Author: L. Crankshaw

Sport Results

On Friday, 1 March, Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s u/13A team faced off against Summerwood Primary School at the Botanics Sports Grounds.

𝙐𝙣𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙬𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙤𝙨𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙖𝙩 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩.

With a collective effort from Union’s batters, they were able to accumulate a respectable total of 80 runs. The bowlers from Union displayed their brilliance, with Ryonn Naudé taking 2 crucial wickets.

𝘏𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳, 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘯𝘢𝘪𝘭-𝘣𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘩, 𝘚𝘶𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘸𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘣𝘢𝘭𝘭, 𝘥𝘦𝘧𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘣𝘺 2 𝘸𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘵𝘴.

The following day, on Saturday, 2 March, Union once again found themselves batting first after losing the toss.

𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚, 𝙞𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙅𝙤𝙨𝙝 𝙆𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙮𝙚𝙙 𝙖 𝙥𝙞𝙫𝙤𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙧𝙤𝙡𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙞𝙣𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨, 𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙖𝙣 𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙨𝙘𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙤𝙛 53.

Union managed to post a total of 112 runs. In yet another nail-biting finish, Summerwood emerged victorious once again, this time with 6 wickets and 7 balls remaining. Murray Hope stood out as the top performer among Union’s bowlers, taking 2 important wickets.

Over the weekend, Union’s u/11A cricketers wrapped up their season with matches against a visiting Summerwood Primary School.

In the Pro20 match on Friday, Summerwood won the toss and chose to bat first. Union’s bowling performance was exceptional, displaying discipline and making it challenging for the opposing batsmen to score runs. They bowled Summerwood out for a total of 79 runs. 𝗘𝗱𝘄𝗶𝗻 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗺𝗲𝘀, 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘆𝘂 𝗞𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗿𝗼 and 𝗨𝘁𝗵𝗺𝗮𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗲 each took two wickets. 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗠𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗮𝘆, despite not taking any wickets, proved to be the most economical bowler, conceding only 5 runs in his 4 overs.

𝘼𝙛𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙖 𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙙𝙧𝙞𝙯𝙯𝙡𝙚, 𝙐𝙣𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙛𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙡𝙮 𝙩𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚. Although they lost wickets early on, 𝗘𝗱𝘄𝗶𝗻 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗺𝗲𝘀 and 𝗦𝗶𝗺𝗼 𝗠𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗮 steadied the ship with a partnership of 35 runs. Edwin Holmes then formed another crucial partnership with 𝗨𝘁𝗵𝗺𝗮𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗲 (scoring 25 runs off 20 balls), which ultimately shifted the game in Union’s favor. Edwin Holmes emerged as the top scorer, contributing 36 runs off 28 balls and was awarded the Man of the Match. Union secured victory with 5 wickets in hand.

In the 30-over match on Saturday, Union won the toss and elected to bat first. While all the batsmen showed promise, a lack of concentration led to their downfall, resulting in the loss of wickets. Edwin Holmes made a valiant effort but struggled as wickets fell around him. Union was bowled out for a total of 49 runs. Despite the low target, Union’s bowlers gave their best to defend it. Edwin Holmes, Uthmaan Steele and Sintayu Kaitro each took two wickets. However, Summerwood managed to secure a victory by 4 wickets.

𝘖𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘭, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘶/11𝘈 𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘺 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦!

Sport Results

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.

Sport Results

Learners were acknowledged at this morning’s Assembly for achievements in cricket.

Josh took 𝟱 𝗪𝗜𝗖𝗞𝗘𝗧𝗦 for 19 runs in 8 overs in a match against Frans Conradie while representing the u/13A team, he then claimed another 𝟱 𝗪𝗜𝗖𝗞𝗘𝗧𝗦 in a match against Laer Volkskool.

𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗨𝗧𝗢𝗨𝗧 to junior cricketer Sintayo Kaitro who claimed 𝟱 𝗪𝗜𝗖𝗞𝗘𝗧𝗦 for 30 runs in 7 overs in a recent encounter against Herbert Herd

𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 to Grade 5 learner Grant Murray, who was acknowledged this morning for a recent achievement in cricket.

Grant took 𝟱 𝗪𝗜𝗖𝗞𝗘𝗧𝗦 for 11 runs in 4 overs in a match against Frans Conradie while representing the u/11A team.

𝗪𝗘𝗟𝗟 𝗗𝗢𝗡𝗘 to u/11A cricketer Uthmaan Steele on his 𝗛𝗔𝗧-𝗧𝗥𝗜𝗖𝗞 in a recent cricket encounter against Laer Volkskool!

Sport Results

In a fun showdown earlier this afternoon, Union High School, Graaff-Reinet hosted Gill Primary School for a set of junior cricket matches.

First up, it was Union’s u/11B side taking on Gill’s u/11A side. Gill won the toss and decided to bat. They made 8 runs and with the 21 wides conceded, Gill’s innings came to an end at 29 runs in 14 overs. 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗼 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻 emerged as Union’s standout bowler, consistently troubling the Gill batsmen.

In the second innings, Union came out with great confidence. They chased down the target of 30 runs in just 6 overs, securing a well-deserved victory.

Next up, it was Union’s u/13B side facing off against Gill’s u/13A side. Union won the toss and elected to bat. However, they faced some tough competition from Gill’s bowlers and were eventually bowled out for 44 runs in the 16th over. 𝗞𝘄𝗲𝘇𝗶 𝗠𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗮 contributed 10 runs, while 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗯 𝗥𝗲𝗶𝗱 added 9 runs to Union’s total.

Gill surpassed Union’s score in the 11th over, but not without some resistance from Union’s bowlers. 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗺𝗻𝗮 𝗤𝗼𝗺𝗳𝗼 was the star performer, taking 3 wickets for 17 runs, followed by 𝗖𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗧𝗵𝗼𝗺𝘀𝗼𝗻 who claimed 2 wickets for 14 runs. Despite their efforts, Gill emerged victorious, winning the match by 5 wickets.

Sport Results

Earlier this afternoon, the Top 6 junior boys and girls of Union High School, Graaff-Reinet and Laer Volkskool converged for an exciting afternoon of tennis.

In a very close finish, 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙐𝙣𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙜𝙞𝙧𝙡𝙨’ 𝙩𝙚𝙖𝙢 𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙜𝙚𝙙 𝙫𝙞𝙘𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙤𝙪𝙨 with a score of 5-4 against their Volkskool counterparts.

On the boys’ side, despite a valiant effort, the 𝙐𝙣𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙚𝙖𝙢 𝙛𝙖𝙘𝙚𝙙 𝙖 𝙩𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙮 𝙛𝙚𝙡𝙡 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙧𝙩 with a score of 7-2 against Volkskool.

𝗔 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗴𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗟𝗮𝗲𝗿 𝗩𝗼𝗹𝗸𝘀𝗸𝗼𝗼𝗹 for making this afternoon fixture an enjoyable and competitive experience for all involved.

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘵𝘴, 𝘧𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸.

Congratulations to all the players for their dedication and skill on the tennis court today.

Sport Results

This past Saturday, 24 February, Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s junior cricketers travelled to Komani to compete against Laerskool Hangklip Primary.

In the 𝘂/𝟭𝟭𝗔 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺’𝘀 match, Union won the toss and decided to bat first.

𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯’𝘴 𝘣𝘢𝘵𝘴𝘮𝘦𝘯 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘥 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬, 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮’𝘴 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧 144.

Hangklip, despite losing an early wicket, managed to build a strong partnership that kept them in the game. Union’s bowlers, however, showcased patience and discipline, ultimately restricting Hangklip to 132 runs in their allotted 35 overs.

𝙐𝙣𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙜𝙚𝙙 𝙫𝙞𝙘𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙤𝙪𝙨 𝙗𝙮 𝙖 𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙜𝙞𝙣 𝙤𝙛 12 𝙧𝙪𝙣𝙨.

In the 𝘂/𝟭𝟯𝗔 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺’𝘀 match, Union won the toss and opted to bat first.

Initially, Union seemed to be in a strong position at 109-4. However, a sudden collapse saw them lose 6 wickets for just 8 runs, resulting in a total score of 117 before being bowled out.

Hangklip’s batting innings began with a fantastic start, reaching 45 runs without any loss. 𝘏𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳, 𝘑𝘰𝘶𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘵 𝘝𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳’𝘴 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘬𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘶𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘥.

Union continued to chip away at Hangklip’s wickets at regular intervals, leading to a nail-biting finish. 𝘼𝙞𝙙𝙖𝙣 𝙁𝙚𝙧𝙧𝙚𝙞𝙧𝙖 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙤 𝙖𝙨 𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙤𝙬𝙡𝙚𝙙 𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙗𝙖𝙩𝙨𝙢𝙖𝙣, 𝙨𝙚𝙘𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙫𝙞𝙘𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙐𝙣𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙗𝙮 𝙖 𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙚 3 𝙧𝙪𝙣𝙨.

Joubert Vorster showcased his exceptional form by claiming 4 wickets for 16 runs, while Aidan Ferreira contributed significantly with 5 wickets for 29 runs.