Sport

Services A depose leaders to claim top spot in style

There’s a new team at the top of Division One of the Spalding and District Snooker League. Services A have taken top spot after beating last week’s joint leaders Consti E 5-1, who drop to fourth.Consti started well with a win from James Kingston (O21), before Services hit back thanks to Mike Knight (O21), Jake Haslam (O21), Vince Fitter (O35) ...

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Cooper on top form for Holbeach A

Five 20-plus breaks from Mick Cooper (O200) proved crucial in Holbeach A’s quarter-final victory over Bourne Pyramid A in the Spalding & District Billiards League Shield competition. He scored 39, 38, 34, 22 and 20 on his way to beating Martin O’Connor (R70) 200-196 to help his team to an overall 578-577 success. Phil Coaten (R80) was also a winner ...

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Fyson leads Sutton to another goal spree

Bourne Deeping 1st 1Long Sutton Men 1st 6The goals continued to flow for Long Sutton.After racking up ten against Cambridge City 4th a week earlier, they stuck six more past their derby rivals in East Men’s League Division Two North West.A penalty corner broke the deadlock when Joshua Fyson tucked away a drag flick. Another penalty corner opportunity was dispatched ...

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Holland’s strike is scant consolation

St Ives 1st 7Spalding Ladies’ 1st 1Spalding travelled to St Ives for one of the most difficult games of the East League Division Two North West season.The match started well with Spalding playing the ball around and moving into space. However, St Ives pressed hard, advancing into Spalding’s half and managed to score, despite the defence’s effort to stop them.St ...

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Six-point return is top of menu for Baker boys

Spalding Men 1st 4Cambridge University 2nd 2Spalding enjoyed a maximum return from a hectic weekend of two East Men’s League Division One North matches.Saturday brought a success against Cambridge University and 24 hours later they saw off Nomads.A well contested first half in the opener was played at a good pace and chances fell to both teams.Great pressing from Darren Grooby ...

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Football results and fixtures

RESULTSNORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUEMidland Division (Sat): Coventry Sphinx 0 Spalding Utd 1. (Tues): Spalding Utd 1 Rugby Town 0.UNITED COUNTIES LEAGUEPremier Division North (Sat): Pinchbeck Utd P Newark and Sherwood Utd P.THURLOW NUNN LEAGUEDivision One North (Sat): Harwich and Parkestone P Holbeach Utd P.PETERBOROUGH LEAGUEPremier Division (Sat): Holbeach Utd Res 0 Sawtry 1, Moulton Harrox 4 Deeping Rgrs Res 3, Uppingham ...

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Prince-ly performance as Daniel scores five

Moulton Harrox kept up the pressure on Pinchbeck and District Football League Premier Division leaders Uppingham Town with a hard fought 4-3 win at home to Deeping Rangers Reserves.Two goals each from Marcus Perry and Joe Townsend gave Moulton the win though Deeping kept in the game until the end.Uppingham remain top, ten points ahead of the rest but having ...

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Tulips back at the top after 1-0 wins

If the sign of a good team is to keep picking up wins when not playing well then table toppers Spalding United enjoyed two big wins in their promotion charge. Despite making it eight clean sheets in a row, manager Elliot Sandy wasn’t happy with the performances in the 1-0 wins over Coventry Sphinx on Saturday and Rugby Town on ...

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Wet weather leads to postponements

Water logged pitches meant a host of games were postponed last weekend, including both those featuring Pinchbeck United and Holbeach United.Second from bottom Knights found some form over Christmas in the United Counties League Premier Division North and were hoping to take that into the game at the side just above them last Saturday, Newark and Sherwood United.The game at ...

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Dramatic win for Spalding in dying minutes

Oakham 22Spalding 25 With the Christmas and New Year break and no training in the run up to Saturday’s game with pitches waterlogged, Spalding travelled over to Oakham slightly under cooked for a game they would have targeted as a potential away win.Captain Luke Turner was delighted to see Oakham’s pitch looking good and firm and from the kick off ...

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Bourne hold on at top

Bourne SC cemented their place at the top of the Spalding and District Billiards League with a 7-0 win over Consti B on Monday night.Lester Gaunt (O10), Oli Player (R40) and Elliot Gaunt (R40) won their respective frames against Steve Spencer (R110), Mick Johnson (R150) and Jason Rose (scr).Breaks during the match included a 45 and 29 from Player, a ...

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A convincing win for ladies’ 1st over Cambs

Spalding Ladies’ 1st 4Cambridge South 3rd 1Goals: Ellie Holland, Erin McMurray, Lauren Harvey, Lauren SpencelySpalding Ladies’ 1st were looking for a positive start to 2024, in the way were Cambs South 3rd.The game started with high intensity with Spalding having most of the ball and creating attacking chances with Holland having strikes at goal but no luck.A great run from ...

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Enjoyable warm up match sees ladies come out on top

Spalding Hockey Club Ladies’ 3rd 5Spalding Hockey Club Walking Group 3 Ahead of their post Christmas return to East League hockey, the Spalding Ladies 3rd played the club’s walking hockey group in a warm up game.For several of the walking hockey group playing 11-a-side on a full sized pitch was a new experience having been used to small sided games ...

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Derby win sees Consti E take joint top position

It’s tight at the top of Division One in the Spalding and District Snooker League as a 5-1 win for Consti E moved them into joint first place. They beat clubmates Consti H in the first game back after the Christmas break to put themselves joint top with Services C – both teams currently have 49 points.Wins for George Neary-Phillips ...

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Dramatic finish to progress to quarters of Denny Cup

On Sunday, Spalding Lightning played away against Nottingham in the mixed top club. After the dramatic finish in the Denny Cup only the day before, Spalding Lightning put on a dominant display as they won all disciplines, apart from the fours who drew, which meant that the overall match result was 14-2 in favour of the two-time national top club ...

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Spalding league player’s journey to world semi-finals

Spalding and District Darts League player Scott Williams has been making waves at the sport’s World Championships. Williams enjoyed a brilliant run to reach the semi-finals of the competition at London’s Alexandra Palace.The 33-year-old is from just outside South Holland in Swineshead and plays for the village’s Green Dragon pub in the Spalding and District Darts League and Pinchbeck League.He’s ...

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Tydd ladies celebrate a successful golf year

Tydd St Giles’ lady golfers received their prizes at the club’s ladies’ trophy presentation day.Winners were:Petra Meir – Australian Spoons Foursomes and Betty Boop Trophy Stableford;Maria Taylor-Vassall – Australian Spoons Foursomes and Net Club Champion;Liz Miller and Sylvia Illsley – Jubilee Pairs;Lin Walker – Lady captain’s Plate Pairs and Marshland Stores Foursomes;Chris Montigue –Marshland Stores Foursomes;Chris Young – Hope Hooper ...

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Brass Monkey Trophy race brings 2023 sailing to close

Boxing Day provided the sailors of Welland Yacht Club an opportunity to work off the Christmas Day excesses. The weather was kind at the beginning with sunshine and a gently building breeze enough to encourage 12 boats onto the water to race for the Brass Monkey Trophy.With the breeze blowing almost across the clubhouse and bank, it made start timing ...

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Football results and fixtures

RESULTSNORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUEMidland Division (Sat 23/12): Spalding Utd 3 Walsall Wood 0. (Tues 26/12): Hinckley LR 0 Spalding Utd 1. (Mon 1/1/24): Spalding Utd 3 Cambridge City 0.UNITED COUNTIES LEAGUEPremier Division North (Sat 23/12) Deeping Rgrs 1 Pinchbeck Utd 3. (Sat 26/12) Sleaford Tn 3 Pinchbeck Utd 0 (Sat 30/12) Pinchbeck Utd 2 Wisbech Tn 1.THURLOW NUNN LEAGUEDivision One North ...

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Brilliant Christmas sees Knights march off the bottom

It’s been a brilliant festive period for Pinchbeck United who trebled their wins total for the season to move off the bottom of the United Counties League Premier Division North.The Knights went into the Christmas period with just one win to their name.But on the Saturday before Christmas they picked up a first league win in a 3-1 victory over ...

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