Category: Sport Results

Schools who attended included Gill, Cradock, Volkskool, Marlow as well as a group of home-schoolers.

The high standard of swimming at this event continues to amaze 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗱𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘄𝗶𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀.

As always, competition was fierce in all events – 104 in total – but Union’s swimmers never gave in, giving their best in all their races.

The day’s climax saw all age groups racing in relays. It was an incredibly close competition and thoroughly enjoyable to watch as a spectator.

Union High School is so 𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗬 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗨𝗗 of all our swimmers who committed and gave their time to swim for their school and would like to thank them for their stellar efforts.

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It was a wonderful afternoon for our players and we were very impressed by the sportsmanship and camaraderie shown by all those participating.

Union won the fixture overall by 12 matches to 0.

𝗪𝗘𝗟𝗟 𝗗𝗢𝗡𝗘!

On Wednesday evening, 9 February, Union High School’s much-anticipated 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗛𝗢𝗨𝗦𝗘 𝗚𝗔𝗟𝗔 was held in perfect conditions.

Competition between the two houses was keen throughout the evening, and the air was filled with excitement and spirit as the swimmers cheered for their respective houses and peers.

At the end of the evening, 𝘿𝙖𝙡𝙮 𝙣𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙤𝙬𝙡𝙮 𝙘𝙡𝙖𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙣, with 490 points to Arnott’s 476.

There were events for swimmers from u/12 through to Open and it was wonderful to see so many swimmers participating.

The open boys’ and girls’ events produced some exciting finishes which were lovely to watch.

The 2022 matrics ended the gala off on a high note with a fun relay.

Well done to all the swimmers who took to the water (especially those who had to find their costumes at the bottom of their cupboards), as well as to the staff for all their hard work.

• 𝘍𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘴𝘰𝘰𝘯

Visit https://www.facebook.com/unionhighschool to view photographs of this event.

We look forward to an exciting Interschools clash against Volkskool next week, on Wednesday, 16 February.

The day saw 40-over matches being contested between Union’s u/15 cricketers and their dads/Old Boys at the Botanics Sports Grounds, Union’s 3rd team and Old Boys at Hoër Volkskool and Union’s 2nd team and Old Boys on Union’s Puttick Field, with a 50-over match being played on Union’s Minnaar field between Union’s 1st team and the Old Boys.

The matches were played in buoyant spirit with a number of festive “20-somethings” bringing lots of banter and great fun. In the end, the four Old Boys’ teams managed to edge out their younger opponents in their respective encounters.

As the matches are not only about what happens on the cricket pitch, but the fun had on the sidelines and afterwards, 𝙬𝙚’𝙙 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙚𝙭𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙙 𝙖 𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙛𝙪𝙡 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙠𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙊𝙡𝙙 𝘽𝙤𝙮𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙/𝙤𝙧 𝘿𝙖𝙙𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙥𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙞𝙩 𝙨𝙪𝙘𝙝 𝙖 𝙢𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙜𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨.

The annual prizegiving ceremony was held in the Tony Burrell Union that same evening, after the day’s play. (𝘔𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘍𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵.)

We trust that the Old Boys are looking forward to a period of recovery until next year’s game. Hope to see you there!

Those taking to the field for the Old Girls were a mix of alumnae joined by current and past teachers Hetma Holmes, Amor Mey and Sandia Barnard. There were even two Union dads – Mark Shires and Coert Vorster – pitting their skill against that of the 1st team girls.

While some of the Old Girls who played are a regular fixture at our school, such as Suzanne Marais, Chanzelle Heunis and Diane Murray, we were especially privileged to welcome back to the high school’s campus Sulette (née Damons) Kotzee, Class of 2007, for the match, as well as more recent alumna, Donné Marais, Jenna McNaughton, Laeticia Theron, Micaela Harris, Kiah Hoffman, Marche Green and Lauren Rose-Innes.

An added element of fun was sisters Jade (now an Old Girl) and Chloe Shires, who plays for Union’s 1st team, competing against each other on the field.

All of this contributed to a great atmosphere around the Union High School AstroTurf.

The game was a fiercely competitive one, which saw the Old Girls’ giving it their all to obtain a 6-4 victory.

“Education is important, but, moments like these are as well,” commented the event’s organiser Jennifer Hope. “Such a great day to be a Union alumna.”

𝘞𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘥. 𝘐𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘭𝘺 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘰𝘰𝘯!