Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s u/16A hockey team recently had the opportunity to participate in Pearson High School’s annual ๐จ/๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐๐๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ง๐๐ฉ๐๐ in Gqeberha.
๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ง๐ฆ๐ด๐ต๐ช๐ท๐ข๐ญ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ท๐ช๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ข ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ข๐ต๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฎ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ค๐ฌ๐ฆ๐บ ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ฉ๐ถ๐ด๐ช๐ข๐ด๐ต๐ด ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ด๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ค๐ข๐ด๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ช๐ณ ๐ด๐ฌ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ด๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต๐ด๐ฎ๐ข๐ฏ๐ด๐ฉ๐ช๐ฑ.
The team kicked off the festival with some tough competition, facing off against Collegiate and DSG. Although they put up a valiant effort, they unfortunately fell short in both encounters. Undeterred, they returned the next morning to take on Woodridge, but luck was not on their side as they suffered another loss.
The team’s fortunes, however, began to change as they faced Brandwag in a thrilling match that ended in a goalless draw. ๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐น๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ ๐บ๐๐ฐ๐ต-๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ณ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ.
Determined to turn things around, the team showed great resilience and determination in their subsequent matches. Despite battling through the pouring rain, ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฎ ๐ข๐๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐จ๐๐๐ช๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐ฉ๐ค๐ง๐๐๐จ ๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐๐๐ค ๐๐๐ก๐๐ฃ, ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐๐จ๐๐ฎ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ก๐จ, with a scoreline of 2-0 in each match.
Overall, the team’s performance at the Pearson festival showcased their perseverance and ability to adapt to different playing conditions. ๐๐๐๐ฎ ๐๐๐ข๐ค๐ฃ๐จ๐ฉ๐ง๐๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ค๐ง๐ ๐๐จ ๐ฌ๐๐ก๐ก ๐๐จ ๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ซ๐๐ง-๐๐๐ซ๐-๐ช๐ฅ ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐ฉ๐ช๐๐.