On Friday, 22 February, three athletes represented the Karoo Team at the Sarah Baartman Athletics Meeting at the Oval in Port Elizabeth. We appreciate each one of them – having the commitment to take part in the event, while still having the Matric Dance, the same evening!
The athletes received the following places:
Silver:
Erin Mitchell – High Jump, Girls u/17
Fourth Places:
Matthew Carelse, 400 m and 800 m, Boys u/17
Iviwe Ndamane, 800 m, Open Boys
On Tuesday 19 February Union hosted the annual Primary Interschools Athletics Meeting with Laer Volkskool. In perfect weather conditions, our beautiful school fields were a hive of activity where the athletes were involved in a total of 64 events ranging from U7 to U13, involving field and track events. Many of the races were very closely contested making it difficult for the place judges. All participants need to be commended on their good sportsm…anship throughout the day. This ensured that an enjoyable event could take place. Many thanks must go to our neighbours Laer Volkskool for their participation and for competing in good spirit.
During the meeting 14 new records were set, 5 by Union athletes.
Congratulation to the following on setting new records:
Alutha Wesi – Boys u13 200m, 100m
Siphosethu Vena – Girls u13 100m
Daniel Short – Boys u11 High Jump, 100m
The final point’s position was: Union- 1074 and LVS – 774
Daniel Short achieved 2 bronze medals at the Sara Baartman athletics meeting in Port Elizabeth today. Congratulations Daniel!
JUNIOR
On Friday 1 February Daniel Short took part in the Regional Athletics trails at Collie Koeberg Stadium. Lovely sunny weather ensured for a great display of talent and skill. Daniel competed to the best of his ability and held the school’s name high.
Following his excellent performance, Daniel has been selected to compete in the Sarah Baartman athletics meeting, to be held in Port Elizabeth on the 15th of February.
Results:
100m boys …U11 – 1st
80m boys U11 – 2nd
SENIOR
Twelve of Union High School’s athletes competed at the Karoo Athletics meeting, held on Saturday, 2 February, at the Collie Koeberg Athletics Stadium. The participants recorded the following summary of achievements: 6 Gold medals, 1 Silver Medal and 3 Bronze Medals.
The following learners performed well on the day:
First Places
Marche Green, High Jump, Girls u/17
Erin Mitchell, High Jump, Girls u/16
Dylan Petitt, Javelin, Boys u/15
Rosslyn Sparks, Discus, Girls u/19
Matthew Carelse, 400 m and 800 m, Boys u/17
Second Places
Iviwe Ndame, 800 m, Boys u/19
Third Places
Soyama Mbobi, 100 m, Boys u/19
Iviwe Ndamane, 400 m, Boys u/19
Dylan Petitt, Shotput, Boys u/15
Fourth Place
Singalakha Mapekula, 200 m, Girls u/14
The following learners qualified to represent the Karoo Athletics Team at the CACADU Mega District Meeting to be held at the PE Oval on Saturday, 23 February:
Best of luck to all athletes competing during the next round
On Tuesday, 15 February, all Arnott and Daly athletes participated in a memorable Interhouse Athletics Meeting. Competition was fierce but fun and participation was even more important.This year’s senior Inter-House athletics day was a celebration of talent, true Union spirit, hard work and a good handful of joy! The student body responded well to Mr Pringle’s plea for participation and a fun-filled day was had by all.
Athletics day is a day where our learners are given the opportunity to partake in various disciplines, and they jumped, threw and ran with gusto!
Team spirit, grit and kindness – that was what the Senior Interhouse Athletics was about.
Everyone who participated in an event contributed to the fantastic spirit and earned house points. This year Daly came back and claimed the Interhouse Athletics Shield with 921 points vs Arnott’s 819 points.
The following athletes will receive their awards at the Summer Sports Awards Assembly or Prize Giving. Congratulations on your excellent performance!
U/15 Victrix Ludorum – Wendy Albertyn Trophy – L. Bouwer
U/15 Victor Ludorum – Trevor Albertyn Trophy – S. Arnolds
U/17 Victrix Ludorum – André Paris Cup – L. Theron
U/17 Victor Ludorum – B. Langmead
Open Girls’ Jumping Events – J. McNaughton / K. King
Open Boys’ Jumping Events – L. McNaughton
Open Girls’ Throwing Events – Cheryl Geard Trophy- R. Sparks
Open Boys’ Throwing Events: Willem Theron Trophy – L. McNaughton
Open Girls’ Field Events – R. Sparks
Open Boys’ Field Events: Reg Moore Cup – L. McNaughton
Open Girls’ Long Distances: Evan van Zyl Trophy – S. du Plessis
Open Boys’ Long Distances: Ross Garner Trophy – I. Ndamane
Open Girls’ Sprints: Zeta Marais Shield – M. Loock
Open Boys’ Sprints: Minnaar Cup – S. Mbobi
Senior Victrix Ludorum (awarded at Prize Giving) – S. du Plessis
Senior Victor Ludorum: Radium Cleaners (Prize Giving) – L. McNaughton
Most credible performance of the day (Prize Giving) – S. Arnolds
Interhouse relays: Alex Murray Cup – Daly
Interhouse Shield Competition Winners – Daly
The 16th Interschools Athletics Meeting against Hoёr Volkskool, was held on Wednesday, 17 October at Hoёr Volkskool. It was a cool, windy afternoon, but that did not stop the Union team of taking part in big numbers and breaking quite a few records.
Union received 17 first places, 24 second places and 26 third places. First places were awarded to the following learners:
O Ngwenya 100 m Boys u15 11,51 s
E Mitchell High Jump Girls u15 1,4 m
M Green High Jump Girls u16 1,4 m
L Theron 200 m Girls u16 29,74 s
J Duba 200 m Boys u16 24,08 s
B Amsterdam Long Jump Boys u16 5,84 m
J McNaughton 800 m Girls u17 2:57,2 s
M Carelse 400 m Boys u17 56,17 s
L McNaughton Shotput Boys u17 11,14 m
R Sparks Discus Girls u19 19,18 m
I Ndamane 400 m Boys u19 54,77 s
Sisipho Arnolds came first in three events:
S Arnolds 100 m Boys u14 12, 2 s
S Arnolds 200 m Boys u14 25,42 s
S Arnolds Long Jump Boys u14 5,24 m
The following learners broke records:
L Finca 400 m Boys u14 1:02,57 minutes
N Ngongama 200 m Boys u15 23,39 s
I Ndamane 800 m Boys u19 2:08,35 minutes
The u19 boys, 100 m race was a nerve wrecking race with Soyama Mbobi in a very close second place.
The Union Team, however, stole the lime light, with winning the final event of the day, the u19 boys 4x 100 m relay. It is a race that will be remembered in the years to come!
All the athletes must be congratulated on their good performance, participation and sportsmanship. There is still just “One team, one Union”….
On 13 October, eleven Union High athletes participated in the prestigious Bestmed TAMS Superspar Madibaz Top Ten Athletics Meeting held in Cradock. Various schools as far afield as Upington and Paarl, were represented. This event is attracting more and bigger schools, each year. The Union-team was placed 43th out of 83 teams.
The following learners received medals for outstanding performances:
Marché Green – 3rd place for Girls u/15 High Jump, with a height of 1,4 m
Soyama Mbobi – 3rd place for Men u/19 100 m, with a time of 11,01 seconds
The following learners came fourth:
Erin Mithchell – High Jump, Girls u/15
Rosslyn Sparks – Shot Put, Women u/19 and Javellin, Women u/19
Soyama Mbobi achieved 793 points on the ASA table for his 100 m. The u/19 Men’s race was a highlight, with a photo finish for the first three places.
Well done to all the athletes that travelled early in the morning and had to adapt to a programme running late.