Drumheller Titans Noah Lowther and Cole Suntjens participated in the U16 Summer Games 2023 in football. They attended a spring selection camp along with three other Drumheller players.
Noah was selected to be on the Calgary Metro Colts team and Cole on the Calgary Metro Dinos. Selection camp was inside the Encana Dome at Shouldice Field in Calgary.
There were eight Alberta football teams (three Calgary, three Edmonton, one Central Alberta, one South). Each team played three games, two prior to the games, and one at the games.
There were 14 different sports at the Summer Games (athletics - track and field/cross country/road running, baseball, basketball, canoe/kayak, BMX, mnt bike, football, lacrosse, rugby, soccer, softball, swimming, triathlon, beach volleyball).
Nearly 3000 athletes (aged 11-17) participated in their sporting events and attended the opening ceremonies, stayed in gyms with their teammates in schools throughout Okotoks, and were bussed to the Okotoks Rec Centre for meals. There were activities planned for them to do when not playing. The sporting events took place throughout Okotoks and Diamond Valley. It was run similarly to the Olympic games.
Expected attendance was over 6500 people with parents and participants.
