The monkey is off the back for Sunbury Bowling Club after it won the Bowls Victoria division 2, section 2 title on Sunday.
After making in to the section final in the past three years before falling short, Sunbury made no mistakes this time round.
Sunbury won its sectional semi-final on Saturday with ease, taking the victory over Glenroy (2) 96-60.
That set up a clash with West Coburg, which shocked Fitzroy Victoria (2) in their semi-final.
Sunbury’s Dave Glennon said the victory was never in doubt despite his side losing two of the four rinks.
“We lost both those rinks by two shots each, but that was easy to make up with the other rinks,” he said. “We continued the momentum from the home-and away-season recording two big wins to get the title.”
In the final, Brad Willoughby’s rink won 35-8, Brad Janner won 23-14, Mark Cowan lost 20-18 and Elise Cowan’s rink lost 16-4.
Glennon said the win meant the club would be promoted to division 1 for next season.
Despite the title win, the season isn’t over for the top Sunbury side, which is still in the race for overall division 2 champion. Glennon said the side would be missing a few players for this weekend’s match but was still confident. The team’s opponent was unknown at time of press.
It was a good weekend for Sunbury, with two of its four sides winning titles and a third finishing runner-up. Sunbury (5) was the other winner, claiming the division 8, section 2 title.
Kyneton Golf Gold will play Gisborne in the Central Highlands Bowls division 1 grand final.
