Category: Athletics

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

Athletics, Sport Results

Congratulations to Union High School, Graaff-Reinet juniors 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗵 𝗔𝗯𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿 and 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 on their well-deserved selection for the Sarah Baartman Athletics Team following an impressive performance at the recent athletics day held at the Westbourne Oval in Gqeberha!

𝘉𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘭𝘶𝘤𝘬 𝘢𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘚𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘥𝘢𝘺, 8 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩. 𝘞𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶!

Athletics, Sport Results

The annual Interschools Athletics took place on Thursday, 30 January 2025 at Hoër Volkskool.  It was a warm afternoon with good competition and excellent participation from both schools.

Congratulations to Xavier Barlow, whose exceptional abilities earned him the title of Victor Ludorum at the Interschools athletics.  Xavier clinched 1^st place in both the Long Jump (6, 24 m) and 200 m (25,55 s) for Boys u19.  He also achieved 2^nd places in the 100 m and High Jump

The girls didn’t stand back and Farronique Booysen achieved two 1^st places – in the Long Jump and 100 m for Girls u19.

The following learners must also be congratulated on their first places:

N Murray: 800 m (Girls u/15)
A Mayekiso: Shotput (Girls U/16)
J van Den Berg: 400 m (Boys U/19)
A Neill: 1 500 m (Boys U/19)
B Lemke: 800 m (Boys U/19)
Q Solomon: High Jump (Boys U16)
L Makaula: 200 m (Boys U/16)
M Botha: 400 m (Girls U/19 – she took part in the u19 age group although she is u15)
C Hoffman: 200 m (Girls U/19 – she took part in the u19 age group although she is u15)

Union led the way at the beginning of the event but unfortunately Volkskool secured a win with 860 points against Union’s 757 points.

Athletics, Sport Results

𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 to the following Union High School junior athletes whose stellar performance at yesterday’s zonal athletics meet for primary schools at the Botanics Sports Grounds, has seen them qualify for the next round of athletics to be held at the Westbourne Oval in Gqeberha on Saturday, 9 February:

• Girls u/11 High Jump: 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗵 𝗔𝗯𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿
• Girls u/13 800m: 𝗛𝗮𝘆𝗹𝗲𝘆 𝗞𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗲
• Girls u/13 High Jump: 𝗔𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲 𝗞𝘆𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮-𝗞𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘇𝗮 & 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗼𝗻 𝗪𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗲
• Boys u/13 Shot Put: 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀

Athletics, Sport Results

On Monday morning, 27 January, the Union Preparatory School and Union High School junior department gathered to compete in the school’s annual 𝗝𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗢𝗥 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗛𝗢𝗨𝗦𝗘 𝗔𝗧𝗛𝗟𝗘𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗦 𝗗𝗔𝗬.

𝘈 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘢 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘧 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘢 𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘬 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘵.

Congratulations to team 𝗔𝗥𝗡𝗢𝗧𝗧 𝗛𝗢𝗨𝗦𝗘 who retained the title at this year’s Junior Interhouse Athletics Day. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝘁 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗱, but in the end, it was Arnott’s total of 1300 points accumulated by their athletes, that secured them the win over Daly’s total of 1226!

𝗔 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗳𝗲𝗹𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗴𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀:

● 𝗚𝗶𝗿𝗹𝘀 𝘂/𝟳 𝟲𝟬𝗺: Shiloh Phillips sprinted her way to victory with a time of 11.30 seconds.
● 𝗚𝗶𝗿𝗹𝘀 𝘂/𝟴 𝟲𝟬𝗺: Amy van Rensburg impressed everyone with her speed, finishing in 10.46 seconds.
● 𝗚𝗶𝗿𝗹𝘀 𝘂/𝟵 𝟲𝟬𝗺: Gabriella Lekas blazed through the track, clocking an impressive 10.13 seconds.
● 𝗕𝗼𝘆𝘀 𝘂/𝟵 𝟲𝟬𝗺: Qazo Booi showed incredible talent, completing the race in 9.84 seconds.
● 𝗕𝗼𝘆𝘀 𝘂/𝟭𝟯 𝟭𝟱𝟬𝟬𝗺: Lukhona Bulembu demonstrated his endurance with a remarkable time of 5:44:37.
● 𝗚𝗶𝗿𝗹𝘀 𝘂/𝟵 𝟴𝟬𝗺: Lusikelelo Mdlalana achieved a fantastic time of 13.71 seconds.
● 𝗕𝗼𝘆𝘀 𝘂/𝟴 𝟴𝟬𝗺: Kainon Swartz stood out with his finish of 13.41 seconds.
● 𝗚𝗶𝗿𝗹𝘀 𝘂/𝟵 𝟴𝟬𝗺: Gabriella Lekas continued her winning streak with a record of 12.74 seconds.
● 𝗚𝗶𝗿𝗹𝘀 𝘂/𝟭𝟭 𝟴𝟬𝗺: Gemma Murray clocked a time of 12.65 seconds.
● 𝗚𝗶𝗿𝗹𝘀 𝘂/𝟭𝟯 𝟭𝟬𝟬𝗺: Angelique Kyanda Kaboza made her mark in a competitive field, setting a new time of 14,44s.
● 𝗚𝗶𝗿𝗹𝘀 𝘂/𝟭𝟯 𝟴𝟬𝟬𝗺: Hayley Krige finished strong with a time of 3:09:53.
● 𝗕𝗼𝘆𝘀 𝘂/𝟭𝟯 𝟴𝟬𝟬𝗺: Lukhona Bulembu again showcased his prowess with a time of 2:42:19.
● 𝗚𝗶𝗿𝗹𝘀 𝘂/𝟭𝟮 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗽𝘂𝘁: Lisa McEwan threw an impressive 7.31m.
● 𝗚𝗶𝗿𝗹𝘀 𝘂/𝟭𝟭 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗝𝘂𝗺𝗽: Leah Abader achieved a height of 1.15m, showcasing her remarkable jumping ability.

The Junior Department extends its grateful 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗞𝗦 to all the parents who volunteered to help on the day. It is simply not possible to host an event such as this without their help.

There was also a large number of learners assisting at the various events on the day, their contribution to the success of the day has not gone unnoticed.

Congratulations once again to all participants and record-breakers! 𝘞𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵

Athletics, Sport Results

This past Wednesday morning, 22 January, saw the official start of Union High School’s year-long Interhouse competition, with the much-anticipated 𝗦𝗘𝗡𝗜𝗢𝗥 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗛𝗢𝗨𝗦𝗘 𝗔𝗧𝗛𝗟𝗘𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗦 𝗗𝗔𝗬.

𝘍𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘴𝘦𝘵, 𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘱𝘢𝘭𝘱𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘴 8 𝘵𝘰 12 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘶𝘱𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘥.

The Arnott and Daly athletes showcased their talents in numbers, running, jumping and throwing with an enthusiasm that was contagious.

After a sun-soaked day of competition, they triumphantly seized the win with a final score of 584 to 561, breaking Arnott’s impressive winning streak of more than 10 years!

The following athletes must be commended on their 𝗢𝗨𝗧𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗡𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗠𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘𝗦:

𝗕𝗼𝘆𝘀:
• 𝗫𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗲𝗿 𝗕𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗼𝘄 (u/19): Dominated the field with 1st place finishes in the 100m, High Jump and Long Jump, along with 2nd in the 200m and 3rd in the 400m.
• 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝗹 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘀 (u/19): Showcased his versatility, clinching 1st in the 400m and 200m, and securing 2nd in both the 100m and High Jump.
• 𝗞𝘆𝗹𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝗲𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗴 (u/19): Excelled in the discus and 1500m with 1st place finishes, while also taking 2nd in the Shot Put.
• 𝗝𝗮𝘆𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗢𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗮𝗹 (u/19): Shone in the Shot Put and Javelin, achieving 1st place in both and 3rd in the discus.
• 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝗼 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗶 (u/17): A champion in the 100m, 400m and 200m, with a commendable 2nd in the High Jump and 5th in the Long Jump.
• 𝗤𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗮 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗻 (u/17): Took 1st in both the High Jump and Long Jump, while also claiming 3rd in the 1500m and 400m.
• 𝗝𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗮𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘇 (u/15): Gained recognition with 1st in the Shot Put and 200m, plus 2nd in the 100m and High Jump.
• Brothers, 𝗕𝗲𝗻 (u/17) and 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸 (u/15) 𝗟𝗲𝗺𝗸𝗲, claimed 1st places in exactly the same events in their respective age groups – the 800m, 1500m and 3000m).

𝗚𝗶𝗿𝗹𝘀:
• 𝗗𝗲𝗺𝗶 𝗞𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘇𝗺𝗮𝗻 (u/19): Dominated the Shot Put and Javelin, securing 1st place in both events.
• 𝗦𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗵 𝗝𝗮𝗰𝗼𝗯𝘀 (u/19): Claimed two first places, in the 3000m and 1500m, respectively.
• 𝗧𝗮𝗿𝗮 𝗙𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗿𝗮 (u/17): Excelled in the Shot Put and Discus, finishing 1st in both, and claimed 3rd in the 200m and 800m.
• 𝗝𝗮𝘀𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗔𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗯𝗶𝗲 (u/17): Finished strong with 1st in the 100m and 200m and 2nd in the High Jump.
• 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗮 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘁𝗼𝗻 (u/17): Showed her endurance and strength, clinching 1st in the 800m, 1500m and Shot Put.
• 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗲𝘆 𝗕𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗿 (u/15): A standout with a 1st place in both the High Jump and Long Jump and 3rd in the 100m.

𝗔𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗶𝗿𝗹𝘀, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀, as recognised by Athletics South Africa scoring, included Demi Kretzman’s impressive throw of 7.24m in the u/19 Shot Put. The u/15 100m race was a nail-biter, featuring a photo finish with Ntando Mtshali, Anna-Rose de Wet and Miley Burger clocking times of 14.84s, 14.85s, and 14.86s respectively.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝘆𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀, with Liso Booi finishing the u/17 100m in 11.59 seconds, Jayden Odendaal achieving a distance of 11.20m in the u/19 Shot Put, Josh Arends timing 11.69 seconds in the u/17 100m and Peter-Daniel Clegg reaching a distance of 10.60m in the u/17 Shot Put.

𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 to all the learners who competed fiercely for their respective houses and a heartfelt thank you to the supporters who cheered them on, embodying the true spirit of our school community. Your encouragement and enthusiasm were invaluable!

𝘈 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴, 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘧𝘧 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘺. 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘦𝘱𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥!

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

Athletics, Sport Results

The annual 𝗝𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗢𝗥 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗦𝗖𝗛𝗢𝗢𝗟𝗦 𝗔𝗧𝗛𝗟𝗘𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗦 event between the Union Schools and Laer Volkskool was held during the month of October.

In perfect weather conditions, our beautiful school fields were a hive of activity where the athletes were involved in various track and field events, such as long jump, high jump, shot put, sprints, middle-distance running and relays.

𝗠𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱.

All participants need to be commended on their good sportsmanship throughout the day, which ensured that an enjoyable event could take place. 𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘴 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘨𝘰 𝘵𝘰 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘯𝘦𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴, 𝘓𝘢𝘦𝘳 𝘝𝘰𝘭𝘬𝘴𝘬𝘰𝘰𝘭, 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘵.

𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 to the athletes representing Union for clinching the overall victory with a score of 863, surpassing Volkskool’s score of 802.

During the meeting 14 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗢𝗥𝗗𝗦 were set, of which 7 were by Union athletes. The new records are as follows:

• Boys u/7 60m: Aiden van der Walt (UNION) – 10.00s (previous record: 10.10s)
• Boys u/13 1500m: Jarrod Gerber (LVS) – 5:03.65 (previous record: 5:24.56)
• Boys u/12 1200m: Lukhona Bulembu (UNION) – 4:11.78 (previous record: 4:20.68)
• Girls u/10 High Jump: Leah Abader (UNION) – 1.07m (previous record: 1.05m)
• Boys u/7 80m: Kainon Swartz (UNION) – 13.41s (previous record: 13.61s)
• Girls u/11 80m: Janike van Zyl (LVS) – 11.45s (previous record: 12.11s)
• Boys u/13 Long Jump: Jordan Maritz (UNION) – 4.89m (previous record: 4.57m)
• Girls u/11 100m: Janike van Zyl (LVS) – 14.28s (previous record: 14.44s)
• Boys u/13 800m: Jarrod Gerber (LVS) – 2:25.26 (previous record: 2:37.38)
• Boys u/10 Long Jump: Jacobus Wolfaardt (LVS) – 4.11m (previous record: 3.84m)
• Boys u/12 Shot Put: Dante Mills (UNION) – 9.78m (previous record: 9.51m)
• Boys u/11 High Jump: Kobus Lotter (LVS) – 1.27m (previous record: 1.25m)
• Boys u/12 Long Jump: JP Lombard (LVS) – 4.94m (previous record: 4.17m)
• Boys u/13 High Jump: Jordan Maritz (UNION) – 1.42m (previous record: 1.38m)

Athletics, Sport Results

Saturday, 10 February, saw several Union High School, Graaff-Reinet athletes showcasing their skills across various disciplines at the Beyers Naudé High School Athletics Meet held at Hoër Volkskool, with their stellar performances earning several of them the opportunity to represent the Dr Beyers Naudé Municipality at the upcoming Sarah Baartman Athletics Meet in Gqeberha, planned for Wednesday, 21 February.

𝗪𝗘𝗟𝗟 𝗗𝗢𝗡𝗘 to:

• 𝗣𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿-𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝗹 𝗖𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗴, who secured an impressive 3rd place in the Boys u/16 Shotput category, while 𝗝𝗼𝘀𝗵 𝗔𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀, sprinted his way to a 2nd place finish in the Boys u/16 100m race.

• In the field events, 𝗞𝘆𝗹𝗮 𝗣𝘂𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿’s prowess in the Girls u/14 Discus event earned her a well-deserved 2nd place. 𝗝𝗮𝘆𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗢𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗮𝗹, a force to be reckoned with in the Boys u/19 Shotput, claimed the 2nd place spot, while 𝗫𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗲𝗿 𝗕𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗼𝘄 showcased his impressive jumping abilities, securing 2nd place in the Boys u/17 Long Jump.

• 𝗗𝘆𝗹𝗮𝗻 𝗞𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗱𝗼, a versatile athlete, showcased his skills in both the Boys u/19 High Jump and Long Jump events. With a 3rd place finish in High Jump and a 2nd place finish in Long Jump, Kivedo left his mark as a true competitor to watch.

• The Girls u/19 category saw outstanding performances from 𝗖𝗮𝘆𝘁𝗮𝗵-𝗟𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗞𝗼𝗲𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗴, who claimed 1st place in Discus and 3rd place in Shotput. 𝗧𝗮𝗿𝗮 𝗙𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗿𝗮 dominated the Girls u/16 Shotput event, securing a well-deserved 1st place finish. 𝗞𝘆𝗹𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝗲𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗴 showed good technique in the Boys u/17 Shotput, earning him 1st place in his category.

• 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗮 𝗕𝗼𝘂𝘄𝗲𝗿, a rising star in the Girls 16 division, secured 1st place in Girls u/16 High Jump and a 2nd place in Long Jump, while 𝗗𝗲𝗺𝗶 𝗞𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘇𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗻 claimed 2nd place in the Girls u/19 Shotput and 1st place in Javelin.

As a result of their outstanding performances, 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗮 𝗕𝗼𝘂𝘄𝗲𝗿 (Girls u/17 High Jump), 𝗞𝘆𝗹𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝗲𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗴 (Boys u/17 Shotput), 𝗝𝗮𝘆𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗢𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗮𝗹 (Boys u/19 Shotput) and 𝗗𝘆𝗹𝗮𝗻 𝗞𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗱𝗼 (Boys u/19 Long Jump) have been selected to progress to the next round.

𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘏𝘪𝘨𝘩 𝘚𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘴’ 𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘭𝘶𝘤𝘬 𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘵𝘦 𝘢𝘵 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘬’𝘴 𝘚𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘩 𝘉𝘢𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘏𝘪𝘨𝘩 𝘚𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘈𝘵𝘩𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘔𝘦𝘦𝘵.

Athletics, Sport Results

Union High School, Graaff-Reinet extends a big word of 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 to the following athletes who have been selected to represent the Graaff-Reinet High Schools’ CMC Athletics Team at the Sarah Baartman Athletics Meet being held at the Oval in Gqeberha on Thursday, 16 February:

• Anna Bouwer (Girls u/15 shot put)
• Musa Zweni (Girls u/19 shot put, discus, javelin)
• Qhama Solomon (Boys u/14 high jump, long jump)
• Luvela Makaula (Boys u/14 400m)
• Liso Booi (Boys u/15 400m)
• Peter-Daniel Clegg (Boys u/15 shot put)
• Nangawethu Macanda (Boys u/17 shot put)
• Kyle Liebenberg (Boys u/17 shot put)
• Xavier Barlow (Boys u/17 long jump)
• Jayden Odendaal (Boys u/17 shot put)
• Joshua Swartland (Boys u/19 100m)

𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘢𝘮𝘥𝘦𝘣𝘰𝘰 𝘡𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘈𝘵𝘩𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘔𝘦𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘥 𝘢𝘵 𝘏𝘰ë𝘳 𝘝𝘰𝘭𝘬𝘴𝘬𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘰𝘯 𝘚𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘥𝘢𝘺, 4 𝘍𝘦𝘣𝘳𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘺. 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘩𝘢𝘥 30 𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘥 13 𝘎𝘰𝘭𝘥, 8 𝘚𝘪𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 13 𝘉𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘻𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘭.