The past 12 months have been filled with inspiring stories of teams and athletes succeeding throughout Mandurah and the Peel region.
With the bumper year almost over, the Mandurah Mail is taking a look back at what made sports headlines in 2016.
Here is an overview of what we featured in our sports section in August.
What happened in August
BASKETBALL: A huge win over the Stirling Senators gave the Mandurah Magic women’s side winning momentum as they clinched their spot in the finals.
BASKETBALL: The Mandurah Magic went on to win one game of their series of three against Perry Lakes in the finals, suffering elimination in the first round.
HOCKEY: Marshall Puzey, Lawson Patten-Williams and Bree Johnson all represented WA at the under 18s national hockey championships in Launceston.
NETBALL: Rockingham claimed a win in the Peel Netball League grand final.
NETBALL: Mandurah-based netballers Ella Sigley and Phillipa Whitney helped WA’s under 15s take out the gold medal at the under 15s national netball championships.
FOOTBALL: Peel Thunder product Hayden Ballantyne made headlines when it was reported that the feisty forward had requested a trade away from the Fremantle Dockers.
SOCCER: Raymond Ellery overcame life-threatening brain injuries and abusive bullying to be selected to represent WA in soccer.
RUGBY: The Mandurah Pirates fell short in their grand final match against an undefeated Rockingham side.
FOOTBALL: The Peel Football League finals kicked off with Halls Head, South Mandurah, Pinjarra, Waroona and Baldivis making the top five.
FOOTBALL: Peel Thunder booked their spot in the WAFL finals, despite coughing up a loss to Subiaco.
BODYBOARDING: Long-time mates Matt Hanks and Henry Gibson took out first and second in the under 16s Australian Bodyboarding Titles.
FOOTBALL: The Peel Thunderbirds youth girls made it three premierships in a row when they took out the top prize.
VOLLEYBALL: Four Mandurah Baptist College students were picked to play volleyball for WA under 15s.
Stay tuned to mandurahmail.com.au for the September edition of the Mandurah Mail sport year in review.