Month: Jul 2023

Sport Results

This past Friday afternoon, 28 July, Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s 1st team hockey girls took the field against a visiting York High School.

They put up a fantastic fight, playing with incredible teamwork and passion throughout the game. However, in a nail-biting finish, York managed to secure a narrow victory with a score of 2-1 in the last couple of minutes.

𝘋𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘴, 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘨𝘪𝘳𝘭𝘴 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘥 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥𝘯’𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘴!

In addition to the 1st team match, our 𝘂/𝟭𝟲𝗔 team and 𝘂/𝟭𝟰𝗔 team also demonstrated their talent and sportsmanship. The u/16A team faced a tough challenge, but their resilience and dedication were truly commendable. Although they lost with a score of 6-0, their spirit remained unbroken. Similarly, our u/14A team fought hard and showcased their skills, unfortunately losing with a score of 2-1.

A big congratulations goes out to York High School on their well-deserved victories. 𝘞𝘦 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘦𝘵 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘵𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘱𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘢𝘮𝘦. Well done, York!

𝙇𝙚𝙩’𝙨 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙪𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙚𝙧 𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙐𝙣𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙝𝙤𝙘𝙠𝙚𝙮 𝙩𝙚𝙖𝙢𝙨 𝙖𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙪𝙥𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙡𝙨 𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙨.

Sport Results

Sending a 𝗛𝗨𝗚𝗘 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 to the amazing Musa Zweni on earning her 50th cap today for the Union High School, Graaff-Reinet 1st hockey team.

Musa, your dedication, skill and passion for the game has made you a force to be reckoned with on the field and a true inspiration to our younger players.

𝘒𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵, 𝘔𝘶𝘴𝘢! 𝘞𝘦’𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶!

Sport Results

This past Sunday, 23 July, 8 junior tennis players represented Union High School, Graaff-Reinet at the Sarah Baartman leg of the 𝗥𝗜𝗦𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗦 𝗧𝗘𝗡𝗡𝗜𝗦 𝗧𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗡𝗔𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 in Makhanda.

𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲: (boys) Owen Paxton, John-Henry King, Ethan Raath, Brett Kenmuir, (girls) Mia Botha, Nadine Murray, Cayla Newton and Amelia King.

𝘽𝙮 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙖𝙘𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙠𝙞𝙙𝙨 𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙪𝙡 𝙖𝙢𝙗𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙖𝙙𝙤𝙧𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙗𝙤𝙩𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙝𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙖𝙨𝙢 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙗𝙚𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙞𝙤𝙪𝙧.

The girls’ section was won by DSG, followed by the Union team in second place, while the boys’ section was won by Union, followed by Volkskool in second place.

𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥! 𝘞𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶!

Sport Results

SENIOR HOCKEY

On Friday afternoon, 21 July, Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s 1st team hockey girls embarked on an exciting outing to Makhanda.

Upon their arrival, they faced off against Kingswood College, unfortunately losing 2 – 1.

𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙪𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙞𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣, on Saturday, our 1st team girls took on DSG in another intense battle. Despite their best efforts, they narrowly lost with a score of 1 – 0. We want to acknowledge their hard work and determination throughout the match.

Accompanying our 1st team were the u/14A and u/16A teams, who showed great promise in their respective encounters.

Senior Hockey vs Kingswood and DSG
1^st Team vs Kingswood:  1 – 2
1^st Team vs DSG:  0 – 1
U/16 vs DSG:  0 – 5
U/14 vs Kingswood:  1 – 8
U/14 vs DSG:  0 – 8
Senior Hockey vs Gill College
2^nd Team vs Gill 1^st:  1 – 2
U/16B vs Gill 2^nd:  0 – 0

𝘈𝘭𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘥. 𝘞𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘴𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘥.

Win or lose, what matters most is the passion and commitment our teams bring to the game. We want to congratulate all the girls for their performances and their unwavering dedication to the sport

Let’s continue to support and cheer on our talented hockey girls as they prepare for their upcoming Interschools’ encounters. 𝗚𝗼 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻!

JUNIOR HOCKEY

A triumphant day for Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s junior 𝗛𝗢𝗖𝗞𝗘𝗬 teams as the u/13A dominates with a remarkable 3 – 0 victory over Clarendon Park Primary School. The u/13B side showcases their resilience with a hard-fought 0 – 0 draw, while the u/11A side triumphs with an impressive 2 – 0 win.

Congratulations to all teams on their outstanding performances during the matches held on Saturday, 22 July!

SENIOR RUGBY vs Gill College
U/14:  36 – 14
U/15:  12 – 5
U/16:  10 – 5
2^nd Team:  12 – 22
1^st XV:   5 – 34

JUNIOR RUGBY vs Clarendon Park
U/11A:  10 – 12
U/11B:  0 – 39
U/13A:  5 – 24
U/13B:  0 – 49

Sport Results

𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 to junior rugby players 𝗠𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗼 𝗧𝗶𝗻𝗶, 𝗝𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗮𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘇 and 𝗞𝗵𝗮𝘇𝗶𝗺𝗹𝗮 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗷𝗶𝗲𝘀, on being included in the u/12 Karoo rugby side that will be participating in the Sub-Union Rugby Tournament (𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘌𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦) being held at Hoër Volkskool on Friday and Saturday, 28 August and 29 July.

Sport Results

𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 to Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s u/13A hockey team on their successful participation in the Elsie Coetzer Hockey School (ECHS) coaching tournament held in Bloemfontein from 14 to 16 July.

𝘖𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘺𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘪𝘳𝘭𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘵𝘰𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘪𝘹 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘴.

The team triumphed over Pretoria’s Anton van Wouw’s u/12A side with an impressive 5-0 victory in their first match.

Their next match against Schweizer-Reneke (which they lost 1-7), may not have ended in their favour, but their resilience and never-give-up attitude for the rest of the tournament were truly commendable and resulted in them securing victories in all of their remaining matches.

They triumphed over Oranje Primary School’s u/12A’s with a hard-fought 1-0 win, showcasing their ability to excel under pressure. The girls continued to dominate the field, securing a convincing 4-0 victory against ECHS JD, a 2-0 win against Oranje Primary School’s u/13B’s, and another well-deserved 4-0 victory against Lumiere Primary School.

The girls also enjoyed several coaching sessions conducted by the ECHS coaches throughout the weekend, which provided valuable insights, correct technique, and personalized feedback, helping players refine their skills and improve their overall game.