Tennis players and biathletes do well

GRAAFF-REINET — On Friday afternoon, October 20, Union High School’s Top 8 junior girls enjoyed a perfect afternoon of tennis against Balmoral Primary from Queenstown.

The Union girls did well to convert deuce games to games in their favour, winning the afternoon’s tennis by 9 matches to 3.

A great afternoon was had by all, and coach, Mrs Gerber would like to commend the girls on their fine effort. Biathlon

A small group of Union biathletes competed in the third E Biathlon League event in Port Elizabeth last Wednesday.

They had mixed results, with some of the learners improving on either their running time or their swimming time.

Candice Russell improved on her total points.

The results were:

U.17 Girls: Jenna Mcnaughton - sixth (and 1843) Amanda Brink - seventh (1606),

U.19 Girls: Candice Russell - second (2033), Sanja du Plessis - fifth (1821), U.15 Boys: Corniel Vorster - third (962), U.19 Boys: VC Beldon - second (1463) and Ben Kroon - third (1361).

Unfortunately, Cameron Muir and Micela Loock withdrew due to illness.

The following learners have been selected to represent Eastern Province in an Inter-provincial meeting taking place in Port Elizabeth on October 28:

Micela Loock - EP ‘A’ Girls U.17, Jenna Mcnaughton - EP ‘B’ Girls U.17, Candice Russell - EP ‘A’ Girls U.19, Sanja du Plessis - EP ‘B’girls U.19 and Cameron Muir - EP ‘A’ Boys U.19.