And off they go….
The journey began this morning for the Grade 10 class of 2018 when they set off on their Odyssey. The goal is to complete a five-day hike which begins near Nieu-Bethesda and ends in Graaff-Reinet. The mission is to walk with all they needed in their backpacks and face the elements, come what may, discovering much more about themselves and the others in their grade.
Enjoy this journey, Grade 10s. This is an experience of a lifetime!
1st XI
On Saturday 22 September Union High School played against Brandwag from Uitenhage in a 40 over match at the beautiful Asantesana Game Reserve.
Brandwag won the toss and sent the Union lads into the field on a flat track. Due to the conditions of the pitch our seamers struggled to pick up wickets, but maintained a decent economy rate. Cowan Swartz and Matt Harpur picked up a stick each. Brandwag were 97 for 2 at drinks. After drinks the captain brought on Caerwyn Spence and Jaden Brotherton to see if our spin attack could cause some damage. This proved to be exactly the right call! Our spin twins cleaned up the rest of the Brandwag batting line up and kept them at bay to reach a modest total of 167 all out in 39.2 overs.
Best Bowlers: Caerwyn Spence 4 for 26 in 8 overs; Jaden Brotherton 4 for 22 in 7 overs.
After lunch Union went in to bat. A sublime start by Jaden Brotherton and Brett Amsterdam saw Union have an opening stand of 70 runs. In the 18th over we lost our first wicket and in walked cool and calm Luke McNaughton. It didn’t take him many balls to get going…A few overs later he was joined at the wicket by Captain Matt Harpur. The two of them easily took on the Brandwag bowling attack and cruised to victory in the 29th over.
Best Batsman: Jaden Brotherton 43; Brett Amsterdam 36; Luke McNaughton 59*; Matt Harpur 17*
Union won by 8 wickets.
2nd Team
The 2nd team played at Brandwag in a 35 over match. Brandwag won the toss and elected to field first. Our batsman struggled up front losing wickets in quick succession. We were soon 40 for 5 when Trevor Moos and Brendan James consolidated for a well played 50 run partnership to restore some hope to the innings. This was backed up by another 40 run partnership between Khanya Butshingi and William Kayster. Union were eventually bowled out for 154 in 33.4 overs.
Top batsman: Trevor Moos 31; Brendon James 20; Khanya Butshingi 20; Noa Cilliers 18
The bowlers seemed troubled and struggled to bowl a consistent line and length. Poor fielding didn’t help our cause as we dropped catches at regular intervals. Brandwag past our score in the 20th over having lost only 3 wickets.
Top bowlers: Matthew Hesselink 1 for 25 in 3 overs; Trevor Moos 1 for 28 in 4 overs.
Union lost the match by 7 wickets.
U/15A
The U/15A team also played a 35 over match at Brandwag. Union won the toss and elected to bowl first.
Josh Calitz struck in the 2nd over of the match and from there on James Pienaar ripped through the top order. Brandwag soon found themselves 30 for 5. After an amazing bowling effort, Brandwag was bowled out for a poultry 44 runs.
Best bowlers: James Pienaar 5 for 15 in 6 overs; Josh Calitz 2 for 21 in 4 overs; Jarrod Naude 3 for 0 in 1.3 overs.
Union then went in to bat and confidently scored 45 runs without loss in 5 overs.
Best batsman: Kyle-Luke du Preez 32*; Sisipho Arnolds 6*
Union won by 10 wickets.
The matric class of 2018 enjoyed their induction into the Old Unionites Association on Wednesday evening. Mr Derek Light, speaker and Chairman of the Union Trust, shared some tales of his time at Union High and sent the matrics off with special words of wisdom, encouraging them to always return to their Alma Mater and to remember the values instilled in them during their school years at Union High.
The following learners have been selected to represent EP in the upcoming Interprovincial event that will be held in Bloemfontein on the 29th of September.
u/15 girls: Hannah Bodenstein and Drew Dobinson – EP B
Kendall Krige – EP Development team
u/19 girls: Megan Doyle and Jenna McNaughton – EP B
14 September
UHS 1st XI vs Woodridge 1st – T20
On Friday the 1st XI played against Woodridge in a T20 at Botanics.
Woodridge batted first and scored 107 for 5 in their 20 overs.
Bowling figures: Sinethemba Ndudula 1/10 in 4 overs; Luke McNaughton 1/18 in 4 overs; Matt Harpur 1/20 in 4 overs.
Union then replied with 1008 for 2 in 18.3 overs winning the match by 8 wickets thanks to a outstanding 92 run partnership between Matt Harpur and Cowan Swartz.
Batting: Matt Harpur 44 not out; Cowan Swartz 41 not out.
15 September
UHS 1st XI vs Woodridge 1st – 50 overs
On Saturday Union took on Woodridge again in a 50 overs match.
Woodridge won the toss and sent Union in to bat.
After a shaky start losing two quick wickets Matt Harpur and Cowan Swartz knuckled down and put together a well-played 50 run partnership laying what was looking to be the perfect platform, however we lost both batsmen in short succession and left Luke McNaughton and Caerwyn Spence to try and rebuild the innings who managed a 40 run partnership. Unfortunately neither were able to take advantage of their starts and fell to good consistent bowling and we were bowled out for 159 in 48 overs.
Batting: Luke McNaughton 37; Caerwyn Spence 33; Cowan Swartz 30.
Woodridge then came in to bat and Unions bowlers struggled to find their line and length coupled with a fair amount of missed chances allowed Woodridge to cruise to victory with only 5 wickets down.
Best bowlers: Matt Harpur 3/35 in 7 overs; Brett Amsterdam 3/70 in 8 overs.
U/15A vs Woodridge U/15A – 50 overs
Woodridge batted first and scored 119 all out. Best bowlers: James Pienaar 3/20 in 10 overs; Josh Calitz 2/23 in 8 overs; Kyle-Luke Du Preez 2/20 in 7 overs.
Union went in to bat and replied with 117 all out. Best batting: Rogan Odendaal 49; Sisipho Arnolds 25.
Union lost the match by 2 runs.
WINTER SPORTS AWARDS 2018
TENNIS
ACHIEVEMENT BAR FOR TENNIS:
Leah Marais
Anna Pringle
RUGBY
MERIT CERTIFICATE FOR RUGBY:
Lonwabo Hanabe
Chuma Sobantu
ACHIEVEMENT BAR FOR RUGBY:
Laythan Carelse
TEAM AWARDS FOR RUGBY:
Ben Kroon
Damon Fouche
Cleathon Koeberg
Luke McNaughton
Matteo Mahona
Zusakhe Ngwane
Ikhona Koeberg (Re-award)
Daliwonga Mathiale (Re-award)
Olwethu Ngcai (Re-award)
Mthawelanga Mzimba (Re-award)
HALF-COLOURS FOR RUGBY:
Gary Shell
Breyton Damons
Sibongiseni Baatjies
COLOURS FOR RUGBY:
Michael Krige
Jason Beaumont
Terrence Siyaya
Iviwe Ndamane
Ronan Retief
Cowan Swartz
Luthando Skapu
Matt Harpur
Thando Haarmans
Matthew Broeksma (Re-award)
HOCKEY
MERIT CERTIFICATE FOR HOCKEY:
Sonwabise Mroro
Leah Marais
Tayla Kingwill
ACHIEVEMENT BAR FOR HOCKEY:
Brigette Oelofsen
TEAM AWARDS FOR HOCKEY:
Chelsea Theron
Christine Harris
Jade Shires
Marche Green
Simbongele Booysen
Sanja Du Plessis (Re-award)
HALF-COLOURS FOR HOCKEY
Kiah Hoffman
Kelly Rose-Innes
COLOURS FOR HOCKEY:
Henze Jaftha (Re-award)
Simamkele Desemela (Re-award)
Yente Retief (Re-award)
Rebecca Langmead (Re-award)
Candice Russell (Re-award)
Micela Loock (Re-award)
Jenna Mcnaughton (Re-award)
EXCELSIOR AWARD FOR HOCKEY:
Chloe Shires
Cradock batted first and scored 88 for 3 in 20 overs. Kyle-Luke du Preez took 1 wicket for 8 runs in 4 overs, Rogan Odendaal 1 for 11 in 4 overs and Kwande Mhlabeni 1 for 16 in 3 overs. Union replied with 93 without loss in the 13th over.
Kyle-Luke du Preez 56*
Sisipho Arnold’s 25*
Union High School won by 10 wickets.
On Thursday 6 September, the 1st XI cricket team left to take part in the annual Pearson Cricket Festival. Owing to the rain, the boys played just one match. Despite this, the boys made use of every opportunity to enjoy the outing and put together some fun-filled team building experiences.
Results from the T20 vs Muir on Friday.
Union won the toss and sent Muir in to bat, hoping to take advantage of what appeared to be perfect bowling conditions. Union were met with some very good patient batting upfront from the Muir openers who put together a solid partnership. This was finally broken by some fine fielding which resulted in a run out. This allowed the Union boys to put pressure on the new batsman and they managed to curb Muir’s run rate. Union continued to take wickets at regular intervals, but it proved too little too late and Muir managed a well-played 139 in their 20 overs. Union went in to bat and could just not find any rhythm, struggling to get the scoreboard ticking over or put together any form of a partnership. The Union boys lost early wickets and could just not recover ending their innings on 64/6 – losing the match by 75 runs.
Bowling figures: Jaden Brotherton took 1 for 33 in 4 overs, James Pienaar 1 for 40 in 4 overs, Caerwyn Spence 1 for 13 in 4 overs and Khwezi Simon took 1 wicket for 8 runs in 2 overs.
The best batsmen were James Pringle top scored with 19 not out and Peter Watermeyer 11 not out.
The grade six learners visited the African Imprint Outdoor Centre on the banks of the Sundays River, just outside Kirkwood, from the 10th to the 12th of September. This facility caters for outdoor learning activities which are facilitated by a group of well qualified instructors.
The children were put through their paces in a variety of activities which challenged them in various ways. They were taught the basics of rowing, balancing, turning and stopping canoes on the river; they had to overcome their fears on a zip-line over the river; they learnt to build flag poles and had to brave a stringent obstacle course. All activities were carried out in groups. Points were allocated to each group for performance, attitude and enthusiasm and healthy competition prevailed amongst the groups. Many other challenge, balancing and ball skill games made up the remainder of the activities.
The group also visited the Addo Elephant Park for a morning and were treated to sightings of two big bull elephants and a herd of buffalo. Many buck species, zebra, dung beetles and other wild life were spotted. For many this was a first time experience.
The weather treated us most kindly and the learners enjoyed their tasks in sunshine with no wind. A swim in the cement dam was enjoyed by many.
Our sincere thanks go to Mrs Wendy Venter and Mr Reinhard Gerber who willingly drove the buses and assisted us.
SUMMER AWARDS ASSEMBLY
SPORTS AWARDS – 2018
PRIMARY DEPARTMENT AWARDS
ACHIEVEMENT BAR FOR ATHLETICS:
Laythan Carelse
Philasande Tsutsu
ACHIEVEMENT BAR FOR CRICKET:
Laythan Carelse
Brent Hesselink
Jude Langmead
CERTIFICATES OF ACHIEVEMENT FOR SWIMMING:
Chloe Erasmus
Emma Short
Daniel Marais
Matthew Paxton
ACHIEVEMENT BAR FOR SWIMMING:
Tayla Kingwill
Brigette Oelofsen
ACHIEVEMENT BAR FOR TENNIS:
Tayla Kingwill
Caytah-Leigh Koeberg
Kwande Mhlabeni
Brent Hesselink
Matthew Paxton
HIGH SCHOOL AWARDS
ATHLETICS
TROPHIES: (Results of Inter-house athletics meeting)
Victor Ludorum (Boys):
Wendy Albertyn Trophy U15 Ntsika Ngongoma
Sparks-Marcow Trophy U17 Matthew Carelse
Victrix Ludorum (Girls):
Trevor Albertyn Trophy U15 Erin Mitchell
André Paris Cup U17 Laetitia Theron
Willem Theron Trophy for Boys Open Th
Cheryl Geard Trophy for Girls Open Throwing Events Rosslyn Sparks
Ross Garner Trophy for Boys Open Long Distance Cameron Muir
Minnaar Cup for Boys Open Sprints Soyama Mbobi
Evan van Zyl Trophy for Girls Open Long Distance Sanja du Plessis
Zeta Marais Shield for Girls Open Sprints Sima Desemela
Old Unionite Cup for Winning House:
Arnott House to be collected by House-Captains, Pholani Yayi & Luvo May
Alex Murray Cup for Inter-house relay winners – Not awarded due to rain
Special performance awards will be made at the Prizegiving at the end of the year.
MERIT CERTIFICATE FOR ATHLETICS:
Jenna McNaughton
Cameron Muir
Matthew Carelse
Ntsika Ngongoma
TEAM AWARDS FOR ATHLETICS:
Laetitia Theron
Jason Beaumont
Rosslyn Sparks
Candice Russell
Breyton Damons
HALF-COLOURS FOR ATHLETICS:
Erin Mitchell
Iviwe Ndamane
Sanja du Plessis
Marché Green (re-award)
Thando Haarmans (re-award)
COLOURS FOR ATHLETICS:
Luke McNaughton
Olwethu Ngcai
Soyama Mbobi (re-award)
BIATHLON
JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FOR BIATHLON:
Kendall Krige
Drew Dobinson
TEAM AWARDS FOR BIATHLON:
Sanja du Plessis
HALF-COLOURS FOR BIATHLON:
Jenna McNaughton
Micela Loock
COLOURS FOR BIATHLON:
Cameron Muir (re-award)
Candice Russell (re-award)
CRICKET
MERIT CERTIFICATE FOR CRICKET:
Kwezi Simon
James Pringle
Peter Watermeyer
Jaden Brotherton
Zusakhe Ngwane
TEAM AWARDS FOR CRICKET:
Noa Cilliers
Caerwyn Spence
Ronan Retief
Trevor Moos (re-award)
Terrance Siyaya (re-award)
HALF-COLOURS FOR CRICKET:
Brett Amsterdam
Luke McNaughton
COLOURS FOR CRICKET:
Matt Harpur
Cowan Swartz
Sinethemba Ndudula
SWIMMING
INTERHOUSE GALA & LONG DISTANCE
UHS Trophy for 100yrds Freestyle – Boys: Michael Krige
Saunders Cup for 100yrds Freestyle – Girls: Megan Doyle
Deloryse van der Merwe Cup for Most Improved U16 Girl: Rachel Pringle
Fischer Trophy for Inter-house Gala Trophy:
Arnott House to be collected by House-Captains, Pholani Yayi & Luvo May
Special performance awards will be made at the Prizegiving at the end of the year.
JUNIOR TEAM RECOGNITION AWARDS FOR SWIMMING:
Hannah Bodenstein
Kendall Krige
TEAM AWARDS FOR SWIMMING:
Megan Doyle
Candice Russell
Cameron Muir
Jade Shires
Jason Wright
HALF-COLOURS FOR SWIMMING:
Ben Kroon
Michael Krige (re-award)
TENNIS
TEAM AWARDS FOR TENNIS:
Bowen Langmead
Matthew Hesselink
Kyle-Luke du Preez
HALF-COLOURS FOR TENNIS:
Ebben Johnston
Jeanne-Marie Brummer
Christine Harris
COLOURS FOR TENNIS:
Matt Harpur
Noa Cilliers
Kelly Rose-Innes
Jenna McNaughton
Rebecca Langmead
Micela Loock (re-award)
CULTURAL AWARDS
LIBRARY – SERVICE AWARD
Library Monitors
Sabrina Potgieter
Zintle Maki
Sonique Simpson
Bavuyise Hermans (re-award)
Yonwaba Smith (re-award)
Library Assistants
Zoe May
Petra Japhta
Sayma Wajid
PEER PROMOTERS – BLOOD DONOR REPRESENTATIVES
(badges received from South African National Blood Service)
Cameron Muir
Jenna Harvey
Mthawelanga Mzimba
Pholani Yayi
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ST AIDERS
SERVICE AWARDS FOR 1ST AID
Zita Jacobs
Faith Macdonald
Britney Ludick
Jada Smith
Sonique Simpson