Sport

Spalding Hockey Club hosted the fourth Spalding Primary Schools Hockey Tournament on Friday with 160 youngsters from 13 different schools taking part. As ever, the 18 teams competing at Glen Park were split into four leagues – with an advanced and three graded beginner leagues. Moulton John Harrox A once again dominated the advanced league, winning all three of their ...

Spalding Poachers 1st’s hopes of completing a perfect season in East Women’s Hockey League Division Two North West are over after a 1-1 home draw with Cambridge City 4th on Saturday. The champions had won their first 20 games, but are now just one game away from the equally impressive feat of going an entire season without defeat following the ...

A first-half strike from Jacob Baker fired Spalding 1st to a 1-0 win at Wisbech Town 1st on Saturday – and clinched his side the East Men’s Hockey League Division One North title with a game to spare. With second-placed Harleston Magpies 2nd surprisingly thrashed 5-0 at UEA, Baker’s sixth-minute strike moved the mighty maroons an unassailable five points clear ...

James Neve and Michael McCreery are celebrating after winning the March Pairs event in Tydd St Giles Golf Club’s men’s section. Their score of 49 points was enough to push nearest rivals Stephen Jeffries and Neil John into second spot with a total of 46 points. Results: Men’s section: Men’s March Pairs – 1st James Neve & Michael McCreery 49pts; ...

Pinchbeck Croquet Club’s Charles Ostler has achieved the amazing honour of being crowned Greek National Croquet champion. The impressive Ostler travelled to Corfu to take part in the Greek National Championship AC Croquet handicap tournament and came out on top. Amazingly, Gordon Mills and Ken Knock made it a clean sweep for Pinchbeck by also lifting the doubles title at ...

The race for the Division Two title in the Spalding and District League took another twist last week as the top two sides lost to their nearest challengers. Table-topping Sutton Bridge A lost 4-2 against Consti F in a close clash, while second-placed Bourne SC C were beaten 5-1 by fourth-placed Bourne SC B to bunch the quartet of sides ...

With the first team having no scheduled game on Saturday, the focus was on Spalding RFC’s Nomads – and they didn’t disappoint. The second string had a home fixture against Huntingdon, who stepped up after Lincoln pulled out of the game, and emerged 22-12 winners on the day. However, Town did have to lend their visitors four players in order ...

Holbeach United Reserves were in red-hot form on Saturday as they crushed South Holland rivals Crowland Town Reserves 10-1. The one-sided ChromaSport PDFL Cup clash saw Kyle Compton, who has had just minutes for the first team recently, helping himself to a hat-trick. Will Barnes (2), Kieron McConnell (2), Ryan Cook, Oliver Foster and sub Connor Bell also notched for ...

Heather St John’s 3 Holbeach United 0 A much-improved second half performance offered many positives for boss Danny Clifton as Holbeach United lost 3-0 at Heather St John’s on Saturday. The defeat, a 26th from 29 games in the Uhlsport UCL Premier Division North this season, effectively confirmed the Tigers’ relegation as they’re now 15 points from safety with five ...

Pinchbeck United 1 Heanor Town 2 Spencer Weir-Daley marked his Pinchbeck United debut with a goal on Saturday – but it proved to be in vain as Heanor Town came from behind to win 2-1 at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field. The relegation-threatened Knights produced an impressive first-half showing in the Uhlsport UCL Premier Division clash and Weir-Daley’s header ...

Stamford 1 Spalding United 0 A bizarre goal after just 18 seconds sentenced Spalding United to a 1-0 derby defeat at Stamford on Saturday. Jack Duffy’s speculative shot from distance hit a bobble and diverted over Tulips’ keeper Michael Duggan, who had already dived to collect what he thought would be a routine stop. It proved to be the only ...

Spalding United suffered a narrow 1-0 derby defeat at Stamford on Saturday, while both Pinchbeck United and Holbeach United suffered potentially damaging defeats in the Uhlsport UCL Premier Division North. Starting with the big derby in the Pitching In NPL Midlands Division, it took a freak goal in the first minute to sentence the Tulips to a loss at the ...

Spalding United boss Brett Whaley has tipped rivals Stamford for promotion ahead of their all-South Lincolnshire clash at the Zeeco Stadium on Saturday (3pm). Both sides harboured hopes of at least reaching the play-offs before a ball was kicked at the start of the season – and the Tulips even handed the Daniels a thrilling 3-2 defeat at the Sir ...

Pinchbeck United manager Lewis Thorogood has swooped for Spencer Weir-Daley and Elliot Foster in a bid to give his side more firepower in their relegation dogfight. Montserrat international striker Weir-Daley, who lists Boston United and Spalding United amongst his former clubs, has joined the Knights from Melton Town. Winger Foster has switched from Wisbech Town, but had a brief spell ...

Boss Danny Clifton reckons that Holbeach United’s new pre-match routine is helping his young side produce more encouraging performances on the pitch, as their impending relegation looms. The Tigers have just six Uhlsport UCL Premier Division games left to play this season and remain bottom and winless following last weekend’s 3-2 defeat against Leicester Nirvana. With just 18 points left ...

The G&S Racing Kawasaki team has now confirmed their rider line-up for the 2022 season as they prepare the bikes ready for testing. Up and coming young rider Zak Fuller (20), who hails from New Zealand, has joined Wyberton-based team and will join forces with Kevin Keyes (23) to spearhead the team’s campaign in the Pirelli Nation Junior Superstock championship ...

With the COVID-19 pandemic wiping out the Spalding and District Snooker and Billiards League’s finals weekend for each of the past two years, this year’s showpiece event was extra special for all involved. But it was a particularly great weekend for Bren Bowman at Springfields Events Centre, as he got his hands on the best individual prize on offer and ...

Lester Gaunt produced a stunning 92 clearance for Pyramid B in Division Three of the Spalding and District Snooker League on Thursday night. Gaunt, who plays off a handicap of O49, now has the best break of the season so far – given that the exploits of ex-pro Mark Gray aren’t eligible. Pyramid B were unable to build on his ...

Spalding Poachers 1st are now just two wins away from completing a perfect season in East Women’s Hockey League Division Two North. Already crowned champions, Poachers made it 20 wins from as many games by beating hosts Cambridge University 3rd 5-2. Charlotte Maplethorpe (2), Georgina Maplethorpe, Evie Maltby and Ellie Holland got the goals for the red-hot side, who are ...

It’s all to play for at the top of East Men’s Hockey League Division One North after leaders Spalding 1st lost a thriller 6-4 at second-placed Harleston Magpies 2nd on Saturday. Spalding, who were looking to clinch the title with a win, made the perfect start and went 2-0 ahead through Tom Mayhew and Jake Baker. The hosts forced Nathan ...