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A refereeing mistake has led to Holbeach United being told to replay a game they won comfortably.The furious Tigers have said they will refuse to replay the match against Harwich and Parkeston – which they won 4-2 – after the Thurlow Nunn League null and voided it.Callum Davies scored four times in the game which Holbeach won despite being down ...

RESULTS PITCHING IN NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUEPremier Midlands (Sat, selected): Corby Town P Spalding United P, Stamford 2 Bedworth 0. (Tue, selected): Daventry Town 0 Spalding United 9. UNITED COUNTIES LEAGUEPremier Division North (Sat, selected): Pinchbeck United P Eastwood P, Belper P Sleaford Town P, Leicester Nirvana P Boston Town P, Newark 1 Deeping Rangers 1. (Tues): Deeping Rangers 5 Mansfield ...

Archers from Silver Spoon Bowmen competed in Friskney Bowmen’s winter indoor series of five different rounds, shot between November and March, the final round being held on Sunday, March 5.Results from the final round were:Men’s Recurve – Dave Inglis 1st (PB), Jim Orford 3rd (PB).Men’s Longbow – Roger Sale 1st.Junior Men’s Barebow – Hamish Turner 1st.Junior Men’s Compound – Ioan ...

Spalding Town Tennis Club is holding a junior camp over the Easter holidays.The camp takes place on April 5 and 6 and 12 and 13, from 10am-2pm.It’s being held at the club on Holyrood Walk, Spalding and is suitable for youngsters aged four to 18.All abilities are welcome.There will be games, training drills and and fun for all.The cost is ...

Craig Fitter lifted his fifth Snooker Scratch title on Saturday night after seeing off Pyramid’s James Sharpe 4-2 in the show-piece match of the Spalding and District Snooker and Billiards League’s finals weekend. Services star Fitter, who first lifted the President’s Cup back in 1999, beat Sharpe 4-2 (29-47, 28-77, 64-50, 67-29, 58-28, 71-47).Sharpe got off to a great start, ...

Over the weekend, Ruby Hill, Chelsea Spencer and Annie Dunham represented England in the ladies’ international series at Abbeyview Indoor Bowls Club in Dunfermline, Scotland. Ruby Hill, Annie Dunham and Chelsea Spencer with the Clara Johns trophy. Hill led a rink with Laura Holden (Clevedon), Rebecca Willgress (Norfolk) and skipped by Michelle Coleman (St Neots).Spencer skipped her own rink with ...

With five matches left until the season ends, it’s still all to play for across all three divisions of the Spalding and District Snooker League.Three points separate first and second in Division One. Bourne SC A are just in the lead on 83 points, with Boundary on their tail with 80 points.On Thursday night Bourne beat Pyramid A 5-1, but ...

Spalding RFC’s away game against Huntingdon on Saturday was cancelled due to the home team’s clubhouse and ground being flooded.Stewarts and Lloyds took advantage, winning away at Biggleswade and leapfrogging Spalding into second place.Next Saturday will be key to Spalding’s promotion hopes as they play Rushden & Higham away, who lie fourth in the league, whilst Stewarts and Lloyds travel ...

Tydd St Giles Golf Club has appointed new Men’s and Ladies’ Captains for 2023.Men’s Captain is Andrew Hicks whose charity for his year will be Holbeach Hospital, while Ladies’ Captain Sylvia Illsley has chosen The Magpie Centre Riding for the Disabled as her charity.Both captains are looking forward to supporting their chosen charities throughout the year.Results: Men’s Medford Competition – ...

Cambridge University 2nd 5Spalding Ladies’ 1st 1Goals: Harriet MowbraySpalding started the game strong with some great link-up play in midfield leading to a through ball being received by Mowbray who effortlessly put Spalding 1-0 up.Cambridge were hungry to draw level and a series of penalty corners eventually led to them scoring a deflection to make it 1-1.Both teams were playing ...

Callum Davies celebrated committing to Holbeach United by scoring four times in an impressive win on Saturday.The Tigers bounced back from the 2-1 midweek defeat to second placed Downham Town to down fourth placed Harwich and Parkeston 4-2 on Saturday.And all four goals were scored by Davies after the club announced he’d committed to staying with Holbeach after turning down ...

Pinchbeck United’s double against the top two in the UhlSport United Counties League Premier Division yielded no points or even goals, but some decent performances.After the Knights were beaten 3-0 at home by second placed Anstey Nomads last midweek, they visited top of the table Loughborough Students on Sunday.They were able to keep it tight in the first half and ...

Spalding United are looking for a new manager after sacking Brett Whaley. The Tulips are third in the Pitching-In Northern Premier Midlands League, enjoying one of their best seasons in years and reached the final of the County Cup for the first time in around 30 years just two weeks ago.But despite not losing a league game until January 7, ...

Tributes have been paid to a South Holland footballing stalwart who died at the weekend.Adam Jackson (34) was a mainstay of the local scene enjoying long spells with both Spalding United and Holbeach United, Bourne Town, Sleaford Town, Wisbech Town, FC Parson Drove, Oakham United and, this season, Skegness Town coming off the bench for the side managed by former ...

Spalding Fishing Club fished the last of its successful series of winter matches on the River Glen at West Pinchbeck.The river was beginning to run clear and while conditions were a little harder, the weights were still very consistent.Leading the way with a chop worm approach on peg 16 was Gary Hardy with 7lb 4oz of perch.In second place with ...

A Declan Earth double helped Moulton Harrox to a 3-0 win at Oundle Town in the Dor-Jan Peterborough and Distirct League Premier Division. Ian Bradbury also netted in the first half as third placed Moulton cruised to the victory to remain eight points behind leaders FC Peterborough with four games in hand.Holbeach United Reserves moved fourth after a 3-2 win ...

RESULTS PITCHING IN NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUEPremier Midlands (Sat, selected): Spalding United 0 Loughborough Dynamo 0, Sutton Coldfield Town 1 Stamford 1. UNITED COUNTIES LEAGUEPremier Division North (Wed, selected): Pinchbeck United 0 Anstey Nomads 3.(Sat, selected): Loughborough Students 2 Pinchbeck United 0, Boston Town 1 Heanor Town 0, Sleaford Town 2 Melton Town 1.(Tues): Deeping Rangers 1 Sleaford Town 1. THURLOW ...

Spalding 21Daventry 33 Daventry travelled to Spalding on Saturday being the standout team in Midlands Counties 2 East (South) League, undefeated and already promoted as champions. However their toughest game of the season had been when Spalding played them at their ground before Christmas, losing 28-17 with two tries denied them in the second half, the story could have been ...

It’s as you were in the Spalding and District Billiards League with no change in the standings this week.Gosberton B remain as leaders, despite not having a game on Monday night, with Holbeach B just one point behind them.They beat Consti A 5-2 to close the gap at the top.Denis Hix (R70) and Chris Chamberlain (R50) got the points for ...

A 5-1 win over Consti E has put Boundary A at the top of Division One in the Spalding and District Snooker League – but only just. The team are equal on points with Bourne SC A but have a game in hand, giving them a slight advantage.Bourne beat Holbeach A 4-2 with wins from Mark Gray (O105), Carl Gibson ...