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Spalding RFC’s mini and junior sections finished their seasons recently – with medals awarded to all players for their contributions. Each age group also nominated a most improved player and a players’ player of the season. Club chairman John Constable said: “We are rightly proud of these young players who have all enjoyed their training sessions as well as competed ...

Spalding Indoor Bowls Club ace Ruby Hill hopes being at the Commonwealth Games as a spectator rather than a player this summer will provide all the motivation she needs to ensure the roles are reversed in four years’ time. Hill is fresh from a memorable indoor season, having scooped the national under-25 singles title for the first time at her ...

It’s now six wins from as many games for Spalding and District Darts League Division One leaders Tigers C after they won 8-1 against Bell (Weston Hills). In-form Cambridgeshire county A player Simon Hill kept up his good run with a great 3-0 win – and he fired in yet another 180. Team-mate, and Cambridgeshire county B player Ant Richardson, ...

Jordan Philpott is hoping to propel his bowls career to the next level after being inspired by curling great Eve Muirhead’s golden Beijing heroics. Muirhead’s women scooped gold for Team GB at the Winter Olympics in February and Philpott (24) was watching on knowing the success could inadvertently bolster bowls’ profile. Regularly referred to as ‘curling on grass’, bowls’ popularity ...

Athletes from Peterborough and Nene Valley AC accumulated a large hoard of medals at the Lincolnshire County Athletics Championships. There was a double gold for Louie Hemmings, who collected both the under-13 800m and 1,500m titles – running a speedy 4.58mins for his triumph in the latter. Likewise, Sienna Slater picked up under-15’s 100m gold with a time of 13.54secs, ...

South Holland thrower Scott Williams was the player of the weekend as he helped England win the British Home Internationals tournament over the weekend. In his debut game Williams won 4-1 against Scotland with a 95.01 average and received man of the match. He then went on to win 4-1 against Wales with a 90.18 average, securing the player of ...

Spalding United have received a big double boost ahead of the new Pitching In NPL Midlands Division after manager Brett Whaley and star defender Nathan Stainfield penned deals at the club. Whaley, who joined the club from Wisbech Town mid-season, has committed himself to what will be his first full campaign in the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field hot-seat. Central ...

Spalding Town endured a tough day on Saturday as hosts Bracebridge Heath handed them an 118-run defeat in the Lincs ECB Premier League. A dominant display with the bat paved the way for Bracebridge’s first win of the season, as Taylor Fell’s unbeaten 125 steered them to a huge 305-2 after winning the toss. Jon Manton (38) and Mitch Freeman ...

Barry Stanway took five wickets as Long Sutton secured a dominant eight-wicket win at Heckington in the South Lincs and Border League Premier Division on Saturday. The hosts opted to bat first after winning the toss, but were soon skittled out for 109 in 25.5 overs by an inspired Sutton. Stanway (5-44), Paul Edgeller (3-31) and Adam Whitaker (2-33) did ...

Spalding Cycling Club had two members in the top three places as the Hereward League returned last Wednesday night. Hosted by Peterborough Cycling Club, the inter-club league saw Spalding quartet Chris Ward, Neil Palmer, Gareth Richards and Mark Booth take on the ten-mile course. It was a closely-contested race, with Dan Galpin (Bourne Wheelers) taking first place in a time ...

Welland Yacht Club’s annual Open Day event proved a success on Sunday as a host of new faces gave sailing a try. That meant there was no competitive action for the club’s members, with some instead being on hand to assist on the day. Indeed, a few of the club members are also part of the volunteer coastguard service HM ...

Tigers A maintained their unbeaten start to the Spalding and District Darts League Division One season with a big 8-1 win against Consti D. The star of the show was Gary Mace, who threw a 180, an 18-dart-leg and a 118 checkout. Also impressing was Ash Allen, who kept up his fine form with a 180, while captain Dan Carnell ...

Joy Potter, Paula Brown, Janet Simpson and Judy Green emerged as the winners of Sutton Bridge Golf Club’s Lady President’s Day event. The quartet’s score of 25.2 was enough to win the nine-hole Texas Scramble event, with Karen Gillett, Nicola Elphick, Carole Caney (with coloured ball) second on 27.2. The top three was completed by J anet Groves, Alice Grant, ...

Generous Spalding RFC are looking to help out another sporting club by way of donating their modular changing rooms. Town purchased the dressing rooms in 2013 as they announced plans to move to their new base at Drain Bank North – and they were also used at their temporary Low Fulney site before their move to the new permanent home. ...

Spalding Town 1st suffered their heaviest defeat of the Lincs ECB Premier League season so far on Saturday as Lincoln Lindum romped to a 253-run success at Seas End Hall. Having lost the toss, visitors Lindum opted to bat first and duly posted a dominant score of 294-4 from their 50 overs as Gus Robbins scored an unbeaten 109 from ...

An unbeaten half-century from captain Mark Ramsden steered Moulton Harrox 2nd to a six-wicket victory at Grantham 3rd on Saturday – and sent his side top of the table. Hosts Grantham had posted 146-9 from their 45 overs in the South Lincs and Border League Division One clash. But Ramsden’s undefeated 62, plus a calm 22 not out from Harry ...

A stellar century from Stewart Mudie put Moulton Harrox to the sword on Saturday as they suffered a 127-run defeat against Grantham 2nd. Opener Mudie made 101 in Grantham’s 230-8 at Harrox Field, before Moulton were knocked over for 103 in 34.2 overs in reply. The defeat, which saw Moulton bag just five points, is just their second defeat of ...

Long Sutton 1st are sitting pretty in third place in the South Lincs and Border League Premier Division table after an 80-run victory over Woodhall Spa 2nd on Saturday. Opener Adam Wright top scored with 37 as Sutton posted a healthy 204-8 from their 45 overs after being put into bat at Paradise Field. Visitors Spa 2nd were dismissed for ...

Upbeat Holbeach United manager has called on the club’s sceptics to “trust in the process” as they prepare for the new season in the unfamiliar surroundings of the Eastern Counties Football League Division One North. Clifton, who will be joined by Simon Roberts and club stalwart Ricky Drury as a three-man management team next season, has confirmed that he’ll be ...

Fresh challenges await Spalding United next season after they were confirmed as members of the Pitching In NPL Midlands Division for another year. Six new teams have joined the 20-team division, with Dereham Town and St Neots Town moving sideways and Boldmere St Michael’s, Gresley Rovers, Harborough Town and Hinckley LR all promoted from Step Five. Missing from last season ...