Beyers Naudรฉ High School Athletics Meet

Saturday, 10 February, saw several Union High School, Graaff-Reinet athletes showcasing their skills across various disciplines at the Beyers Naudรฉ High School Athletics Meet held at Hoรซr Volkskool, with their stellar performances earning several of them the opportunity to represent the Dr Beyers Naudรฉ Municipality at the upcoming Sarah Baartman Athletics Meet in Gqeberha, planned for Wednesday, 21 February.

๐—ช๐—˜๐—Ÿ๐—Ÿ ๐——๐—ข๐—ก๐—˜ to:

โ€ข ๐—ฃ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ-๐——๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—น ๐—–๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ด, who secured an impressive 3rd place in the Boys u/16 Shotput category, while ๐—๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ต ๐—”๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜€, sprinted his way to a 2nd place finish in the Boys u/16 100m race.

โ€ข In the field events, ๐—ž๐˜†๐—น๐—ฎ ๐—ฃ๐˜‚๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟโ€™s prowess in the Girls u/14 Discus event earned her a well-deserved 2nd place. ๐—๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ข๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐—ฎ๐—น, a force to be reckoned with in the Boys u/19 Shotput, claimed the 2nd place spot, while ๐—ซ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—•๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜„ showcased his impressive jumping abilities, securing 2nd place in the Boys u/17 Long Jump.

โ€ข ๐——๐˜†๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ž๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ผ, a versatile athlete, showcased his skills in both the Boys u/19 High Jump and Long Jump events. With a 3rd place finish in High Jump and a 2nd place finish in Long Jump, Kivedo left his mark as a true competitor to watch.

โ€ข The Girls u/19 category saw outstanding performances from ๐—–๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ต-๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต ๐—ž๐—ผ๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ด, who claimed 1st place in Discus and 3rd place in Shotput. ๐—ง๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ ๐—™๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ dominated the Girls u/16 Shotput event, securing a well-deserved 1st place finish. ๐—ž๐˜†๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ด showed good technique in the Boys u/17 Shotput, earning him 1st place in his category.

โ€ข ๐—”๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฎ ๐—•๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฟ, a rising star in the Girls 16 division, secured 1st place in Girls u/16 High Jump and a 2nd place in Long Jump, while ๐——๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ถ ๐—ž๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜‡๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ป claimed 2nd place in the Girls u/19 Shotput and 1st place in Javelin.

As a result of their outstanding performances, ๐—”๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฎ ๐—•๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฟ (Girls u/17 High Jump), ๐—ž๐˜†๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ด (Boys u/17 Shotput), ๐—๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ข๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐—ฎ๐—น (Boys u/19 Shotput) and ๐——๐˜†๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ž๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ผ (Boys u/19 Long Jump) have been selected to progress to the next round.

๐˜œ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฉ ๐˜š๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ด’ ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ญ๐˜ถ๐˜ค๐˜ฌ ๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜บ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜น๐˜ต ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฌโ€™๐˜ด ๐˜š๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฉ ๐˜‰๐˜ข๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฉ ๐˜š๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ ๐˜ˆ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ด ๐˜”๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต.

CMC Athletics Team

Union High School, Graaff-Reinet extends a big word of ๐—–๐—ข๐—ก๐—š๐—ฅ๐—”๐—ง๐—จ๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก๐—ฆ to the following athletes who have been selected to represent the Graaff-Reinet High Schools’ CMC Athletics Team at the Sarah Baartman Athletics Meet being held at the Oval in Gqeberha on Thursday, 16 February:

โ€ข Anna Bouwer (Girls u/15 shot put)
โ€ข Musa Zweni (Girls u/19 shot put, discus, javelin)
โ€ข Qhama Solomon (Boys u/14 high jump, long jump)
โ€ข Luvela Makaula (Boys u/14 400m)
โ€ข Liso Booi (Boys u/15 400m)
โ€ข Peter-Daniel Clegg (Boys u/15 shot put)
โ€ข Nangawethu Macanda (Boys u/17 shot put)
โ€ข Kyle Liebenberg (Boys u/17 shot put)
โ€ข Xavier Barlow (Boys u/17 long jump)
โ€ข Jayden Odendaal (Boys u/17 shot put)
โ€ข Joshua Swartland (Boys u/19 100m)

๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ช๐˜ณ ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ช๐˜ณ ๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ค๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด๐˜ง๐˜ถ๐˜ญ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜Š๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ก๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ˆ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ด ๐˜”๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜๐˜ฐรซ๐˜ณ ๐˜๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ฌ๐˜ด๐˜ฌ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜š๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ฅ๐˜ข๐˜บ, 4 ๐˜๐˜ฆ๐˜ฃ๐˜ณ๐˜ถ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜บ. ๐˜œ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ 30 ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต, ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ค๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ 13 ๐˜Ž๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ, 8 ๐˜š๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ 13 ๐˜‰๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ป๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ด ๐˜ฐ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ.

Sarah Baartman Athletics Result

Six Union learners, representing the Graaff-Reinet High Schoolsโ€™ CMC Athletics Team, travelled to Gqeberha on Thursday, 17 February, to compete in the annual Sarah Baartman Athletics Meet for high schools at the Westbourne Oval.
There was an excellent team spirit among the participating athletes and the long day ended with some harmonious singing on the bus on the way back to Graaff-Reinet.
๐—ช๐—˜๐—Ÿ๐—Ÿ ๐——๐—ข๐—ก๐—˜ to Jayden Odendaal who came fourth in the Shot Put event for Boys u/17.
๐—–๐—ข๐—ก๐—š๐—ฅ๐—”๐—ง๐—จ๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก๐—ฆ to Kyle Liebenberg who claimed the ๐—•๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—ก๐—ญ๐—˜ medal in the Shot Put event for Boys u/15, Dylan Petitt who won ๐—•๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—ก๐—ญ๐—˜ in the Open Men’s Discus event and Sisipho Arnols who claimed ๐—•๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—ก๐—ญ๐—˜ in the Open Men’s Long Jump event and ๐—ฆ๐—œ๐—Ÿ๐—ฉ๐—˜๐—ฅ in the Open Men’s 100m final.
Sisipho has subsequently been invited to participate in the Eastern Cape Athletics Championships to be held in Gqerberha at the beginning of March. ๐˜ž๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ ๐˜š๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฑ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ!

Seen here are medal winners Kyle Liebenberg, Dylan Petitt and Sisipho Arnols.

CMC Athletics

Union High School extends a big word of ๐—–๐—ข๐—ก๐—š๐—ฅ๐—”๐—ง๐—จ๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก๐—ฆ to the following athletes who have been selected to represent the Graaff-Reinet High Schools’ CMC Athletics Team at the Sarah Baartman Athletics Meet being held at the Oval in Gqeberha on Thursday, 17 February:
โ€ข Kyle Liebenberg (u/15 shot put)
โ€ข Ethan Linch (u/17 3000m)
โ€ข Jayden Odendaal (u/17 shot put)
โ€ข Sisipho Arnols (u/19 200m, 100m, long jump)
โ€ข Dylan Petitt (u/19 discuss)
๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ช๐˜ณ ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ช๐˜ณ ๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ค๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด๐˜ง๐˜ถ๐˜ญ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜Š๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ก๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜”๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜๐˜ฐรซ๐˜ณ ๐˜๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ฌ๐˜ด๐˜ฌ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜š๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ฅ๐˜ข๐˜บ, 5 ๐˜๐˜ฆ๐˜ฃ๐˜ณ๐˜ถ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜บ, ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜œ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ค๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ 7 ๐˜Ž๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ, 3 ๐˜š๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ 2 ๐˜‰๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ป๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ด.

Junior Interschools Athletics

๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ด๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ต๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐˜€๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐˜€
The annual ๐—๐—จ๐—ก๐—œ๐—ข๐—ฅ ๐—œ๐—ก๐—ง๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ฆ๐—–๐—›๐—ข๐—ข๐—Ÿ๐—ฆ ๐—”๐—ง๐—›๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—ง๐—œ๐—–๐—ฆ event between the Union Schools and Laer Volkskool was held this afternoon, Tuesday, 8 February.
The meet was hosted by Union with various items such as long jump, high jump, shot put, sprints, middle-distance running and relays taking place on Union High School’s sports grounds.
On the one hand, it was a fierce, gruelling battle with Volkskool and Unionโ€™s best young athletes having to dig deep in order to put on their best performances for the crowd and the schools they represent.
On the other hand, it was ๐™– ๐™Ÿ๐™ค๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช๐™จ ๐™˜๐™š๐™ก๐™š๐™—๐™ง๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐™ค๐™› ๐™จ๐™ฅ๐™ค๐™ง๐™ฉ and the chance for learners to see their hard work and talents come into fruition on the field.
The tremendous effort, attitude and willingness of the learners โ€“ from both schools – were great to see and created such a sense of fun, and a spirit of great sportsmanship on the day.
Congratulations to all the athletes involved for their efforts and participation – we could well have witnessed some budding athletic stars of the future!
โ€ข ๐˜ˆ ๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ฌ๐˜ด๐˜ฌ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ, ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜œ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ 685 ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜œ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏโ€™๐˜ด 566 ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ด.
Visitย https://www.facebook.com/unionhighschool/ to view ย photographs of the event.

Provincial High School Athletics Championships

Erin Mitchell

Erin Mitchell made the school very proud with her recent participation in the Provincial High School Athletics Championships.

Athletes from all seven mega districts: Alfred Nzo, Amathole, Sarah Baartman, Chris Hani, Joe Gqabi, Nelson Mandela Bay Metro and OR Tambo attended the event in Cradock on Friday, 6 March, to compete for a place in the Eastern Cape Provincial team that will compete in the upcoming National Championships.

Erin participated in the Girls u/17 High Jump event where she placed 6th overall.

Union thanks her for her commitment in this regard and congratulates her on a stellar athletics season.

Jnr Interschools Athletics

Union youngsters win annual interschools athletics

The annual primary interschools athletics event between the Union Schools and Laer Volkskool was held on Tuesday afternoon, 3 March.ย ย The meet took place at Laer Volkskool.

The competition was stiff as the learners faced off in various items such as long jump, high jump, shot put, sprints, long distance running and relays.

Unionโ€™s athletes, however, were determined to make their mark in their respective track and field events and their โ€˜never-say-dieโ€™ attitude and their resolve on the track and field shone through.

Their determination saw Union collecting 653 points to win the encounter against Volkskool (605).

โ€œThe conditions were perfect for the participating athletes and they delivered some of the best performances seen in years,โ€ said Mr Floris Steenkamp, Unionโ€™s Junior Sports Administrator.

โ€œIt was clear that our athletes prepared well for their events and that their spirit was unwavering. A big congratulations must go to all our learners who competed with amazing sportsmanship and pride – we are extremely proud of you.โ€

The event was excellently hosted by Laer Volkskool and Union thanks them for their efforts!

โ€ข Noteworthy performances on the day, include:

๐ฎ/๐Ÿ•:
– Grade 1 learner Taylor Jacobs won the Girls u/7 60m and 80m events. Emma Burger joined her on the podium both times in 3rd and 2nd place respectively.
– Uthmaan Steel won the Boys u/7 60m and 80m events, with Raydon Herndricks coming in third in both races.

๐ฎ/๐Ÿ–:
– The Girls u/8 60m event saw Hayle Krige coming in second and Lisa Kungawo coming in third. Lisa, however claimed the win in the 80m race, with Hayle coming in a close second.

๐ฎ/๐Ÿ—:
– Abonani Matushe came in second in the Girls u/9 60m event, followed by Miley Burger in third place. When it came to the 80m event, Abonani was first to cross the finish line.
– Jordan Maritz came second in both the Boys u/9 60m and 80m events.

๐ฎ/๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ:
– Mia Botha came second in the Girls u/10 80m and 100m events and first in the 1200m race.
– Ethan Raath came in third in the Boys u/10 100m race and third in the 1200m.
– Emma Watson, who celebrated her birthday, came in second in the Girls u/10 Long Jump, followed by Alyssa Trollip in third place. Emma also won the High Jump event, with Alyssa coming in third.
– Owen Paxton came in second in the Boys u/10 Long Jump and High Jump events with Quinn Naude coming in third in both events. Owen also came in second in the Boys u/10 1200m.
– Kyla Putter won the Girls u/10 Shot Put, followed by Nadine Murray in second place. Nadine also came in second in the Girls u/10 1200m.
– Tristan Naude claimed second place in the Boys u/10 Shot Put.

๐ฎ/๐Ÿ๐Ÿ:
– Lulinke Vumazonke came third in the Boys u/11 80m event as well as in the 100m race.
– The Girls u/11 High Jump was dominated by Union, with Jasmine Abercrombie coming in first, Zoe Hobson second and Grace Kemp third.
– It was 3 for 3 for Union in the Boys u/11 High Jump as well, with Liso Sobantu coming in first, Dwayne Koeberg second and Warren Barlow third.
– Grace Kemp claimed third place in the Girls u/11 Shot Put as well as in the 1200m.
– Junior de Bruyn won the Boys u/11 Shot Put with Richard Murray coming in second.
– Warren Barlow came in third in the Boys u/11 1200m.

๐ฎ/๐Ÿ๐Ÿ:
– Jamae-Mari Davids came in second in the Girls u/12 100m, first in the Girls u/12 Long Jump, third in the High Jump and third in the 1200m.
– Josh Arends came third in the Boys u/12 100m.
– Anna Bouwer came second in the Girls u/12 150m, followed by Katelyn Trollip in third place. Anna also came first in the Girls u/12 High Jump and third in the Long Jump, while Katelyn claimed second place in the Shot Put.
– Peter-Daniel Clegg came second in the Boys u/12 150m, followed by Liso Booi in third place. Peter-Daniel also came third in the Long Jump, while Liso claimed another third place in the High Jump.
– Tara Ferreira came in second in the Girls u/12 High Jump and third in the Shot Put.
– Xarah Hoffman won the Girls u/12 Shot Put.
– The Boys u/12 Shot Put was won by Siba Mbuyte.
– Daisy Sears won the Girls u/12 1200m, followed by Leigh-Ann Murray in second place.
– Josh Arends came third in the Boys u/12 1200m.

๐ฎ/๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‘:
– Lisa Menos won the Girls u/13 100m, while the Boys u/13 100m was won by Lukhana Kettledas in first, Matthew Paxton in second and Shaakir Kazi in third place.
– The Girls u/13 200m event was also won by Lisa Menos, with Zelresch Frazenburg in second place and Aaminah Steele in third place.
– Lukhana Kettledas won the Boys u/13 200m and Long Jump events, with Matthew Paxton coming in second in both events and Xavier Barlow coming in third in the Long Jump.
– Farronique Booysen came in second in the Girls u/13 Long jump.
– Lisa Menos won the Girls u/13 High Jump, followed by Farronique Booysen in second place and Aaminah Steel in third place.
– Nate Jaftha ended third in the Boys u/13 High Jump.
– Anna-May Hayes came in second in the Girls u/13 Shot Put, followed by Uyathanda Sididi in third place.
– Matthew Paxton claimed third place in the Boys u/13 Shot Put.
– Lisa Menos came first in the Girls u/13 800m. She also claimed first place in the 1500m, with Keza Neill coming in third.
– Matthew Paxton came in first in the Boys u/13 800m and 1500m. Lukhanya Kettledas claimed third place in the 800m.

Athletics – Sarah Baartman District Championship

Congratulations Erin and Mack!

Union High School had two athletes competing at the Sarah Baartman District Championships at Port Elizabeth’s Westbourne Oval on Friday, 14 February.

Union’s athletes did very well against stiff competition at this prestigious event, with Mack Rubidge placing first in the Boys u/19 Shot Put event with a distance of 11.47m and achieving a new personal best in the Boys u/19 High Jump event with a height of 1.7m cleared.

Erin Mitchell came in second in the Girls u/17 High Jump with a new Personal Best of 1.5m.

 

 

Athletics: Top 10

Athletes do well at annual meet

On Saturday, 5 October, 10 athletes represented Union High School at the annual Bestmed TAMS Superspar Madibaz Top 10 athletics meet held on the tartan athletics track at the Cradock Sports Stadium.

The 2019 event featured a total of 80 teams, with the Union athletes’ enthusiasm evident in their participation despite the heat.

Union would like to congratulate Iviwe Ndamane, who came second in the Mens u/19 800m, and Erin Mitchell, who came third in the Girls u/16 High Jump, on their outstanding performances.

Although Matthew Carelse didn’t receive a medal, he ran an excellent time of 53,53 seconds in the Boys u/17 400m and contributed 722 points towards Union High Schoolโ€™s total.

Union is eagerly anticipating the athletics meeting against Hoรซr Volkskool on Wednesday, 16 October. Athletes are encouraged to enter and spectators are more than welcome to come and support the school.

Athletics: Top 10 Meeting

Theย  Bestmed TAMS Superspar Madibaz Top 10 athletics meeting will take place at the Cradock Sports Stadium on Saturday, 5 October.

The popular event will be hosted by Cradock High School (CHS) for the 14th consecutive year.

Since its inception as a high school athletics event in 2006, it has grown to one of the biggest school athletics events in the country, catering for the top athletes from at least 40 schools in the Eastern and Western Cape.

This year, the following learners will be representing Union High School at this prestigious event:
(back, left to right) Dylan Petitt, Iviwe Ndamane, Liyabona Teyise
(Middle, left to right) Erin Mitchell,ย  Zuan Vos, Ntsika Ngongoma, Matthew Carelse
(Front, left to right) Lana Bouwer, Brigitte Oelofsen, Singalakha Mapekula
(absent) Elia Railton