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Dragons earn two wins on weekend road trip

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The Dragons had a successful road trip north over the weekend picking up four of a possible six points.
The Dragons made the trek to Fort McMurray to face the Oil Barons on Friday, November 11. The Dragons scored first as Walker Overwater scored his first as a Dragon midway through the first period. The Oil Barons tied it up but Ty Daneault put the Dragons up momentarily, as Fort McMurray tied it up 23 seconds later to end the first period. That was all the firepower the Dragons could muster as the Oil Barons added one goal in the second and two in the third period to win 5-2.
The Dragons then headed to Bonnyville on Saturday, November 12 to take on the Pontiacs. Again the Dragons scored first as Easton Adrian scored his first of the season. Bonnyville added one to end the first period tied. Kai Matthew scored three and a half minutes into the second period, but the Pontiacs added two goals toward the end of the second to go up 3-2.
Drumheller poured it on in the third period with Daneault starting the scoring at the midway point. This was followed by goals from Noah Danielson and Ryan Henderson. Bonnyville added one with less than two minutes left but it was too little too late as the Dragons went on to a 5-4 win.
The Dragons concluded their reload trip with a stop in Lloydminster on Sunday afternoon to take on the Bobcats. Lloydminster scored first, but Danielson tied it up 13 seconds later. The Dragons took the lead in the second with Vann Yuhas scoring. The Bobcats scored again, but Danielson scored his eighth of the season to put the Dragons up 3-2 after two.
Lloydminster scored a lone goal in the third period to force overtime. After a scoreless extra period, they went to a shootout to decide the game and Drumheller came out on top winning 4-3.
The Dragons are on home ice on Friday, November 18 to take on the Okotoks Oilers and then in Calgary on Saturday to take on the Canucks.


Dragons bounce back from home loss to top Kodiaks

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The Drumheller Dagons split over the weekend, falling to the Okotoks Oilers, but bouncing back to route the Camrose Kodiaks.
On Friday, November 4, the Dragons hosted Okotoks, which has the third-best record in the league.
Ty Daneault came out and quickly scored for the Dragons just six minutes into the game unassisted, but the Oilers tied it up 50 seconds later. Okotoks added one more to go up 2-1 after one period.
Okotoks extend the lead to 3-1, two and half minutes into the second period, but Vann Yuhas scored three minutes later, and the period ended 3-2, Okotoks. The Oilers kept the Dragons on their heels through the third period, adding two goals as the Oilers went away with a 5-2 win.
On Saturday, November 5, the Dragons boarded a bus heading to Camrose to take on the Kodiaks. Daneault came out firing and scored two straight goals. Camrose answered back with one to end the first period 2-1 Dragons.
In the second, Coy Pighin scored his second as a Dragon, and 33 seconds later, Spencer Claerhout scored his first. At the midpoint, Daneault finished up a hattrick as the Dragons led 5-1 after two. The Kodiaks answered back midway through the third, but Dylan Glinski and Sam Simard each hit the net to put it out of reach. Dragons win 7-2.
The Dragons are packing their bags to head out on a road trip. The Dragons will be in Fort McMurray on Friday, November 11 to take on the Oil Barons, and then in Bonnyville on Saturday, November 12, to take on the Pontiacs. On Sunday, November 13, they are in Lloydminster to take on the Bobcats in a matinee.

Senior Titans Provincial Playoff-bound

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The Senior Titans are Provincial playoff bound, after dispatching Canmore on Saturday in Calgary.
On Saturday, October 29, the Titans and the Wolverines met at Shouldice Stadium. The Titans were coming off a bye week, which allowed them to heal but also left a bit of rust.
“We started off rough, making a few mistakes, we weren’t seeing the field well, we were missing tackles, we were missing blocks,” said head coach Ken Fournier. “The boys cleaned it up, a big part of that was a play sparked by Teigan Sattler with a sack-strip- fumble-recovery-touchdown. It was kind of the unicorn of defensive plays.”
After a back-and-forth first two quarters the team was fired up.
“We came out in the second half with more intensity, and that seemed to help us, and we took it away from there,” said Fournier.
The Titans went on to a 35-6 win. This put them in the first round of the Tier IV provincial playoffs. Before that, they have another bye week where they will watch to see the outcome of Taber- Claresholm. They will host the losing team.
“We are trying to schedule another exhibition game because we don’t want another bye week,” said Fournier.
It has been a strong season for the Titans, where they have both been clearly the best team on the field, while others have been out-and-out battles.
“As far as growth for the entire team, it has been a great season. We have had guys contributing on offence, defence and special teams, and it is not just been one or two guys, everybody is contributing,” said Fournier. “We’re in good shape, I think we just have to clean up. The teams we have played are coming at us every time with something different, which is great. Our guys have been able to adapt, which is a big step forward.”


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