The Bowls North pennant competition came to a close with the grand final for each division played in good spirits on a warm Sunday afternoon, East Launceston coming out as this year's best of the best.
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Premier division was contested between Trevallyn and East Launceston in a repeat of the first semi-final.
Trevallyn held a firm lead for the majority of the match but East never gave in.
Aaron Page's rink of Adam Gurr, Peter Zoon and Garry Street rallied together to outscore Dan Hollingsworth by 20 shots in the second half of the match.
This saw Page's rink win by a huge 26 shots - enough to win the overall.
Josh Appleyard tried his hardest to nullify the difference with a 19 shot victory over Will Springer.
Josh Walker-Davis won by 5 shots over Sam Springer to round out the match.
The win sees Courtney Hobbs complete her 3-peat and East Launceston get a win after losing the final in the last two years.
DIVISION 1
In Division 1, Trevallyn faced off against the in-form Kings Meadows outfit.
Trevallyn jumped out of the blocks early and lead by as many as 19 shots.
However, Kings Meadows strung several big ends together to outscore the Thunder 30 shots to 7 in order to take the lead during the latter stages.
Shane Gurr was the saviour for Kings Meadows with a convincing 23 shot victory over Simon Morrison.
Adrian Coomber won by 14 shots over Shane Davern but it wasn't enough to cover the overall board.
DIVISION 2
In Division 2, Trevallyn faced East Launceston and showed why they have been the best side in the division by winning their 4th title in as many years.
Robert Walsh led the way for the Thunder with a 28 shot victory over Craig Hazeldene.
Gordon Hurst and Kerry Booth rounded out the convincing win with 12 and 6 shot victories respectively.
DIVISION 4
In Division 4, North Launceston played West Launceston in a relatively tight tussle.
Homan won by 22 shots for North, however, Krushka and Causon won by 12 and 21 respectively to ensure West Launceston secured the overall victory and the pennant flag.
DIVISION 5
In Division 5, the formidable Midlands outfit was out for revenge against Exeter after their semi-final loss a week ago.
Midlands flexed its muscle and showed why they were the best side in the division for the year, running out 16 shot victors in a real team performance - all 3 rinks taking home the spoils.
DIVISION 6
After a strong showing in the second semi, Invermay was out to beat the table-topping St Helens outfit in their Division 6 clash.
Unfortunately, for the Swampies it wasn't to be.
The coastal team ran away 16 shot winners thanks to a 22 shot rink win for Williams over Bassett.
This was added to by Gilbert with a 4 shot win over Van Riel
