Day: 27 Feb 2024

Sport Results

This past Saturday, 24 February, Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s junior cricketers travelled to Komani to compete against Laerskool Hangklip Primary.

In the 𝘂/𝟭𝟭𝗔 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺’𝘀 match, Union won the toss and decided to bat first.

𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯’𝘴 𝘣𝘢𝘵𝘴𝘮𝘦𝘯 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘥 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬, 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮’𝘴 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧 144.

Hangklip, despite losing an early wicket, managed to build a strong partnership that kept them in the game. Union’s bowlers, however, showcased patience and discipline, ultimately restricting Hangklip to 132 runs in their allotted 35 overs.

𝙐𝙣𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙜𝙚𝙙 𝙫𝙞𝙘𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙤𝙪𝙨 𝙗𝙮 𝙖 𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙜𝙞𝙣 𝙤𝙛 12 𝙧𝙪𝙣𝙨.

In the 𝘂/𝟭𝟯𝗔 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺’𝘀 match, Union won the toss and opted to bat first.

Initially, Union seemed to be in a strong position at 109-4. However, a sudden collapse saw them lose 6 wickets for just 8 runs, resulting in a total score of 117 before being bowled out.

Hangklip’s batting innings began with a fantastic start, reaching 45 runs without any loss. 𝘏𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳, 𝘑𝘰𝘶𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘵 𝘝𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳’𝘴 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘬𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘶𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘥.

Union continued to chip away at Hangklip’s wickets at regular intervals, leading to a nail-biting finish. 𝘼𝙞𝙙𝙖𝙣 𝙁𝙚𝙧𝙧𝙚𝙞𝙧𝙖 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙤 𝙖𝙨 𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙤𝙬𝙡𝙚𝙙 𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙗𝙖𝙩𝙨𝙢𝙖𝙣, 𝙨𝙚𝙘𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙫𝙞𝙘𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙐𝙣𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙗𝙮 𝙖 𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙚 3 𝙧𝙪𝙣𝙨.

Joubert Vorster showcased his exceptional form by claiming 4 wickets for 16 runs, while Aidan Ferreira contributed significantly with 5 wickets for 29 runs.

Sport Results

On Monday, 26 February, our Top 6 boys’ and girls’ tennis players traveled to Middelburg for an afternoon fixture against Hoërskool Middelburg.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝟭𝟵-𝟱.

In the girls’ singles matches, Union dominated, winning 5 out of 6 matches. The girls’ doubles matches also went in favour of Union, with a clean sweep of 3-0.

In the boys’ singles matches, Union secured 4 victories out of 6. The boys’ doubles matches were closely contested, with Union winning 2 out of 3 matches.

Lastly, in the mixed doubles matches, Union continued their winning streak, securing a convincing victory of 5-1.

We would like to extend our congratulations to all the players for their efforts on the courts this afternoon.

𝘞𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘏𝘰ë𝘳𝘴𝘬𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘔𝘪𝘥𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘣𝘶𝘳𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘶𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘯𝘫𝘰𝘺𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘹𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥.

Once again, congratulations to all the players and thank you to Hoërskool Middelburg for a fantastic fixture.