Author: L. Crankshaw

𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝘄𝗶𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝗦𝗔 𝗟𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝟮 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗚𝗮𝗹𝗮

The recent South African Level 2 Regional Championships Gala held in Oudtshoorn, witnessed an outstanding display of talent and determination from the Union High School, Graaff-Reinet swimming contingent.

𝘋𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘸𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘥𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭, 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘬.

𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 Ben Lemke, Zoë Mills, Angelique Kyanda-Kaboza, Alyssa Trollip and Daniel Davenport for their remarkable performances throughout the event – their achievements reflect the countless hours of training, perseverance and passion they have invested in their sport.

For 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝗹 𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁, securing a medal in the fiercely contested 100m Fly event was a testament to his hard work and resilience. Competing against a field of 30 – 40 swimmers from across the country, Daniel demonstrated his prowess by ranking in the Top 15 for most of his races, showcasing his potential for future success.

𝗔𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲 𝗞𝘆𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮-𝗞𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘇𝗮’𝘀 stellar performance saw her clinch two medals, including a gold in the 50m Freestyle event, where she also achieved a significant personal best time.

𝗭𝗼ë 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀’ podium finishes in the 100m and 200m Breaststroke events underscored her exceptional talent and commitment to excellence. With silver medals in both events and notable improvements in her times, Zoë’s performance was nothing short of exemplary.

𝗔𝗹𝘆𝘀𝘀𝗮 𝗧𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗽’s bronze medal in the 200 Individual Medley and silver in the 100m Butterfly as well as her strong showing across multiple events highlighted her versatility and skill in the pool.

𝗕𝗲𝗻 𝗟𝗲𝗺𝗸𝗲’s dominance in the pool was evident as he secured an impressive eight medals, including gold in events such as the 50m Breaststroke, 100m Freestyle, and 200m Individual Medley.

𝘉𝘦𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘴𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘴𝘸𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘶𝘯𝘸𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺.

Our senior hockey teams travel to Cradock for a hockey fixture against Cradock High School.

𝗪𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗲𝗻𝗷𝗼𝘆𝗲𝗱 𝗮 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹-𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸, 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗰𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗼𝗰𝗸’𝘀 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺. Despite displaying excellent hockey, they couldn’t convert their opportunities into goals, ultimately falling short with a 0 – 3 loss.

Congratulations to the u/16B side, who held Cradock’s 2nd team to a hard-fought 0 – 0 draw. Additionally, the u/16A team delivered a stellar performance, securing a 2 – 1 victory against Cradock’s u/16A team.

𝘈 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘰 𝘊𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘰𝘤𝘬 𝘏𝘪𝘨𝘩 𝘚𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘶𝘴, 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘵𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸.

In our matches against Cradock High School, Union’s senior rugby teams experienced a mix of results.

The u/14A side faced a tough challenge, falling to a 12 – 38 defeat. However, the u/15A side managed to secure a thrilling victory with a 14 – 10 win. Continuing the winning streak, the u/16A team dominated with a 24 – 5 triumph.

Unfortunately, the 2nd XV couldn’t secure a win, losing 0 – 24.

In the final match of the day, the 1st XV fought hard but ultimately fell short, losing 13-34. Union got off to a good start but a mistake led to Cradock scoring their first try. Not long after that Union managed to convert a penalty kick, taking the score to 3 – 7 in favour of Cradock High School. Union managed to score a try through a perfectly executed backline move and we went in the half-time break 10 – 10. 

In the second half Union seemed to struggle and just could not make things work. We managed to convert yet another penalty but costly mistakes and poor defense led to Cradock scoring 24 unanswered points in the second half. Cradock won the match by 13 – 34. 

Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s junior hockey teams’ matches against a visiting Sunridge Primary School today, delivered a mix of outcomes.

In the match between Union’s u/13D side and Sunridge’s u/11A team, the Union team faced a tough challenge and unfortunately lost with a final score of 0 – 4. 𝘿𝙚𝙨𝙥𝙞𝙩𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙤𝙨𝙨, 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙚𝙖𝙢 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙮𝙚𝙙 𝙜𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩 𝙨𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙨𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙜𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙗𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙚𝙛𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙜𝙖𝙢𝙚.

Union’s u/13C team drew 0 – 0 in a hard-fought match against their opponents.

The u/13B team engaged in a closely contested match, ending in a 1 – 1 draw. Both teams put up a strong fight, resulting in a well-deserved shared outcome.

Similarly, the u/13A team played a competitive match, ending in a goalless draw with a final score of 0 – 0.

𝘈 𝘣𝘪𝘨 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘨𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘪𝘳𝘭𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘥. 𝘈𝘥𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺, 𝘢 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘨𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘚𝘶𝘯𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘨𝘦 𝘗𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘹𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦.

Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s senior sports teams enjoyed a successful day in their respective sporting codes today.

The 𝗛𝗢𝗖𝗞𝗘𝗬 girls travelled to Gqeberha to compete against Westering High School, recording the following results:

U/14A won 5 – 2
U/16A drew 0 – 0
2nd team won 8 – 0
1st team won 2 – 1

𝘈 𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴 – 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘦 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘴.

Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s senior sports teams enjoyed a successful day in their respective sporting codes today.

Our 𝗥𝗨𝗚𝗕𝗬 teams faced off at home against Spandau Secondary School, achieving the following results:

U/14A won 10 – 5
U/15A won 36 – 7
U/16A won 26 – 19
2nd XV won 5 – 0
1st XV won 20 – 15: Union got off to a very good start  leading the game by 10 – 0 in the first 15 minutes of the game. Spandau managed to quickly catch up and leveled the score, going into half time. Union managed to score again taking the score to 15 – 10 but Spandau put us under pressure and then managed to score once again, scores stay level until Union managed to score a try right at the end, winning the game by 20 – 15.

𝘈 𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴 – 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘦 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘴.