Year: 2024

Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s 𝗖𝗵𝗹𝗼𝗲-𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗲, a 14-year-old martial arts prodigy, garnered significant recognition on Saturday, 8 June, by winning a silver medal at the Eastern Cape MMA Classics.

𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘪𝘹𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘴 (𝘔𝘔𝘈), 𝘴𝘢𝘸 𝘊𝘩𝘭𝘰𝘦-𝘈𝘯𝘯𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯.

Her performance at the Eastern Cape MMA Classics not only earned her a medal but also solidified her reputation as a rising star in the sport. Chloe-Anne’s dedication to her training and her passion for MMA were evident throughout the competition, impressing both judges and spectators alike.

Looking ahead, Chloe-Anne Fourie is set to compete in the South Africa Championship in Stellenbosch in October 2024. 𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙪𝙥𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙫𝙞𝙙𝙚 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙖𝙣 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙡𝙖𝙧𝙜𝙚𝙧 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙬𝙘𝙖𝙨𝙚 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙚𝙩𝙚 𝙖𝙜𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙖𝙘𝙧𝙤𝙨𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙮.

On Saturday the Union Schools’ rugby players traveled to Makhanda for their annual derby against Graeme College.

1st Team Report
Our last fixture for the 2nd term was against our arch rivals Graeme College from Makhanda, as to be excepted it was a tough task at hand. The match started off by both teams taking the opportunity to put points on the board,  Union through a penalty kick and Graeme through a converted try. It was a tough physical battle in the 1st half which Union dominated but couldn’t put the points on the board. We went into half time trailing by 26-10. Graeme could only manage to score one more try in the second half and Union couldn’t manage to put more points on the board. Lack of discipline and not taking our chances led to Union not being able to score more points. Graeme won the game by 31-10.

Other Results:
U14: 8-55
U15: 0-50
U16: 13-45
2^nd : 6-55

U/13A
While the final score saw Union’s u/13As losing 12-17, the score doesn’t reflect their efforts on the field, with the boys delivering a truly impressive performance, leaving their supporters beaming with pride.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱, with the u/7s delivering a fiery performance and securing a 20-10 victory. The u/9A and u/11A teams faced tough competition, ultimately losing 0-26 and 0-35 respectively.

Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s 1st team hockey girls faced off against their Kingswood College counterparts today, with the match ending in a 1-1 draw.

Although the Union girls held a 1-0 lead for the majority of the match, the Kingswood team rallied and in a heart-stopping moment, managed to equalize with less than a minute remaining on the clock.

Other Results:
2nd lost 0-5
U16A lost 6-0
U14A won 1-0
14B lost 3-0

This past weekend saw Grade 10 learner 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻 𝗛𝗼𝗽𝗲 competing in the Lormar Endurance Ride in the Middelburg district, where he completed the 80km race to successfully qualify for the Fauresmith International Endurance Ride taking place in the Free State during July this year.