Day: 17 Feb 2023

Sport Results

A large number of Union swimmers participated in the annual 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗦𝗖𝗛𝗢𝗢𝗟𝗦 𝗦𝗪𝗜𝗠𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗚𝗔𝗟𝗔 against Volkskool, held at the Union High School, Graaff-Reinet swimming pool on Tuesday evening, 14 February.

The event saw Union’s swimmers from Grade 1 through to Grade 12 give their utmost best, filling the lanes with their green swimming caps.

𝗔𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘀, 𝘄𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘃𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁.

Our Grade 1 to 7 swimmers put forth a stellar effort, to win their section with 561 points to Laer Volkskool’s 402. Although our seniors had to admit defeat to their Hoër Volkskool counterparts with 253 points to 345, the overall point totals of Union’s 814, compared to Volkskool’s 747, still saw the results tilt in our favour.

𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 to Union learner Ben Lemke who was acknowledged as senior 𝗩𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗟𝘂𝗱𝗼𝗿𝘂𝗺 following Tuesday’s Interschools swimming gala.

Ben achieved four 1st places overall for the Boys u/16 4x25m IM, the 50m Butterfly, the Grade 8 to 12 100m Freestyle event and the 50m Freestyle as well as second places in the 50m Backstroke and 50m Breaststroke.

The senior 𝗩𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗿𝗶𝘅 𝗟𝘂𝗱𝗼𝗿𝘂𝗺, Volkskool’s Kate-Lynn Kruger, achieved six first places overall for the Girls u/14 4x25m IM, the 50m Butterfly, 50m Backstroke, Grade 8 to 12 100m Freestyle, 50m Breaststroke and 50m Freestyle.

𝘞𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘸𝘰 𝘴𝘸𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘴!

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Sport Results

Congratulations to Grade 6 learner 𝗘𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗶 𝗥𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗳 on excellent results achieved at the first archery competition of the year, hosted this past Saturday, 11 February, by Hoër Volkskool.

Elandri managed to claim two silver medals in the competition’s primary schools section for girls – one in the HVS Open and one in the Graaff-Reinet Open – while competing against archers from Uitenhage, Despatch and Jeffreys Bay.

𝘞𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘦, 𝘌𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘳𝘪!

Sport Results

Thursday, 16 February, Union’s 1st XI took the field in a 𝗧𝟮𝟬 against their Cradock High School counterparts.

While the Union boys worked steadily towards a victory, spectators and fielders found it difficult to keep their eye on the action in the middle, with Mother Nature once again producing a mesmerizing backdrop to this cricketing encounter.