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WAIS rowing scholarship holder Natasha Gay has been selected by Rowing Australia to represent her country at August's World Junior Rowing Championships in Eton, England.

With the 89th Australian Athletics Championships set to start this Friday April 15th in Melbourne, a series of WAIS hopefuls will be looking to stake their claims for personal glory, and a potential shot at qualification for August's World Championships.

WAIS paddlers starred at the Australian Surf Lifesaving Championships in Kurrawa last week. Reece Baker (Marmion) and Brendon Sarson (Karrinyup), >

The Northern Mystics have broken their Australian hoodoo, defeating the West Coast Fever 56-54 at Challenge Stadium in Perth.

WAIS cycling world champion Sarah Kent and Australian national water polo team goal keeper Luke Quinlivan travelled to the Mid West last week to present incursions of the Go for 2&5 WAIS Community Development Program.

The Hockeyroos have pulled off an upset 1-0 win against world number one Argentina in Sydney after AIS-WAIS striker Ashleigh Nelson scored the only goal of the game in the second half.

A 0-0 draw in the fourth and final test between the Hockeyroos and Argentina in Sydney has provided the Australians with the confidence that they are capable of competing with the world's best team.

The Telstra Dolphins Australian Swim Team will take a 52-strong team to the FINA World Championships in Shanghai this July, with Geoff Huegill, Leisel Jones, Stephanie Rice and Brenton Rickard joining seven newcomers Olivia Halicek, Jarrod Killey, James Roberts, Sam Ashby, Mitch Larkin, Jessica Ashwood and Rebecca Kemp selected at Sydney Olympic Park tonight.

WAIS national champions Ben Offereins and Kim Mickle headlined the WA action at last weekend's Australian Athletics Tour Final in Perth, with wins in the men's 400m and women's javelin respectively.

The Hockeyroos have come extremely close to defeating world number one team Argentina in game two of the four test series, but have gone down again 3-2.