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Pinchbeck United grabbed their best win in recent memory after thrashing Newark FC 5-2 on Saturday, while Spalding United drew 1-1 at Sutton Coldfield Town and Holbeach United slipped up 2-0 at home to Long Eaton United. The headline-grabbers on the day were Pinchbeck, as Enoch Opayinka fired four goals in a day to remember at the Sir Halley Stewart ...

Wayne Alder claimed the Autumn Open crown at Tydd St Giles Golf Club with an impressive score of 78-12=66. Results: Autumn Open 2021 – 1st Wayne Alder 78-12=66; 2nd David Woodcock 95-28=67; 3rd Andy Hicks 80-12=68 (ocb); 4th Mark Boughen 96-28=68. Division One – 1st Phil Tilney 82-14=68; 2nd Harry Turner 76-7=69 (ocb); 3rd Simon Smith 81-12=69; 4th Dave Salmon ...

Spalding Golf Club’s ladies were narrowly beaten by Lingdale in the semi-finals of the Taskers Trophy last weekend. Both club’s travelled to the neutral venue of Little Aston Golf Club, Sutton Coldfield for what was a tense match with two of the seven singles matches carrying on down the 19th – but Spalding just lost out 4.5-2.5. Despite the defeat, ...

Phil Barnes is relieved to have a full squad available again on Saturday as Holbeach United once again go in search of their first Uhlsport UCL Premier Division North win of the season. The Tigers, who were severely depleted in the 0-0 draw with Pinchbeck United last time out, have a different challenge facing them this weekend as they bid ...

Lewis Thorogood is pleased with Pinchbeck United’s progress ahead of Saturday’s home clash with Newark (3pm). The Knights are in the rare position of being on a two-game unbeaten run ahead of the Sir Halley Stewart Playing Field showdown against the Uhlsport UCL Premier Division North new boys. Having ended their long winless run by beating Selston, they picked up ...

There was a good turn out for the latest Tydd Gote Angling Club’s Sunday Club match on the North Level – despite the patchy results of late. But, with the wind in the east, the water still a little clear and an abundance of weed in some pegs out to the 13m line, the fishing was hard. Star man was ...

The Daniel Markillie Memorial Day – Gedney Hill Golf Club’s biggest charity fundraiser of the year – broke records with an amazing £5,653 raised. The event, held on Sunday, August 29, attracted around 130 golfers of varying abilities. For a £2 donation Kerr Page (PGA Professional) and Joe Timms took the players’ first tee shot, resulting in some very happy ...

The Spalding and District Snooker League finally returned on Thursday night – and one side made a flying start. Whittlesey A whitewashed hosts Gosberton A 6-0 to make the perfect start, Steve Jennings (O28) rounding off the victory with a black ball success in the final frame. Consti A also started nicely in Division Three, as they saw off Gosberton ...

Spalding Town’s title dreams remain intact in the South Lincs and Border League Premier Division after the narrowest of victories at the weekend. Having been set 155 to win by visitors Market Deeping 2nd at Seas End Hall on Saturday, they reached 155-9 to secure a nervy one-wicket success. Simon Caplick’s 65 was the highlight of Deeping’s 43-over innings, with ...

TJ Toms and G&S Kawasaki endured a disappointing time at Snetterton as he was unlucky to lose the front on the first lap of the 11th round of the Pirelli National Superstock championship on Sunday. Toms had high hopes of a strong result for the Wyberton team at the Norfolk circuit after claiming his first points finish at Cadwell Park ...

Spalding United 3 Stamford 2 Three goals in the final few minutes saw Spalding United come from 2-0 down to beat Stamford 3-2 in a remarkable South Lincolnshire derby on Tuesday night. The Tulips looked dead and buried after goals from Cameron Johnson (33) and Cosmos Matwasa (60) put the Daniels in command at the SIr Halley Stewart Playing Field. ...

Weston Hills star Johnathan Hoggard endured a tough weekend in the Netherlands as the FIA Formula 3 Championship headed to Zandvoort. He maintained his impressive recent performances to open the weekend, finishing practice seventh quickest, just three tenths of a second off the fastest time, but unfortunately, things unravelled from there onwards. With a grid of 30 cars all vying ...

Holbeach United 0Pinchbeck United 0 Depleted Holbeach United battled to a 0-0 draw against South Holland rivals Pinchbeck United in a derby that both camps admitted was a drab affair. The Tigers were without almost an entire first team for the Uhlsport UCL Premier Division North derby at Carter’s Park on Saturday, with club legend and assistant manager Dean Elston ...

It’s three wins from as many ChromaSport PDFL Division Four games for Sutton Bridge United after they defeated Netherton United A 4-3 on Saturday. It’s early days for the boys from Memorial Park, but the thrilling victory has them top of the early table. In the same division, it was a chastising day for Long Sutton Athletic A, who suffered ...

Tividale 0 Spalding United 1 A second-half strike from the in-form Stefan Broccoli earned Spalding United a hard-fought 1-0 Emirates FA Cup victory at Tividale on Saturday. Midfielder Broccoli netted the only goal of a tight first qualifying round tussle at The Beeches after 47 minutes, clinching the Tulips a welcome £2,250 in FA prize money in the process. The ...

Jordan Philpott lifted the national under-25 singles trophy at the national finals in Leamington Spa last Tuesday. As county champion, Philpott was representing Lincolnshire at the championships – and plays his club bowls out of Royal Mail Cart in Spalding. He started the competition with a comfortable 21-13 win against Josh Halcrow from Durham before a nail-biting 21-19 win against ...

Royal Mail Cart lifted their third county bowls title of the season by winning the county club championship at Long Bennington on Sunday – the second time in three seasons they’ve won the event. This followed successes in the Challenge Bowl and Cecil Driffill Trophy earlier in the season. Royal Mail Cart qualified for the event by winning their local ...

Spalding United picked up a 1-0 win at Tividale on Saturday to keep their Emirates FA Cup run going, while Holbeach United and Pinchbeck United battled out a 0-0 draw at Carter’s Park in the Uhlsport UCL Premier Division North. Starting with the Tulips, a second-half strike from Stefan Broccoli (47) settled the first qualifying round clash and banked Gaby ...

Lewis Thorogood has played down any talk of Pinchbeck United being favourites for Saturday’s derby at Holbeach United (3pm). The Knights make the trip to Carter’s Park with a spring in their step following last weekend’s 3-1 win over Selston – a result that ended a huge 751-day winless run. And, with Holbeach yet to win this season and struggling ...

Holbeach United boss Phil Barnes admits that this weekend’s derby game with Pinchbeck United doesn’t carry much extra significance for his side. The Tigers, whose traditional derby games have been with Spalding United, Boston Town and Wisbech Town over the years, face South Holland neighbours Pinchbeck at Carter’s Park on Saturday (3pm). The Knights have only been an Uhlsport UCL ...