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The wait for a win, and even a goal, goes on at Pinchbeck United as they lost their latest Kingfisher Lighting Premier Division Cup game 4-0 at ON Chenecks on Saturday. It’s played three, lost three, scored none and conceded eight so far in the end of season competition for the Knights who last won a competitive game in September ...

Chris Davies edged to victory in Gedney Hill Golf Club’s Chairman’s Cup competition. His score of 39 Stableford points was the same managed by second-placed Paul Purcell, but Davies took the glory on countback. Adam Britton (38 points) was third in the men’s section event. * Results: Men’s section: Chairman’s Cup – 1st Chris Davies 39pts (ocb); 2nd Paul Purcell ...

Nine ladies who had won previous monthly medals throughout 2020 competed for the prestigious Gold Medal at Spalding Golf Club last week. In windy conditions, Nicky Weller came out triumphant with a net 74 and Barbara Newcombe was second with a net 77. A fun team competition was played on the same day, with the winning team being Sally West, ...

Andy Prior sailed to a pair of victories as Welland Yacht Club’s Morning Points Series got under way on Sunday. Some seven boats took to the start for the first race, with Prior (Laser) making the best start of the bunch. He was followed by Clive Herd (Streaker), Alan Cox (Laser Radial), Mark Holland (Laser Radial), Gail Follington (Topper), Tom ...

Jake Mason’s late strike earned Tydd a fine 2-1 win over Leverington Sports in the ChromaSport PDFL’s Peterborough Senior Cup on Saturday. Tydd looked to be heading for defeat after Dale Palmer’s first-half strike saw them 1-0 down at the break. But an own goal and Mason’s 85th-minute header earned the hosts a big victory at Tydd St Mary Playing ...

Abbi Pulling says she will return to the F4 British Championship as a completely different driver as the JHR Developments racer looks to put together a title bid. The 18-year-old Gosberton racer will once again join forces with Steven Hunter’s outfit and W Series star Alice Powell to contest another action-packed, 30-race schedule across the UK’s most iconic and challenging ...

South Lincs Competitive Swimming Club members have returned to the pool following the most recent COVID-19 lockdown – and are once again back into their training programme. Due to the pandemic training has been severely interrupted over the last 13 months and no competitions have been possible. Due to this, Swim England launched an exciting new concept where swimmers were ...

With the postponement of the Tokyo Olympic Games to the summer of 2021, British Swimming held their selection trials from April 14-18 at the London Aquatics Centre. These Olympic Trials are the pinnacle competition in every four year cycle for swimming clubs nationwide. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s selection trials were a much more scaled-down affair, with ...

A dazzling derby display from young talent Josh Baker helped Long Sutton 1st to a thrilling derby win over Moulton Harrox 1st in the South Lincs and Border Premier Division on Saturday. Baker blasted 110 runs from just 69 deliveries as Sutton overcame a sluggish start to rack up a huge total of 295-9 from their 45 overs. Hosts Harrox ...

Jon Manton’s unbeaten 89 steered Spalding Town 1st to their maiden win of the new South Lincs and Border League Premier Division season on Saturday. Opener Manton anchored Town’s innings as they successfully chased down Grantham’s 184-8 with seven wickets to spare at Gorse Lane. Having lost their first game of the season, Harry DeCamps (3-46), Nilantha Atapattu (2-45) and ...

Abbi Pulling once again displayed some impressive pre-season pace at the latest round of F4 British Championship testing. The Gosberton speedster was at Knockhill Racing Circuit in Scotland last week for two days of testing – and her best effort was the second-fastest clocked. In total, South Holland talent Pulling racked up just short of 300 laps north of the ...

Lewis Thorogood has urged his Pinchbeck United players to buy into the philosophy he’s trying to implement at the club. The Knights boss watched on with disappointment as his side were handed a 2-0 reverse by Rothwell Corinthians in the Uhlsport UCL’s Kingfisher Lighting Premier Division Cup on Saturday. A goal from Nathan Bobowicz after just 15 seconds saw them ...

Moulton Harrox continued their flawless start to The Peterborough Senior Cup with a fine 4-0 victory at ICA Sports on Saturday. In the second round of fixtures in the ChromaSport PDFL’s supplementary competition, Harrox backed up their victory over long-term rivals Netherton United the previous week with another imperious showing. Striker Declan Earth led the charge with two goals for ...

Pinchbeck United returned to action with back-to-back 2-0 defeats, but manager Lewis Thorogood says he’s seen plenty of positives. On Saturday they were defeated by Harborough Town through Callum Milne and Ben Williams goals, in the opening fixtures of the Kingfisher Lighting Premier Division Cup. And that was followed up with a friendly loss at home to Wisbech Town on ...

Long Sutton and Moulton Harrox Cricket Clubs get their South Lincs and Border League Premier Division campaign underway with a derby match at Harrox Field on Saturday (1pm). The pair finished in the top two of last year’s mini East division, Harrox pipping Sutton to that title by virtue of five bonus points picked up in the six games as ...

Andy Prior was back on top as Welland Yacht Club’s 2021 season got underway on Sunday with the Robert Creek Shield. Contested over two races, seven boats took to the start of the first one. With a reasonable breeze accompanied by strong gusts Prior (Laser) took the early lead in the short reach to the first mark followed by Tom ...

Some 37 ladies celebrated the return of golf by contesting a Stableford at Spalding Golf Club last week. Top spot at the Surfleet course went to Jane Darley with a score of 39 points.Edged into second on countback was Elaine MacLeman, who also managed 39 points. Lesley Williams followed in third with 35 points, while Jenny Pipe was fourth on ...

Tim Hines and David Leedle celebrated victory at Tydd St Giles Golf Club’s January Pairs Catch up event. The duo scored 46 points in the men’s section event, which was three better than second-placed Mark Cooper and Neil Morphew (43pts). Third place went to Brad Simpson and Bally Sigurdsson (42pts). * Results: Men’s section: Men’s January Pairs Catch up – ...

Moulton Harrox enjoyed an eye-catching win over perennial rivals Netherton United as the ChromaSport PDFL returned at the weekend. With the season declared null and void, a large number of South Holland sides were among those competing in the three supplementary competitions organised by the league. Harrox, who were unbeaten in the Premier Division before the season was curtailed, romped ...

Spalding Town 1st made a losing start to the new South Lincs and Border League Premier Division season as hosts Skegness 1st handed them an eight-wicket reverse on Saturday. In the only fixture of the day, new Town skipper Chris Dring lost the toss and Spalding were bowled out for 148 in 43.1 overs after being put into bat. A ...