Biathlon is a relatively new sport at Union High. Our first competitors started in 2016.
Biathlon is a multi-sport discipline which involves running and swimming over various distances for different age groups. This is a great family sport where the young and older athletics are competing against the clock in different age groups.ย These two disciplines take place at different times on the same day. The running takes place first and the swim follows. Times are recorded for each athlete and points are allocated according to times recorded. The ideal is to achieve a combined score of at least 2000 points.
From league events, Provincial teams are selected to compete at Inter-Provincial events and the SA Championships at the end of the season.
Biathlon Results
๐๐ข๐ก๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐จ๐๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก๐ฆ to our primary department musicians on their outstanding music exam results! ๐๐๐ฉ'๐จ ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐ ๐ง๐๐จ๐ค๐ช๐ฃ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ก๐๐ช๐จ๐ ๐ฉ๐ค: โข Helen van den Heever who passed her RSL Gr 1 Contemporary Piano with Merit and achieving an impressive score of 84%....
A beautiful day dawned as the Union learners travelled by bus to Somerset East to join our neighbouring district as Gill College hosted their first ๐๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ข๐ก on Saturday, 21 January. ๐๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐น๐ต๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ญ๐บ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ข ๐ต๐ฆ๐ข๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ง 14...
Union learners Melissa Naude and Sasha Cochrane were officially presented with their Rockschool certificates of achievement today, for their stellar performances during their respective piano examinations at the end of last year. Both pianists obtained distinctions, with Sasha Cochrane earning...
On Wednesday and Thursday afternoon, 3 and 4 March, a few of Union's learners enjoyed the once-in-a-lifetime experience of working alongside renowned artist, Michรจlle Nigrini, while creating a massive work of art in Middle Street. Their eye-catching mural was created...
This weekend (19 October 2019) Eastern Province hosted an Inter-provincial event in which we competed against other biathletes from Southern Free-State, Border and Eden. While 8 of our learners were selected to compete for EP in this event, only 5...
Union well-represented at third league event With many of the school's athletes competing in multiple sporting codes, it is often difficult for the Union Schools to field a large team of biathletes due to other weekend sports commitments. With the...
Having heard of Graaff-Reinet's dire water situation, Grey Junior School's u/13 cricketers, who visited the town today for a fixture against Union, brought 155 litres of water along with them, which they donated to Union's hostels. We extend our heartfelt...
A memorable evening was recently enjoyed by all the girls at Union's Herby Arnott House. The Egyptian-themed annual house dinner presented an opportunity for all involved to reflect on the year in boarding and to acknowledge the departing Grade 12s....
Union's biathletes enjoyed great weather in Port Elizabeth on Saturday, 7 September. Six Union biathletes travelled through to Port Elizabeth on Saturday (7 September) to participate in the 2nd league event for the season. This outing saw us welcoming another...
Only three Union biathletes made the journey to Port Elizabeth to compete in the 1st league event of the 2019/2020 season. Despite the very cold and blustery conditions, newcomers to the sport, Mecoli Vorster and Luc Railton competed for the...
Union is extremely proud of Megan Doyle, Mia Botha and Jenna McNaughton who have been selected represent the Eastern Province Biathlon team at the South African Champs in the near future. Megan Doyle, Mia Botha and Jenna McNaughton
The following biathletes have been selected to represent EP at the Highgate Interprovincial event to be held in Oudtshoorn on the 2nd of February. Mia Botha Drew Dobinson Kendall krige Hannah Bodenstein Jade Shires Jenna McNaughton Megan Doyle Reserves are:...