Year: 2022

There was much excitement among the members of the 𝗞𝗡𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧𝗦 hockey team, after they walked off the AstroTurf on Wednesday afternoon, 10 September, as the very first victors of Union High School, Graaff-Reinet‘s 𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗠𝗜𝗘𝗥 𝗛𝗢𝗖𝗞𝗘𝗬 𝗖𝗨𝗣 (an internal competition).

The team – captained by Caytah-Leigh Koeberg and Soso Mroro – put forth a stellar effort all round to remain the only unbeaten team during the tournament. 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 the captains and their respective team members, Sarah Jacobs, Lisa Menos, Katelyn Trollip, Amy Waddelow, Ambesiwe Tokwe, Alex Short, Jade Slater, Elizabeth Houseman, Sinalo Khali, Zoë Mills, Brogan Koeberg, Sesethu Kotishini, Bukhobenkosi Nomatye, Ashley Shell and goalie Joy Merifield.

𝘉𝘳𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵

𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 𝗧𝗢 the following hockey players, who, based on their performance during Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s recent Premier Hockey Cup, were selected to participate in an off-season hockey training programme with Union’s 1st team hockey coach, Mr Calvin Beck.

𝘗𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘭𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳.

𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝟭𝟯 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘁 𝟭𝟲:𝟬𝟬, 𝗮𝘁 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻’𝘀 𝗔𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗧𝘂𝗿𝗳

𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 to junior rugby players, 𝗢𝘄𝗲𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝘅𝘁𝗼𝗻 and 𝗞𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘂 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗵, on being included in the EP rugby sides for two upcoming tournaments.
𝗢𝘄𝗲𝗻 will represent the Eastern Province u/12 side at the Southern Regional Tournament being played from 29 September to 1 October in Riversdale, while 𝗞𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘂 will represent the province as part of the u/13 EP Sevens squad at the Earl Hill Coastal Sevens Tournament being contested on 16 and 17 September in Kareedouw.
𝘞𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘭𝘶𝘤𝘬