๐๐ผ๐ป๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐๐น๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ to the following Union High School chess players on their selection to represent the Sarah Baartman District:
๐๐ฎ๐พ๐๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ต๐บ๐ฒ๐ฑ (B Team, U12 Boys), ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ป๐ธ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ฎ๐ป (A Team, U12 Girls), ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ต (A Team, U16 Boys), ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ป๐ผ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป (B Team, U16 Boys), ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ฒ ๐ง๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ (A Team, U16 Girls), ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฎ ๐๐น๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฒ (A Team, U18 Girls) and ๐๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ฎ ๐ก๐๐น๐ผ๐ป๐๐ถ (A Team, U18).
Congratulations to ๐ ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฒ๐น ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐, ๐๐ต๐๐ฒ๐๐ถ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฐ๐ต, who were selected to represent the Karoo U12 rugby team at the EP Sub-Union Tournament, which also served as the EP trials.
The tournament was held at Marlow Agricultural High School on 14 and 15 August.
Union High School is very proud of Grade 9 learner ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฎ, a member of the Graaff-Reinet Scouts, who was recently selected to attend the ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฃ๐๐ง๐จ (๐ฃ๐ฎ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐น ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐จ๐ป๐ถ๐) ๐๐ป๐ป๐๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฒ in Pietermaritzburg.
For Aidan, this achievement is an important step towards a goal he has held since joining Scouts – ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ฏ๐ผ๐ธ ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐. In recognition of completing the course, he received the distinctive red PLTU scarf and white woggle, as well as a commemorative badge which he may proudly wear on his school blazer.
A wonderful way to end the season as our junior hockey girls enjoyed a great encounter against our visiting friends from Collegiate Junior School for Girls.
๐ช๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ก๐ to the U11A side on their 4-2 victory, while the U13B side went down 3-0.
๐๐ผ๐ป๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐๐น๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐จ๐ญ๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ, who finished off their season with a 2-1 victory.
A very special congratulations to ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ถ, ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ and ๐๐ฎ๐น๐น๐๐บ ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฏ๐ on reaching the milestone of 50 caps for Unionโs 1st XI!
What an achievement and a wonderful reflection of the dedication and passion they have shown to Union cricket.
Well done to Union High School Grade 7 learner ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป who has earned herself a place in the Eastern Province Archery Team.
๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ณ๐ผ๐น๐น๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ฃ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐บ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ๐, where she claimed first place in the 2D division for primary school girls, scoring an impressive 266/300 and was also named the overall winner of the division.
She followed this with another strong performance in the bullseye division, finishing second among the primary school girls with 262/300.
๐๐ผ๐ป๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐๐น๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐, ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ! We are very proud of you and wish you everything of the best for Nationals.
โข Union’s 1st Girls’ Junior team drew their singles 3-3 and lost doubles 3-0, and the 2nd team lost 4-2 singles and 2-1 doubles.
โข The 1st Boys’ Junior team went up against a strong team losing 6-0 singles and 3-0 doubles
Thank you to every player for the effort and sportsmanship you showed on and off the courts. Days like these are about so much more than the final scores.
Union High Schoolโs 1st XI opened their season against Victoria Park High School with a convincing T20 victory on Friday.
Union posted 157 runs before a disciplined bowling performance secured a 78-run win.
๐๐ฎ๐ฝ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐น-๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐, scoring 45 runs and taking three wickets for just three runs.
The match also marked a special milestone for Yaaseen as he reached 150 wickets for Unionโs 1st XI – ๐ข ๐ง๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ค๐ฉ๐ช๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ง๐ญ๐ฆ๐ค๐ต๐ด ๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด๐ช๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐บ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ต๐ณ๐ช๐ฃ๐ถ๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฆ๐ข๐ฎ.
Union High School lost the toss, and Victoria Park High School elected to bat first. They were bowled out for 170. A standout moment in the field was a superb catch by Salmaan Steel in only his second appearance for the First XI. Unfortunately, several dropped catches throughout the innings proved costly and allowed the opposition to add valuable runs.
In reply, Union High School fought hard in pursuit of the target but fell just 6 runs short. While there were positive contributions, the innings highlighted the importance of valuing our wickets, building partnerships, and taking responsibility in key moments of the chase.
Standout Performer: Richard Murray, who played an excellent innings of 72 runs.
Overall, the day produced one convincing victory in the T20 format and a narrow defeat in the 50-over match. There were many positives to take from both games, while the 50-over fixture also provided valuable lessons as we continue to develop as a team.
White Cap presented to Salmaan Steele
Ahead of the first match of the season against Victoria Park, ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐น๐บ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฆ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ was proudly presented with his white cap as a member of Union High School, Graaff-Reinetโs 1st XI cricket team.
A special moment for Salmaan, marking the start of an exciting new chapter in his cricket journey.
On Saturday, 8 August we were pleased to recognise a special milestone for five of our Union High School, Graaff-Reinet 1st team hockey players.
Ahead of the #Interschools2026 match against Hoรซr Volkskool, Headmaster Mr William Pringle and coach Mr Calvin Beck presented the girls with certificates to mark the occasion. ๐ ๐ถ๐๐ต๐ฎ ๐ก๐ฒ๐๐๐ผ๐ป, ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐น๐ถ ๐ฉ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ and ๐๐ฒ๐ถ๐ด๐ต-๐๐ป๐ป ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ have each reached ๐ญ๐ฑ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ for the 1st team, while ๐๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฆ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ and ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐น๐๐ป ๐ง๐ฟ๐ผ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ฝ have reached ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐.
Behind each of those numbers are many practices, matches, early mornings and hours spent together on the turf. ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ ๐น๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ณ๐น๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ถ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ and to Union hockey over the years.
Grade 12 100+ cap plaques
On Tuesday our five Grade 12 hockey players were awarded their ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ฌ+ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฝ ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐พ๐๐ฒ๐ in the Derek Light Technical Area at the Union High School, Graaff-Reinet AstroTurf – a special tradition reserved for players who complete their Union hockey careers having represented the school in more than 100 first-team matches.
For these girls, ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ป๐๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ ๐ฎ ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ณ – of practices and early mornings, long trips and tough matches, friendships, lessons, victories and disappointments and the privilege of pulling on their Union kit time and again.
Together, they are affectionately known within the team as the ๐๐ถ๐ด ๐ฑ – five girls who have shared so much of their Union hockey journey alongside one another and who now leave their names and numbers together at the AstroTurf they have called home.
Captain Leigh-Ann is ending her school hockey career on an extraordinary 162 caps – ๐บ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐บ๐ผ๐๐-๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ต๐ผ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ถ๐ป ๐จ๐ป๐ถ๐ผ๐ปโ๐ ๐ต๐ถ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐.
๐ช๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ก๐ to our 1st team hockey girls on claiming a 2-0 victory over Volkskool at Interschools 2026!
This was a proper Interschools Match. Volkskool came ready to fight, and they made us work for every single minute. It was physical, intense and everything an Interschools should be.
We dominated most of the game, created countless opportunities and earned short corners, but we lacked patience inside the D and rushed chances that deserved more composure. Then came the breakthrough.
A cynical tackle gave us a penalty stroke, and Katelyn Trollip stepped up and delivered.1โ0 UHS.
The second half tested us. It was physical, emotional and tough, but our girls stayed together. We earned another stroke but couldn’t convert it. Misha Newton showed incredible composure to create an opportunity, following a simple clearing error from Volkskool, we capitalized and found the back of the net with another field goal. 2-0 UHS
Five consecutive Interschools victories. First Team girls, five in a row.
You are now part of something bigger than yourselves. You are part of the UHS Hockey legacy.
Thank you for making me proud. Thank you for making Union proud. And thank you for showing everyone what it means to play for the badge.
Other results:
This victory isn’t just about the First Team.
U14A won 8โ0. Second Team won 2โ1. U16A fought bravely, going down 0โ1. The U/11A put in an excellent display, securing a convincing 5โ1 victory. The U/13B played out a tight and disciplined match, finishing with a 0โ0 draw. The U/13A were involved in another closely fought encounter, narrowly losing 1โ2.
To every girl who put on that Union Jersey this weekend โWe am proud of you.โ
You stood on that field carrying more than a stick and a ball.
You played for your teammates. You played for your school. And you played to make the badge proud.
๐๐ฒ๐ถ๐ด๐ต-๐๐ป๐ป ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ – 162 caps
