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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 ...

Two more champions were crowned on a frantic final night of action in the Spalding and District Snooker League season. Thursday saw Sutton Bridge A clinch the Division Two crown, while Pyramid B are also celebrating after wrapping up the Division Three title. Starting in the second tier, Bridge clinched their 20th win from 28 games as they beat Holbeach ...

Pinchbeck United 2 Skegness Town 1 Lewis Thorogood is confident that his Pinchbeck United side will avoid relegation from the Uhlsport UCL Premier Division North after pulling off an incredible Easter double. The Knights followed up their 3-1 victory at Newark on Saturday with a huge 2-1 win over Skegness Town on Monday, leaving their destiny in their own hands ...

Carlton Town 4 Spalding United 0 Brett Whaley admits that his Spalding United side will need to be “much, much better” if they are to beat title-chasing Chasetown in their final game of the season this Saturday (3pm). That’s after play-off hunting Carlton Town handed the Tulips a 4-0 drubbing on Easter Monday, with boss Whaley dubbing the performance “poor”. ...

Deeping Rangers 3 Holbeach United 0 Defiant Danny Clifton insists that his job as Holbeach United manager essentially “starts now” as his side completed their season with a 3-0 defeat at Deeping Rangers on Easter Monday. Goals from Luke Hunnings (31), Sam Wilson (77) and Jones De Sousa (82) sank the Tigers on Monday as they completed an entire season ...

Moulton Harrox remain in the hunt for third place in the ChromaSport PDFL Premier Division after beating Oakham United 3-1 on Saturday. Goals from Callum Davies (2) and Declan Earth steered Bobby Patterson and Tim Cole’s side to all three points at Broad Lane, moving them to within eight points of third-placed Oundle with three games in hand on them. ...

Pinchbeck United made it back-to-back wins over Easter as they managed a huge 2-1 win over Skegness Town on Monday, while Spalding United lost 4-0 at Carlton Town and Holbeach United were beaten 3-0 at Deeping Rangers. In the Uhlsport UCL Premier Division North, Pinchbeck moved out of the drop zone with just one game to play after their massive ...