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The Be Active Western Stars staged an incredible last quarter fightback to secure its maiden Women's National Wheelchair Basketball League championship title on the weekend with a three point (43-40) win over the Stacks Goudcamp Bears.

WAIS sailor Matt Wearn has finished seventh in the Laser European Championships in Ireland.

Boat Class Championships have been dominating the sailing landscape in recent times, with WAIS athlete Matt Wearn currently tackling the Laser class European Championships, whilst Olympian Tessa Parkinson prepares to depart for the 49er World Championships in France.

West Coast Fever defender Courtney Bruce and 2014 recruit Kaylia Stanton were part of the Australian 21U team which won a silver medal at the 2013 World Youth Netball Championships in Glasgow on Sunday.

WAIS rowers Alex Hagan and Hannah Vermeersch have won a bronze medal in the women's four at the 2013 Rowing World Championships in Chungju, Korea.

WAIS kayakers have competed successfully at the 2013 Sprint Canoe World Championships in Duisburg, Germany with Alana Nicholls racing two finals and the men's K2 200m squad setting a new personal best in winning a B Final.

Australia's Paralympic class sailors have won bronze in the Sonar at the 2013 IFDS World Championships in Kinsale, Ireland.

A dominant third quarter performance has helped the Perth Wheelcats turnaround a half time deficit to claim the 2013 National Wheelchair Basketball League title in Adelaide.

The line-up for the 2013 International Super Series Hockey 9s is complete with what promises to be the most hotly contested edition of the innovative 9-a-side tournament to date.

Light winds have made for a slow day of racing at the IFDS World Championships in Ireland but WAIS athlete Colin Harrison and his sonar crew made the most of the conditions.