Category: Sport Results

Congratulations to our Union High Schoolswimmers who represented the school at the 𝗗𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗜𝗖𝗧 𝗧𝗥𝗜𝗔𝗟𝗦 this past Saturday, 14 February.

The team delivered a host of outstanding performances, with numerous podium finishes and impressive personal bests. 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝗹 𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 led the charge with a 1st place finish in the 200m Breaststroke and a string of 2nd place finishes across multiple events. 𝗭𝗼ë 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 and 𝗚𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗮 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲 also shone brightly, each claiming victories and consistently placing among the top competitors. Strong performances from 𝗨𝘇𝗶𝗮𝗵 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗺𝘀𝗲, 𝗘𝘀𝗲𝘁𝗵𝘂 𝗠𝗮𝗯𝘂𝗹𝗮 and 𝗥𝗲𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗰𝗮 𝗖𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗻 further highlighted the depth and strength of our squad.

We now eagerly await the final team announcements, hopeful to see many of our talented athletes earn the opportunity to represent the District at the Provincial Trials in East London on 28 February – 𝘢 𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘱 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘫𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘺 𝘵𝘰𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘩 𝘈𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘚𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭𝘴 𝘛𝘦𝘢𝘮, 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘵𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘊𝘢𝘱𝘦 𝘛𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘈𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘭.

Several of our Union High School, Graaff-Reinet swimmers represented the school at the recent 𝗕 𝗔𝗚𝗘 𝗚𝗔𝗟𝗔, delivering a series of determined and encouraging performances across the various age groups.

Notable highlights included a superb 1st place finish for 𝗔𝗹𝘆𝘀𝘀𝗮 𝗧𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗽 in the Girls u16 50m Freestyle, along with strong podium finishes from 𝗭𝗼ë 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 and 𝗥𝗲𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗰𝗮 𝗖𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗻 and an excellent 1st place in the Girls 17 & Over 100m Breaststroke for 𝗘𝘀𝗲𝘁𝗵𝘂 𝗠𝗮𝗯𝘂𝗹𝗮. 𝗖𝗮𝘆𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗧𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘀𝗼𝗻 also impressed with multiple top 5 finishes in a highly competitive Boys u13 age group.

Beyond the podium, every Union swimmer contributed to a proud showing, with many achieving personal milestones and gaining valuable race experience.

Swimmers such as 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁, 𝗨𝘇𝗶𝗮𝗵 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗺𝘀𝗲, 𝗞𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝘁𝘁, 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗞𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗗𝗶𝘇𝗮 and 𝗚𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗮 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲 are to be commended for their dedication and willingness to give their best.

𝘞𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘦𝘥 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘰𝘭.

𝗔 𝘄𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝘀𝘄𝗶𝗺𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗴𝗮𝗹𝗮 unfolded between Volkskool and the Union Schools on Monday, 9 February, with races marked by respectful competition and steady enthusiasm from the spectators.

As if scripted to perfection, the heavens opened and rain poured down to beautifully cap off the event, creating a truly memorable and special moment for all swimmers, supporters and staff who shared in the experience.

Union High School’s 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟭 𝘁𝗼 𝟳 𝘀𝘄𝗶𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗻𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹-𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝘃𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆, finishing on a total of 525 points to Laer Volkskool’s 522.

Well done to both schools 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 to the day’s Victrix Ludorum, Union’s Taylor Jacobs and the Victor Ludorum, JJ van Schalkwyk (Laer Volkskool).

The high school events provided an exciting afternoon of competition with outstanding performances from both Union and Hoër Volkskool.

Volkskool emerged as the winners of this section, finishing with a total of 366 points, while Union followed closely behind on 317 points in a strong showing from our swimmers.

𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗱𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀, with Volkskool’s Kate-Lynn Kruger awarded Victrix Ludorum after an exceptional performance, while Union’s Ben Lemke claimed the Victor Ludorum title with 30 points.

It was especially rewarding to see both schools celebrating success, with each taking home a section win and top swimmer award on the day – 𝗮 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗲𝘁 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗮𝗹𝗮.

𝗦𝘄𝗶𝗺𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀 – both mentally and physically – and the added pressure of meeting qualifying times makes the journey even more challenging.

Progressing beyond district level requires unwavering commitment and countless hours of focused training in the pool.

𝘍𝘰𝘶𝘳 Union High School 𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘴, 𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳, 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘱𝘶𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘶𝘪𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦.

𝗪𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗱𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘄𝗶𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗔 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝘄𝗶𝗺𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀: Catie Davenport, Angelique Kyanda-Kaboza and Zoë Mills (Level 2), as well as Daniel Davenport (Level 3). Their long training sessions and relentless effort have truly paid off.

We are incredibly proud of each of you – 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘢𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘦.