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Titans take on Brooks in jamboree scrimmage

The Drumheller Senior Titans football team held onto the top spot in their provincial division after a.. sort of win on September 30.
The Titans were under Friday night lights at 6:30 p.m. at the Titans Field to take on Brooks. The only problem was the referees weren’t.
After trying to sort out the situation, the teams played a jamboree-style scrimmage.
“It really doesn’t have any bearing. Football Alberta did ask who scored the most touchdowns,” said head coach Ken Fournier. “I don’t know how they are going to deal with it.” According to the standings, Football Alberta recorded it as a win for Drumheller with a score of 42-14. Despite the mix-up, Fournier said it turned out to be a valuable exercise.
“It was kind of nice to hold a controlled scrimmage. It was a good way for both teams to roll guys through in different situations,” he said. “You get more repetitions on offence-defence plays and less special teams. It is good having the opportunity to play against other opponents and work on some of that stuff.”
He said it is the first time they have had an error with referees not showing up.
“It’s embarrassing and frustrating for the other team travelling, with parents coming, but they were awesome sports about it and made the best of it,” said Fournier.
“When it comes down to it, the boys were playing football. It wasn’t the situation we were expecting, but both teams went out and had a pretty good time.”
The Senior Titans are sporting a 4-1 record and are heading to Strathmore this coming Friday to take on the Spartans.
“We are looking forward to that game, and we are in the middle stretch of the season. This is our opportunity to work on things, get the things we need to get done out of the way, and make sure we are checking boxes as we are going through the season.”

Dragons earn first wins

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The Dragons have been playing intense hockey to start the 2022-2023 season, but it took four games before they found that elusive win.
The Dragons were in action three times this week. On Tuesday, September 20, they hosted the Camrose Kodiaks in front of 475 fans. The Kodiaks jumped ahead and by the end of the first period were up by two goals. It was a battle against a tough goalie as the Dragons peppered the Kodiaks with 48 shots. Sam Simard finally got one by, with two and a half minutes left. Camrose won 2-1.
On Saturday, September 23, the Dragons were back on home ice to take on the Calgary Canucks. While Calgary scored first, Adam Raesler, Hayden Prosofsky and Simard, had the Dragons up 3-1 after the first period. Calgary came back in the second with a quick goal, but Ty Whitford answered back. Calgary found the net once more to end the second with the Dragons up 4-3.
In the third period, the Dragons went on a roll with four goals; the first from Dylans Glinski and then Ty Daneault. Simard and Raesler each scored their second of the game. Calgary added one with 39 seconds left, as the Dragons went on to an 8-4 win.
On Saturday, September 24, the Dragons went to Okotoks to take on the Oilers. Okotoks led by one after the first period and added one more 3:21 into the second. From there the Dragons caught fire and Connor Poffenroth tied it up. Simard scored two to end the period up 3-2. This was confirmed after a scoreless third period.
The Dragons are in Blackfalds this coming weekend for the AJHL Showcase and will face Bonnyville on Thursday, September 29, and the Fort McMurray Oil Barons on Saturday, October 1. They will be back home on Tuesday, October 4 to play the Blackfalds Bulldogs.

Titan Teigan Sattler signs with Golden Bears

A Drumheller Titan is trading in his black and gold for the famous green and gold of the Alberta Golden Bears.
Teigan Sattler will be graduating from DVSS this school year. His football career took him from Terrapin to Titan, and come next season, the University of Alberta in Edmonton, where he plans to study business or education, and play for the school’s football team.
“I’ve been working towards it for quite some time now,” Teigan told the Mail, noting Edmonton is his first choice to pursue his football career. “It has a great coaching staff and a great team culture. I also know a bunch of players on the team.”
Teigan has a great football career and hasn’t even finished school. Along with the Titans, he played Spring Football with the Airdrie Raiders. Earlier this year, he was selected to the Alberta U18 team. In May, he was ranked as one of Canada’s Top 70 prospects and invited to the Canada
footballchat.com’s Prospect Game. There he was coached by CFL all-star and three-time Grey Cup champion Davis Sanchez. He also showcased his skills on a national stage. Teigan was ranked as the top cornerback in Alberta and fifth nationally out of the prospects Class of 2023.
He is looking forward to the next step in his career in Edmonton. His older brother Chase is in Edmonton playing for the Wildcats.
“I will probably be red-shirted for the first year, so I might not see the field too much, but from everyone I talked to, the U of A is pretty good about playing first year players to get experience. Come the second year, I should hopefully be on the field quite a bit.”
The Golden Bears drafted him to play cornerback, and possibly in the future, move him to linebacker.
“I’m a great player and I am very easy to coach, so I think that should really help them out quite a bit,” said Teigan.
He is grateful for his local football family, and the support Drumheller Community Football and its coaches have shown.
“I appreciate my coaches in Drumheller a lot,” he said. “They prepared me really well.”