Sport Results

Summer weather and happy learners made for a perfect start to the week as Union High School, Graaff-Reinet enjoyed its annual 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗛𝗢𝗨𝗦𝗘 𝗚𝗔𝗟𝗔 for its Grade 5 to 12 swimmers on Monday evening, 5 February.

The two houses entered into the spirit of the day and gave great support to all the swimmers and, after an evening of speedy swimming, a lot of effort and extraordinary Union spirit, 𝘿𝙖𝙡𝙮 𝙃𝙤𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙮 𝙘𝙧𝙤𝙬𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙮𝙚𝙖𝙧’𝙨 𝙬𝙞𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙨, with a total of 636 points, compared to Arnott’s commendable 562.

The Interhouse Gala holds a special place in our hearts as its always an event that’s filled with smiles, friendly rivalry and a strong sense of camaraderie among all those participating. Last night’s event only served to – once again – remind us of how fortunate we all are to be a part of such an incredible school community.

𝘞𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘧𝘦𝘭𝘵 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴, 𝘤𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘴, 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘧𝘧 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘶𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯 𝘶𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦.

Sport Results

Friday, 2 February, saw the Union Schools’ annual 𝗝𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗢𝗥 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗛𝗢𝗨𝗦𝗘 𝗔𝗧𝗛𝗟𝗘𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗦 𝗗𝗔𝗬 for Grade 1 to 7 learners being held.

The year-long rivalry between Arnott House (in blue) and Daly House (in red) was kicked off in fine style, as the young athletes gave it their all in various track and field events.

There were many proud moments and shared joy throughout the day, as the learners cheered on their classmates and showcased their athletic abilities.

𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 are in order for Arnott House, who clinched the victory with an impressive 1446 points, compared to Daly’s 1314 points.

𝘐𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴. 𝘎𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘫𝘰𝘣 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘵 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘢 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵.

First and foremost, we would like to extend our heartfelt congratulations to the following learners who set 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗢𝗥𝗗𝗦 in their respective events:

• Kim-Lynn Finnis: u/11 Girls’ 80m and 100m
• Taylor Jacobs: u/11 Girls’ 800m
• Raydon Hendricks: u/11 Boys’ 800m
• Ryonn Naude: u/12 Boys’ 800m
• Haley Krige: u/12 Girls’ 800m
• Angelique Kyanda-Kaboza: u/12 Girls’ High Jump
• Grant Murray: u/11 Boys’ Shotput

𝗜𝗻 𝗮𝗱𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗴𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻:

• 𝗥𝗮𝘆𝗱𝗼𝗻 𝗛𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗸𝘀, who competed in the Boys u/11 category, secured the first position in the 1200m event. He also set a new record in the 800m race and achieved second place in the 80m, 100m and long jump events.

• 𝗧𝗮𝘆𝗹𝗼𝗿 𝗝𝗮𝗰𝗼𝗯𝘀, a participant in the Girls u/11 category, not only broke the record in the 800m race but also secured the second position in the 1200m event. She demonstrated her versatility by achieving third place in the 100m, first place in the long jump and second place in shot put and 80m events.

• 𝗛𝗮𝘆𝗹𝗲𝘆 𝗞𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗲, competing in the Girls u/12 category, secured first place in the 1200m event and set a new record in the 800m race. She also achieved joint first place in the 150m event, third place in the 100m and high jump.

• 𝗔𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲 𝗞𝘆𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮-𝗞𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘇𝗮, participating in the Girls u/12 category, delivered an outstanding performance by securing first place in the 100m, long jump and shot put events. She also set a new record in the high jump and achieved second place in the 150m event.

• 𝗥𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗹 𝗪𝗲𝗻𝗵𝗮𝗺, competing in the Girls u/13 category, secured first place in the 1500m and 800m events. She also achieved second place in the 200m and 100m events, as well as third place in long jump.

• 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗲𝘆 𝗕𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗿, participating in the Girls u/13 category, secured first place in five different events: 100m, 200m, long jump, shot put and high jump.

• 𝗝𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗮𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘇, competing in the Boys u/13 category, claimed 1st place in the 100m, 200m, 800m, long jump and high jump. He also achieved second place in shot put.

𝘞𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵.

Sport Results

On Saturday, 3 February, Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s u/11A and u/13A cricket teams faced off against their counterparts from neighbouring school, Laer Volkskool Graaff-Reinet, in an exciting cricketing encounter.

In the 𝗨/𝟭𝟯𝗔 𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗖𝗛, Laer Volkskool won the toss and elected to bat first. Union’s bowlers delivered a stellar performance, bowling out the opposition for a total of 69 runs in 29 overs. A special mention goes to 𝗝𝗼𝘀𝗵𝘂𝗮 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹, who was awarded the well-deserved title of ‘Man of the Match’. Joshua bowled 7 overs (of which two were maiden overs) claiming 5 wickets for only 10 runs.

The Union team chased down the target in the 9th over with ease. Opening batsmen Jordan Maritz contributed 32 runs and Dante Mills, 10. The team’s collective efforts resulted in a victory for Union, winning the match by 8 wickets.

In the 𝗨/𝟭𝟭𝗔 𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗖𝗛, Union won the toss and elected to bat, posting a score of 99 runs. Laer Volkskool’s batting line-up struggled against Union’s bowling attack and were bowled out for 60 runs. Union secured a win by a margin of 39 runs.

𝘞𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘩 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭𝘴, 𝘤𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘧𝘧 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘴. 𝘐𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘧𝘶𝘯 𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘵 𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘴.

Sport Results

This past Saturday, 3 February, Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s u/15 and 1st XI cricket teams faced off against their counterparts from Cradock High School at home.

In the u/15 match, Union’s bowlers performed exceptionally well, bowling Cradock out for just 47 runs. The u/15 team quickly chased down the target, winning the match by 5 wickets. Leander Kraai was the standout player for Union, taking 5 wickets for just 20 runs in 6.2 overs. 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙪/15 𝙩𝙚𝙖𝙢 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙫𝙞𝙘𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮!

In the 1st XI match, Union won the toss and elected to field first.

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘢 𝘵𝘰𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘧 186 𝘳𝘶𝘯𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘥 50 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴. 𝘈𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘢 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘬 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘭𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘩, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘺.

An opening partnership of 100 runs between Yaseen Kazi and MS de Beer set a solid foundation for the team. Yaseen played an outstanding innings, scoring 60 runs off 95 balls. Tristan Hulleman was Union’s best bowler in the match, taking 3 wickets for just 4 runs in 2.5 overs. Yaseen Kazi was named the Player of the Match for his all-round performance, scoring 60 runs and taking 2 wickets in 10 overs for 30 runs. 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗯𝘆 𝟲 𝘄𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀. 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘁!

Overall, it was a successful day for the Union cricket teams, with both the u/15 and 1st XI securing victories. Well done to all the players!

Sport Results

The 2024 Founders’ Weekend Old Boys cricket matches at Union High School were – as always – a highlight on Union’s cricketing calendar, showcasing the talent and determination of the players.

In the 1st XI match, the Old Boys scored an impressive 329 for 6 wickets.

Despite their efforts, Union’s first team could not match the Old Boys’ score and ended up falling short by 142 runs. Yonela Wana and Shaakir Kazi were standout bowlers for Union, with Union’s Xavier Barlow leading the team of batsmen in scoring with 47 runs.

The 2nd XI match saw a similar story, with the Old Boys scoring 336 runs in the first innings and Josh Neill being hailed as Union’s best bowler with 62 runs and 2 wickets. Trystan Hulleman also put up a valiant effort for Union with 27 runs off 35 balls, but ultimately, the second team was all out for 118 runs in 19.3 overs.

In the u/15 match, the Old Boys batted first and scored 205 runs, but Union’s young team showed great potential and determination as they fell just short by 20 runs. John-Henry King was Union’s top scorer in the match, displaying immense talent that shines bright for the future of the school’s cricket team.

Overall, the matches were a testament to the skill and dedication of both Union High School’s current players and their esteemed Old Boys.

Sport Results

As the sun rose on Tuesday morning, 29 January, we knew it was going to be a stunning day for Union High School, Graaff-Reinet‘s annual 𝗦𝗘𝗡𝗜𝗢𝗥 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗛𝗢𝗨𝗦𝗘 𝗔𝗧𝗛𝗟𝗘𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗦 𝗗𝗔𝗬 – and it didn’t disappoint.

The Grade 8 to 12 Arnott and Daly athletes participated in their numbers and continued to run, jump and throw with gusto!

The following athletes must be commended on their 𝗢𝗨𝗧𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗡𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗠𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘𝗦:

𝗤𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗮 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗻 (u/15):

• 1st place in 400m with a time of 1:04.45s

• 2nd place in 100m

• 1st place in Long Jump

𝗢𝗻𝗶𝗸𝗮 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗷𝗶𝗲𝘀 (u/15):

• 1st place in 200m with a time of 32.16s

• 2nd place in 800m

• 3rd place in 400m

𝗡𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗠𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗮𝘆 (u/15):

• 1st place in 3 000m with an impressive time of 13:50.64

• 1st place in 800m and 1500m

• 3rd place in Long Jump

𝗞𝘆𝗹𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝗲𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗴 (u/17):

• 1st place in Shot Put, Discus and the 200m

𝗔𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗵 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗲 (u/17):

• 3rd place in 1 000m

• 6th place in 3 000m

• 3rd place in 1 500m

𝗞𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆𝗻 𝗧𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗽 (u/17):

• 1st place in Shot Put (7.92m)

• 1st place in 1 500m

𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗮 𝗕𝗼𝘂𝘄𝗲𝗿 (u/17):

• 1st place in High Jump and Long Jump

• 2nd place in 100m and 200m

𝗧𝗮𝗿𝗮 𝗙𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗿𝗮 (u/17):

• 1st place in Discus

• 2nd place in Shot Put and Javelin

𝗟𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗵-𝗔𝗻𝗻 𝗠𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗮𝘆 (u/17):

• 1st place in 3 000m and 200m

𝗕𝗲𝗻 𝗟𝗲𝗺𝗸𝗲 (u/17)

• 1st place in the 3000m and 800m

• 3rd in the 400m

𝗗𝘆𝗹𝗮𝗻 𝗞𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗱𝗼 (u/19):

• 1st place in High Jump

• 2nd place in Long Jump

• 3rd place in 100m, 200m, and 3 000m

𝗝𝗼𝘀𝗵𝘂𝗮 𝗦𝘄𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 (u/19):

• 1st place in 100m (11.51s) and Long Jump

𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗩𝗼𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 (u/19):

• 2nd place in 400m

• 3rd place in 3 000m and 200m

• 4th place in Shot Put and 800m

𝗝𝗼𝘆 𝗠𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱 (u/19):

• 1st place in 100m and 200m

• 2nd place in 3 000m and 800m

𝗘𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗵 (u/19):

• 1st place in 800m, 1 500m and 3 000m

𝗦𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗵 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗺𝗼𝘁 (u/19):

• 1st place in High Jump and Javelin

𝗧𝘆𝗿𝗮 𝗕𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝘆 (u/19):

• 1st place in 3 000m

• 2nd place in 800m

• 3rd place in 1 500m

𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗻 𝗖𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗿𝘀 (U/19):

• Dominated in throwing events with 1st place in Javelin, Discus and 2nd place in Shot Put

𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘳𝘢𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘦 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘵!

We also offer our sincere thanks to all parents, staff and members of the Union community who assisted on the day. 𝗪𝗲 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂!

(𝗣𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗘 𝗡𝗢𝗧𝗘: Trophy winners will be announced at the Summer Sports’ Awards Assembly later this year.)