From the moment the cheerleaders made their unforgettable grand entrance – arriving in true show-stopping style in a police van and a fire truck – the tone was set for an exciting day at Union High School’s 2026 𝗦𝗘𝗡𝗜𝗢𝗥 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗛𝗢𝗨𝗦𝗘 𝗔𝗧𝗛𝗟𝗘𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗦, held on Wednesday, 21 January.
𝘈𝘵𝘩𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘢𝘴𝘮 𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘥 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴, cheered on by a crowd that brought fantastic spirit and support throughout the event. After a hard-fought contest, Daly House claimed top honours with 655 points, followed by Arnott House on 528 points.
𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗱𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 featured strongly across all age groups. The standout athlete of the day was 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀, who achieved an impressive 701 points on the APE tables for his shot put performance in the u15 boys’ category, throwing a distance of 12.14 m. In the u15 girls’ division, 𝗞𝗮𝗿𝗶 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻 earned three first places in Shot Put, 400m and 3 000m; 𝗥𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗹 𝗪𝗲𝗻𝗵𝗮𝗺 dominated with victories in the 200m, 800m, 1 500m and Javelin and 𝗦𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗮 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗮𝗸𝗮𝘀𝗮 claimed first place in the 100m, 200m and High Jump.
For the u15 boys, 𝗝𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗮𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘇 secured first place in the 100m, 200m, 3 000m and High Jump, while 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 also won both Discus and Shot Put. In the u17 girls’ category, 𝗡𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗠𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗮𝘆 triumphed in the 800m, 1 500m and 3 000m and 𝗝𝗮𝘀𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗔𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗯𝗲 recorded wins in the 100m, 200m and Discus.
The u17 boys saw 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘂𝗺 𝗝𝗮𝗰𝗼𝗯𝘀 take first place in the 1 500m and 3 000m, 𝗤𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗮 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗻 win both the Long Jump and High Jump and 𝗟𝘂𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗮 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗮𝘂𝗹𝗮 deliver an outstanding performance with four victories in the 100m, 200m, 800m and Shot Put. In the u19 girls’ events, 𝗟𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗵-𝗔𝗻𝗻 𝗠𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗮𝘆 won the 200m and shared the 3 000m victory as part of the first team hockey group, alongside 𝗔𝗺𝘆 𝗪𝗮𝗱𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗼𝘄, who also claimed first place in the 400m; 𝗞𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆𝗻 𝗧𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗽 secured wins in the Javelin and Shot Put and contributed to the 3 000m team effort and 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗮 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘁𝗼𝗻 was part of the victorious 3 000m hockey team while also winning the Long Jump and 800m
For the u19 boys, 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝗼 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗶 dominated the sprints with first places in the 100m, 200m and 400m, as well as the Long Jump, while 𝗕𝗲𝗻 𝗟𝗲𝗺𝗸𝗲 took top honours in the 800m and 1 500m.
𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘦𝘺𝘦𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘮𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘦𝘵 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭𝘴 𝘈𝘵𝘩𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘢𝘵 𝘏𝘰ë𝘳 𝘝𝘰𝘭𝘬𝘴𝘬𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘛𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘥𝘢𝘺, 𝘸𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘯.