Union tennis player John-Henry King represented the u/15 Eastern Cape Schools Tennis Team at the 𝗦𝗬𝗡𝗘𝗥𝗚𝗬 𝗖𝗨𝗣 (𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘩 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘷𝘴 𝘞𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦, 𝘉𝘰𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘕𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘊𝘢𝘱𝘦), contested in Cape Town this weekend.
𝘑𝘰𝘩𝘯-𝘏𝘦𝘯𝘳𝘺 𝘨𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘪𝘮𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘪𝘯 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘩 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘦𝘴’ 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘰𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘴’ 𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘪𝘮.
Our 1st senior hockey girls participated in the annual 𝗚𝗥𝗘𝗚 𝗕𝗘𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗛𝗢𝗖𝗞𝗘𝗬 𝗙𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗔𝗟 in East London over the weekend.
vs Clarendon Girls’ High School: 0 – 0
vs Hoërskool Sasolburg: 2 – 1
vs Duineveld: 1 – 0
vs Witteberg: 2 – 1
Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s junior hockey girls enjoyed a fantastic start to their season with impressive results against DSG in Makhanda.
The 𝗨/𝟭𝟯𝗖 side put on a captivating performance, gaining confidence as the match progressed, and emerged victorious with a score of 3-0. 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗲 to goal scorers Mellissa Marais (2) and Luphiwo Maloyi (1).
The 𝗨/𝟭𝟯𝗕 side treated the spectators to a wonderful display of hockey and secured a well-deserved win with a score of 1-0. 𝘊𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘢𝘭 𝘨𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮!
In a fast-paced 𝗨/𝟭𝟯𝗔 match, Union’s defense did a stellar job holding the DSG side at bay during the first half. Captain Miley Burger, supported by her teammates, scored the first goal of the match just 10 seconds before halftime. DSG responded strongly in the second half, scoring two quick goals. With just 6 seconds left on the clock, Union’s Logan Marais delighted the Union supporters by scoring a goal, resulting in a thrilling 2-all draw.
𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘨𝘪𝘳𝘭𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴! 𝘞𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘥𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯.
A special thank you to DSG for graciously hosting our teams