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Brett Whaley isn’t looking to make sweeping change to his Spalding United squad over the summer as he bids to turn them into promotion candidates. The Tulips have beaten three of the Pitching In NPL Midlands Division’s top five teams since Whaley took the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field hotseat in December, but finished 20 points shy of the play-offs ...

Bullish Pinchbeck United manager Lewis Thorogood insists that his side will not be relegated from the Uhlsport UCL Premier Division North – despite finishing their season in the drop zone. Last weekend’s 3-0 defeat at Leicester Nirvana saw the Knights fall one point short of securing their step five status on the pitch. But Thorogood expects his side to be ...

There was a mixed bag of results for Spalding Indoor Bowls Club members at the Lincolnshire men’s and ladies’ county finals on Saturday. Spalding’s six successes all came in singles events, as Chelsea Tomlin won the ladies’ singles – beating Lin Mountain from Lincoln 21-8 – and Ruby Hill beat Boston’s Katherine Rockall to win the ladies’ under-25 singles title. ...

Two Spalding Indoor Bowls Club players came away from an Easter event at Hartlepool Indoor Bowls Club with silverware. Hartlepool hosted their open singles on the Friday, which is part of the EIBA (English Indoor Bowling Association) Open Singles Circuit – and that was followed by their 49th International Masters Pairs Tournament on the Saturday, Sunday and Monday. Spalding’s Dominic ...

The in-form Andy Prior won Welland Yacht Club’s Munson Cup after winning the final two rounds of the series on Sunday. The first strong winds of the season arrived for the Spalding-based club, with the forecasted gusts leading to some hesitation from the group of sailors on launching. But the sunshine persuaded them to launch for the fifth race in ...

Moulton Harrox got their South Lincs and Border League Premier Division season off to a flier as they beat Market Deeping 2nd by five wickets on Saturday. Having won the toss, hosts Harrox put Deeping into bat at Broad Lane and bowled them out for 173 in 43 overs – with Jack Barnett taking fine figures of 6-28. In reply, ...

Spalding Town endured a baptism of fire on their return to the Lincs ECB Premier League as Sleaford handed them a ten-wicket defeat on Saturday. Promoted Town, who were playing at their revamped Seas End Hall home, were put into bat by the visitors on the opening day of the season. Town were bowled out 144 in 43 overs, with ...

Spalding RFC 19 Dunstablians 27 Spalding RFC completed their Midlands Three East (South) season with a 27-19 home defeat against Dunstablians on Saturday. The loss at the Memorial Field means that Town finish in the bottom two – which would normally mean relegation. But, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it is expected that there will be no promotion or relegation ...

Tydd’s hopes of finishing second in ChromaSport PDFL Division One are over after a 6-0 thrashing at rivals FC Peterborough on Saturdy and 3-2 loss to Moulton Harrox on Tuesday night. The South Holland side were sitting second in the standings last, but have been leapfrogged by FC Peterborough and Deeping Rangers Reserves since. The city side hit three goals ...

Leicester Nirvana 3 Pinchbeck United 0 Lewis Thorogood felt that his Pinchbeck United side were like “rabbits in the headlights” as they ended their season with a 3-0 defeat at Leicester Nirvana on Saturday. The Knights knew that a draw would have been enough to guarantee 16th place in the Uhlsport UCL Premier Division, but the defeat left them in ...

Spalding United 1 Chasetown 0 Spalding United signed off their 2021/22 Pitching In NPL Midlands Division season with an impressive 1-0 win over promotion-chasing Chasetown on Saturday. A second-half strike from Dylan Edge (63) settled the contest at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field, ensuring that the Tulips finished in tenth place. The result also saw Chasetown drop to fourth ...

A 3-0 defeat at Leicester Nirvana saw Pinchbeck United relegated from the Uhlsport UCL Premier Division North on Saturday, while Spalding United ended Chasetown’s hopes of winning the Pitching In NPL Midlands Division with a 1-0 win on the final day of the season. Starting with Pinchbeck, they needed just a point at Nirvana in their last game of the ...

CSKA Emneth have won the Spalding and District Sunday League’s John Chappell Shield after beating their own Reserves 4-0 on Saturday. Toby Allen (2), Ryan Dennis and Max Mattless got the goals at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field. This Sunday sees the League Knockout final between CSKA and Gedney Hillbillies Orange at the Sir Halley (10.30am).

Spalding Tennis Club are hosting a ‘She Rallies’ open day for women and girls this weekend. The Holyrood Walk-based club are encouraging all women and girls aged over four to join them this Sunday (April 24, 10am-noon). She Rallies is championed by Judy Murray and aims to attract and retain females in tennis in the United Kingdom. All equipment will ...

Spalding RFC conclude their Midlands Three East (South) season on Saturday as they welcome high-flying Dunstablians to the Memorial Field (2pm). Town go into their season finale in tenth place, but both sides below them – Queens and Daventry – are within striking distance. A win would guarantee that the Elephants don’t finish bottom, given that they are three points ...

Although numbers were slightly depleted due to the Easter holiday, Welland Yacht Club’s third weekend of racing so far this season was met with ideal conditions. The ever-impressive Andy Prior once again enjoyed a weekend to remember as he clinched three wins from as many races on Sunday across two different competitions. Races one and two were for the Munson ...

Three South Lincs swimmers headed to Sheffield to compete at the British Swimming Championships – and one of them earned the right to compete for Great Britain at the European Junior Championships. The British Championships is the major event in the domestic calendar, with many of the country’s top swimmers – such as Olympic gold medallists Adam Peaty, Duncan Scott, ...

Darrel Pacy and Andy Betts are celebrating after winning the 2022 Winter Pairs final at Tydd St Giles Golf Club. The duo managed a score of 43 Stableford points, which was enough to take the win by a solitary point. Behind them, John Mallett and Andy Sleath pipped Luke Rowell and Ady Rowell to take second on countback, after both ...

South Holland sides were among a clutch of teams to get their South Lincs and Border League season under way on Saturday. In the Premier Division, Long Sutton 1st suffered a 49-run defeat against Heckington at Paradise Field. The visitors scored 188-9 batting first, with Jed Humphries (56) and Richard Wells (48) scoring well. Josh Baker (2-49) and Jake Burton ...

The first round of the new season at Silverstone produced mixed results for the three G&S Racing Kawasaki riders over the weekend. Zak Fuller pulled off a fine fourth place in the Pirelli National Junior Superstock championship race on his debut for the Wyberton-based team. Team-mate Kevin Keyes would have been right up there with him but for a jump ...