The Senior Titans are off to a great start to the season with a 2-1 record and a firm hold on the number three spot in the porcine for Tier IV teams.
On Saturday, September 3, the team was in St. Paul to take on the Lions; St. Paul is a quality team and is currently provincially ranked fifth in the same division as the Titans.
“St. Paul came out strong and marched down on their first drive and punched one in,” said head coach Ken Fournier. “They had another nice drive to the 10-yard line, and we ended up with a return for a touchdown of 102 yards from Ben Messom. It was a big play to get us back into it.”
It was a back-and-forth game, but Fournier said the Titans had some good drives and took home a 24-13 win.
Last Saturday, September 10, the Titans were back on their home field to take on Stettler, another quality team.
Stettler is ranked fourth among Tier III teams.
“Stettler has a really good team this year. They had a lot of returning seniors on their offence and are pretty well refined,” said Fournier. “We told the guys without having film on another team and playing a new team we don’t normally play, it can go either way.”
Stettler went up, but the Titans battled back to within a touchdown. Stettler moved the ball well and took the lead for good.
“We had a couple of drives stalled from penalties and mistakes, and Stettler being a good team, they took it away after that. They had a very strong running game,” said Fournier.
Stettler went on to win 49-21. Despite this, it was a valuable game for the Titans.
“We have some things to learn. Playing a good team will show you your mistakes, and that is kind of what we need. So we know what we need to work on and will review that film,” said Fournier.
The Titans are back on the field on Saturday, September 17, at 1 p.m., to take on the Canmore Wolverines.

After public health restrictions and regulations impacted the number of visitors coming to the Drumheller Valley in 2020 and 2021, admissions for some local attractions have returned to a relatively normal level.
Along with rising admissions, there have also been increases to the number of visitors coming from out-of-province-a number which was also impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
“This July was our busiest July on record since we opened (Tyra, the World’s Largest Dinosaur) in 2000,” says Drumheller and District Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Heather Bitz.
Ms. Bitz shares a total of 40,143 people made the climb in July to the viewpoint, located within the mouth of Tyra, overlooking the Drumheller Valley.
Admissions dropped slightly in August, with a total of 36,867 people visiting, though these figures were up some 35 per cent over 2021; these numbers were down slightly from August 2019, the best August on record for visitors, when 39,771 people visited.
While a majority of visitors were from Alberta, Ms. Bitz notes there was an increase in visitors coming from British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Ontario over the summer; she adds international visitations are also “slowly coming back.”
“We are pleased with the rebound we saw this summer. We weren’t sure what to expect this year for visitation, but it definitely exceeded our expectations,” Ms. Bitz says.
The Mail also reached out to the Royal Tyrrell Museum regarding their admission numbers over the summer; however, they were unable to provide a response by press time.