Complex sentence: Fronted by young talents Cobi Crispin and Amber Merritt, the Western Stars made the WNWBL grand final in 2008, only to be beaten by the dominant Sydney-based Hills Hornets, who delivered a second grand final loss to the Stars in 2009.
Split into simpler sentences: Fronted by young talents Cobi Crispin and Amber Merritt, the Western Stars made the WNWBL grand final in 2008, only to be beaten by the dominant Sydney-based Hills Hornets. The Hornets delivered a second grand final loss to the Stars in 2009.