Winners are grinners

Bowls champions decided on grand final day

Another Friday Pennant Bowls season has come to an end with three intriguing finals played to decide the 2022/23 champions.

Port MacDonnell took on Mount Gambier RSL Red in the top division and while it went right down to the wire, the defending champions from the Bay secured back to back titles.

It took Heather Richards drawing a shot on the final end to force the game into an extra end and without playing thier final bowls, Port MacDonnell were able to secure the nexessary winning shots.

GRAND FINAL RESULTS: Mid Week Pennant Mount Gambier Red 46/6 d Mount Gambier RSL Red 44/2

Ladies Pennant Division 1 Port MacDonnell 45/6 d Mount Gambier RSL Red 43/2

Division 2 Naracoorte 46/4 d Mount Gambier 40/2

Division 3 Millicent 53/6 d Mount Gambier RSL 46/2

DIVISION ONE WINNERS: (Top left) Port MacDonnell – (back row) Sharon Perryman, Robin Burley, Jan Dowdell & Judith Grosvenor and (front row Nell Lucas, Jennie Tilley, Carol Schmidt & Heather Richards

DIVISION TWO WINNERS: (Centre left) Naracoorte – (back row) Lynette Williams (skip) Suzanne Bennett, Catherine Healy, Debra Frith, reserve Dianne Arnold and (front row) Christine Murphy(skip), Bev King, Marlene Bull & Sandra Williams

DIVISION THREE WINNERS: (Bottom left) Millicent – (back row) Denis Clifford, Peter Hyland, Margaret Fennell & Lorraine Hyland and (front row) Merle Stevens, Margaret Johnson, Arthur O’Connell & Esther Scudds

PHOTOS COURTESY OF DENIS CLIFFORD