Union Preparatory School, Graaff-Reinet’s u/10A hockey team recently embarked on a memorable tour to the Western Cape, leaving Graaff-Reinet on Sunday morning and staying in Paarl for the duration.
๐ข๐ป ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐, ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ฒ๐ป๐ท๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฒ๐
๐ฐ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ง๐๐ผ ๐ข๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐พ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐บ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฒ ๐ง๐ผ๐๐ป before their first game in the afternoon against Paarl Girls Primary, where despite struggling initially, they secured a 3-1 victory.
๐ง๐๐ฒ๐๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ด๐ถ๐ฟ๐น๐ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ด๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ณ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐. They began with a strong 4-0 win over Panorama Primary School, followed by a challenging game against a well-coached Durbanville Primary team, resulting in a 3-1 loss.
The girls bounced back with an impressive 8-1 victory against Durbanville Curro, showcasing their dominance from the start.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ด๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ถ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐, ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ณ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ ๐ณ-๐ฎ ๐๐ถ๐ป, despite it being their fourth match of the day. On Wednesday morning, the team faced Laerskool Stellenbosch on a small indoor field. Despite conceding three quick goals, the girls displayed tremendous determination and sportsmanship, fighting back to draw the game 4-4.
Throughout the tour, the girls demonstrated outstanding resilience, teamwork and sportsmanship, making the experience both on and off the field invaluable for their development.
๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐ฉ๐จ ๐๐ฃ๐๐ก๐ช๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ง ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ง๐๐จ๐จ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ค๐ง๐ข๐๐ฃ๐๐๐จ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐ข๐๐ง๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฎ ๐๐ญ๐๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐, ๐ฌ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฉ๐ก๐ฎ ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐ฉ๐ง๐๐๐ช๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ง ๐๐ง๐ค๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ ๐๐จ ๐๐ค๐ฉ๐ ๐ฅ๐ก๐๐ฎ๐๐ง๐จ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ ๐๐ก๐ค๐จ๐ ๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ข.
