Category: Sport Results

Sport Results

On Monday afternoon 24 February, our top 12 senior tennis players took part in a fun and speedy fixture against Hoërskool Middelburg. Only singles matches were played and each player had exactly 30 minutes to play as many games as possible.

Our top 6 girls once again showed off their skills and tenacity, beating Middelburg by 40 matches! Unfortunately, our top 6 boys were unable to do the same, and they lost by 20 matches.  

Overall the margin from the girls’ victory was large enough to make Union the overall winner with a total of 61 matches against Middelburg’s 41 matches. Well done to our players who played on very warm courts but still managed to show good sportsmanship and good manners to our visitors! 

Sport Results

Saturday, 22 February, saw Union High School’s junior cricketers face their St Andrew’s Preparatory School counterparts at home.

After winning the toss and opting to bat first, Union posted a total of 116 all out, with Josh Kingwill top-scoring with 36 and Nathaneal Phillips contributing 21.

In response, St Andrew’s were bowled out for 79, with Union’s bowlers dominating. Edwin Holmes and Nathaneal Phillips starred with the ball, each claiming 4 wickets.

𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯’𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘭-𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘢 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭-𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘯.

The 𝘂/𝟭𝟭𝗔 team’s encounter saw St Andrew’s winning the toss and choosing to bat, posting a competitive total of 180 runs after a solid middle-order performance, despite early pressure from Union’s bowlers.

In response, Union started well, reaching lunch without losing a wicket. However, after the break, St Andrew’s disciplined bowling restricted Union, who batted out their full 30 overs but fell short, ending 101 runs behind, giving St Andrew’s a comfortable victory.

Union’s 𝘂/𝟭𝟭𝗕 team won the toss and chose to bat first but struggled throughout, falling to pressure and being bowled out for just 32 runs.

St Andrew’s chased down the total in 8.2 overs, losing only 2 wickets.

Callan Strydom was the standout performer for Union, taking 2 wickets for just 5 runs in 3 overs.

𝘋𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘴, 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘺𝘴, 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵-𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘨𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘵.

Sport Results

We are delighted to celebrate the achievements of our learners at the chess trials hosted by the Sarah Baartman Chess Union at Union High School on Saturday, 15 February.

𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘰𝘧 131 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘢𝘭𝘴.

• In the u/18 Boys category, congratulations to 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗽𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗩𝗼𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 for securing the Bronze medal and 𝗡𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗻 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗲 for claiming the Silver medal.

• For the u/18 Girls, we applaud 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗧𝗮𝗱𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀 for her Bronze medal finish and 𝗝𝗮𝘀𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗔𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗯𝗶𝗲 for achieving Silver.

• In the u/16 Girls category, 𝗜𝘀𝗮𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗮 𝗧𝗮𝗱𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀 earned a Bronze medal, while 𝗚𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗮 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲 proudly took home the Silver medal.

• For the u/14 Boys, 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗞𝗻𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻 secured the Bronze medal and 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗼𝗻 𝗚𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗵 followed closely with a Silver medal.

• In the u/14 Girls category, 𝗚𝗶𝗮 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀won Bronze and 𝗟𝗮𝘆𝗹𝗮 𝗣𝗲𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘀 earned Silver.

• Lastly, in the u/12 Girls category, a special shout-out to 𝗜𝘀𝗮𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗲𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘀 for winning the Silver medal.

𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗮𝗳𝗳-𝗥𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘁, 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝟮𝟮 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵. We look forward to seeing more exceptional performances from our talented chess players

Sport Results

Congratulations to Union High School cricketer 𝗟𝗲𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻 who made his debut for the school’s 1st XI against Muir College this past Saturday.

Receiving your ‘white cap’ from Headmaster Mr William Pringle is a very special honour that reflects the trust and confidence the school has in your abilities and 𝙬𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙣’𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙞𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙚𝙚 𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙪𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙜𝙧𝙤𝙬 𝙖𝙨 𝙖 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙮𝙚𝙧.

Sport Results

Representing your school is always a major honour, but reaching the milestone of 50 first team caps is something that does not come around too often.

That being said, two members of the Union High School’s 1st cricket team had the honour this morning of taking the field in their 50th match for their school!

Prior to their encounter against Muir College Boys’ High School, Kariega on Saturday, 15 February, 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝘂𝗸𝗵𝗮𝗻𝘆𝗲 𝗱𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝗲𝗿 and 𝗬𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗹𝗮 𝗪𝗮𝗻𝗮 were presented with their official 50th cap by Headmaster, Mr William Pringle.

𝙒𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙠 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙩𝙚𝙖𝙢 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙨𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙡.

Sport Results

In an exciting day of cricket, Union High School’s senior cricketers faced off against Muir College Boys’ High School, Kariega today, Saturday, 15 February.

While the 2nd XI traveled to Kariega for their match, both the 1st XI and the u/15As took the field at home.

𝗪𝗘𝗟𝗟 𝗗𝗢𝗡𝗘 to the 1st XI who secured a resounding victory by 100 runs.

Meanwhile, the 2nd XI also came away with a victory by 33 runs against their opponents in Kariega.

Not to be overshadowed, the u/15As also claimed a win by 3 wickets.

𝘖𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘭, 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘵 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯!

Sport Results

As the sun shines brightly over Bloemfontein this week, our 𝗨𝟭𝟯𝗔 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗨𝟭𝟭𝗔 𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗖𝗞𝗘𝗧 𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗠𝗦 are facing off against some of the top cricketing schools in the region: Grey College, Willem Postma and St Andrews’ School.

𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 4-𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵.

The teams are participating in a series of matches that are sure to test their mettle and sportsmanship. With a mixture of T20, 30-over and 40-over formats on the schedule, our players will have the chance to demonstrate their versatility and adaptability on the field.

RESULTS

U11A vs Grey College
Union fought hard but lost to Grey College, gaining valuable experience for future matches.

U11A vs Willem Postma
Union fell short chasing 185, losing the match but showing determination.

Union vs St Andrews (Friday)
St Andrews set 153, and Union scored 117, despite good bowling from Mark Copeman (4-22).

Union vs St Andrews (Saturday)
Union posted 96 runs; despite strong bowling from Copeman (3-12) and McEwan (2-20), St Andrews chased it down to win by 4 wickets.

U/13A 

Vs Grey Bloem

Union bowled first, conceding 174-3, with Grant Murray taking 2 wickets. In reply, Union managed 86-9, with Josh Kingwill top-scoring on 23.

Vs Willem Postma
Union won by 18 runs. Batting first, they posted 158 all out, with Dante Mills scoring 29. Grant Murray (4-31) led the bowling, and Willem Postma were bowled out for 140.

Vs St Andrews Bloem
Union won by 17 runs. Batting first, they scored 131, with Josh Kingwill making 25. St Andrews were restricted to 114, with Hendricks, Murray, and Kingwill each taking 2 wickets.

Vs St Andrews
St Andrews scored 102-6, with Cayden Thompson and Nathaneal Phillips taking 2 wickets each. Union were bowled out for 37, losing by 65 runs.

Summary
U/13A won 2 out of 4 games against tough competition.

While on tour in Bloemfontein, Union High School and Union Preparatory School’s young cricketers had the privilege of participating in a training session at St Andrew’s School’s 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗮𝘆 𝗧𝘂𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘁 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵-𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲 in Bloemfontein.

The boys were joined by rugby players from the 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗵𝘀, athletes from the 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗼 𝗚𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 soccer team and cricketers from the 𝗞𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀.

𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘣𝘰𝘺𝘴, 𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘴!

Sport Results

This past Saturday, 8 February, the District Schools’ trials gala was successfully held at the Newton Park Swimming Pool in Gqeberha.

𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 to the following Union High School swimmers who qualified to compete at the Eastern Cape Provincial Schools’ Swimming Championships scheduled to take place on 22 February in Newton Park. 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘰𝘶𝘣𝘵𝘦𝘥𝘭𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘧𝘶𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴.

• 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝗮 𝗠𝗰𝗘𝘄𝗮𝗻
• 𝗭𝗼ë 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀
• 𝗞𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝘁𝘁
• 𝗔𝗹𝘆𝘀𝘀𝗮 𝗧𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗽
• 𝗥𝗲𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗰𝗮 𝗖𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗻
• 𝗘𝘀𝗲𝘁𝗵𝘂 𝗠𝗮𝗯𝘂𝗹𝗮
• 𝗔𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲 𝗞𝘆𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮-𝗞𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘇𝗮
• 𝗧𝗮𝗿𝗮 𝗙𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗿𝗮

In addition to qualifying for the provincial championships, the swimmers who excel at this upcoming event will have the opportunity to be selected for the prestigious South African Schools’ Team. This national competition will take place in Bloemfontein from 6 to 9 April, presenting a significant milestone for any young athlete aspiring to reach greater heights in competitive swimming.

Sport Results

Earlier this afternoon, Union High School’s u/15A cricket team faced their Volkskool counterparts on the Puttick Field.

𝗩𝗼𝗹𝗸𝘀𝗸𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝘄𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁.

The Union batsmen struggled to find their rhythm, managing to score a modest total of 64 runs before being bowled out.

However, the tide turned dramatically as Union took to the field for their bowling innings. Union’s bowlers put on an impressive display, dismissing Volkskool for just 33 runs.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗻𝗮 𝗤𝗼𝗺𝗳𝗼, whose exceptional bowling figures included 4 overs, only 12 runs conceded and 5 wickets.

𝘞𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘦, 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴!