This past Tuesday afternoon, 6 September, learners from 10 schools in Graaff-Reinet competed for fantastic cash prizes at a ๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ฆ ๐ง๐ข๐จ๐ฅ๐ก๐๐ ๐๐ก๐ง held at the Botanics Sports Club โ hosted by ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ผ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐.
โข In the Primary School’s B-league, Union placed both second (Grade 7 learner ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐ต) and first (๐๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ณ in Grade 5). They both had a score of 4.5 out of 5.
โข In the Primary School’s A-league, Union placed first through Grade 7 learner ๐๐ฎ๐๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ฒ, who won all five her matches.
In the category for high schools, Unionโs senior players did exceptionally well in both the A and B league, coming out tops in both.
The best player, overall, in the high school section was Grade 11 learner ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐น ๐ฉ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ, who won all five his matches.
Union extends a special ๐ช๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐๐๐ก๐๐ฆ to the following sponsors for their contribution to the event: Wรผrth, Haslop & Mason, Mynhardt Construction, Montego Cares and Steel Pipes & Fittings.
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Seen here is the ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ณ-๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ผ๐ผ๐ฝ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฎ: (back) Adriaan van Jaarsveld, Aidan Ferreira, Sibabalwe Mbutye, Daniel Marais, Alex Neill, Ben Lemke, Ethan Raath, (middle) Jordan Maritz, Tristan Hudson, Maqhawe Norman, Quinn Naude, Brett Kenmuir, (front) Kyle Liebenberg, JJ Liebenberg, Joshua Neill and Jayden Swart. Absent: Mark Lemke
This past Friday, 9 September, Union’s ๐จ/๐ญ๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐๐๐ง team played a T20 match against Queen’s College Boys’ Primary School in Queenstown.
Queens batted first and scored 137 runs in their allotted 20 overs. Unionโs best bowlers were ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ถ, ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ and ๐๐ฎ๐น๐น๐๐บ ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฏ๐ who took one wicket each.
Union then went in to bat, and, unfortunately, fell short by 18 runs. Unionโs best batsmen were ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐, ๐๐ฎ๐น๐น๐๐บ ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฏ๐ and ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ.
The next morning, Saturday, 10 September, Union’s u/13As took on their Queens counterparts again โ this time in a 50 over encounter.
Union went in to bat first. The boys got off to a slow start and, with a regular loss in wickets, only managed to put 68 runs on the scoreboard before they were all bowled out.
Queens managed to chase down the score in the 10th over with two wickets down. Union lost the match by 8 wickets.
This past Saturday, 10 September, Unionโs u/11A cricket team was hosted by Queen’s College Boys’ Primary School in Queenstown for a ๐ฐ๐ฌ-๐ข๐ฉ๐๐ฅ encounter.
Queens won the toss and elected to bowl first on a misty and cool morning.
Union openers got off to a good start and put on seventy runs for the opening stand.
The batting momentum was slightly stalled with a quick loss of wickets in the middle order, however, a good partnership for the seventh wicket ensured they reached a competitive total of 155/8 in their allotted forty overs.
Good performances with the bat included ๐๐ผ๐๐ต ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐๐ถ๐น๐น who made 46, ๐๐ผ๐๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฉ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ (25) and ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ (16).
The Union team showed a spirited performance with the ball by never giving up and eventually bowled Queens out for 138.
The stand out bowlers included ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ who ended with figures of 3-22, ๐๐ผ๐๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฉ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ (2-16), ๐๐ผ๐๐ต ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐๐ถ๐น๐น (2- 31) and ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐น๐บ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฆ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐น (2-32).
There was much excitement among the members of the ๐๐ก๐๐๐๐ง๐ฆ hockey team, after they walked off the AstroTurf on Wednesday afternoon, 10 September, as the very first victors of Union High School, Graaff-Reinet‘s ๐ฃ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐๐๐๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฃ (an internal competition).
The team – captained by Caytah-Leigh Koeberg and Soso Mroro – put forth a stellar effort all round to remain the only unbeaten team during the tournament. ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐๐น๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ the captains and their respective team members, Sarah Jacobs, Lisa Menos, Katelyn Trollip, Amy Waddelow, Ambesiwe Tokwe, Alex Short, Jade Slater, Elizabeth Houseman, Sinalo Khali, Zoรซ Mills, Brogan Koeberg, Sesethu Kotishini, Bukhobenkosi Nomatye, Ashley Shell and goalie Joy Merifield.
๐๐ข๐ก๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐จ๐๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก๐ฆ ๐ง๐ข the following hockey players, who, based on their performance during Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s recent Premier Hockey Cup, were selected to participate in an off-season hockey training programme with Unionโs 1st team hockey coach, Mr Calvin Beck.
Hoรซrskool Pearson High School in Gqeberha are set to host their annual ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐๐๐ง ๐๐๐ฆ๐ง๐๐ฉ๐๐ as of today, Thursday, 8 September.
The 2022 edition will once again see 20 of the top cricket-playing schools in the province in action, including Union High School.
โข Today at 13:30, Union will face Otto du Plessis in a T20 match, on Friday they will face Victoria Park in a Time Format match and on Saturday they will be taking on Westering in a 50-over match.
๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐ต and ๐ข๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ป
๐๐ข๐ก๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐จ๐๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก๐ฆ to junior rugby players, ๐ข๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ป and ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐ต, on being included in the EP rugby sides for two upcoming tournaments.
๐ข๐๐ฒ๐ป will represent the Eastern Province u/12 side at the Southern Regional Tournament being played from 29 September to 1 October in Riversdale, while ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป๐ will represent the province as part of the u/13 EP Sevens squad at the Earl Hill Coastal Sevens Tournament being contested on 16 and 17 September in Kareedouw.
๐๐ฆ๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ด๐ต ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ญ๐ถ๐ค๐ฌ
The first leg of Unionโs ๐ฃ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐๐๐๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฃ was contested at the Union High School, Graaff-Reinet AstroTurf this afternoon, Monday, 5 September, and saw the Wolves take on the Bulldogs to draw 1-all and the Renegades face off against the Knights, with the Knights claiming a 4 โ 2 victory.
Day 2 of Unionโs ๐ฃ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐๐๐๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฃ was another competitive affair, with both matches being tightly contested.
๐๐ข๐ก๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐จ๐๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก๐ฆ to the Renegades who beat the Bulldogs 3 โ 0 and the Knights, who remain unbeaten, having won their match against the Wolves 3 โ 2.
โข Day 3 (Wednesday, 7 September) will see the Bulldogs take on the Knights (14:00 โ 15:00) and the Renegades face off against the Wolves (15:00 โ 16:00).
On Tuesday morning, 6 September, a group of postgraduate physics students from Stellenbosch University – backed by the professional and scientific bodies of Optica, SPIE and NITheCS – visited Union High School, Graaff-Reinet as part of an outreach programme to promote an interest in STEM fields (i.e. science, technology, engineering and mathematics) among high school learners.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฃ๐ต๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ฎ ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ณ๐๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ – applicable to the school curriculum – which covered a wide range of scientific topics, such as optics, momentum, electricity and electromagnetic induction, to name but a few.
The learners enjoyed the session tremendously and now have a much better understanding of the study and career opportunities that are available to students of math and science.
There is cause for much excitement atย Union High School, Graaff-Reinetย this week, as our inaugural ๐ฃ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐๐๐๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฃ – an internal competition – takes centre stage!
The teams have been selected and ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ธ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ผ๐ณ๐ณ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ญ๐ฐ:๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐, ๐ฑ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ at the UHS AstroTurf – spectators are welcome!
Teams were compiled by way of a draw from a list of more than 60 of our hockey players, from u/13A level to senior 1st team level, who will battle it out to be crowned the first ever victors of this exciting competition!
This tournament is a first of its kind for Union, and sees teams comprised of Unionโs hockey talent from junior level through to senior level face off against each other for top honours in a 3-day long round robin tournament.
Unionโs Head of Hockey, Mr Calvin Beck, said, โWe are very excited to host this event. We hope that this tournament will create an environment and atmosphere where all of Unionโs hockey players feel welcome and get an opportunity to bond and get to know one another across all age groups. We hope the experience will be one our players will enjoy and look forward to seeing the bonds created between the players as the younger ones benefit from the seniorsโ mentoring.โ
This year, the ๐๐ก๐๐๐๐ง๐ฆ hockey team, walked off the AstroTurf on Wednesday afternoon, 10 September, as the very first victors of Union High School, Graaff-Reinet‘s ๐ฃ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐๐๐๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฃ (an internal competition).ย The team – captained by Caytah-Leigh Koeberg and Soso Mroro – put forth a stellar effort all round to remain the only unbeaten team during the tournament. ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐๐น๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ the captains and their respective team members, Sarah Jacobs, Lisa Menos, Katelyn Trollip, Amy Waddelow, Ambesiwe Tokwe, Alex Short, Jade Slater, Elizabeth Houseman, Sinalo Khali, Zoรซ Mills, Brogan Koeberg, Sesethu Kotishini, Bukhobenkosi Nomatye, Ashley Shell and goalie Joy Merifield.
