Category: Athletics

Athletics, Sport Results

Well done to 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗞𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 (Grade 5) on her excellent achievement in the Girls U11 High Jump at the recent Sarah Baartman Athletics Meet for Primary Schools at the Oval in Gqeberha. Grace’s impressive performance secured her selection to represent the Sarah Baartman Team at the Provincial Championships to be held at Queen’s College in Komani from 6 to 7 March.

𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘸𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘵𝘦 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦.

Athletics, Sport Results

Nine athletes from Union High School participated in the Sarah Baartman Athletics Meeting on Tuesday, 17 February at the Oval in Gqeberha.

Our athletes delivered outstanding performances in both field and track events. Their hard work was rewarded with several top finishes, securing the following positions on the podium:

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 Liyabona Magqabi 1st place in 400 m
 Noel Shakane 3rd place in 100 m and 2nd place in Long Jump
 Angelique Kyanda-Kaboza 3rd in Shot Put
 Samantha Musakase 3rd in High Jump

U15
 Jordan Maritz 2nd place in 200m
 Rachel Wenham 3rd place in Javelin

u17
 Qhama Solomon 2nd place in Long Jump as well as High Jump

U19
 Liam Hornabrook 2nd place in Discus

Qhama Solomon was selected to represent the Sarah Baartman Team at the Eastern Cape Schools Athletics Meeting in High Jump and Long Jump, Boys u17 in Komani from 13 – 15 March:

We wish him all of the best for a successful and rewarding competition.

Athletics, Sport Results

Three of our junior learners proudly represented the school at the Oval in Gqeberha during the Sarah Baartman Athletics Day on Saturday, 14 February, and delivered strong performances.

𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗞𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 soared to an impressive 3rd place in the Girls u11 High Jump, while 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗵 𝗔𝗯𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿 secured a commendable 5th place in the Girls u12 High Jump. In the field events 𝗚𝗲𝗺𝗺𝗮 𝗠𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗮𝘆 achieved a strong 5th place in the Girls u12 Shot Put.

𝘞𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘥𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭.

Athletics, Sport Results

Several Union High School learners represented the school at the CMC athletics meet hosted by Hoër Volkskool today, Saturday, 7 February.

𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘁, they persevered admirably and were rewarded with a number of Top 3 placings across various events.

𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵, 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳.

Union’s athletes put forth a stellar effort and the following learners received first places:

• Samantha Musakasa, High Jump Girls u14
• Qhama Solomon, Long Jump and High Jump, Boys u17
• Noel Shakane, Long Jump, Boys u14

Union received varius podium places:  four 1^st places, 10 2^nd places and 10 3^rd places.

The following learners were selected to represent the Graaff-Reinet CMC at the Sarah Baartman Meeting in Gqeberha on Tuesday, 17 February:

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• Liyabona Magqabi                400 m
• Noel Shakane                        100 m, 200 m Long Jump
• Angelique Kyanda-Kaboza  Shot Put
• Samantha Musakase            200 m, High Jump

U15

• Jordan Maritz                        100 m, 200m, High Jump
• Rachel Wenham                    Javelin

u17

• Qhama Solomon                   Long Jump, High Jump

U19

• Liam Hornabrook                  Discus
• Liso Booi                                 400 m

We wish them the best of luck for this event!

Athletics, Sport Results

Our learners participated in Hoër Volkskool’s very first 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗼 𝗗ö𝗿𝗳𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘆 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 today – and what a fun-filled afternoon it was!

The day saw athletes from Union, Volkskool, Asherville, Gill and Spandau give it their all in a variety of relay races, from the fast-paced 4x100m to the challenging 4x400m events.

While we might not have taken the overall win – with Volkskool finishing first on 73 points and Union close behind on 65 points – we certainly made our presence known, filling the lanes with Union spirit and determination!

𝗔 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗴𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 our mixed u/16 & u/18 boys’ team who stormed to victory in both the 4x100m and 4x400m relays, delivering truly spectacular performances!

Even our staff members joined in on the fun, taking part in one of the events and adding plenty of laughter to the day.

A huge 𝗪𝗘𝗟𝗟 𝗗𝗢𝗡𝗘 to every Union athlete who participated! 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘣𝘪𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘰 𝘏𝘰ë𝘳 𝘝𝘰𝘭𝘬𝘴𝘬𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘢 𝘧𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭-𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵 – 𝘸𝘦’𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳’𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘴!

Athletics, Sport Results

For the first time in recent memory, 𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗱𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 – and what a wonderful addition it proved to be!

In planning for 2025, we felt it important to add to the depth and diversity of Interschools week, giving our learners yet another platform to showcase their talents and school spirit.

𝘔𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦-𝘶𝘱 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘢 𝘱𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘶𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘵 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭.

The event, held on a route cleverly demarcated around our beautiful campus, was filled with energy, determination and plenty of smiles.

𝗕𝗼𝘁𝗵 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗷𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗿𝘂𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲, 𝗽𝘂𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺𝘀𝗲𝗹𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀.

Well done to every participant who laced up their running shoes and joined in – you’ve not only made history for our school, but you’ve also set the pace for 𝗮 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲.

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Athletics, Sport Results

Union High School’s junior and senior 𝗖𝗥𝗢𝗦𝗦-𝗖𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗧𝗥𝗬 teams took on Collegiate Girls’ High School in an exciting meet on Saturday morning, 10 May 2025.

𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘸𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘵𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘱𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦, 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 – 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘳𝘶𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘳 𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴.

The 𝗝𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗢𝗥 athletes tackled a fast-paced 2km route and absolutely cleaned up the leaderboard.

𝗛𝗮𝘆𝗹𝗲𝘆 𝗞𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗲 led the charge with a phenomenal time of 07:47,8, just edging out 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗻𝘇𝗶𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻, who was hot on her heels at 07:48,5. 𝗧𝗮𝘆𝗹𝗼𝗿 𝗝𝗮𝗰𝗼𝗯𝘀 stormed in to claim third place, followed closely by 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗼𝗻 𝗪𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗲 and 𝗘𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗥𝗮𝗮𝘁𝗵, rounding out a dominant top five. 𝗞𝘂𝗻𝗴𝗮𝘄𝗼 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝗮 also had a strong showing, finishing 7th and helping solidify Union’s sweep of the front of the pack.

The 𝗦𝗘𝗡𝗜𝗢𝗥 team, facing a tougher 4km course, held their own. 𝗞𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆𝗻 𝗧𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗽 crossed the line in 5th, closely followed by 𝗞𝗲𝗻𝘇𝗮 𝗡𝗲𝗶𝗹𝗹 (6th) and 𝗦𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗵 𝗝𝗮𝗰𝗼𝗯𝘀 (7th), all showing impressive endurance and pace. 𝗙𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝘆𝘀𝗲𝗻 secured 9th place, with 𝗔𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗵 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗲, 𝗨𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘂 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗹𝗶, 𝗟𝗲𝘀𝗵𝗮𝘆 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗯𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗶 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘂𝘀𝗵𝗲 all putting in solid efforts to complete the Union lineup.

𝘐𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘧𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘴𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘴, 𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘥 𝘮𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴.

Well done, Union!

Athletics, Sport Results

𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 to Union High School Grade 7 learner 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 on winning a silver medal in the Boys u/13 Shotput event at the Eastern Cape Provincial Primary Athletics Championships, held this past weekend at Queen’s College in Komani.

𝘞𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘩 𝘉𝘢𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘗𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘈𝘵𝘩𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘛𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘋𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦’𝘴 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘸 𝘰𝘧 10.7 𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘮 𝘢 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭-𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘶𝘮