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Sport Results

Earlier this afternoon, the Top 6 junior boys and girls of Union High School, Graaff-Reinet and Laer Volkskool converged for an exciting afternoon of tennis.

In a very close finish, 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙐𝙣𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙜𝙞𝙧𝙡𝙨’ 𝙩𝙚𝙖𝙢 𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙜𝙚𝙙 𝙫𝙞𝙘𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙤𝙪𝙨 with a score of 5-4 against their Volkskool counterparts.

On the boys’ side, despite a valiant effort, the 𝙐𝙣𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙚𝙖𝙢 𝙛𝙖𝙘𝙚𝙙 𝙖 𝙩𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙮 𝙛𝙚𝙡𝙡 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙧𝙩 with a score of 7-2 against Volkskool.

𝗔 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗴𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗟𝗮𝗲𝗿 𝗩𝗼𝗹𝗸𝘀𝗸𝗼𝗼𝗹 for making this afternoon fixture an enjoyable and competitive experience for all involved.

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘵𝘴, 𝘧𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸.

Congratulations to all the players for their dedication and skill on the tennis court today.

Sport Results

This past Saturday, 24 February, Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s junior cricketers travelled to Komani to compete against Laerskool Hangklip Primary.

In the 𝘂/𝟭𝟭𝗔 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺’𝘀 match, Union won the toss and decided to bat first.

𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯’𝘴 𝘣𝘢𝘵𝘴𝘮𝘦𝘯 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘥 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬, 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮’𝘴 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧 144.

Hangklip, despite losing an early wicket, managed to build a strong partnership that kept them in the game. Union’s bowlers, however, showcased patience and discipline, ultimately restricting Hangklip to 132 runs in their allotted 35 overs.

𝙐𝙣𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙜𝙚𝙙 𝙫𝙞𝙘𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙤𝙪𝙨 𝙗𝙮 𝙖 𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙜𝙞𝙣 𝙤𝙛 12 𝙧𝙪𝙣𝙨.

In the 𝘂/𝟭𝟯𝗔 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺’𝘀 match, Union won the toss and opted to bat first.

Initially, Union seemed to be in a strong position at 109-4. However, a sudden collapse saw them lose 6 wickets for just 8 runs, resulting in a total score of 117 before being bowled out.

Hangklip’s batting innings began with a fantastic start, reaching 45 runs without any loss. 𝘏𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳, 𝘑𝘰𝘶𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘵 𝘝𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳’𝘴 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘬𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘶𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘥.

Union continued to chip away at Hangklip’s wickets at regular intervals, leading to a nail-biting finish. 𝘼𝙞𝙙𝙖𝙣 𝙁𝙚𝙧𝙧𝙚𝙞𝙧𝙖 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙤 𝙖𝙨 𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙤𝙬𝙡𝙚𝙙 𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙗𝙖𝙩𝙨𝙢𝙖𝙣, 𝙨𝙚𝙘𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙫𝙞𝙘𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙐𝙣𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙗𝙮 𝙖 𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙚 3 𝙧𝙪𝙣𝙨.

Joubert Vorster showcased his exceptional form by claiming 4 wickets for 16 runs, while Aidan Ferreira contributed significantly with 5 wickets for 29 runs.

Sport Results

On Monday, 26 February, our Top 6 boys’ and girls’ tennis players traveled to Middelburg for an afternoon fixture against Hoërskool Middelburg.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝟭𝟵-𝟱.

In the girls’ singles matches, Union dominated, winning 5 out of 6 matches. The girls’ doubles matches also went in favour of Union, with a clean sweep of 3-0.

In the boys’ singles matches, Union secured 4 victories out of 6. The boys’ doubles matches were closely contested, with Union winning 2 out of 3 matches.

Lastly, in the mixed doubles matches, Union continued their winning streak, securing a convincing victory of 5-1.

We would like to extend our congratulations to all the players for their efforts on the courts this afternoon.

𝘞𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘏𝘰ë𝘳𝘴𝘬𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘔𝘪𝘥𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘣𝘶𝘳𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘶𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘯𝘫𝘰𝘺𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘹𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥.

Once again, congratulations to all the players and thank you to Hoërskool Middelburg for a fantastic fixture.

Sport Results

On Friday, 23 February, Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s rugby boys participated in Hoër Volkskool’s 2024 𝘋𝘳𝘪𝘦ë 𝘋𝘳𝘶𝘬 𝘈𝘢𝘯𝘥 – a pre-season tournament that allows rugby teams the opportunity to effectively finalise their pre-season preparations in a competitive yet relaxed and accommodating environment.

While some of our players had to sit this one out due to cricketing commitments, the rest of the boys who have been putting in the hard yards with their pre-season training, valued the opportunity to take the field again.

We extend our 𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗙𝗨𝗟 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗞𝗦 to Volkskool for inviting us to participate and giving our boys the opportunity to play. It was an enjoyable afternoon for all involved

Sport Results

A total of 80 swimmers represented the Union Preparatory School, Graaff-Reinet and Union High School, Graaff-Reinet at the annual 𝗞𝗔𝗥𝗢𝗢 𝗚𝗔𝗟𝗔 held at Hoër Volkskool on Wednesday, 21 February.

In addition to Union’s spirited participants, teams from Gill, Cradock, Volkskool, Marlow and a group of dedicated home-schoolers showcased their skills in the pool.

The high standard of swimming at this event continues to amaze 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗱 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗱𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘄𝗶𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀.

As always, competition was fierce in all events – 106 in total – but Union’s swimmers never gave in, giving their best in all their races.

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘺 𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘱𝘴, 𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘵.

In the primary school category, Laer Volkskool secured victory with 408 points, while Union’s Grade 1 to 7 swimmers secured a commendable second place with 346 points. Gill, the Homeschoolers and Cradock Primary School followed closely behind.

Moving to the senior section, Union High School triumphed in the Girls’ section and secured a strong second position in the Boys’ section. Special recognition goes to 𝗕𝗲𝗻 𝗟𝗲𝗺𝗸𝗲 for his outstanding performance earning him the title of ‘Victor Ludorum’.

Union is 𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗬 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗨𝗗 of all our swimmers who committed and gave their time to swim for their school and would like to thank them for their efforts.

You were 𝗔𝗠𝗔𝗭𝗜𝗡𝗚 and we look forward to the announcement of the Karoo team in the next couple of days.

Sport Results

Congratulations to Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s 1st XI captain, Shaakir Kazi, for reaching his 𝟱𝟬𝗧𝗛 𝗖𝗔𝗣 with the first team!

The milestone was marked by Headmaster, Mr William Pringle, as he presented Shaakir with this well-deserved achievement before their match against a visiting Graeme College this afternoon.

Sport Results

This past Saturday, 24 February, Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s junior cricketers travelled to Komani to compete against Laerskool Hangklip Primary.

In the 𝘂/𝟭𝟭𝗔 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺’𝘀 match, Union won the toss and decided to bat first.

𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯’𝘴 𝘣𝘢𝘵𝘴𝘮𝘦𝘯 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘥 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬, 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮’𝘴 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧 144.

Hangklip, despite losing an early wicket, managed to build a strong partnership that kept them in the game. Union’s bowlers, however, showcased patience and discipline, ultimately restricting Hangklip to 132 runs in their allotted 35 overs.

𝙐𝙣𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙜𝙚𝙙 𝙫𝙞𝙘𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙤𝙪𝙨 𝙗𝙮 𝙖 𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙜𝙞𝙣 𝙤𝙛 12 𝙧𝙪𝙣𝙨.

In the 𝘂/𝟭𝟯𝗔 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺’𝘀 match, Union won the toss and opted to bat first.

Initially, Union seemed to be in a strong position at 109-4. However, a sudden collapse saw them lose 6 wickets for just 8 runs, resulting in a total score of 117 before being bowled out.

Hangklip’s batting innings began with a fantastic start, reaching 45 runs without any loss. 𝘏𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳, 𝘑𝘰𝘶𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘵 𝘝𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳’𝘴 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘬𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘶𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘥.

Union continued to chip away at Hangklip’s wickets at regular intervals, leading to a nail-biting finish. 𝘼𝙞𝙙𝙖𝙣 𝙁𝙚𝙧𝙧𝙚𝙞𝙧𝙖 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙤 𝙖𝙨 𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙤𝙬𝙡𝙚𝙙 𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙗𝙖𝙩𝙨𝙢𝙖𝙣, 𝙨𝙚𝙘𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙫𝙞𝙘𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙐𝙣𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙗𝙮 𝙖 𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙚 3 𝙧𝙪𝙣𝙨.

Joubert Vorster showcased his exceptional form by claiming 4 wickets for 16 runs, while Aidan Ferreira contributed significantly with 5 wickets for 29 runs.

Sport Results

𝗪𝗘𝗟𝗟 𝗗𝗢𝗡𝗘 to Union High School, Graaff-Reinet biathlete 𝗕𝗲𝗻 𝗟𝗲𝗺𝗸𝗲, who participated in this past Sunday morning’s EP Biathlon Championships in Gqeberha.

𝘋𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘹𝘩𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘊𝘢𝘱𝘦 𝘚𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭𝘴’ 𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦, 𝘉𝘦𝘯’𝘴 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘢𝘴𝘮 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘢𝘴 𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘰𝘯 𝘺𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘦.

Ben claimed a commendable 2nd place in the run within his age group, and placed 3rd in the swim event, 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝟯𝗿𝗱 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗲.

As always, his representation of Union filled him with pride, and he eagerly anticipates the upcoming South African Championships in Bloemfontein in April, where he will compete as an Eastern Cape representative.

A 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 goes out to Ben’s dad, Grant, who not only supported Ben but also excelled in his own category by breaking the EP record and securing a well-deserved gold medal.

𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘩 𝘉𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵!