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On Monday, 2 March, Union High School, Graaff-Reinet hosted Gqeberha’s Hoërskool Pearson High School for a very competitive hockey fixture.

The afternoon kicked off in blustery weather conditions with the u/14A and u/16A matches, setting the stage for an exciting showdown.

Right from the start, it was evident that the Pearson sides were determined to secure a victory. However, 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙐𝙣𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙜𝙞𝙧𝙡𝙨 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙫𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙞𝙙𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙤𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨, 𝙜𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙋𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙨𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙪𝙩𝙛𝙞𝙩 𝙖 𝙩𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙚.

Despite their hard-fought efforts and passionate play, the u/14A team unfortunately lost 0-1, and the u/16A team faced a 0-4 defeat. Nevertheless, 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘶/14 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘶/16 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺.

These encounters against Pearson provided our young players with valuable match experience early in the season. 𝗪𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽 and grow throughout the rest of the season, especially considering the inspiring moments of play showcased by the Union girls today.

Following these matches, Union’s 𝟭𝗦𝗧 𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗠 took to the field with determination. They gained the upper hand in the first chukka, with Charlize Vorster scoring the game’s first goal. 𝘖𝘶𝘳 𝘨𝘪𝘳𝘭𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵, 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘢𝘮𝘦.

However, despite their best efforts, Pearson managed to score two goals in the 3rd and 4th chukka, ultimately winning the match 2-1.

It was a hard-fought battle that showcased the resilience and skill of both teams.

𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗴𝗶𝗿𝗹𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝘃𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆!

Armed with lessons learnt from this encounter against one of SA’s top hockey sides, the girls are keen as mustard to travel to Gqeberha this weekend, where they will compete at the EP hockey trials.