Ocean Grove is the 2021-22 Geelong Bowls Region Saturday Pennant Premier Division premier after beating Highton in the grand final on Sunday April 3.Ocean Grove won 75 to 62 in a tight tussle at Drysdale.
The Grovers won three of the four rinks on offer.
Brad Pavey skipped his rink of Wade Bowyer, Ken Thomas and Glenn Baudinette to a five shot win while Matt Flapper skipped his rink of Craig Rippon, Mark Featherston and Michael Sloper to a seven-shot triumph.
Peter Loe, Andrew Gower, Rod Brehaut and Shane Wilson won by nine shots.
Michael West, Cheyne Verrier, Callum Hanna and Chris Price lost, but limited the damage to just eight shots, giving Ocean Grove a sweet victory.
Ocean Grove also won the Division 1 premiership, defeating Torquay 77 to 68 at Queenscliff.
Both sides won a rink each, but Grove’s wins were bigger leading to premiership glory.
Luke Benson, David Rudge, Ron Brown and David Meeny had a 28 to 11 win and Rick Webb, Geoff Fry, Terence Brady and Garry Bowyer were comprehensive seven-shot winners.
