Sport Fixtures and Results
Union Schools and Volkskool have been neighbours, friends and rivals for almost 100 years and, irrespective of the outcome, this annual encounter always fosters an intense school pride while evoking a lot of emotion and excitement. This year was no exception. Although Union enjoyed a golden three years as victors of Interschools from 2016 to […]
On Saturday, 10 August, Henzé Jaftha played her 100th game for the Union High School 1st hockey team. To mark the occasion, Union’s Headmaster Mr. William Pringle presented her with a certificate prior to the start of the game against Volkskool. The number of games she has played is an incredible achievement, the number of […]
Union’s 1st team ends 6th in Top 8 challenge On Friday, 2 August, and Saturday, 3 August, Union’s 1st team hockey girls travelled to Port Elizabeth and Gahamstown, respectively, to complete their round of Top 8 matches. The girls took to the turf against Alexander Road High School on Friday, after a solid two performances […]
Junior rugby vs Herbert Hurd 2nd of August: At home. Union’s junior rugby teams played against Herbert Hurd Primary School on home ground today. This past Saturday, 3 August, Union’s u/13A rugby team played against Port Elizabeth’s Herbert Hurd Primary School, in what proved to be one of the most physical encounters of the season. […]
On Friday, 26 July, 11 Union High School learners made history when they competed – for the very first time – alongside Marlow Agricultural High School and Hoër Volkskool in an inter-school shooting competition. The competition was held at the Koedoeskloof Outdoor Shooting Range in Uitenhage and was a great success for the Union learners. […]
In an encounter against Pearson High School on Saturday, 20 July, Union High School’s 1st hockey team centre-half, Chelsea Theron claimed her 50th cap for the school’s 1st hockey team. In a pre-match ceremony before today’s fixture against Framesby, she received a small gift in recognition of this achievement, from Headmaster Mr. William Pringle and […]
Victory for Union against Framesby The hockey matches were fast and fierce against Framesby on Friday afternoon, 26 July 2019. As part of the top 8 schools in the Eastern Cape, this was a “must-win” for union’s 1st team girls in order to ensure an upward movement on the overall log as the 2019 season […]
RUGBY In Saturday’s rugby matches against Winterberg Agricultural High School in Fort Beaufort, the u/14A team lost 12 – 19, the u/15A team lost 12 – 14, the u/16A team won 36 – 14, the second team won 7 – 5 and the 1st team lost 14 – 31. HOCKEY Special mention must also be […]
The junior rugby and hockey teams faced Clarendon Park Primary School on home ground this past Saturday morning, 27 July. RUGBY RESULTS The u/11B team lost 5 – 33, the u/11A team lost 5 – 20 and the u/13B team lost 5 – 17. In the last match of the day, the u/13A boys worked […]
Well done to the hockey teams for braving today’s cold and wet weather conditions in Port Elizabeth. Union played against Pearson High School. The competition was tough, but the girls gave it their all and worked as a team to get the goals they could.Today’s matches saw the 3rd team lose 0 – 6, the […]
Another win for u/13As This past Saturday, 20 July, Union’s u/13A rugby team played against Uitenhage’s Albertyn Primary. In a very exciting match, the Union boys executed their game plan perfectly and put Albertyn under pressure from the get-go. Good spacial awareness saw both forwards and backs run straight, before offloading into space created, leading […]
It was tough going for Union’s rugby teams in Port Elizabeth on Saturday, 20 July. Playing in ice-cold weather against tough opposition, the teams recorded the following results in their encounter against Person High School: the u/14As lost 3 – 43, the u/15As lost 7 – 51, the u/16As lost 5 – 34, the second […]
During the recent Anne Beagley Junior Rugby and Hockey Festival, Union’s u/13A rugby team took the field in their brand new rugby kit. This was made possible by the generous sponsorship of the Desert Springs Spur and Graaff-Reinet Mica. The team’s coach, Floris Steenkamp, thanks them for this gesture. “The team looks really great! Your […]
U/18 Interprovincial Tournament During the recent school holidays – from the 16th to the 22nd of June – Jenna McNaughton and Micela Loock represented the EP u/18A team at an interprovincial hockey tournament held in Pietermaritzburg. After five games, the team ended top of their pool with a goal difference of 23. Having successfully qualified […]
Emotions ran high during Saturday’s derby day against Gill College and Gill Primary School. The day, which was as usual characterised by wonderful interaction between the schools involved, saw the matric 1st XV rugby boys represent Union High School for the very last time on home soil. Many Old Unionites filled the stands to support […]
Two Union High School shottists travelled to Uitenhage on Saturday, 6 July, to participate in the 2019 Eastern Province Classic Championship at the Koedoeskloof shooting range outside Uitenhage. They carded some impressive scores, despite a cold wind. Michaela Price (right in photograph) received a bronze medal in the Air Rifle Open Sight u/21 category and […]
This weekend, Port Elizabeth’s Westering High School hosted their 11th biennial Co-Ed Festival, playing host to 17 schools with around 800 participating learners from around the country. Union’s 1st hockey and rugby teams were among those who attended this much-anticipated sports festival. The hockey team beat Port Alfred 12 – 0, lost 0 – 2 […]
The 2019 SA Rugby Youth Weeks Series kicked off at Grey College in Bloemfontein today (Monday, 1 July). One of the tournaments – the U18 Rugby Academy Week – sees Union High School’s Bladen Jacobs, Cleathon Koeberg and Sbongakonke Koyingana representing the Eastern Province Country Districts (EPCD) squad. Accompanying them is UHS educator Mr. Christopher […]
Yesterday afternoon (Tuesday, 11 June), Union High School hosted the Spandau Secondary School hockey team for a match against our senior third team. Although the Union team struggled to find their rhythm in this closely-contested match, they started playing their own game towards the end of the match, to win it 1 – 0. Union’s […]
The UHS junior hockey teams faced both Victoria Primary and Gill Primary on Union High School’s AstroTurf today, Saturday, 8 June. In their matches against Victoria Primary, the 4th juniors lost 0 – 2, the 3rd juniors won 1 – 0, the 2nd juniors drew 0 – 0 and the 1st juniors won 2 – […]
Graeme College proved to be formidable opponents on the rugby field on Saturday, 8 June. The visiting teams ended the encounter against Union’s rugby teams unbeaten, winning the matches between the u/14As 51 – 0, the u/15Bs 71 – 3, the u/15As 24 – 19, the u/16As 34 – 7, the second teams 24 – […]
The annual Eastern Province Cricket awards ceremony, which honours players, volunteers, officials, clubs and schools across the pro…vince, saw the talent of one of Union’s ace cricketers showcased. Bowen Langmead, who was nominated in the category, ‘Best Inland Cricketer’ walked away as the category’s winner at the ceremony held on Friday evening, 10 May.
Brett Amsterdam, a promising young sportsman from Union High School, has been in fine form this rugby season. So much so, that he was recently selected for the EPRU’s 2019 Rural u/19A rugby team. Brett will represent the team at a tournament during the June/July school holidays. Congratulations Brett!
Junior Hockey vs Collegiate – Saturday, 1 June 2019 5th Team lost 0 – 3 4th Team lost 0 – 4 3rd Team lost 1 – 5 2ND Team lost 0 – 3 1st Team lost 1 – 7 1st JUNIORS After a hard week of preparation in anticipation for this encounter, our junior hockey […]
This past Saturday, 1 June, Union High School hosted Woodridge College in a fixture last played over 10 years ago! The games started at 09:15 in rather chilly early-morning conditions. The fixture proved to be one of a very competitive nature. Union won two out of the three junior matches, which encouraged the senior teams […]
Saturday, 1 June, saw Union High School’s hockey girls take on Woodridge College in what proved to be a challenging, yet competitive encounter. To start, the u/16B team lost their encounter 2 – 4, the u/16A team lost 1 – 4 and the second team won 3 – 1. The first team girls then took […]
Mixed results for senior hockey teams Union High School’s hockey teams travelled to Port Elizabeth on Saturday, 25 May, to take on Westering High School in what proved to be a very tough encounter. The Union players were, however, up for the challenge. The u/16B team drew 1 – 1, the u/16A team won 2 […]
UHS claims victory at annual derby day This past Saturday, 25 May, Union High School travelled to Port Elizabeth to face Westering High School in the two schools’ much-anticipated annual derby day. A very early start to the day and a 3-hour bus trip tested the Union players’ character from the get-go. The rugby games […]
In what proved to be a very challenging fixture for Union, the school’s u/13A rugby team came out on top in their encounter against Cradock Primary School (CPS) in Graaff-Reinet on Saturday, 25 May, with the final score standing at 21 – 15 in Union’s favour. The other matches against CPS, saw the u/7As lose […]
JUNIOR HOCKEY VS CRADOCK (home) – 25 MAY 2019 3rd Jnr won 3 – 0 2nd Jnr drew 0 – 0 1st Jnr lost 0 – 2 Our Junior hockey teams hosted Cradock Primary this weekend in hot, dry conditions. Despite a great start to the morning, with a fine win by the 3rd team […]
Union players named for EPCD Academy side Three Union High School rugby players, (photo left to right) Bladen Jacobs, Cleathon Koeberg and Sbongakonke Koyingana, have been selected to represent the Eastern Province Country Districts (EPCD) u/18 side that will be competing at the upcoming Academy Week. In addition to this, UHS educator Mr. Christopher Felix […]
Early Saturday morning, 18 May, Union’s u/13A rugby boys played a very physical match against Niko Brummer from Beaufort-West. The Union players absorbed countless waves of attack and managed to capitalize on the mistakes of their opposition. Both teams displayed great determination with the lead changing hands on more than one occasion. The last five […]
UHS hockey shows determination On Saturday, 18 May, the three hockey matches played at the UHS AstroTurf resulted in three victories for the Union teams who faced off against their Cradock High School counterparts. From the get-go, Cradock struggled against the fine hockey being presented by the Union teams on the turf and Union proceeded […]
Union hosted Cradock High School on Saturday, 18 May for their annual showdown. It turned out to be an enjoyable morning for all the Union supporters who turned up to watch the encounter, as the rugby teams managed to record several successes: the u/14As won 33 – 7, the u/15Bs lost 5 – 36, the […]
Union’s junior hockey teams arrived in Uitenhage on Saturday (18 May), greeted by lovely weather and very welcoming hosts. The teams had a great encounter against Riebeek College, with the 3rd Juniors winning 3 – 0, the 2nd Juniors losing 0 – 1 and the 1st Juniors winning 5 – 3. 1st JUNIORS MATCH REPORT […]
Union learners in EP hockey squad Hockey at Union High School continues to flourish as is evident by the exceptional performances of the players at the recent provincial trials. Three learners, Micela Loock, Jenna McNaughton and Sonwabise Mroro, were selected to represent the province at interprovincial tournaments in the coming June school holiday. Jenna and […]
Union High School’s junior hockey teams competed against Gill Primary in Somerset East yesterday afternoon (15 May). The 1st juniors (on the accompanying photo) drew 1 – 1 and the 2nd juniors lost 1 – 0.
Victory for Union in annual derby On Tuesday afternoon, 14 May, Union High School’s u/11A and u/13A rugby teams travelled to Middleburg for the much-anticipated annual mid-week derby against Karel Theron Primary School. In a stellar effort, the U/11As won their match 15 – 12. The U/13A’s match that followed was played under challenging conditions […]
Nail-biting matches for Union against Stirling Union’s hockey teams travelled to East London this past weekend, to take on Stirling High School in a nail-biting hockey encounter on Saturday, 11 May. In matches that were closely contested to the very end, Union’s U/16B team beat Stirling 1 – 0, the U/16As drew 0 – 0, […]
Union faced tough opposition in East London On Saturday, 11 May, Union’s rugby teams played against Stirling in a much-anticipated clash. In the games that preceded that of the 1st XV’s, our U/14A team lost 12 – 20, the U/15As lost 0 – 32, the U/16As lost 7 – 21 and the second team won […]
Union High School’s junior rugby teams enjoyed a successful day at the Jeffreys Bay Primary School’s Sports Day on Saturday, 11 May. The U/11s drew 10 -10 against Victory Christian School, beating Paul Sauer 10 – 0 and Jeffreys Bay Primary 10 – 0. The U/13As won against McLachlan 25 – 0 as well as […]
Union’s junior hockey teams faced Lorraine Primary on the UHS AstroTurf on Saturday, 11 May. The 5th juniors lost 1 – 0, the 4th juniors drew 0 – 0, the 5th juniors (in a match against Lorraine’s 6th juniors) won 1 – 0, the 3rd juniors won 4 – 0. 2nd Jnr Team: 1 – 0 […]
Hockey teams victorious When Burgersdorp High School’s hockey teams visited UHS on Saturday morning, 4 May, they found themselves on the back foot from the get-go, when their u/16A team went down 6 – 0 to Union’s u/16Bs. Burgersdorp’s second team also conceded six unanswered goals as Union u/16As cruised to a 6 – 0 […]
Chess players test their skills in Middelburg On Monday afternoon, 6 May, Union High School’s chess players competed in an individual Swiss Open chess tournament in Middelburg. This tournament served as the second round of trials to select a team to represent the Chris Hani Chess District at the South African Junior Chess Championship to […]
On Saturday, 4 May, Union High School’s junior hockey teams competed against Westering Primary School. The 2nd Juniors took to the field first, a little bit later than expected as their opposition was late in arriving from Port Elizabeth. After the wait, the girls were excited to finally get on the field, but then had […]
A fantastic day of rugby Union High School hosted Burgerdorp High School’s rugby teams this past Saturday, 4 May. The fixture resulted in a day filled with good rugby played by both schools Union’s u/14As lost 10 – 33, the u/15As (in the accompanying photos) won 24 – 19, the u/16As lost 22-24 and the […]
Congratulations to Tara Ferreira, a Grade 6 learner at Union High School, on being selected for the u/12 Eastern Cape Inter-District tennis team. Tara will represent the team at a tournament against South Western District and Northern Cape in George on 15 and 16 June.
On Saturday, 27 April, Union’s junior rugby teams travelled to Adelaide for their first away fixture of the second term. All the teams played to the best of their ability and managed to record positive results The u/9B team won 27 – 15, the U/9A team lost 0 – 24, the U/11As won 27 – […]
A tough encounter against Collegiate for UHS! On Friday afternoon, 26 April, UHS met with Collegiate Girls’ High School in what turned out to be a very tough encounter for the Union teams. It started with the U/16Bs facing Collegiate’s U/14As, which proved to be a huge miss-match. The U/16As then showed real courage and […]
Union gets the better of Aliwal North On Saturday morning, 27 April, Union’s hockey teams were in action again, this time against Aliwal North High School. At the start of the day, Union’s U/16Bs beat Aliwal 5 – 0. The third team drew 1 – 1 and the second team won their encounter 8 – […]
Union and Aliwal North go head-to-head It was a tough day on the rugby field for all the Union teams this past Saturday, 27 April, as Aliwal North proved to be a worthy adversary.The junior teams struggled a bit with the intensity, physicality and directness with which Aliwal North played. The second team completely dominated […]
The Swaershoek Mountain Bike Challenge was held this past Sunday morning, 28 April, in Cradock. MTB enthusiast Schea Johnson, a Grade 11 learner at Union High School, claimed first place in the 20km challenge. Well done Schea!
On Wednesday afternoon, 17 April, Union High School hosted its very first competitive shooting league event. Twelve UHS competitors took part in this sporting contest against the top shooters from Hoër Volkskool and Marlow Agricultural High School. The event – which was held at the HVS shooting range – was a great success and saw […]
In their encounter against Sunridge Primary School in Port Elizabeth on Saturday, 13 April, Union’s young hockey teams delivered the following results: The junior third team won 2 – 0, while the junior second team won 1 – 0 and the junior first team lost 1 – 3. The junior first team was unfortunate to […]
Spectators witnessed an extravaganza of goals, when Union’s senior hockey girls competed against Port Elizabeth’s Victoria Park High School (VP) on Saturday, 13 April. What turned out to be a clean sweep for the teams, started with the U/16B team putting 6 unanswered goals past VP’s defence. The U/16A team then took to the turf […]
This past Saturday, 13 April, Union hosted Victoria Park High School (VP) from Port Elizabeth for the two schools’ annual rugby and hockey derby. The positive atmosphere around the campus and the great support for all of Union’s teams ensured that UHS completely dominated the fixture. All the teams played at a high intensity level […]
Monday afternoon, 8 April, saw Union’s top junior players facing Laer Volkskool in, what turned out to be, a very closely-contested bout of tennis. The UHS junior girls proved superior on the day, beating Volkskool with 6 matches to 3. The junior boys, who could, unfortunately, only field three of their regular first team players, […]
On Saturday, 6 April, Union High School’s rugby teams faced one of the school’s oldest rivals, Muir College from Uitenhage. A morning of hard fought competitive rugby ensued, resulting in a mixed bag of results. The U/13A team won their match 38 – 19 and the U/14A team lost theirs 0 – 33. The U/15A […]
This past Saturday, 6 April, Union High School’s senior hockey teams came out tops in a full schedule of hockey fixtures against Grahamstown rivals, Victoria Girls’ High School (VGHS). A new match format being implemented by SA Hockey, saw all teams playing matches consisting of four 15-minute quarters each. After the u/16Bs, u/16As and second […]
In an exciting end to their school holidays, 11 Union High School competitive shooters participated in their very first ‘big’ competition – the Eastern Province Open Championships – this past weekend. The event, held at the Koedoeskloof shooting range in Uitenhage on Friday and Saturday, 29 and 30 March, transpired in cool, windy weather but […]
Congratulations to the following hockey players who have made it through to the next round of EP trails. U/18: Jenna McNaughton; Micela Loock; Sara Kingwill; Sakhe Booi; Laetitia Theron U/16: Chloe Shires U/14: Leah Marais; Sonwabisa Mroro
We are proud of Caytah-Leigh Koeberg and Matthew Paxton who are currently representing Eastern Province at the SA Provincial tournament in Bloemfontein.
Our under 16s did us proud at the Westering festival. Won 3 – 0 against DF Malherbe Drew 0 – 0 against Woodridge Lost 0 – 1 against DSG Win 1 – 0 against VP Drew 0 – 0 against Alex
On Thursday 14th March the u16A rugby squad left for Port Elizabeth to take part in the Westering co-ed festival. On Thursday we played a match against Andrew Rabie High School prior to the festival. With co-captain and pivot James Pienaar not available due to injury the reshuffle proved to be costly as we struggled […]
Over the weekend Matthew McNaughton and Daniel McNaughton participated in an archery competition and achieved the following results: Matthew came 2nd in the 3D category with a score of 274/300. Daniel came 2nd in the Bull’s Eye competition with a score of 270/300.
1ST XV vs St Andrews Bloemfontein On Saturday 9 March Union took on St Andrews Bloemfontein in our first home game for the season in what is proving to be a highlight derby day which is eagerly awaited from both schools. The day started well with the junior teams and 2nd XV putting on remarkable […]
Greg Beling Festival 8-10 March Union’s first team hockey girls traveled to East London to take on some top opposition this weekend. Results: Union 3 – 4 Kingswood Union 1 – 4 DSG Union 1 – 6 Eunice Union 3 -2 Eldoraine Out of the 4 games played, the girls proved to be true contenders […]
A group of 7 Union High swimmers participated in the Top 8 Invitational Gala on Saturday 9 March, which pits the top swimmers of schools in the province against each other. Our Union High ladies won 4 medals in total and they were well rewarded for all their hard work during the season. A congratulation […]
On Saturday our 1st junior hockey girls travelled to port Elizabeth to participate in the Lorraine Tri-sports festival. The girls played three matches in wet and miserable conditions, but performed very well over- all. In the first game we played against Outeniqua Primary from George. The girls took some time to get into the game […]
Union U/13A’s played rugby at the Lorraine Sports festival on Saturday 9 March. The results are as follow: Won against Bonzai 25-0 Lost against Gamtoos 10-15 Won against Stirling 35-0 We are very proud of you boys!
UHS vs Spandau Three rugby games were played in very high temperatures against Spandau Secondary School yesterday. The results were as follows: U/14 A won 15-0 U/15 A won 29-0 U/16 A won 29 -0
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.
Eight senior boys and girls participated in the Fichardt Park McDonalds Tennis tournament in Bloemfontein over the weekend of 1 March. Playing without our hockey and rugby players, the teams acquitted themselves admirably, every player giving of his or her best. In both the A and B tournaments, our girls were outplayed by very strong opposition, […]
This past weekend saw our 1st hockey girls travel to PE to take part in the EP opening festival. We came up against tough opposition, but the girls were equal to the task. Our 1st encounter was against Woodridge. An early goal by Micela Loock put Union ahead, but a lack of concentration saw Woodridge […]
Last week Thursday our u13A rugby team travelled to East London to attend the ninth annual Grens Sport Festival. Over the course of the tour our boys played three matches that served as a preparation for a lengthy and challenging rugby season. Day 1 – Union U13A vs Grens U13A lost 5 -15 Day 2 […]
UHS 1st XV – Grens Festival 2019 On Thursday 28 February, Union High’s mighty “Whites” travelled to East London to participate in the Grens Festival. Our first opponent was the hosting school Hoërskool Grens. Due to “loadshedding”, our match started 45 minutes before scheduled time. This enforced us to rush through our warm up and […]
As we approach the final few weeks of this term, the swimming coaches would like to thank their swimmers for their efforts throughout yet another very demanding season. The heavy combination of academic stress and countless galas at this time of year always takes its toll on our athletes and we appreciate your dedication during […]
U13A Cricket vs Frans Conradie (Limited Overs) On Saturday our u13A cricket team played a limited overs match against Frans Conradie. After losing the toss we were asked to bowl first by our guests. Alutha Wesi and Shaakir Kazi opened the bowling and put together a brutal opening spell dismissing our visitors for 36 runs […]
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 […]
Union 1st hockey girls travelled to Gill College on the 23 February to participate in their annual Sports day. The girls arrived with a positive attitude and only 1 goal in mind, to leave with 2 victories. With only 25 minutes per game to prove our skill and determination, we entered our 1st encounter against […]
On Saturday 23rd February the mighty “Whites” set off for Somerset East to play in the Gill Sports Day. Our opponents on the day was Hoërskool Cillié from Port Elizabeth, who are known for being physical up front and elusive at the back. The boys prepared really well in the week as we knew this […]
U13A Cricket vs Frans Conradie On Thursday, 21 February, our u13A Cricket team played a T20 match against Frans Conradie from Despatch. We lost the toss and were asked to bat. Our batsmen got off to a great start through a 57-run partnership between Alutha Wesi and Peter Michaels paving the way for the middle […]
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 […]
On Monday the 18th of February the top 6 Junior boys and girls enjoyed a wonderful afternoon’s tennis against Gill Primary. The boys matches were tightly contested with Union losing 3 matches to 4. Special mention must be made of Peter-Daniel Clegg who won both his singles and doubles matches. The girls did well to […]
U13A Cricket vs Laerskool Albertyn On Saturday our U13A boys played a limited over match against Laerskool Albertyn from Uitenhage. The match was played in Great Spirit with Union winning the toss and electing to bowl first, our bowlers immediately hit the right areas and put Albertyn under pressure, we managed to take wickets at […]
Daniel Short achieved 2 bronze medals at the Sara Baartman athletics meeting in Port Elizabeth today. Congratulations Daniel!
Hoër Volkskool hosted the 2019 Interschools Gala at the Hoër Volkskool pool on Tuesday, 12 February. Although we were represented well in all age groups, Union swam against strong competition at this year’s Interschools gala. Our swimmers made Union proud by truly giving their all, many of them competing in every event they could to […]
1st XI vs Muir College On Friday our 1st XI played their last game for the season in a 50 over day night game against Muir College. This was also a very special occasion as two of our boys received their 50th cap, Trevor Moos and Luke Mc Naughton. Muir won the toss and elected […]
A group of 16 Union swimmers, from U/13 to Open, participated in the 4th and last B Age Group gala of the season, in Port Elizabeth on Saturday 16th February. Our swimmers did very well, improving on their times and some again achieving awards times. The swimmers are awaiting their invitations to the prestigious Top […]
After a successful outing at the B-age group gala on Saturday, nine of our more determined swimmers stayed over in PE to take part in the 95th Spar Sunday’s River Mile on Sunday, 17 February as well. While the swim last year was exceptionally tough, the excellent conditions this year saw the swimmers slashing their times […]
On Saturday our Top 12 Tennis girls travelled to Queenstown to participate in our annual tennis match against GHS. This time round Girls’ High had a very strong team and our girls had to give of their best in most of their matches. Although we beat them by 11 sets to 7, most of the.games […]
1st XI vs Daniel Pienaar – T20 On Friday the 1st Xi played against Daniel Pienaar in a T20 match. Union won the toss and elected to bat. Daniel Pienaar hit their lines and length right from ball one putting our batsmen under pressure and had us at 27/4 after 8 overs. However an excellent […]
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 […]
13A Cricket vs Gill Primary On Wednesday our U13A Cricket XI travelled to Somerset-East for our annual T20 match against Gill Primary. Gill won the toss and sent us in to bat. Our opening batsmen laid a solid foundation and our middle order kept piling on the runs with Camran Swartz scoring 56*. We ended […]
On Wednesday 6 February Union 1st XI played a T20 against Hoër Volkskool in the CSA National T20 competition. Union won the toss and elected to bat. A wonderful opening partnership of 48 between James Pringle and Zusakhe Ngwane got Union off to a perfect start which was followed by another great 53 run partnership […]
On Tuesday, 5 February, the UHS top five junior girls played tennis against Nico Brummer Primary. Our girls won all their doubles matches convincingly, so at the request of the opposition coach, and in the best interest of the game, the decision was taken to mix the UHS and Nico Brummer teams. This resulted in […]
Twelve of Union High School’s athletes competed at the Camdeboo Athletics meeting, held on Saturday, 2 February, at the Collie Koeberg Athletics Stadium. Our athletes all gave their best, despite the long day with heat , rain and high humidity. We received some podium places, but are still awaiting final results.
1st Senior Team vs Moms / Old Girls The 1st half of the match was entertaining with the 1st team girls scoring 4 goals. However, the old girls managed to keep a clean sheet in the second half as the Union girls failed to capitalise on their chances. The match was played in good spirit […]
1st XI vs Old Boys On Saturday the 1st Xi took on the Old Boys during the annual Founders day clash of youth versus experience. The Old Boys won the toss and elected to bat. The school boys struggled to find a consistent line and length and allowed the Old Boys to score freely. With […]
1st XI vs Graeme College On the Wednesday 30 January Union travelled to Grahamstown to play against Graeme College in a declaration match played over two days. Graeme won the toss and elected to bat first. After 56 overs Graeme declared on 214 for 7 with still 30 min of play left in the day. […]