Sport Fixtures and Results
It was with great anticipation and excitement that Union’s 1st team hockey girls travelled up to Bloemfontein this weekend for a set of hockey matches against some fierce opposition. 𝗜𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗱, 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝗝𝗶𝗺 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗰𝗵é 𝗼𝗻 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗼𝗼𝗻, 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘃𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀, 𝗯𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝟭 – 𝟬. The team then […]
𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗢𝗨𝗧 to our u/13A rugby players who have enjoyed several successes these past couple of weeks. • The boys came out tops in their encounter against Hangklip Primary, winning the match 26-24. • The team then followed this up with a 43 -22 victory against a visiting Niko Brummer Primary School side. 𝘞𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘦, […]
𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 to Union High School, Graaff-Reinet hockey players, Misha Newton, Leigh-Ann Murray, Caytah-Leigh Koeberg and Sadé May, who were selected to represent EP Hockey! While Misha and Leigh-Ann were selected for the u/14B side, Caytah-Leigh and Sadé will represent the u/16B side. “𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘵 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘭𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭 𝘢𝘧𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘴 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘵 […]
Union High School’s u/16A hockey side and 1st team hockey girls enjoyed a great fixture against Hoërskool Framesby this morning, Saturday, 11 June, winning both their respective encounters! 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯’𝘴 𝘶/16𝘈 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘸𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩 2 – 1, 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 1𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘥 𝘢 4 – 2 𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺.
𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 𝗧𝗢 Union rugby players 𝗢𝘄𝗲𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝘅𝘁𝗼𝗻 (full back) and 𝗞𝗵𝗮𝘇𝗶𝗺𝗹𝗮 𝗠𝗯𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘄𝗮 (hooker), who were selected for the Karoo Sub Union u/13 Rugby Team. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘺𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘒𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘵 𝘢 𝘴𝘶𝘣 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘳𝘶𝘨𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦. Well done also to 𝗢𝘄𝗲𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝘅𝘁𝗼𝗻 who participated and fared very well in the […]
RUGBY 𝗪𝗘𝗟𝗟 𝗗𝗢𝗡𝗘 to our 1st XV on winning their encounter against Woodridge College & Preparatory School 29-10! The match was a big arm wrestle from the start. Every scrum, line-out and ruck was an intense battle with the Union boys refusing to back down. Woodridge scored the first try of the match through a rolling […]
𝗪𝗘𝗟𝗟 𝗗𝗢𝗡𝗘 to Union learner Vuyisa Karel who, despite having only recently started gymnastics as a sport at the Karoo Gymnastics Club, is already outperforming gymnasts with years of experience! In what was his very first competition, Vuyisa participated in a Level 2 competition at the EC Gymnastics Trials held in Jeffreys Bay on Saturday, […]
The 𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗨𝗟𝗧𝗦 for today’s rugby matches played at Union High School, Graaff-Reinet are as follows: 3rd XV lost 8-26 to Spandau; U16A won 29 – 12 against Kirkwood; 2nd XV lost 12 – 14 to Kirkwood and; 1st XV won 20 – 7 against Kirkwood. 𝗪𝗘𝗟𝗟 𝗗𝗢𝗡𝗘 to Union High School’s 2nd hockey team, who, […]
RUGBY RESULTS: Union High School’s 1st XV vs Cradock – 23 April This past weekend, Saturday, 23 April, Union High School’s 1st XV travelled to Cradock to play against Cradock High School. In rainy, wet and cold weather conditions, the Union team had to change the way they play their game. Cradock crossed the white […]
𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 to Union tennis player Tara Ferreira on winning the Girls u/14 division of the TSA Nelson Mandela Bay Mini tennis singles competition contested over Easter weekend in Gqeberha.
𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗖𝗛 𝗥𝗘𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧: 𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝗫𝗩 𝘃𝘀 𝗠𝘂𝗶𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗲 On Saturday morning, 9 April, the Union rugby teams travelled down to Kariega to take on Muir College in the annual derby day. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝗫𝗩 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝗯𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝘄𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝘆 𝗠𝘂𝗶𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗲. The match started at a frantic pace, […]
𝗲𝘄 𝗸𝗶𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻’𝘀 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿𝘀 Union High School’s u/13A rugby team and 1st Junior hockey girls are very grateful to the sponsors of their 𝗕𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗦𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧𝗦 𝗞𝗜𝗧𝗦, Botha’s Garage. Mr Shawn Botha, of Botha’s Garage visited the school today (Friday, 8 April) to present the items to the respective teams. Mrs Jacqui Heunis-Jones, the […]
Junior Hockey After not being able to play in proper fixtures for almost 2 years, Union High School’s 𝟭𝗦𝗧 and 𝟮𝗡𝗗 𝗝𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗢𝗥 𝗛𝗢𝗖𝗞𝗘𝗬 𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗠𝗦 enjoyed their first encounter of the season against a visiting Sunridge Primary School side on Saturday, 9 April. For many of the girls, these matches were their very full-field encounters ever, […]
𝗔𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 is lined up for this Saturday, 9 April, for our Union players: • Union High School will welcome Sunridge Primary School to our campus for a morning of 𝗝𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗢𝗥 𝗛𝗢𝗖𝗞𝗘𝗬 encounters on the AstroTurf; • The 𝗥𝗨𝗚𝗕𝗬 teams will be travelling to Kariega to compete against Muir College Boys High […]
𝗪𝗘𝗟𝗟 𝗗𝗢𝗡𝗘 to Union High School, Graaff-Reinet Grade 10 learner Angus McLaggan and his mom, Lynette, who completed the 𝗜𝗥𝗢𝗡𝗠𝗔𝗡 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗹𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲 this past Saturday, 2 April, in Gqeberha. They were joined by another Graaff-Reinetter and Union parent, Dave Neill, who also successfully completed the course. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘰𝘳𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘭𝘰𝘯 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘧 […]
𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝗦𝗔 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝘀 The 45th annual Biathlon SA Championship was held in Gqeberha this past weekend, 1 and 2 April. This year’s event enjoyed record attendance, with over 800 biathletes participating. Union High School Grade 8 learner, 𝗕𝗲𝗻 𝗟𝗲𝗺𝗸𝗲, was selected to represent EP Biathlon and he participated with pride. There […]
𝗗𝗮𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗻! On Wednesday afternoon, 22 March, all Union learners from Grade 5 to 12 participated in the school’s annual Interhouse Cross Country event. This very successful day highlighted the athletic talents and sportsmanship of our learners. The weather was ideal for the event, with the learners racing through the challenging course. At […]
On Friday, 18 March, Union High School’s 1st XV and u/13A rugby teams travelled to Kirkwood to participate in the Kirkwood Sports Day, taking the field against Hoërskool Cillië, Susannah Fourie and Frans Conradie, respectively, on Saturday. We stayed at African Imprint, where the teams were well hosted. The Friday was filled with fun activities, […]
Union High School’s 𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗠 𝗛𝗢𝗖𝗞𝗘𝗬 girls participated in the Gregg Beling Hockey Festival hosted by Mark Taljaard of Tallies Sports this weekend, 18 to 20 March, in East London. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀: vs St. Michaels of Bloemfontein 2-0, vs St Mary’s DSG of Pretoria 1-0, vs Hoërskool Montana of Pretoria 2-0, vs […]
𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 to Grade 7 learner 𝗞𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘂 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗵 who, following another stellar performance on the athletics track, will be representing the Eastern Province at the SA National Primary Schools Track & Field Championships! Click here to watch Keanu claiming a silver medal in the 200m event during the recent Eastern Cape Athletics Championships. Keanu came second […]
𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 to Union High School Grade 8 learner 𝗕𝗲𝗻 𝗟𝗲𝗺𝗸𝗲 who was recently selected to represent EP Biathlon at the 2022 SA National Biathlon Championships being held in Gqeberha during the first weekend in April. We’d also like to give a 𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗢𝗨𝗧 to Union High School SGB member Grant Lemke who was also selected […]
On Saturday, 12 March, seven Union High School swimmers participated in a Level 1 Intra District Gala at the Newton Park indoor swimming pool in Gqeberha. Many of the events had up to 10 heats of 8 swimmers each participating, but, despite some tough competition, a lot of our swimmers did well to place in […]
UHS 1st XV vs St Andrews On Saturday, 12 March, the 1st XV played against Bloemfontein’s Saint Andrew’s School at home. After 5 minutes, Union won a free kick at a scrum on the half way line. Quick play by Kwande Mhlabeni saw the ball shifted to Sisipho Arnols who put Alutho Cekiso into space. […]
This past Saturday, 12 March, Union High School’s 1st hockey team travelled to Gqeberha to participate in an 𝗘𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀 weekend. Our team was drawn with some tough opposition, coming up against Collegiate, Pearson and Brandwag, but this served to bring out the best in the girls, who went on to play very attractive […]
2022 Spar Schoolgirls’ Hockey Challenge This past Sunday, 6 March, saw Union High School’s 1st team hockey girls participate in the annual Spar Schoolgirls’ Hockey Challenge hosted by DSG in Makhanda. The opening match saw Union take on DSG in what was a heated encounter. The match started at high speed with DSG putting Union under […]
UHS 1st XV vs Andrew Rabie: 5 March 2022 On Saturday, 5 March, Union High School’s 1st XV travelled to Somerset East to participate in the Gill College Sports Day. After two years of Covid, fifteen boys finally played their very first match in the treasured white jersey. After a slow start to their match […]
On Saturday, 5 March, Union’s 𝗨/𝟭𝟯𝗔 𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗖𝗞𝗘𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗦 travelled to Uitenhage to play a match against Muir College. Union lost the toss and were put in to bat first. 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗞𝗿𝗮𝗮𝗶 and 𝗥𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗠𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗮𝘆 consolidated the innings after an early wicket, making a partnership of 50 runs. Union managed to score 122 runs. Union’s best batsmen […]
On Wednesday afternoon, 2 March, Union’s 𝘂/𝟭𝟯𝗔 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 faced their Gill Primary School counterparts in a 20-over encounter on Union’s Puttick Field. Union lost the toss and bowled first. Consistent pressure by Union’s bowlers led to a few early wickets and resulted in Gill only managing to score 45 runs for seven wickets in their […]
On Tuesday afternoon, 1 March, Union’s u/13A cricket team took the field against a visiting Cradock side in a 𝗧𝟮𝟬 encounter. Union won the toss and elected to bat first. After three quick wickets, Union appeared to be in trouble, but a strong partnership from 𝗢𝘄𝗲𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝘅𝘁𝗼𝗻 and 𝗥𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗠𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗮𝘆 quickly rectified the innings. Union […]
Six Union learners, representing the Graaff-Reinet High Schools’ CMC Athletics Team, travelled to Gqeberha on Thursday, 17 February, to compete in the annual Sarah Baartman Athletics Meet for high schools at the Westbourne Oval. There was an excellent team spirit among the participating athletes and the long day ended with some harmonious singing on the […]
Eleven Union High School swimmers participated in the 98th annual 𝗥𝗜𝗩𝗘𝗥 𝗠𝗜𝗟𝗘 at the Sundays River Cannonville Slipway this past Sunday morning, 27 February, joining hundreds of other swimmers who competed in this year’s edition of Africa’s oldest open-water swimming event. The results are as follows: • 𝗕𝗲𝗻 𝗟𝗲𝗺𝗸𝗲 came 7th in the Boys 13 […]
𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 to the following Union High School junior swimmers who have been selected to represent the Karoo team at the 𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧-𝘿𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙩𝙨 𝙂𝙖𝙡𝙖 taking place at Hoër Volkskool on Wednesday, 2 March, where they will compete against schools from the Amatola and Albany districts: 𝗦𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗮 𝗚𝗶𝗹𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗻, 𝗔𝗱𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗮𝗻 𝘃𝗮𝗻 𝗝𝗮𝗮𝗿𝘀𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗱, 𝗞𝗮𝘆𝗹𝗮 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘃𝗮𝗹, 𝗚𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗮 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲, 𝗔𝗹𝘆𝘀𝘀𝗮 𝗧𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗽, 𝗭𝗼ë […]
A total of 69 swimmers represented the Union Preparatory School and Union High School at the annual 𝗞𝗔𝗥𝗢𝗢 𝗚𝗔𝗟𝗔 held at Hoër Volkskool earlier today, Tuesday, 22 February. Schools who attended included Gill, Cradock, Volkskool, Marlow as well as a group of home-schoolers. The high standard of swimming at this event continues to amaze 𝗮𝗻𝗱 […]
𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 𝗧𝗢 the following Union tennis players on their inclusion in the Zone 2 Sarah Baartman District Teams: 𝘂/𝟭𝟮 𝗕𝗼𝘆𝘀: 1. John-Henry King 2. Owen Paxton (Absent) 7. Brett Kenmuir 8. Ethan Raath 10. Triston Hudson 11. Aidan Ferreira (absent) 𝘂/𝟭𝟮 𝗚𝗶𝗿𝗹𝘀: 2. Mia Botha 𝘂/𝟭𝟰 𝗚𝗶𝗿𝗹𝘀: 1.Tara Ferreira 2. Mischa Newton 5. Mecoli Vorster […]
This past Saturday, 19 February, three Union High School cricket teams travelled to Uitenhage to compete against their Muir College counterparts. Union’s 𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝗫𝗜 won the toss and elected to bat. The team was bowled out in the 38th over for 125 runs. Union’s top batsmen were Ivan Murray (38), Josh Horne (16) and Jude […]
It is with great pleasure that we 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗘 the following Union tennis players on their selection to represent the Eastern Cape, in their respective age groups, at the National Schools’ Week in Pretoria from 18 to 22 March:
On Wednesday afternoon, 9 February, 𝙐𝙣𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙃𝙞𝙜𝙝 𝙎𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙡’𝙨 𝙏𝙤𝙥 4 𝙅𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙤𝙧 𝙜𝙞𝙧𝙡𝙨’ 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙗𝙤𝙮𝙨’ 𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙣𝙞𝙨 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙮𝙚𝙧𝙨 matched-up against a visiting Gill Primary side. It was a wonderful afternoon for our players and we were very impressed by the sportsmanship and camaraderie shown by all those participating. Union won the fixture overall by 12 matches to […]
𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆, 𝗦𝗲𝘁, 𝗦𝗪𝗜𝗠! On Wednesday evening, 9 February, Union High School’s much-anticipated 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗛𝗢𝗨𝗦𝗘 𝗚𝗔𝗟𝗔 was held in perfect conditions. Competition between the two houses was keen throughout the evening, and the air was filled with excitement and spirit as the swimmers cheered for their respective houses and peers. At the end of the evening, 𝘿𝙖𝙡𝙮 […]
Union High School extends a big word of 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 to the following athletes who have been selected to represent the Graaff-Reinet High Schools’ CMC Athletics Team at the Sarah Baartman Athletics Meet being held at the Oval in Gqeberha on Thursday, 17 February: • Kyle Liebenberg (u/15 shot put) • Ethan Linch (u/17 3000m) • […]
𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 The annual 𝗝𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗢𝗥 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗦𝗖𝗛𝗢𝗢𝗟𝗦 𝗔𝗧𝗛𝗟𝗘𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗦 event between the Union Schools and Laer Volkskool was held this afternoon, Tuesday, 8 February. The meet was hosted by Union with various items such as long jump, high jump, shot put, sprints, middle-distance running and relays taking place on Union High School’s sports grounds. […]
Founder’s Day Cricket This past Saturday, 29 January, Union High School hosted another mighty cricket clash between the Old Boys and the school’s young cricketers in honour of the school’s Founders’ Weekend. The day saw 40-over matches being contested between Union’s u/15 cricketers and their dads/Old Boys at the Botanics Sports Grounds, Union’s 3rd team […]
It was a proud moment as cricketers Daniel Nell and Brent Hesselink were capped by their Headmaster, Mr William Pringle, on Saturday morning, 29 January, prior to their Founders’ Day match against Union High School’s Old Boys.
𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘁 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻 On Wednesday morning, 26 January, Union High School held a memorable 𝗦𝗘𝗡𝗜𝗢𝗥 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗛𝗢𝗨𝗦𝗘 𝗔𝗧𝗛𝗟𝗘𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗦 meeting. The blistering heat did not deter the excited competitors, as they walked out proudly in their house colours, chanting cheers, eager to push themselves on both the track and on the field. Thanks are […]
𝗔𝗿𝗻𝗼𝘁𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗔𝘁𝗵𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝘆 Union High School’s annual Junior Interhouse Athletics Day was held on Thursday morning, 27 January. Despite the sweltering heat, our young athletes were determined and enthusiastic, delivering some outstanding results on the day. A total of six 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗢𝗥𝗗𝗦 were set by our junior athletes: • Mia […]
Congratulations to Union High School 1st XV cricketers Ivan Murray, Joshua Horne, Shaakir Kazi, Laythan Carelse and Jude Langmead who were recently 𝗖𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗘𝗗 by their Headmaster, Mr William Pringle.
𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 to the following Union High School biathletes who were selected to represent the Eastern Province biathlon team: Samantha Gilfillian (u/13 Girls B team), Ben Lemke (u/15 Boys B team), Misha Newton (u/15 Girls C team) and Hayden Pienaar (u/17 Boys B team). We’d also like to give a 𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗢𝗨𝗧 to Union High School […]
We’d like to give a special 𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗢𝗨𝗧 to Union cricketer Skaakir Kazi who took 6/56 in 21 overs during Union’s declaration match against Edgemead High School.
Union High School is excited to announce that we will be hosting our 𝟭𝟱𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 at the start of 2022, from 12 to 15 January! We look forward to welcoming Daniël Pienaar Technical High School, Marlow Agricultural High School, Queen’s College Boys’ High School, Stirling High School, East London, Edgemead High School, […]
In an early morning assembly today, Friday, 12 November, Union High School announced its sports captains for the 2022 season. 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 to Chloe Shires (Hockey), Sisipho Arnols (Rugby and Cricket), Brent Hesselink (Boys Tennis) and Marli Brummer (Girls Tennis). We are delighted to have these learners lead our teams and look forward to the season […]
Congratulations to Union cricketers, Sisipho Arnols, Hlaki Skepe and Shaakir Kazi on being selected for the 2021 EP Rural Inlands u/17 Team. We wish them the best of luck when they compete in the CSA Rural Week (12 to 17 December 2021) at Kearsney College in Durban. (The rest of the team is composed of […]
During October, Thokozani Mpanza, a Grade 9 learner at Union High School, captained the Sarah Baartman District’s u/15 rugby team during a #sevens tournament hosted in East London. Thokozani enjoyed a very successful tournament and was subsequently selected for the Eastern Province u/15 sevens rugby team that will travel to Johannesburg in December 2021 to participate […]
Junior tennis players Misha Newton, Mia Botha, Leigh-Anne Murray and Anna Stocks participated in the 2021 Jocelynn Marais Tennis Tournament held this past weekend, 29 and 30 October, in Graaff-Reinet. The girls enjoyed a wonderful weekend of tennis, competing against their Cradock, Stirling, Worcester and Collegiate counterparts. The girls enjoyed mixed results, ending 6th in […]
Brothers Mark and Ben Lemke represented Union High School on Saturday, 6 November, at the EP Biathlon League 3 event in Gqeberha. Both boys gave it their best on the track and in the pool, enjoying a strong finish, with Ben winning the swimming event and Mark coming in third. (Mark and Ben are in […]
𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 to Grade 8 learner Tara Ferreira on winning the Girls u/14 division at the recent Nelson Mandela Bay Mini 7 tennis singles competition contested in Gqeberha!
What do hockey skills, tutus, face paint and funky socks have in common? In truth, not much really, but they could all be found at Union High School’s AstroTurf yesterday afternoon where a 𝗙𝗨𝗡 afternoon of 6-A-Side hockey was contested! All the learners, from Grade 5 through to Grade 12 – boys and girls – […]
On Tuesday afternoon, 19 October, Union participated in an u/13 rugby tournament hosted by Volkskool at the Botanics Sports Grounds. The #RugbyMetRede event – in aid of the Pink Trees for Pauline initiative – saw an exciting fun-filled day of sevens rugby from the young guns. The team won 20 – 5 against Narsingstraat Primary […]
𝗨𝗛𝗦 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗞𝗮𝗿𝗼𝗼 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺 Union High School wishes to congratulate the following Union cricketers on being selected for the Karoo u/17 cricket team: Sisipho Arnols (capt), Brent Hesselink, Shaakir Kazi, Jordan Wilmot, Joshe Horne, Laythan Carelse, Hlaki Skepe and Thokozani Mpanza. Union wishes them everything of the best in the knowledge that they […]
This past Saturday, 23 October, Union’s u/13A cricketers played against Grey Junior’s u/13B cricket team. Union won the toss and elected to bat first. The Union team was bowled out for a total of 129 in the 41st over. Union’s best batsmen were Yonela Wana with 22 runs and Yaseen Kazi with 15 runs. Union […]
𝘂/𝟭𝟯 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗻 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 This past Saturday, 16 October, Union’s u/13A cricketers travelled to Gqeberha to compete against their Herbert Hurd counterparts. Union won the toss and elected to bat first, scoring 133 in 35 overs. Union’s best batsmen were Callum Jacobs (24) and Yaseen Kazi (22). Union then managed to […]
𝗔 𝗳𝘂𝗻 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗼𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗶𝘀 On Tuesday afternoon, 12 October, Union High School’s Top 6 boys and girls tennis players hosted their Cradock High School counterparts for what turned out to be a very enjoyable afternoon of tennis. All the matches were played in great spirit and tightly contested and we extend our thanks to […]
Our first cricket fixture of the 2021/22 season will be played shortly after the start of the 4th term in October. Rarely has our squad of players and all our staff looked forward to a season like this one. With everything that the country has been through in the past two years, we are so […]
Talented young tennis player and Grade 8 learner at Union, Tara Ferreira, attended Tennis South Africa’s Regional Training Camp in Port Elizabeth this past weekend, 17 to 18 September. This high-performance training clinic was a wonderful opportunity for Tara to help her prepare for the Inter-Provincial Tournament against the Western Cape taking place this coming […]
Union High School’s Top 12 senior tennis boys resumed tennis practice in full force this week. After months of no sport, it was heartwarming to see their enjoyment.
The constant changes to school sports regulations brought on by Covid-19 can make it hard for players to stay motivated in their respective sporting codes. With the recent cessation of hockey skills’ training, Union’s coaches are finding new and innovative ways to ensure the players stay motivated and excited about the game. During Ms Jacqui […]
𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 and 𝗕𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗢𝗙 𝗟𝗨𝗖𝗞 to Union High School’s Jade Edwards and Unathi April who were invited to participate in the final round of the EP u/18 hockey trials to be held on Sunday morning, 30 May at the Diocesan School for Girls (DSG).
𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝗫𝗩 𝘃𝘀 𝗠𝘂𝗶𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗲 Union High School’s 1st XV played Muir College Boys’ High School in their annual derby day fixture at Union this past Saturday, 15 May. Union started the match well by applying lots of pressure which the Muir College side struggled to deal with. Union opened up a 9-0 lead through […]
An exciting day of sport is lined up for this Saturday, 15 May, at Union High School as we welcome Muir College Boys’ High School for rugby and the Diocesan School for Girls for hockey to our campus. We wish the participating teams the best of luck for their respective encounters! [𝘜𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺, 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘊𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 […]
Union High School’s 1st XV received their new playing kit earlier today, Saturday, 8 May, thanks to the generous sponsorship provided by Botha’s Garage. Mr Shawn Botha, of Botha’s Garage, visited the school today to present the jerseys to 1st XV captain Mihlali Tyanase. The team’s coach Mr Christopher Felix, commented “We are very grateful […]
In 2020, Covid-19 destroyed many a Grade 12 learner’s dream of playing for his 1st XV, and, at one point, we could almost see 2020 repeating itself and we were all worried that the 2021 season could be over before it even began. Needless to say, the resumption of school rugby in April was a […]
The first leg of the EP hockey trials (to determine which players from the region will be progressing to the next set of trials) was held at the Union High School AstroTurf this afternoon, Thursday, 6 May. Players from Volkskool, Union and Cradock High School participated. Congratulations to all those who took the field. After […]
𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝗫𝗜 𝘃𝘀 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗖𝗖 On 27 March, Union’s 1st XI played against the Standard Cricket Club in a 40 over match in Cradock. Union won the toss and elected to bat first. The team was bowled out in the 30th over for 95. James Pienaar (34) and James Pringle (13) top-scored for Union. Old […]
Union’s 1st team cricket boys travelled to the Asante Sana Private Game Reserve on Friday, 12 March, to take on the Brian Bands Invitational XI. Brian Bands won the toss and elected to bat first. The Union boys bowled with good control in windy conditions and managed to create chances very early on, but failed […]
“𝘋𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘺 𝘧𝘢𝘷𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘪𝘴? 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺.” – Mike Singletary More than a year after Covid-19 brought schools cricket to a halt, Union’s cricketers were excited to be able to take to the field again in two matches this past weekend – the first, against the Graaff-Reinet […]
Epic clash of the sticks at Greg Belling Festival On Friday, 13 March, Union High School’s 1st hockey team travelled to East London to participate in the annual Greg Belling Festival. The first game was against Kingswood High School, the travel to East London appeared to show that the girls were fatigued and although they tried […]
Junior hockey girls start season off well On Saturday, 14 March, Union High School’s 1st junior hockey team travelled to Lorraine Primary School in Port Elizabeth to participate in their annual sports festival. The Union girls were fixtured to play against Priory, Sunridge, Westering, and Lorraine, with all the matches being played on grass. The […]
Union High School’s u/13A rugby team travelled to Port Elizabeth on Saturday, 14 March, to participate in the annual sports day hosted by Lorraine Primary School. Although there are many ways to describe the efforts of these young rugby players, only one word comes to mind – phenomenal! The Union youngsters exceeded all expectations, delivering […]
Erin Mitchell made the school very proud with her recent participation in the Provincial High School Athletics Championships. Athletes from all seven mega districts: Alfred Nzo, Amathole, Sarah Baartman, Chris Hani, Joe Gqabi, Nelson Mandela Bay Metro and OR Tambo attended the event in Cradock on Friday, 6 March, to compete for a place in […]
UHS vs St Andrew’s School, Bloemfontein, 14 March 2020 (away) TIME HICKLING A (St Andrew’s School) HICKLING B (St Andrew’s School) 09h00 U15A U14A 10h00 U16A 11h00 2nd XV 12h30 1st XV
Union Schools vs Niko Brummer Primary School – 9 March 2020 On Monday afternoon, 9 March, Union’s u/13A cricket team played a #T20 match at home against Beaufort West’s Niko Brummer Primary School. Nico Brummer chose to bat first and managed to score 44 runs before being bowled out in the 11th over. Union then replied by chasing […]
U/13 Rugby players enjoy successful tour to East London This past weekend, Union High School’s u/13A rugby team travelled to East London to participate in the 10th annual Grens Sports Festival. This tour marked the start of a very busy rugby season and serves as a great opportunity for Union’s young players to find their […]
UHS produces attractive hockey at EP trials On Friday, 6 March, Union High School’s 1st hockey team travelled to Port Elizabeth to participate in an Eastern Province trials weekend. The Union team was drawn against tough opposition, which included the formidable DSG, Woodridge and Westering. The girls, however, rose to the challenge and gave it their […]
Union beats Humansdorp, 19 – 12 On Saturday, 7 March, Union High School’s 1st XV played against Humansdorp Secondary in very hot conditions at the Kirkwood Sports Day. The match was played at a furious pace, but both teams proved up to the challenge. Union’s try scorers were Ashwon Davids, Martin van der Berg and […]
Union Schools vs Graaff-Reinet Primary School (Home) – 11 March 2020 Time Team Opponent Venue Format 14:00 UHS U11B Graaff-Reinet U11A Puggy Munnik Field T20 14:00 UHS U13B Graaff-Reinet U13A Puttick Field T20
Union youngsters win annual interschools athletics The annual primary interschools athletics event between the Union Schools and Laer Volkskool was held on Tuesday afternoon, 3 March. The meet took place at Laer Volkskool. The competition was stiff as the learners faced off in various items such as long jump, high jump, shot put, sprints, long distance […]
On Wednesday afternoon, 4 March, Union’s u/11B and u/13B cricket teams played exciting mid-week fixtures against Kroonvale Primary’s A teams. Although both Union teams recorded a loss, the games were played in fantastic spirit and it offered our young cricketers some much-needed time in the middle.
Union tennis aces compete in Bloem On Thursday, 27 February, Union High School’s Top 8 tennis boys and girls hit the road to Bloemfontein, to participate in the Fichardtpark McDonalds Sports Day, hosted by Hoërskool Fichardtpark. This annual tournament is a highlight on Union’s tennis calendar, and, as always, an incredibly high standard of tennis […]
On Friday evening, 28 February, seven Union High School swimmers participated in the Top 8 Invitational Gala at the Newton Park Swimming Pool in Port Elizabeth. The Top 8 Gala is the culmination of the season’s ‘B’ Age Group Galas where the region’s top 8 swimmers in each age group and each stroke are selected […]
Congratulations to the following Union High School swimmers who have been selected for the Karoo team that will be participating at the Inter-Districts Gala in Grahamstown on Thursday, 5 March: Grace Kemp, Brogan Koeberg, Callum Jacobs, Daisy Sears, Matthew Paxton, Hayden Pienaar and Daniel Marais.
Monday afternoon, 24 February, saw Union’s Top 6 junior tennis players competing against their Gill Primary School counterparts on Union’s courts. The girls won their encounter 6 – 2, while the boys were also victorious, with an end result of 6 – 3. Well done to all concerned!
A number of Union swimmers competed at the annual Karoo Gala held at Hoër Volkskool on Tuesday, 25 February. Schools who attended included Gill, Cradock, Volkskool, Marlow as well a large group of Homeschoolers. The high standard of swimming at this event continues to amaze and the positive competition between the schools and individual swimmers […]
On Thursday, 20 February, Union’s junior cricketers played their first-ever declaration match against the Frans Conradie Primary School. After winning the toss, the hot and sunny weather motivated the Union boys to bat first. The opening batsmen started the innings cautiously, but managed to get the team off to a solid start. The middle overs, […]
Several Union youngsters took on the 96th River Mile at the Sundays River Cannonville Slipway this past Sunday morning, 23 February, joining hundreds of other swimmers who competed in this year’s edition of Africa’s oldest open-water swimming event. • Seven Unionites were among the 200 participants in the Men’s River Mile. Mack Rubidge, who finished […]
UHS vs Muir ends in draw On Saturday, 22 February, Union High School’s 1st XI faced Uitenhage’s Muir College in a declaration match. Muir won the toss and elected to bat first, putting together a reasonable opening start. Some hard work and determination, as well as a great display of spin bowling from Brett Amsterdam and Jarrod […]
The annual Interschools swimming gala between the Union Schools and Laer and Hoër Volkskool was held on Wednesday afternoon, 19 February. A THRILLING performance by the swim stars of these two schools treated spectators to an exhilarating show of athleticism. Union is indebted to Hoër Volkskool who, once again, made their fantastic facilities available for […]
Union High School vs Muir College – 22 February 2020 TEAMS STARTING TIME FORMAT VENUE UHS 1ST XI 09:00 Declaration Muir College 1 UHS 2ND 09:00 50 Overs Muir College 2 UHS u/15A 09:00 Declaration Muir College 3
On Tuesday afternoon, 18 February, Union’s u/13As, u/13Bs and u/11As faced their Gill Primary School counterparts in T20 matches. U/13A Union’s u/13A (featured here in the accompanying photographs) dominated their opponents during their encounter on Union’s Puttick Field. Excellent fielding and determination by the bowlers led to Gill being bowled out for 16 runs after […]
As a school, Union endeavours to be successful in sport on both a local, provincial and national level. It is events, however, like Monday afternoon’s interhouse cross-country, which epitomises the true ethos of sport at Union. Determination, dedication and a real sense of school spirit were on display with hundreds of learners competing for their […]
UHS take on DP in CSA T20 quarter-finals On Saturday, 15 February, Union High School’s 1st XI travelled to Uitenhage to play against the Daniël Pienaar Technical High School in the quarter-finals of the CSA T20 competition. Daniël Pienaar won the toss and elected to bat first. Union’s bowlers struggled to settle with consistent line […]
Union High School had two athletes competing at the Sarah Baartman District Championships at Port Elizabeth’s Westbourne Oval on Friday, 14 February. Union’s athletes did very well against stiff competition at this prestigious event, with Mack Rubidge placing first in the Boys u/19 Shot Put event with a distance of 11.47m and achieving a new […]
U/13s and U/11s victorious against Muir On Saturday, 15 February, Union’s u/13A and u/11A cricketers travelled to Uitenhage to compete against Muir College. • The u/13s put together a stellar performance during their encounter. Muir won the toss and elected to bat. Exceptional bowling by Union, however, made scoring impossible and Union managed to bowl […]