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Sport Results

This past Saturday, 3 February, Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s u/15 and 1st XI cricket teams faced off against their counterparts from Cradock High School at home.

In the u/15 match, Union’s bowlers performed exceptionally well, bowling Cradock out for just 47 runs. The u/15 team quickly chased down the target, winning the match by 5 wickets. Leander Kraai was the standout player for Union, taking 5 wickets for just 20 runs in 6.2 overs. 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙪/15 𝙩𝙚𝙖𝙢 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙫𝙞𝙘𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮!

In the 1st XI match, Union won the toss and elected to field first.

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘢 𝘵𝘰𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘧 186 𝘳𝘶𝘯𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘥 50 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴. 𝘈𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘢 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘬 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘭𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘩, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘺.

An opening partnership of 100 runs between Yaseen Kazi and MS de Beer set a solid foundation for the team. Yaseen played an outstanding innings, scoring 60 runs off 95 balls. Tristan Hulleman was Union’s best bowler in the match, taking 3 wickets for just 4 runs in 2.5 overs. Yaseen Kazi was named the Player of the Match for his all-round performance, scoring 60 runs and taking 2 wickets in 10 overs for 30 runs. 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗯𝘆 𝟲 𝘄𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀. 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘁!

Overall, it was a successful day for the Union cricket teams, with both the u/15 and 1st XI securing victories. Well done to all the players!

Sport Results

The 2024 Founders’ Weekend Old Boys cricket matches at Union High School were – as always – a highlight on Union’s cricketing calendar, showcasing the talent and determination of the players.

In the 1st XI match, the Old Boys scored an impressive 329 for 6 wickets.

Despite their efforts, Union’s first team could not match the Old Boys’ score and ended up falling short by 142 runs. Yonela Wana and Shaakir Kazi were standout bowlers for Union, with Union’s Xavier Barlow leading the team of batsmen in scoring with 47 runs.

The 2nd XI match saw a similar story, with the Old Boys scoring 336 runs in the first innings and Josh Neill being hailed as Union’s best bowler with 62 runs and 2 wickets. Trystan Hulleman also put up a valiant effort for Union with 27 runs off 35 balls, but ultimately, the second team was all out for 118 runs in 19.3 overs.

In the u/15 match, the Old Boys batted first and scored 205 runs, but Union’s young team showed great potential and determination as they fell just short by 20 runs. John-Henry King was Union’s top scorer in the match, displaying immense talent that shines bright for the future of the school’s cricket team.

Overall, the matches were a testament to the skill and dedication of both Union High School’s current players and their esteemed Old Boys.

Sport Results

As the sun rose on Tuesday morning, 29 January, we knew it was going to be a stunning day for Union High School, Graaff-Reinet‘s annual 𝗦𝗘𝗡𝗜𝗢𝗥 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗛𝗢𝗨𝗦𝗘 𝗔𝗧𝗛𝗟𝗘𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗦 𝗗𝗔𝗬 – and it didn’t disappoint.

The Grade 8 to 12 Arnott and Daly athletes participated in their numbers and continued to run, jump and throw with gusto!

The following athletes must be commended on their 𝗢𝗨𝗧𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗡𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗠𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘𝗦:

𝗤𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗮 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗻 (u/15):

• 1st place in 400m with a time of 1:04.45s

• 2nd place in 100m

• 1st place in Long Jump

𝗢𝗻𝗶𝗸𝗮 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗷𝗶𝗲𝘀 (u/15):

• 1st place in 200m with a time of 32.16s

• 2nd place in 800m

• 3rd place in 400m

𝗡𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗠𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗮𝘆 (u/15):

• 1st place in 3 000m with an impressive time of 13:50.64

• 1st place in 800m and 1500m

• 3rd place in Long Jump

𝗞𝘆𝗹𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝗲𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗴 (u/17):

• 1st place in Shot Put, Discus and the 200m

𝗔𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗵 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗲 (u/17):

• 3rd place in 1 000m

• 6th place in 3 000m

• 3rd place in 1 500m

𝗞𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆𝗻 𝗧𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗽 (u/17):

• 1st place in Shot Put (7.92m)

• 1st place in 1 500m

𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗮 𝗕𝗼𝘂𝘄𝗲𝗿 (u/17):

• 1st place in High Jump and Long Jump

• 2nd place in 100m and 200m

𝗧𝗮𝗿𝗮 𝗙𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗿𝗮 (u/17):

• 1st place in Discus

• 2nd place in Shot Put and Javelin

𝗟𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗵-𝗔𝗻𝗻 𝗠𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗮𝘆 (u/17):

• 1st place in 3 000m and 200m

𝗕𝗲𝗻 𝗟𝗲𝗺𝗸𝗲 (u/17)

• 1st place in the 3000m and 800m

• 3rd in the 400m

𝗗𝘆𝗹𝗮𝗻 𝗞𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗱𝗼 (u/19):

• 1st place in High Jump

• 2nd place in Long Jump

• 3rd place in 100m, 200m, and 3 000m

𝗝𝗼𝘀𝗵𝘂𝗮 𝗦𝘄𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 (u/19):

• 1st place in 100m (11.51s) and Long Jump

𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗩𝗼𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 (u/19):

• 2nd place in 400m

• 3rd place in 3 000m and 200m

• 4th place in Shot Put and 800m

𝗝𝗼𝘆 𝗠𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱 (u/19):

• 1st place in 100m and 200m

• 2nd place in 3 000m and 800m

𝗘𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗵 (u/19):

• 1st place in 800m, 1 500m and 3 000m

𝗦𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗵 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗺𝗼𝘁 (u/19):

• 1st place in High Jump and Javelin

𝗧𝘆𝗿𝗮 𝗕𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝘆 (u/19):

• 1st place in 3 000m

• 2nd place in 800m

• 3rd place in 1 500m

𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗻 𝗖𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗿𝘀 (U/19):

• Dominated in throwing events with 1st place in Javelin, Discus and 2nd place in Shot Put

𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘳𝘢𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘦 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘵!

We also offer our sincere thanks to all parents, staff and members of the Union community who assisted on the day. 𝗪𝗲 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂!

(𝗣𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗘 𝗡𝗢𝗧𝗘: Trophy winners will be announced at the Summer Sports’ Awards Assembly later this year.)

Sport Results

We were thrilled to welcome back a squad of enthusiastic Old Girls for Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s highly anticipated annual Founders’ Weekend 𝗢𝗟𝗗 𝗚𝗜𝗥𝗟𝗦 𝘃𝘀 𝟭𝗦𝗧 𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗠 hockey match this past Friday afternoon.

It is always a privilege for our 1st team girls to kick off their year with such a fun fixture against our accomplished Old Girls

The Old Girls brought their A-game, challenging our talented school girls every step of the way. However, it was our determined 1st team who emerged triumphant, clinching a hard-fought 1-0 victory.

𝘐𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘳 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘶𝘴, 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦. 𝘞𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘥𝘦𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵.

A round of applause goes to our outstanding 1st team players who received well-deserved recognition. 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 𝗧𝗢 Amber Slater, awarded the title of ‘Most Promising Player’, Caytah-Leigh Koeberg, securing the ‘Best Defender’ award, and Leigh-Ann Murray, claiming the top spot for ‘Best Goal.’

𝙒𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙣𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙚𝙣𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙤 𝙅𝙚𝙣𝙣𝙞𝙛𝙚𝙧 𝙃𝙤𝙥𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙘𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙤𝙧𝙜𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙨𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙩 – 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙙𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙙 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠 𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙩𝙨 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙨𝙪𝙘𝙘𝙚𝙨𝙨.

Thank you to everyone involved for making this year’s 𝗢𝗟𝗗 𝗚𝗜𝗥𝗟𝗦 𝘃𝘀 𝟭𝗦𝗧 𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗠 hockey match an unforgettable occasion. Let the spirit and tradition continue to thrive!

Sport Results

Pure excitement filled the air as the u/13A and B hockey teams took center stage on Friday afternoon during Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s annual Founders’ Weekend hockey encounters.

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘴 – 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘧 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 – 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘢𝘴𝘮, 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵.

From dazzling stick work to lightning-fast sprints, these young hockey players and their eager parents gave it their all on the field.

But it wasn’t just about the impressive plays and intense competition. 𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗿, 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗹𝘆 𝗯𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱 – it was a mix of serious athleticism and playful camaraderie that made the matches truly special.

As the games came to and end, there were no losers on the field. Every player left with a sense of accomplishment and a deeper love for the game – a true testament to the unwavering support of the parents and the tight-knit community that surrounds these young learners.

𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙪/13𝘼 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝘽 𝙝𝙤𝙘𝙠𝙚𝙮 𝙨𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙚𝙛𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙨 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙞𝙚𝙡𝙙 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖 𝙗𝙞𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙠 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙗𝙚𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙤𝙪𝙙𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙙𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙨𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨.

Sport Results

In this Dads vs Lads game, the Lads bowled first and made an immediate impact by picking up two early wickets. It was a great start for the boys that set the tone for an intense battle between bat and ball.

𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝗩𝗼𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 bowled an impressive 7 overs on the trot, finishing with figures of 4-25. His consistency and accuracy posed a significant challenge for the opposing team.

Equally deserving of accolades was 𝗔𝗶𝗱𝗮𝗻 𝗙𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗿𝗮, whose figures of 3-30 showcased his ability to contribute significantly to the team’s success.

Chasing a target of 130 runs to win, Union’s batsmen stepped up to the challenge with determination and skill. 𝗝𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗮𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘇 dominated the crease with a brilliant innings, smashing a well-played 50 runs.

At the other end, 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗽𝘀 displayed patience and steadfastness. Anchoring the inning, Phillips scored 32 runs not out, ensuring Union’s stability as they chased down the target.

Congratulations to the Union boys on their well-deserved victory