Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s u/13A hockey side participated in the annual ๐๐น๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ & ๐ฅ๐๐ด๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น hosted by Clarendon Park Primary School over a span of three days last week.
๐๐๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ก ๐๐๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ง๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ค๐ข๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐ค๐ ๐๐ช๐ก๐ก ๐๐๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ 7-๐-๐จ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐๐ฉ๐๐๐๐จ, ๐ฅ๐ง๐ค๐ซ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐ก๐๐ฎ๐๐ง๐จ ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐จ๐ ๐ง๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐ค๐ ๐ฅ๐ก๐๐ฎ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ญ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐จ.
In their first match, the Union team defeated Herbert Hurd with an impressive score of 4-0. The team continued their winning streak in the 7-a-side match against Summerwood, securing a 3-0 victory.
In a highly competitive full-field match against Westering, Union managed to secure a hard-fought draw with a score of 0-0.
๐๐ฆ๐ด๐ฑ๐ช๐ต๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฅ๐ณ๐ข๐ธ, ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฆ๐ข๐ฎ’๐ด ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ ๐ด๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ค๐ข๐ด๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ช๐ณ ๐ข๐ฃ๐ช๐ญ๐ช๐ต๐บ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฆ ๐ข๐ต ๐ข ๐ฉ๐ช๐จ๐ฉ ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ญ.
The team then faced a challenging 7-a-side match against Stirling, where they fought valiantly but unfortunately lost with a score of 2-4. In another full-field match, the Union girls faced tough competition from Hudson Park and suffered a 0-2 loss.
Continuing their full-field matches, the team faced Clarendon Park and experienced a close defeat with a score of 0-1. In the subsequent 7-a-side match against Hudson Park, Union faced a strong opponent and lost with a score of 3-1.
Despite these setbacks, the team displayed their resilience and determination in the 7-a-side match against St Georges, securing an impressive victory with a score of 10-0.
However, in their final full-field match against Stirling, the team suffered another 0-4 loss.
Ending the festival on a positive note, the team secured a well-deserved victory with a score of 3-1 in the final 7-a-side match against Clarendon Park.
Overall, participating in the Alan Lones Hockey & Rugby Festival provided the young Union side with valuable experience early in the season. The team’s performance throughout the festival demonstrated their commitment to continuous improvement and highlighted areas for growth.
๐ช๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ฎ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ถ๐๐๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด, ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐น๐น-๐ฒ๐พ๐๐ถ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐๐ฝ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐.
