Category: Sport Results

Sport Results

Last week, at the start of the March school holiday, the Union Schools’ u/11A rugby team took part in the annual 𝗔𝗹𝗮𝗻 𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗛𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘆 & 𝗥𝘂𝗴𝗯𝘆 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 hosted by Clarendon Park Primary School in Gqeberha.

𝘈𝘭𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘦𝘵𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘊𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘰𝘯, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘭𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘥𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘣𝘺 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘸𝘰 𝘥𝘳𝘢𝘸𝘴, 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘴.

The team’s resilience was clearly evident as they bounced back from the initial loss, gaining confidence and building strong cohesion, which ultimately led to improved performances throughout the festival.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱-𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀: a challenging 29-5 loss against Clarendon, convincing wins of 14-0 against CPPS invitation and 24-7 against Summerwood, hard-fought draws of 7-7 against Herbert Hurd and 12-12 against Charlo, and a narrow, but well-deserved, 12-10 victory over Lillyfontein.

𝙒𝙚𝙡𝙡 𝙙𝙤𝙣𝙚, 𝙗𝙤𝙮𝙨!

Sport Results

Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s u/13A hockey side participated in the annual 𝗔𝗹𝗮𝗻 𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗛𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘆 & 𝗥𝘂𝗴𝗯𝘆 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 hosted by Clarendon Park Primary School over a span of three days last week.

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙖𝙡 𝙛𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙖 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙗𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙛𝙪𝙡𝙡 𝙛𝙞𝙚𝙡𝙙 𝙖𝙣𝙙 7-𝙖-𝙨𝙞𝙙𝙚 𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙨, 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙫𝙞𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙮𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙖 𝙙𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙚 𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙮𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙨.

In their first match, the Union team defeated Herbert Hurd with an impressive score of 4-0. The team continued their winning streak in the 7-a-side match against Summerwood, securing a 3-0 victory.

In a highly competitive full-field match against Westering, Union managed to secure a hard-fought draw with a score of 0-0.

𝘋𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘳𝘢𝘸, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮’𝘴 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘵𝘦 𝘢𝘵 𝘢 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩 𝘭𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭.

The team then faced a challenging 7-a-side match against Stirling, where they fought valiantly but unfortunately lost with a score of 2-4. In another full-field match, the Union girls faced tough competition from Hudson Park and suffered a 0-2 loss.

Continuing their full-field matches, the team faced Clarendon Park and experienced a close defeat with a score of 0-1. In the subsequent 7-a-side match against Hudson Park, Union faced a strong opponent and lost with a score of 3-1.

Despite these setbacks, the team displayed their resilience and determination in the 7-a-side match against St Georges, securing an impressive victory with a score of 10-0.

However, in their final full-field match against Stirling, the team suffered another 0-4 loss.

Ending the festival on a positive note, the team secured a well-deserved victory with a score of 3-1 in the final 7-a-side match against Clarendon Park.

Overall, participating in the Alan Lones Hockey & Rugby Festival provided the young Union side with valuable experience early in the season. The team’s performance throughout the festival demonstrated their commitment to continuous improvement and highlighted areas for growth.

𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹-𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝘂𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀.

Sport Results

The past Friday, 16 March, was a day filled with excitement and determination as Union High School’s senior rugby players travelled to Makhanda to participate in the annual Graeme Day.

The u/16A team kicked off the day’s proceedings with a challenging match against Daniël Pienaar. Despite their best efforts, the Union side faced a tough defeat with a score of 36-5. However, this match served as a valuable learning experience, highlighting key areas for improvement that will undoubtedly contribute to their future success.

The main event of the day for the Union supporters featured Union’s 1st XV rugby team taking on the formidable Daniël Pienaar side.

The game started off on a promising note, with Union displaying great skill and determination in the first quarter. Unfortunately, a quick turnover by Daniël Pienaar led to their first try, setting the tone for the rest of the match. While Union had opportunities to score tries, luck was not on their side.

At halftime, the score stood at 6-19 in favour of Daniël Pienaar. Despite the wind at their backs in the second half, Union struggled to put points on the board, while their opponents continued to capitalize on their chances. The final score of the game was 6-48 in favour of Daniël Pienaar.

Although the outcome may not have been what Union High School desired, there were many positive aspects to take away from the match. The team showed great tenacity and resilience, and their performance serves as a valuable learning experience moving forward.

With a festival on the horizon this weekend, there is much anticipation and excitement for the future matches to come.

Sport Results

Union tennis player John-Henry King represented the u/15 Eastern Cape Schools Tennis Team at the 𝗦𝗬𝗡𝗘𝗥𝗚𝗬 𝗖𝗨𝗣 (𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘩 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘷𝘴 𝘞𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦, 𝘉𝘰𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘕𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘊𝘢𝘱𝘦), contested in Cape Town this weekend.

𝘑𝘰𝘩𝘯-𝘏𝘦𝘯𝘳𝘺 𝘨𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘪𝘮𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘪𝘯 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘩 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘦𝘴’ 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘰𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘴’ 𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘪𝘮.

Sport Results

Our 1st senior hockey girls participated in the annual 𝗚𝗥𝗘𝗚 𝗕𝗘𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗛𝗢𝗖𝗞𝗘𝗬 𝗙𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗔𝗟 in East London over the weekend.

vs Clarendon Girls’ High School: 0 – 0
vs Hoërskool Sasolburg: 2 – 1
vs Duineveld: 1 – 0
vs Witteberg: 2 – 1

Sport Results

Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s junior hockey girls enjoyed a fantastic start to their season with impressive results against DSG in Makhanda.

The 𝗨/𝟭𝟯𝗖 side put on a captivating performance, gaining confidence as the match progressed, and emerged victorious with a score of 3-0. 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗲 to goal scorers Mellissa Marais (2) and Luphiwo Maloyi (1).

The 𝗨/𝟭𝟯𝗕 side treated the spectators to a wonderful display of hockey and secured a well-deserved win with a score of 1-0. 𝘊𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘢𝘭 𝘨𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮!

In a fast-paced 𝗨/𝟭𝟯𝗔 match, Union’s defense did a stellar job holding the DSG side at bay during the first half. Captain Miley Burger, supported by her teammates, scored the first goal of the match just 10 seconds before halftime. DSG responded strongly in the second half, scoring two quick goals. With just 6 seconds left on the clock, Union’s Logan Marais delighted the Union supporters by scoring a goal, resulting in a thrilling 2-all draw.

𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘨𝘪𝘳𝘭𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴! 𝘞𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘥𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯.

A special thank you to DSG for graciously hosting our teams

Sport Results

Congratulations to Union High School, Graaff-Reinet cricketer Leander Kraai who was acknowledged during a recent assembly for a stellar performance in a match against Cradock High School, during which he claimed 𝟱 𝗪𝗜𝗖𝗞𝗘𝗧𝗦 in 6.2 overs, conceding only 20 runs.

Sport Results

𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 to Grade 6 learner 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗮 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗴 (Union’s top-seeded junior girls’ tennis player) who, alongside her u/12 team, emerged victorious at the Synergy Cup, a prestigious interprovincial tournament held in Cape Town over the last few days.

𝙍𝙚𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙀𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙣 𝘾𝙖𝙥𝙚, 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙚𝙖𝙢 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙮𝙚𝙙 𝙚𝙭𝙘𝙚𝙥𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙨𝙠𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙚𝙖𝙢𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠, 𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙪𝙢𝙥𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨.

They secured an impressive win against the Boland Cavaliers with a score of 60-36, defeated Cape Town (Western Province) with a score of 54-42, and dominated the Northern Cape team with a score of 69-27, ultimately clinching the championship title.

𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘢 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭-𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺!

Sport Results

On Tuesday morning, 5 March, a group of 11 swimmers from Union Preparatory School, Graaff-Reinet and Union High School, Graaff-Reinet proudly represented the Karoo at the annual Inter-Districts Gala held at DSG in Makhanda.

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴, 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘵’𝘴 𝘴𝘸𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭𝘴’ 𝘴𝘸𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘴.

Despite the fierce competition in all 60 events, the Karoo swimmers displayed unwavering determination and gave their best in every race.

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙝𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙖𝙙𝙙𝙚𝙧, 𝙢𝙚𝙙𝙡𝙚𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙛𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙮𝙡𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙖𝙮 𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙚𝙨, 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙨𝙬𝙞𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙖𝙜𝙚 𝙜𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙥𝙨 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙚𝙩𝙚𝙙.

𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 to the Karoo team for their outstanding performance, securing victory with a total of 425 points. Albany came in a close second with 414 points, and Amathole claimed third place with 268 points.

𝘞𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘸𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘵. 𝘞𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘧𝘦𝘭𝘵 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘥𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯.

Several of our Union Schools’ junior swimmers were placed in the Top 3 of their respective events and being rewarded with medals:

𝗧𝗮𝘆𝗹𝗼𝗿 𝗝𝗮𝗰𝗼𝗯𝘀 earned a gold medal in the Girls’ u/11 50m Freestyle event, a silver medal in the 50m Butterfly event and another gold medal in the 50m Backstroke event.

𝘕𝘰𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘺, 𝘛𝘢𝘺𝘭𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘦𝘵 𝘢 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘪𝘳𝘭𝘴 𝘶/11 50𝘮 𝘉𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘬𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘧 39.21 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘴 – 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳-𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝘨𝘢𝘭𝘢 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘶/9, 𝘶/10 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘶/11 50𝘮 𝘉𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘬𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴.

𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝗹 𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 claimed a silver medal in both the u/11 50m Freestyle and 50m Butterfly events.

𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗠𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗮𝘆 secured bronze medals in both the Boys u/11 50m Freestyle and 50m Backstroke events.

𝗧𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗻 𝗡𝗮𝘂𝗱é earned a well-deserved bronze medal in the u/9 50m Freestyle event.

𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 earned a bronze medal in the u/10 50m Backstroke event.

𝗚𝗲𝗺𝗺𝗮 𝗠𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗮𝘆 emerged victorious in the Girls’ u/10 50m Butterfly event, earning a well-deserved gold medal. She also claimed the silver in the Girls’ u/10 Backstroke event.

𝘞𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘭𝘭! 

Sport Results

On Friday, 1 March, Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s u/13A team faced off against Summerwood Primary School at the Botanics Sports Grounds.

𝙐𝙣𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙬𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙤𝙨𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙖𝙩 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩.

With a collective effort from Union’s batters, they were able to accumulate a respectable total of 80 runs. The bowlers from Union displayed their brilliance, with Ryonn Naudé taking 2 crucial wickets.

𝘏𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳, 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘯𝘢𝘪𝘭-𝘣𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘩, 𝘚𝘶𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘸𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘣𝘢𝘭𝘭, 𝘥𝘦𝘧𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘣𝘺 2 𝘸𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘵𝘴.

The following day, on Saturday, 2 March, Union once again found themselves batting first after losing the toss.

𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚, 𝙞𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙅𝙤𝙨𝙝 𝙆𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙮𝙚𝙙 𝙖 𝙥𝙞𝙫𝙤𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙧𝙤𝙡𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙞𝙣𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨, 𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙖𝙣 𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙨𝙘𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙤𝙛 53.

Union managed to post a total of 112 runs. In yet another nail-biting finish, Summerwood emerged victorious once again, this time with 6 wickets and 7 balls remaining. Murray Hope stood out as the top performer among Union’s bowlers, taking 2 important wickets.

Over the weekend, Union’s u/11A cricketers wrapped up their season with matches against a visiting Summerwood Primary School.

In the Pro20 match on Friday, Summerwood won the toss and chose to bat first. Union’s bowling performance was exceptional, displaying discipline and making it challenging for the opposing batsmen to score runs. They bowled Summerwood out for a total of 79 runs. 𝗘𝗱𝘄𝗶𝗻 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗺𝗲𝘀, 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘆𝘂 𝗞𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗿𝗼 and 𝗨𝘁𝗵𝗺𝗮𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗲 each took two wickets. 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗠𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗮𝘆, despite not taking any wickets, proved to be the most economical bowler, conceding only 5 runs in his 4 overs.

𝘼𝙛𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙖 𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙙𝙧𝙞𝙯𝙯𝙡𝙚, 𝙐𝙣𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙛𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙡𝙮 𝙩𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚. Although they lost wickets early on, 𝗘𝗱𝘄𝗶𝗻 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗺𝗲𝘀 and 𝗦𝗶𝗺𝗼 𝗠𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗮 steadied the ship with a partnership of 35 runs. Edwin Holmes then formed another crucial partnership with 𝗨𝘁𝗵𝗺𝗮𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗲 (scoring 25 runs off 20 balls), which ultimately shifted the game in Union’s favor. Edwin Holmes emerged as the top scorer, contributing 36 runs off 28 balls and was awarded the Man of the Match. Union secured victory with 5 wickets in hand.

In the 30-over match on Saturday, Union won the toss and elected to bat first. While all the batsmen showed promise, a lack of concentration led to their downfall, resulting in the loss of wickets. Edwin Holmes made a valiant effort but struggled as wickets fell around him. Union was bowled out for a total of 49 runs. Despite the low target, Union’s bowlers gave their best to defend it. Edwin Holmes, Uthmaan Steele and Sintayu Kaitro each took two wickets. However, Summerwood managed to secure a victory by 4 wickets.

𝘖𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘭, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘶/11𝘈 𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘺 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦!