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Spalding Poachers 1st cemented their place at the top of East Women’s Hockey League Division Two North West with another stunning showing on Saturday. They chalked up their biggest win of the season so far with an emphatic 13-0 victory over hosts St Ives 2nd – making it eight wins from eight to move five points clear at the top. ...

Talented potter Mick Johnson was on stellar form in the Spalding and District Billiards League on Monday night. The Consti B cueman, who plays off an O170 handicap, made fine breaks of 74, 60 and 44 as well as smaller offerings of 34, 30, 24 and an unfinished 24 as he defeated Shane White (O30) 200-92. However, he was the ...

Spalding Water Polo suffered a 15-10 defeat against Bedford at the Castle Sports Complex last Tuesday night. Hosts Spalding were very lethargic in the first quarter and almost appeared to be swimming in treacle as Bedford dominated the scoreline and the pool. They started to make a comeback in the second and third quarters, finally finishing five goals adrift. However, ...

Two of the leading sides in Division Two of the Spalding and District Snooker League clashed last week – and it was leaders Bourne SC C who emerged as big winners. The table-toppers handed hosts Holbeach E a 6-0 reverse to keep themselves top of the pile, with Jack Chilvers (O14) and Pete Ransome (O28) bagging breaks of 28 and ...

Weston Hills racer Johnathan Hoggard returned to the track last week for three days of official post FIA Formula 3 Championship season testing, joining British team Hitech GP at Circuit Ricardo Tormo (Valencia). After finishing the 2021 season with two sixth place finishes in the final three race weekends, despite suffering bad luck when race two at Sochi was cancelled ...

Ambitious Gaby Zakuani is hoping to add more firepower to his Spalding United squad ahead of Saturday’s tough test at play-off rivals Coleshill Town (3pm). The Tulips, who are without a win in five games and have fallen ten points off the top five, are hoping to end that run when they visit a side sat fourth in the Pitching ...

Gary Frost hopes to have as many as five new signings in his Holbeach United squad for Saturday’s huge derby at Sleaford Town (3pm). The Tigers chief is having to perform major surgery on his Tigers team, given that they sit bottom of the Uhlsport UCL Premier Division with just two points and three goals from their 13 games so ...

Pinchbeck United 0 Leicester Nirvana 2 Despite seeing his side suffer a ninth defeat on the spin, Pinchbeck United boss Lewis Thorogood had reason to be happy on Saturday. The Knights slipped down to a precarious 16th place in the Uhlsport UCL Premier Division North after a 2-0 home reverse against Leicester Nirvana. Deen Master (36) and Will Gonga (65) ...

Holbeach United 0 Selston 5 Holbeach United slipped deeper into the ChromaSport UCL Premier Division North relegation mire on Saturday as fellow strugglers Selston smashed them 5-0 at Carter’s Park. A shocking first half saw Gary Frost’s side fall 4-0 behind thanks to goals from Jordan Black (2), Jay Cooper and Ollie Grimshaw. Cooper added another after the break to ...

Three second-half goals fired Crowland Town Reserves to a 3-1 derby win over Pinchbeck United Reserves on Saturday. The all South Holland showdown in ChromaSport PDFL Division One was goalless at the break, but Mantas Paskevicius, Jake Woodward (penalty) and Matt Smith scored to give Crowland the points. Ryan Wheeler replied for Pinchbeck, who had Jenson Patterson sent off. Staying ...

Oakham United 4 Moulton Harrox 2 Bemused Bobby Patterson was at a loss to explain Moulton Harrox’s second-half capitulation as they crashed 4-2 at Oakham United on Saturday. Moulton looked to be cruising to victory in the first half of the ChromaSport PDFL Premier Division clash after goals from the in-form Declan Earth and young gun Alfie Woodward put them ...

Wisbech Town 0 Spalding United 0 Boss Gaby Zakuani rued two missed clear-cut chances as Spalding United were forced to settle for a 0-0 derby draw at Wisbech Town on Saturday. New signing Ben Stakie – one of three debutants on the day – saw his one-on-one effort saved in the second half, while top scorer Jordan Macleod also wasted ...

Spalding United were held to a 0-0 draw at Wisbech Town in the Pitching In NPL Midlands Division on Saturday, while in the Uhlsport UCL Premier Division North Holbeach United were humbled 5-0 at home by Selston and Pinchbeck United went down 2-0 against Leicester Nirvana. Starting with the Tulips, they remain ten points off the play-offs following a stalemate ...

Favourable winds on Sunday made Welland Yacht Club’s final regatta of the season an enjoyable yet challenging one for all involved. Seven boats took to the line for the Richard Glenn Challenge Bowl event, with three races contested on the day. Although it was Andy Prior who took the trophy on the day, the plaudits belonged to the newcomers who ...

Mick Cooper put in the performance of the week in the Spalding and District Billiards League – but ended up on the losing side on Monday night. The O190 handicapper sank breaks of 56, 29, 24, 20 and an unfinished 23 for his Holbeach A side against visitors Pyramid B. Despite Cooper seeing off Martin O’Connor (R20), wins from Maurice ...

Lewis Thorogood says Pinchbeck United are targeting a first win since mid-September when they take on Leicester Nirvana on Saturday. The Knights, who were down in 15th place in the Uhlsport UCL Premier Division North after Wednesday night’s 2-0 home home defeat to Loughborough Students, have been drifting towards the drop zone in recent weeks. A string of six tough ...

Holbeach United must figure out how to smash one of non-league’s worst records if they are to end their unwanted winless run in the Uhlsport UCL Premier Division North. The Tigers, who sit bottom of the table with just two draws and ten defeats from 12 games, host relegation rivals Selston at Carter’s Park on Saturday (3pm). While Holbeach were ...

Spalding United boss Gaby Zakuani is still targeting promotion from the Pitching In NPL Midlands Division in his first full season as manager – but has called on his side to get themselves back in the play-off mix. The Tulips are sitting ninth in the standings, but have fallen ten points behind fifth-placed Coleshill Town after last weekend’s 3-0 home ...

After a rocky run of results, Long Sutton ladies’ 1st got back to winning ways in East Women’s Hockey League Division Two North West with a 4-0 victory over St Ives 2nd. In what was their first win since another 4-0 success on September 25, they netted twice in each half at the Peele Leisure Centre. The goals came from ...

After six wins on the spin, Spalding 1st finally lost their maiden East Men’s Hockey League Division One North game of the season on Saturday. A 3-2 home reverse against Cambridge University 2nd at Glen Park not only shattered their 100 per cent record, but also dropped them down to second in the standings on goal difference. In what was ...