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FOOTBALL: Tigers set for Saints semi
ST IVES Town will be Holbeach United’s opponents in the UCL League Cup semi-final after beating Bugbrooke St Michaels 5-1 on Tuesday night.
FOOTBALL: King lays waste to Bourne’s unbeaten streak
RAUNDS TOWN 3 (King 17, 50 & 60) BOURNE TOWN 1 (Brockbank 8): BOURNE’S unbeaten run in 2012 was canned by a Karl King hat-trick on Saturday.
SPALDING RFC: Sharman salutes side as away hoodoo is banished
PAVIORS RFC 28 SPALDING RFC 34: TERRIFIC Town ended their year-long wait for an away win in sensational style on Saturday.
FOOTBALL: More county heartache for Pinchbeck
MARKET RASEN 2 PINCHBECK UNITED 1: IAN Dunn admitted that too many of his players flopped on the big stage as Pinchbeck suffered a second Lincs Junior Cup semi-final defeat in as many years.
RANGERS: Evans signs off with a goal
WELLINGBOROUGH TOWN 0 DEEPING RANGERS 2 (Evans 5, Gilbert 90): MATTY Evans marked his final Deeping appearance with a goal as his side eased to an eye-catching success.
TIGERS: Lethal Holbeach pair shoot down Cuckoos
YAXLEY 1 (Bettinson 1) HOLBEACH UNITED 2 (A Stevens 28, Tidswell 37): RED-HOT strike duo Ashley Stevens and Andrew Tidswell fired Holbeach to scrappy Leading Drove success on Saturday.
2 commentsTABLE TENNIS: Defenders cause JDM shock
SPALDING & DISTRICT TABLE TENNIS LEAGUE (Sponsored by Magellan Solutions Ltd): DEFENDERS pulled off something of a shock as they finally completed their Guardian Cup tie with JDM Allsorts.
FOOTBALL: Bryan’s the special guest at refs meet
DAVID Bryan is the special guest at the Spalding Referee Association’s next meeting on Thursday (7.30pm).
BILLIARDS: Ton-up Rob keeps hot streak going
ROB Childs continued his purple patch in Spalding and District Billiards League with a scintillating 103 break against Consti A.
DARTS: Saracen’s stalled in bid for flawless finish
CHAMPION throwers New Saracen’s Head have been denied a flawless Spalding and District Ladies’ League season.
FOOTBALL: Ten-man Tulips beat Pagnell, wins for Tigers and Deeping
A STIRRING comeback saw ten-man Spalding United beat Newport Pagnell 2-1 in the UCL Premier Division on Saturday, while Holbeach United won 2-1 at Yaxley and Deeping Rangers saw off Wellingborough Town 2-0.
TIGERS: Brooks exit proves Holbeach’s strength - Chand
JOHN Chand reckons that Lewis Brooks’ surprise Holbeach United exit will keep his players on their toes.
1 commentSPALDING RFC: Town hoping to catch Pavs cold
Paviors RFC v Spalding RFC (Saturday, 2.15pm): AFTER going three weeks without a game, Town’s return to action couldn’t really be at a more daunting venue.
ARCHERY: Bowmen prove too hot to handle
RED-HOT Archers from Spalding’s Silver Spoon Bowmen cranked up the heat at the sixth Fenland Archers Portsmouth event on the coldest day of the year.
FOOTBALL: Dunn urges Pinchbeck to deliver
Market Rasen v Pinchbeck United (Saturday, 1.30pm): IAN Dunn is demanding focus from his Pinchbeck players ahead of this Lincs Junior Cup semi-final.
SNOOKER: Leaders feel the heat in title race
AN explosive week in the Spalding and District League saw the title races hot up in three divisions.
TULIPS: Buoyant Rayment ready for home bow
PAT Rayment finally takes charge of his first home game as Spalding United boss on Saturday (3pm) – but admits his side will have their hands full.
FOOTBALL: Tigers edge out Deeping to reach second semi
GOALS from Jamie Stevens and debutant Ollie Ryan fired Holbeach United to a 2-1 UCL League Cup quarter-final win over Deeping Rangers on Wednesday night.
2 commentsJUNIOR FOOTBALL: Pilgrims’ plea for players
BOSTON United Community Football Club are on the look out for new players at under-10 (school year five) level.
POOL: No favours as Drayman’s A denied perfection
DRAYMAN’S Arms A have been denied the perfect Spalding and District Pool League season – by their club mates.
SNOOKER: League mourns loss of popular Ray
POPULAR Spalding and District Snooker and Billiards League life vice-president Ray Perkins has passed away.
FOOTBALL: Pinchbeck given the cold shoulder
TEMPERATURES plummeted to as low as -16C over the weekend... but that didn’t stop Pinchbeck United from training.
GYMNASTICS: Gleed’s golden girls in national final
TWO gymnastic teams from Sir John Gleed School girls’ campus became regional champions at the East Midlands Floor and Vault competition in Stamford.
TABLE TENNIS: Blades are blunted by Holland’s revenge
SPALDING & DISTRICT TABLE TENNIS LEAGUE (Sponsored by Magellan Solutions Ltd): THREE teams booked their place in the semi-finals of the Marylands Cup on a hectic night of action.
TULIPS: Swineshead friendly announced
SPALDING United have hastily arranged a friendly with Swineshead Institute tomorrow night (Wednesday, 7.45pm).
TIGERS: Brooks released by Holbeach
HOLBEACH United reluctantly released versatile left sider Lewis Brooks on Monday night.
FOOTBALL: High hopes for derby duel
HOPES are high that Wednesday night’s UCL League Cup quarter-final between Holbeach United and Deeping Rangers will go ahead.
MARTIAL ARTS: Get taste of new Muay Thai class
A NEW Muay Thai class is being run in Spalding – with locals urged to give it a try.
DARTS: Adams aiming to hit winning trail again
DECORATED Deeping darts ace Martin Adams is bidding to get back to winning ways at this week’s Scottish Open.
FOOTBALL: Postponements galore ahead of weekend
THE prospect of any football this weekend is looking increasingly bleak after Thursday night’s snow.
FOOTBALL: Tigers aiming to be snow stoppers
HOLBEACH United are vowing to do everything they can to get Saturday’s ‘South Holland clasico’ with Spalding United on.
CROSS COUNTRY: Taylor turns on the heat to take Anglian title
SPALDING High School ace Charlotte Taylor added the Anglian Championships crown to her Lincolnshire title at the annual five counties cross country meet on Saturday.
SPALDING RFC: Town doubtful clash will be on
Spalding RFC v Coalville RFC (Saturday, 2.15pm): TOWN chairman Geof Nichols has warned fans that this Midlands One East clash is extremely doubtful.
TULIPS: Ex-Spalding duo sign for UCL rivals
FORMER Spalding United favourites Simon Mowbray and Jammal Shahin have joined rival United Counties League teams.
CRICKET: Four-some signing spree boosts Town
AMBITOUS Spalding Town Cricket Club have clinched a quartet of new signings as they step up their preparations for the new season.
INDOOR BOWLS: Leuty’s aiming to dethrone King
SPALDING Indoor Bowls Club ace Calvin Leuty set up a clash with a former world champion after beating local favourite Robert Weale in the opening round of the Welsh International Open.
SNOOKER: Holbeach on form in Boundary blitz
THERE was a change in the guard in Spalding and District League Division Two last week as Holbeach D shattered Boundary A’s six-game winning run to go top.
ATHLETICS: Smith shines with haul for Nene Valley
YOUNG guns from Nene Valley Harriers enjoyed a haul of 13 medals at the Keith Ward Open Indoor meet.
RUGBY: Tigers can help young guns to fire
LEICESTER Tigers are running a four-day rugby course for aspiring youngsters in Spalding this April.
MARTIAL ARTS: Ben’s blitz bags silver
BEN Watson produced a storming display as he picked up silver medal at the Black Belt Inc British Championships.
FOOTBALL: Freeze hits derby dates
THE freezing weather conditions have wiped out two more football fixtures.
TIGERS: We have a back-up plan - Chand
HOLBEACH United supremo John Chand has admitted that he is planning for life after star striker Andrew Tidswell.
GOLF: Captains get in the swing for charity
GENEROUS members of Spalding Golf Club raised an impressive £5,000 for charity last season.
FOOTBALL: Cup destiny now out of Grammar’s hands
SPALDING GRAMMAR SCHOOL 2 OUNDLE 2: SPALDING’S LB Cup hopes are dangling by a thread after they surrendered a two-goal advantage.
TRIATHLON: Spalding buoyed by summer event
SPALDING Triathlon Club are looking forward to hosting a gruelling triathlon in the town this summer.
GOLF: Free tasters can save families a fortune
FAMILIES in Bourne are being encouraged to ‘Get into Golf’ during the February half term with free taster sessions at Bourne Golf Centre.
TABLE TENNIS: Bittersweet South Holland win
SPALDING & DISTRICT TABLE TENNIS LEAGUE (Sponsored by Magellan Solutions Ltd): SOUTH Holland went clear at the top of Division One in the top flight’s only game – though probably by less than they would have wished.
DARTS: Granary gunning for semi-final success
GRANARY secured a narrow lead in the first leg of their Spalding and District Supreme Cup semi-final, as the top tier’s leading duo went toe-to-toe.
BILLIARDS: Costly loss for Consti B
CONSTI B missed a chance to heap a little more pressure on stuttering Spalding and District League leaders Pyramid B last week.
BIG FREEZE: All weekend games called off
THE big freeze wiped out the entire sporting schedule over the weekend, with no fixtures beating the weather.
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Weather for Spalding
Wednesday 22 February 2012
Today
Light rain
Temperature: 9 C to 10 C
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Wind direction: South west
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