Category: Sport Results

Sport Results

On Saturday, 8 February, a group of six swimmers from Union High School participated in the B-Age gala held in Gqeberha.

𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘨𝘢𝘭𝘢 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘴𝘸𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮.

𝗟𝗶𝘀𝗮 𝗠𝗰𝗘𝘄𝗮𝗻, competing in her second B-Age gala, made remarkable strides by achieving two significant personal bests. She improved her time by an impressive 1.62 seconds in the 100m Freestyle and 2.49 seconds in the 50m Freestyle.

Similarly, 𝗞𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝘁𝘁 also participated in her second B-Age gala and made her mark by achieving a personal best in the 50m Backstroke. Her determination was evident, and her performance reflected her growth as an athlete.

𝗨𝘇𝗶𝗮𝗵 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗺𝘀𝗲 stood out in the competition, swimming personal bests in all four of his events. His consistent improvement signals a bright future in the sport and showcases the hard work he has invested in his training.

𝗥𝗲𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗰𝗮 𝗖𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗻 had a strong showing as well, securing a personal best in her 50m Breaststroke.

𝗭𝗼ë 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 demonstrated her competitive edge by placing in the Top 10 for all five of her events. Notably, she achieved commendable third-place finishes in both the 100m Breaststroke and the 200m Freestyle.

𝗔𝗹𝘆𝘀𝘀𝗮 𝗧𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗽 also had an outstanding day, placing in the Top 8 for all five of her events. Her impressive third place in the 100m Backstroke and a personal best of 2.26 seconds in the 100m Freestyle, where she took fifth place, showcased her dedication and skill.

𝘚𝘸𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘧𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥. 𝘞𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘧 0.20 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘰𝘳 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘮 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘭, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘸𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘢 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘭𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵.

Union’s swimmers definitely made their mark at the B-Age gala, and we are incredibly proud of all of them!

Sport Results

This past Friday morning, 7 February, Union High School’s Top 4 senior boys’ and girls’ tennis players set off for the Van Niekerk and Koen Tennis Tournament in Burgersdorp.

Over the two days that followed, the team faced off against competitors from Middelburg, Burgersdorp, De Aar, Cradock and Hoërskool Jim Fouché.

𝘋𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘢 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘯𝘫𝘰𝘺𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘬𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘴.

Upon arrival, the team was relieved to find the courts completely dry. Double and mixed doubles matches commenced almost immediately.

𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝘃𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝗠𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗴, 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝟯𝟳-𝟭𝟵.

The players showcased remarkable stamina, achieving four more wins against Burgersdorp (40-16), Jim Fouché (32-24) and Cradock (35-21).

Unfortunately, the competition proved tough against De Aar, resulting in a loss of 24-32.

𝘈𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘸𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳, 𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 18:00.

The next morning, the players were once again relieved to find that the courts were dry enough for matches to start at 07:30. The boys had two remaining doubles matches against the second teams of Burgersdorp and Jim Fouché. They triumphed over Burgersdorp, winning 12-2, but faced defeat against Jim Fouché, losing 5-9.

𝘈𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘴, 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯’𝘴 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦, 𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘵𝘰𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘧 185 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘰𝘧 308 𝘨𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘥.

This achievement earned them a spot in the semi-finals, where they faced Jim Fouché again. Unfortunately, Union lost this round by a narrow margin of eight games. However, due to their strong performance in the previous day’s matches, they advanced to the final round against De Aar.

The players had to start their matches immediately without a warm-up, which, combined with high stress levels, led to poor decision-making and unnecessary mistakes. De Aar ultimately claimed the trophy, winning four out of the six matches played in the final round.

𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗹, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗯𝗹𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲, 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿.

Sport Results

Summer weather and happy learners made for a perfect 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗛𝗢𝗨𝗦𝗘 𝗚𝗔𝗟𝗔 for Union High School Grade 5 to 12 swimmers on Tuesday evening, 28 January.

The two houses entered into the spirit of the day and gave great support to all the swimmers and, after an evening of extraordinary effort, 𝘿𝙖𝙡𝙮 𝙃𝙤𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙮 𝙘𝙧𝙤𝙬𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙮𝙚𝙖𝙧’𝙨 𝙬𝙞𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙨, with a total of 543 points, compared to Arnott’s 364.

The Interhouse Gala holds a special place in our hearts as it’s always an event that’s filled with smiles, friendly rivalry and a strong sense of camaraderie among all those participating. Last night’s event only served to – once again – remind us of how fortunate we all are to be a part of such an incredible school community.

𝘞𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘧𝘦𝘭𝘵 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴, 𝘤𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘴, 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘧𝘧 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘶𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵.

[ This year marked the third year that our Interhouse gala was held in our newly extended 25m swimming pool, resulting in the breaking of a total of 25 records. ]

𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟 𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗢𝗚𝗡𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 goes to the following swimmers for their exceptional performances:

𝗚𝗶𝗿𝗹𝘀 𝘂/𝟭𝟮: Taylor Jacobs was the standout, securing an impressive six first-place finishes and setting four new records. Catie Davenport and Gemma Murray also deserve commendation for their contributions.

𝗕𝗼𝘆𝘀 𝘂/𝟭𝟮: Uziah Willemse shone brightly, clinching three first-place finishes, two second places and one third. Notable performances were also delivered by Michael Maritz and Thomas Krige.

𝗚𝗶𝗿𝗹𝘀 𝘂/𝟭𝟰 (𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿): Angelique Kyanda-Kaboza dominated this category with five first places, one second place and three new records. Lilly Hunter and Kari Stern also performed admirably.

𝗕𝗼𝘆𝘀 𝘂/𝟭𝟰 (𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿): Dante Mills excelled with three first places, one second, one third and a new record to his name. Cayden Thompson also had a commendable showing.

𝗚𝗶𝗿𝗹𝘀 𝘂/𝟭𝟰 (𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿): Miley Burger led the field with five first places and one second. Bella Hawkins, Kayla Norval, Micha Murray and Clea Clarke also made notable contributions.

𝗕𝗼𝘆𝘀 𝘂/𝟭𝟰 (𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿): Aidan Ferreira and Jordan Maritz both delivered strong performances, with Aidan achieving two first places, a second, a third and a fourth, while Jordan secured two first places, a new record, a second and a third place. Murray Hope also performed well with a first and a second place finish.

𝗚𝗶𝗿𝗹𝘀 𝘂/𝟭𝟲: Alyssa Trollip displayed dominance with four first places, four new records and two second places. Zoë Mills garnered multiple second places, a couple of firsts as well as a record, while Gerda Clarke consistently placed third.

𝗕𝗼𝘆𝘀 𝘂/𝟭𝟲: Mark Lemke showcased his talent with multiple first-place finishes, including a fifth place.

𝗚𝗶𝗿𝗹𝘀 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻: Misha Newton led this group with five first places and one second. Mecoli Vorster, Rebecca Copeman, Esethu Mabula, Sarah Jacobs and Tara Ferreira also made significant contributions.

𝗕𝗼𝘆𝘀 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻: Ben Lemke stood out with six first places and five new records, while Daniel Marais consistently kept pace and Peter-Daniel Clegg and Kyle Liebenberg also delivered strong performances.

Sport Results

We are incredibly proud of the Union High School contingent that participated in this past Sunday’s sea mile in Gqeberha.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟭𝟬𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝗥𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲, with swimmers navigating the waters from Kings Beach to Hobie Beach.

𝘋𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘧𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴, 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘸𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘥 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘵 𝘢𝘵 𝘢 𝘴𝘦𝘢 𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘦!

● Among the standout performances, Grade 7 learner 𝗔𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲 𝗞𝘆𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮-𝗞𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘇𝗮 shone brightly, participating in the u/16 female half mile. Angelique won her category with an impressive time of 15:37.

● Union swim coach 𝗠𝗿𝘀 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 also participated in the full Ladies Mile, finishing 20th overall with a time of 30:43.

● 𝗚𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗮 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲 had a fantastic outing, completing the Ladies Mile in 26:41, which earned her a commendable 13th place overall.

● 𝗭𝗼ë 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 also made her mark, finishing in 11th place with a time of 26:28.

● In the Men’s Mile, 𝗕𝗲𝗻 𝗟𝗲𝗺𝗸𝗲 swam to a time of 24:25, finishing 18th overall, while Union educators 𝗠𝗿 𝗝𝗣 𝗞𝗿𝘂𝗴𝗲𝗿 and 𝗠𝗿 𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝘂𝘀 completed the race in 37:20 and 35:47, securing 55th and 54th places respectively. 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝗹 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘀 also participated, finishing in 35:46 and coming in 53rd overall.

● Not to be overlooked, Union mom 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗮 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲 participated in the Ladies Mile, finishing strong with a time of 25:40, earning her 8th overall position.

𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘸𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘧𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦!