This past Wednesday morning, 22 January, saw the official start of Union High School’s year-long Interhouse competition, with the much-anticipated ๐ฆ๐๐ก๐๐ข๐ฅ ๐๐ก๐ง๐๐ฅ๐๐ข๐จ๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ง๐๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐ฌ.
๐๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฎ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต๐ด๐ฆ๐ต, ๐ด๐ฑ๐ช๐ณ๐ช๐ต๐ด ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฉ๐ช๐จ๐ฉ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฏ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ฑ๐ข๐ญ๐ฑ๐ข๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ด ๐ข๐ต๐ฉ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฆ๐ด ๐ง๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฎ ๐๐ณ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ด 8 ๐ต๐ฐ 12 ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ด๐ค๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ณ๐ข๐ค๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ง๐ช๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฅ.
The Arnott and Daly athletes showcased their talents in numbers, running, jumping and throwing with an enthusiasm that was contagious.
After a sun-soaked day of competition, they triumphantly seized the win with a final score of 584 to 561, breaking Arnottโs impressive winning streak of more than 10 years!
The following athletes must be commended on their ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฆ๐ง๐๐ก๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ก๐๐๐ฆ:
๐๐ผ๐๐:
โข ๐ซ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐น๐ผ๐ (u/19): Dominated the field with 1st place finishes in the 100m, High Jump and Long Jump, along with 2nd in the 200m and 3rd in the 400m.
โข ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐ฒ๐น ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ (u/19): Showcased his versatility, clinching 1st in the 400m and 200m, and securing 2nd in both the 100m and High Jump.
โข ๐๐๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ด (u/19): Excelled in the discus and 1500m with 1st place finishes, while also taking 2nd in the Shot Put.
โข ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ข๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐น (u/19): Shone in the Shot Put and Javelin, achieving 1st place in both and 3rd in the discus.
โข ๐๐ถ๐๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ถ (u/17): A champion in the 100m, 400m and 200m, with a commendable 2nd in the High Jump and 5th in the Long Jump.
โข ๐ค๐ต๐ฎ๐บ๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐ผ๐น๐ผ๐บ๐ผ๐ป (u/17): Took 1st in both the High Jump and Long Jump, while also claiming 3rd in the 1500m and 400m.
โข ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ (u/15): Gained recognition with 1st in the Shot Put and 200m, plus 2nd in the 100m and High Jump.
โข Brothers, ๐๐ฒ๐ป (u/17) and ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ (u/15) ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ธ๐ฒ, claimed 1st places in exactly the same events in their respective age groups – the 800m, 1500m and 3000m).
๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐น๐:
โข ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ถ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ป (u/19): Dominated the Shot Put and Javelin, securing 1st place in both events.
โข ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ต ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฏ๐ (u/19): Claimed two first places, in the 3000m and 1500m, respectively.
โข ๐ง๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฎ (u/17): Excelled in the Shot Put and Discus, finishing 1st in both, and claimed 3rd in the 200m and 800m.
โข ๐๐ฎ๐๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ฒ (u/17): Finished strong with 1st in the 100m and 200m and 2nd in the High Jump.
โข ๐ ๐ถ๐๐ต๐ฎ ๐ก๐ฒ๐๐๐ผ๐ป (u/17): Showed her endurance and strength, clinching 1st in the 800m, 1500m and Shot Put.
โข ๐ ๐ถ๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ (u/15): A standout with a 1st place in both the High Jump and Long Jump and 3rd in the 100m.
๐๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ด๐ถ๐ฟ๐น๐, ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ฝ ๐ณ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐, as recognised by Athletics South Africa scoring, included Demi Kretzmanโs impressive throw of 7.24m in the u/19 Shot Put. The u/15 100m race was a nail-biter, featuring a photo finish with Ntando Mtshali, Anna-Rose de Wet and Miley Burger clocking times of 14.84s, 14.85s, and 14.86s respectively.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ผ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐, with Liso Booi finishing the u/17 100m in 11.59 seconds, Jayden Odendaal achieving a distance of 11.20m in the u/19 Shot Put, Josh Arends timing 11.69 seconds in the u/17 100m and Peter-Daniel Clegg reaching a distance of 10.60m in the u/17 Shot Put.
๐๐ข๐ก๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐จ๐๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก๐ฆ to all the learners who competed fiercely for their respective houses and a heartfelt thank you to the supporters who cheered them on, embodying the true spirit of our school community. Your encouragement and enthusiasm were invaluable!
๐ ๐ด๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ค๐ช๐ข๐ญ ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐จ๐ณ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ต๐ถ๐ฅ๐ฆ ๐จ๐ฐ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฑ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ด, ๐ด๐ต๐ข๐ง๐ง ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฏ๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ช๐ต๐บ ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฐ ๐ข๐ด๐ด๐ช๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ข๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ฅ๐ข๐บ. ๐ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ด๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต ๐ช๐ด ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ญ๐บ ๐ข๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ค๐ช๐ข๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ!
(๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐: Trophy winners will be announced at the Summer Sportsโ Awards Assembly later this year.)