Sport

With Spalding RFC’s first team not in action over the weekend, the club’s thriving junior section had the chance to take centre stage. Every Sunday, more than 150 children can be found at Spalding’s base on Drain Bank North enjoying playing and training with their friends. Youngsters are divided up into age groups and play modified rules which reflect their ...

The top four teams in Spalding and District Snooker League Division Two all lost last week as the promotion picture took a fresh twist. Leaders Bourne SC C suffered a 4-2 reverse at Gosberton A, with home cuemen Geoff Wand (R7), Jamie Mumby (scr) and Alan Jackson (O7) winning the final three frames to seal the success. Second-placed Sutton Bridge ...

Long Sutton ladies’ 2nd are flying high in Division Five North West of the East Women’s Hockey League after a 1-0 win at Newmarket 3rd on Saturday. With the gusty wind behind them, Sutton started strong and took the game to Newmarket, putting them under pressure from the off. Sutton were playing great hockey with the ball being moved well ...

Two players bagged four goals apiece as Spalding 1st romped to a huge 12-0 win over Sudbury 1st in East Men’s Hockey League Division One North on Saturday. In what was a top versus bottom clash, Joe Rogers and Stu Cunnington led the charge with their respective four-goal hauls to make it 14 wins from 16 games so far. James ...

Spalding United 2 Wisbech Town 0 In-form Spalding United made it three wins from as many Pitching In NPL Midlands Division games on Tuesday night as they defeated neighbours Wisbech Town 2-0. It was a sweet success for Tulips chief Brett Whaley, who was taking charge of his side for only the eighth time after leaving the Fenmen to take ...

Grantham Town Academy 0 Moulton Harrox 2 A Declan Earth double fired Moulton Harrox into the Lincs Junior Cup final on Saturday as they defeated hosts Grantham Town Academy 2-0. Top scorer Earth netted a goal in each half as Moulton put their Lincolnshire League hosts to the sword in typical fashion – securing a ninth successive win and clean ...

Selston 3 Holbeach United 2 Danny Clifton admitted that he “struggled to sleep” on Saturday night after his battling Holbeach United side were edged out 3-2 by relegation rivals Selston on Saturday. A Carl Moore double gave hosts Selston a 2-0 half-time lead, but Cameron Gow and Alis Hallaci both got their first goals for the Tigers to make it ...

Halesowen Town 0 Spalding United 1 A late Gregg Smith stunner earned Spalding United their most impressive result of the season so far as they beat title-chasers Halesowen Town 1-0 on Saturday. The big striker lashed a fierce drive into the roof of the net with just 15 minutes left to play at The Grove, which rocked the Pitching In ...

Pinchbeck United 0 Long Eaton United 4 Pinchbeck United are now in the Uhlsport UCL Premier Division North drop zone after suffering a 4-0 home defeat against leaders Long Eaton United on Saturday. They were soundly seen off by the unbeaten table-toppers at the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field, with Kameron Campbell (15), Marley Fearon (39), Sam Parker (89) and ...

A Declan Earth double helped Moulton Harrox defeat Grantham Town Academy 2-0 on Saturday to send them into the final of the Lincs FA Junior Cup, while Spalding United beat high-flying hosts Halesowen Town 1-0 and both Pinchbeck United and Holbeach United were defeated. Starting with Moulton, they booked a county final date with Wyberton after a fine victory at ...

Dean Wright was on fine form to take victory in Tydd St Giles Golf Club’s January Medal competion last week. His score of 65 was three better than both Andy Sleath and Ian Cooper in Division One. The other divisional winners were Ali Anthony and Keith Crowson. Men’s section: January Medal: Division One – 1st Dean Wright 71-6=65; 2nd Andy ...

Consti A sealed the Spalding and DIstrict Darts League Division One title with an emphatic 5-2 win against close rivals Tigers A. Tigers took the first two games, but Consti won all five singles with wins coming from Nick Moyses, Andy Bingham, Logan Goddard, Steve Urch and Jason Vines. On the night there were 180s for Dave Piccaver and Moyses, ...

Spalding United face one of their toughest away games of the Pitching In NPL Midlands Division season on Saturday. Hot on the heels of Tuesday’s 2-1 Lincs FA Senior Cup semi-final defeat against League Two side Scunthorpe United, the Tulips visit title chasing Halesowen Town (3pm). Boss Brett Whaley knows it’ll be a tricky test for his side, but reckons ...

Holbeach United face one of the biggest games of their recent history on Saturday as they visit Uhlsport UCL Premier Division relegation rivals Selston (3pm). A defeat could see the Tigers fall, in a worst case scenario, 13 points from safety after Wednesday night’s 7-0 home humbling against Sleaford Town with games running out to mount a survival charge. Boss ...

Lewis Thorogood admits that Pinchbeck United might not like the look of the Uhlsport UCL Premier Division North table on Saturday night. The Knights face the daunting task of hosting league leaders Long Eaton United on Saturday (3pm), with the visitors having not lost a league game in two seasons. At the same time Selston, who are a point and ...

South Lincs Competitive Swimming Club members produced a host of excellent results at the first weekend of the Lincolnshire County Championships. The opening events contested were the 800m and 1,500m freestyle at Grantham, with the Spalding-based club very well represented. Matteo Monaco got the team off to a flying start as he romped to victory in the boys’ 13 years ...

Spalding Indoor Bowls Club had mixed emotions over the weekend as they played South Shields Vipers in the quarter-finals of both the Denny Cup and mixed Top Club at York and District Indoor Bowls Club. On Saturday, the men contested the Denny Cup inter-club knockout competition.South Shields Vipers were the beaten finalists in 2019 therefore, Spalding knew they were in ...

Flawless Spalding Poachers 1st continue to defeat all in their path in East Women’s Hockey League Division Two North West after making it 14 wins from as many matches on Saturday. Goals from Charlotte Maplethorpe and Evie Maltby gave them a 2-0 win at City of Peterborough 3rd, which sees them nine points clear at the top with a game ...

Long Sutton were edged out 9-7 at Cambridge City Vets in an absolute East Men’s Hockey League Division Two North classic on Saturday. An incredible 12 goals were scored in the first half as the duo swapped ends at 6-6, with Sutton having been 6-3 ahead at one stage thanks to goals from Frazer Watt, Josh Fyson, Brad Sargeant, Gary ...

Legendary darts player John Lowe landed in Spalding this weekend. John Lowe popped in to Spalding Services and Social Club on Sunday, January 30 to take on 14 local players in a night of entertainment MC’d by Ian Tilley. And there were famous wins for six of the local darts players – Tracy Harness, Amie Newton, Eileen Barnard, Steve Stancer, ...