flying Thurnby in their penultimate home UCL Premier Division game of the season on Wednesday night. With striker Andrew Tidswell forced to play as an emergency goalkeeper, it looked like being a long night for the Tigers when Pearson Mwanyongo (12) fired the visitors ahead. However, ...

Spalding RFC’s lengthy losing streak in Midlands One East continued on Saturday as they were crushed 72-10 by Bedford Athletic in their final home game of the season. Josh Broome and Sam Cooke went over for tries for Town at the Memorial Field, but the visitors ran riot with 11 scores of their own. That makes it 25 defeats from as many ...

Spalding Town Cricket Club are worried that the weather may scupper their pre-season schedule. They saw Saturday’s friendly at Wisbech postponed after rain on Friday night, but will try again at Boston this Saturday (12.30pm). With their Lincs ECB Premier League opener against Woodhall Spa looming the following weekend, skipper Rob Ambrose admits he and his new-look side are praying ...

Spalding RFC welcome Bedford Athletic to the Memorial Field on Saturday (3pm) in their final home game of the Midlands One East campaign. Already-relegated Town, who have lost all 24 of their league games to date, are hoping to get that elusive first win in front of their loyal home supporters. It won’t be easy, however, with Bedford arriving in ...

Spalding United picked up a vital 1-1 draw at Evo-Stik League First Division South play-off rivals Leek Town on Saturday, while Holbeach United were held to a 3-3 draw by Northampton Sileby Rangers in the UCL Premier Division. The Tulips fell behind on the stroke of half time when Karl Espley struck, but a stunning free-kick leveller from Jamie Thurlbourne ...

Neil Palmer was in scorching form as he topped the charts at Spalding Cycling Club’s opening ten mile time trial event of the season. Held in warm and calm conditions, the event attracted a field of 23 club members and eight guest riders – with a number of personal best (PB) times clocked. Palmer, who was the outright winner on ...

An amazing average of 6.4 goals per game – or one every 5.6 minutes – made it a record-breaking night of action on The Spalding and South Holland Voice 6-a-side league on Monday. The first game in Division One saw newbies the Future FC put to the sword by a rampant Brennan’s Sports side who welcomed the boost to their ...

Long-term leaders Tulips B took a giant step towards lifting the Spalding and District Snooker League title as they defeated nearest rivals Donington C 4-2. In a typically tight tussle, black-ball wins from Darren Woodberry (O28) and Martin Deacon (O7) helped the Spalding side on their way before Mark Wilkinson (O14) beat Neil Reynolds (O49) 93-61 in the final frame. ...

Lee Rudd marked his return to competitive action with a fine third place at Three Sisters over the weekend. The Holbeach ace, who is back after a lengthy ankle injury, was in top form at round one the British Supermoto Championship up in Wigan. Having qualified sixth in the National A category, Team TRM talent Rudd placed third, third and ...

Chris Ward was fastest at Spalding Cycling Club’s weather-affected 2015 five-mile time trial championships. Last year, a total of 33 riders – 27 club members and six guests – took part and new course records were set in three categories. But high winds and cold temperatures deterred many club members from entering this year, with a field of just six ...

Leek Town 1 Spalding United 1 A stunning Jamie Thurlbourne free kick earned Spalding United a potentially vital point at Evo-Stik League First Division South play-off rivals Leek Town on Saturday. Left-sider Thurlbourne picked out the top corner from fully 25 yards early in the second half at Harrison Park, cancelling out Karl Espley’s 45th-minute opener. Although pleased with a ...

Pinchbeck United 1 Moulton Harrox 3 Moulton Harrox continued their red hot form with a 3-1 win at rivals Pinchbeck United on Tuesday night. Macauley Grimwood fired Moulton ahead in the ChromaSport Peterborough Premier Division clash, but a Mark Thompson penalty just before the break hauled Ian Dunn’s side level. That’s how it stayed up until the final 15 minutes, ...

South Lincs Competitive Swimming Club enjoyed great success at the ASA Age Group County Championships. Junior boys William Swain (14) and Ryan Horrocks (14) and junior girls Serena Leadbeater (14) and Emily McCann (13) all secured their places in the exciting junior SKINS finals, with Swain achieving first place to claim the junior champion title. Some 41 swimmers qualified for ...

Top teenage talent Ben Stafford stormed to an impressive ninth position at the opening round of the Pirelli National 600 Superstock Championship at Donington Park on Monday. This Easter weekend was the start of the 12-round series for Saracen’s Head ace Stafford, who is again racing for Silicone Engineering Racing. Saturday served as part one of qualifying (Q1), before part ...

Long Sutton Athletic picked up a welcome 3-0 victory over Kings Cliffe on Saturday as they boosted their hopes of staying in ChromaSport Peterborough League Division One. Goals from Matthew Cawthorn, Tim Lowe and James Ward eased the Magpies to all three points at London Road – but they remain in the bottom two. Sutton – who have games with ...

Pinchbeck United Sunday added another title to their growing collection at the weekend as their bid for an unprecedented quadruple gathered pace. Tom Roberts’ side beat Sutton Bridge Sunday 3-1 in the final of the Spalding Sunday League’s Knockout Cup at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field – just two weeks after lifting the John Chappell Shield. Goals from Ryan ...

Ben Wilson bagged a brace of sixth places on his return to the British Supersport Championship at Donington Park over the Easter weekend. Although the Kirton ace was targeting better, his haul of 20 championship points sees him leave the Leicestershire circuit in sixth place overall in the rider standings. After a difficult year in the British Superbike Championship, Wilson ...

Spalding RFC 10 Bedford Athletic 72 Spalding RFC’s lengthy losing streak in Midlands One East continued on Saturday as they were crushed 72-10 by Bedford Athletic in their final home game of the season. The Memorial Field mauling makes it 25 defeats from as many games for already-relegated Town this campaign. Ash Piccaver was back at lock for Spalding, with ...

Wisbech Town 0 Holbeach United 0 Darren Jarvis has challenged his Holbeach United side to finish their UCL Premier Division season with a flourish. The Tigers chief was pleased to see his side bounce back from Saturday’s shock loss at Northampton Sileby Rangers with a solid 0-0 draw at title-chasing Wisbech Town on Easter Monday. Both sides saw players sent ...