Perfect tennis-playing weather set the stage for ๐ฎ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ณ๐๐น ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ผ๐ณ ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ as our junior tennis girls took on a visiting Balmoral Girls’ Primary School side in Saturday, 25 October.
๐๐ผ๐ป๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐๐น๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ to our team on their 13 – 5 victory!
A big ๐ง๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ to Balmoral Primary for making the trip and sharing in a great day of tennis!
Our U11A team were narrowly beaten by Laer Volkskool, losing by just 4 runs in a tight contest.
Volkskool scored 81/4 in 20 overs, with wickets shared by Iminathi Sididi (2), Kevin de Klerk, and Mark Copeman.
Union replied with 77/7, Micheal Maritz top-scoring with 18 (35).
UHS U13A team delivered a dominant performance to claim a 159-run victory.
Batting first, Union posted 215/3, led by a brilliant 122 (66) from Dante Mills and 60 (47) by Josh Kingwill.
Volkskool were bowled out for 56, with Josh Kingwill (3-5), Nathaneal Phillip (3-12), and Sintayu Kaitro (2-5) starring with the ball.
A special milestone was achieved today as Josh Kingwill surpassed 1000 runs as an U13 cricketer over the past two years, a remarkable achievement.
Union U11A claimed a solid 47-run win over Cradock Primary.
Union posted 99/2, with Mark Copeman (34)* and Ben Wormald (32) building a key partnership.
Cradock were bowled out for 52, as Mark Copeman (4/8), Liam Raath (2/2) and Kevin de Klerk (2/10) starred with the ball.
A superb all-round team performance!
Union U/13A claimed a convincing 100-run win over Cradock.
Edwin Holmes (45*), Dante Mills (38), and Kari Stern (24) guided Union to 149/6.
Cradock were bowled out for 49, with Nathaneal Phillips (3/9) and Josh Kingwill (2/5) leading the attack.
A dominant all-round performance from Union!
Congratulations to the following players on their selection to the U/17 Karoo Team!
These players will represent Karoo in the upcoming match against Winterberg on Thursday, as part of the Midland Team. The team will go on to compete against Kouga and Albany on 31 October and 1 November 2025.
Venue: Union High School
Selected Players:
Our learners participated in Hoรซr Volkskoolโs very first ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ๐ผ ๐รถ๐ฟ๐ณ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐น๐ฎ๐ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ today – and what a fun-filled afternoon it was!
The day saw athletes from Union, Volkskool, Asherville, Gill and Spandau give it their all in a variety of relay races, from the fast-paced 4x100m to the challenging 4x400m events.
While we might not have taken the overall win – with Volkskool finishing first on 73 points and Union close behind on 65 points – we certainly made our presence known, filling the lanes with Union spirit and determination!
๐ ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐๐ผ๐๐ ๐ด๐ผ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ our mixed u/16 & u/18 boysโ team who stormed to victory in both the 4x100m and 4x400m relays, delivering truly spectacular performances!
Even our staff members joined in on the fun, taking part in one of the events and adding plenty of laughter to the day.
A huge ๐ช๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ก๐ to every Union athlete who participated! ๐๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ข ๐ฃ๐ช๐จ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฌ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐๐ฐรซ๐ณ ๐๐ฐ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ด๐ฌ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ญ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ด๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ด๐ถ๐ค๐ฉ ๐ข ๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐ต๐ข๐ด๐ต๐ช๐ค ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ญ-๐ฐ๐ณ๐จ๐ข๐ฏ๐ช๐ด๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต – ๐ธ๐ฆโ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ญ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐บ ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฌ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ธ๐ข๐ณ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐น๐ต ๐บ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณโ๐ด ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ข๐บ๐ด!
We are incredibly proud of our young u/13A cricketers who were recently ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ค๐ฐ๐จ๐ฏ๐ช๐ด๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ช๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต๐ด๐ต๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ข๐ค๐ฉ๐ช๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ด ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ง๐ช๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฅ.
โข ๐๐ฑ๐๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐น๐บ๐ฒ๐ received the match ball after an exceptional bowling performance, taking 6 wickets for just 11 runs, including a hat-trick against Graeme College!
โข ๐๐ผ๐๐ต ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐๐ถ๐น๐น impressed with the bat, scoring a phenomenal 112 runs off 84 balls against Elkanah House.
โข ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ ๐ฆ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป showed great determination and skill with an unbeaten 55 not out against Graeme College.
๐๐ฆ๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ!
Union High School recently participated in a two-day cricket fixture against St Andrewโs High School, with both the U15 and 1st XI teams in action. The matches were played in good spirit, offering both teams valuable experience
U15 MATCH REPORT
Union High Schoolโs U15 team bowled first, with St Andrewโs posting a commanding total of 352 runs in their first innings. Despite the pressure, Khewzi delivered an outstanding bowling performance, finishing with figures of:
Well done, Khewzi, on an exceptional display of bowling skill and perseverance.
Union Highโs batting line-up struggled against a disciplined St Andrewโs bowling attack, being bowled out for 22 runs in the first innings and 47 runs in the second. St Andrewโs U15 team secured victory by an innings and 283 runs.
1st XI MATCH REPORT
Union High Schoolโs 1st XI captain, Yaaseen Kazi, won the toss and elected to bat first. The team posted a total of 134 all out, with Leander Kraai top-scoring with a well-played 44 runs.
In response, St Andrewโs were bowled out for 79 runs, thanks to a disciplined bowling effort. The best bowling performance came with figures of 4 wickets for 28 runs Yaaseen Kazi.
In the second innings, Union High batted positively, reaching a lead of 255 runs before declaring. Captain Yaaseen Kazi led from the front with a fine innings of 90 runs, narrowly missing out on a well-deserved century. He also contributed with the ball, picking up 2 wickets.
The match concluded as a winning draw in Union High Schoolโs favour, thanks to an excellent all-round performance by the 1st XI.
Summary of Highlights:
Well done to all players for their commitment and sportsmanship throughout the fixture. Special congratulations to Khewzi and Yaaseen Kazi for their standout performances.
Union High School won the toss and elected to bat first in what promised to be a competitive T20 fixture against Marlow. Union posted a total of 125 runs in their allotted 20 overs, with top-order batsman Yaaseen Kazi leading the charge, scoring a well-constructed 44 runs off 31 deliveries. He was well-supported by Sibabalwe, who contributed 17 runs off 16 balls in a crucial middle-order partnership.
Marlowโs bowlers maintained pressure throughout the innings, restricting Union to a modest total on a decent batting surface.
In response, Marlow faced early pressure, losing quick wickets within the first three overs. However, a composed middle-order partnership steadied their innings, allowing them to rebuild and chase down the target. Marlow eventually secured victory by 5 wickets, showing depth and resilience in their batting lineup.
Despite the result, Unionโs standout performer was once again Yaaseen Kazi, who not only impressed with the bat but also delivered an exceptional spell with the ball, finishing with figures of 4 overs, 1 wicket for just 12 runs. His disciplined bowling earned him recognition as Unionโs Best Bowler of the match.
The 2025 Cape Schools Festival started on Saturday, 4 October and concluded on Tuesday, 7 October, with 12 schools from the Western Cape, Eastern Cape and Free State attending.
The first two days were played under a one-day, two innings format, in which 120 overs were played over the whole day.ย Days three and four were standard 50-over fixtures.
Selborne won the toss in a declaration match and elected to bat first, posting a commanding 350 runs.
Standout Performances:
Excellent efforts from both players in a challenging encounter.
As the boys took to the field for their first ๐๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐น๐’ ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐น๐ฏ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ด๐ฒ, we celebrated Trystanโs ๐ฑ๐ฌ๐๐ต ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฝ for Union High Schoolโs 1st XI – a well-deserved achievement and a moment to cherish.
Union won the toss and batted first, scoring 298 all out. Unfortunately, six dropped catches in the field proved costly.
Bowling Highlights:
Union batted first, scoring 110 runs. Wynberg responded with aggressive intent, chasing the target in just 10.4 overs with 9 wickets in hand. A tough result, but a valuable learning experience for the team.
St Andrewโs won the toss and batted first, scoring 315 runs.
Union, in reply, were bowled out for 138, resulting in a 177-run loss.
Trystan Hulleman was the top wicket-taker for Union High School during the Cape Schools Festival โ a remarkable achievement. Congratulations, Trystan!
Union High School Grade 6 learner ๐ง๐ฎ๐๐น๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฏ๐ proudly represented the Eastern Cape Elephants at the Synergy Tennis Tournament held in Cradock this past weekend.
๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ด๐ข๐ธ ๐ต๐ฆ๐ข๐ฎ๐ด ๐ง๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฎ ๐๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฆ ๐๐ต๐ข๐ต๐ฆ, ๐๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฏ ๐๐ข๐ฑ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฏ ๐๐ข๐ฑ๐ฆ ๐๐ญ๐ฐ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ฆ๐น๐ค๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ช๐ด.
Taylor and her team finished as runners-up in their age group, narrowly missing out on the top spot to the EC Aloes after impressive wins over both the Northern Cape and Free State teams.
๐ง๐ฎ๐๐น๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐บ๐ถ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ played over the two days – a truly outstanding achievement!