IT was a weekend to remember for Romsey, who rolled its way to a memorable division one premiership against the odds.
After taking a thrilling semi final victory over red-hot minor premier Kyneton, Romsey managed to repeat the dose with a stunning win in a rematch of the aforementioned semi final.
It was Aaron Young’s 27-19 win over Gregory Podestra which greatly helped Romsey on Saturday, ably assisted by Cameron Austin’s 18-14 win over David James Thomas. That allowed Romsey to navigate through despite Damien Ely’s 23-29 loss to Anthony Mathison.
The 68-62 victory meant that Romsey, despite finishing a massive 63 points behind Kyneton on the ladder, stepped up when it mattered to take the premiership.
Romsey just missed out on taking a double when it fell short in the division three grand final, losing to Mt Cottrell by 16 shots.
Liam Glascott’s 32-17 win over Mick Gilligan made all the difference for Mt Cottrell, with the other two rinks proving competitive.
David Culpan just fell short of defeating Shaun Taylor, losing 21-24, but John Fryer won his rink, defeating John Peter Dunn 17-15.
In Tuesday pennant, Romsey fell just short of making a grand final in division one, losing to Kyneton 68-50 despite winning two of the rinks.
Greg Taylor defeated Anthony Mathison 21-19, while Simon Mayger took victory by the narrowest of margins over David Kennedy, 19-18.
But Conrad Dawson’s 31-10 win over Lloyd Dyamond was all the difference in the game, as it proved to be the decisive rink.