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Bantam Titans win first game of season

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   The Bantam Titans opened their season last Saturday, September 17 at home with a 12 to 6 win.
   The Titans played their season opener at a home game, and faced a mixed Olds/ Innisfail team on the other end of the field.
   According to head coach Paul Redmond the Olds team was made up of players from both Olds and Innisfail.
   “With not knowing what they would face and unsure of how many players they would have, they showed up with a decent team,” Redmond said.
   Redmond stated that he is already seeing the improvement in the players who have moved up from the peewee league.
   “We bent a little bit but didn’t break,” Redmond laughed, “If you can limit your mistakes, you can win and we proved that. Hopefully we can put in a win again next weekend. Rocky Mountain House has one of the best teams and so we are expecting a tough game.”
   Their next game is this Saturday in Rocky Mountain House.

DVSS Dynos take third at season opener

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   The DVSS Dynos Grade 8/9 Girls Volleyball team started their season off on the right step with a bronze medal.
   The Dynos travelled to Olds over the weekend to compete in a season opening tournament at Olds College.
   According to coach Jeff Messom, the team showed a lot of improvement with each game they played, and finished third in their pool, which put them up against the Olds high school.
   In the playoff game the girls lost in 3 sets to Olds losing the deciding set by 15-13. In the third place game, the DVSS team played PCA and defeated them in two straight sets to capture 3rd place in the tournament.
   The Junior Team will be back in action on Thursday, September 22 in Carbon.

Dragons deal for veteran player

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   The Drumheller Dragons have made a trade with the Bonnyville Pontiacs for veteran forward Chad Hurtubise (’96) and in return the Pontiacs receive forward Trygve Many Guns (’98) and future considerations.
   “We have been looking for another 20-year-old to help the other veterans on our young team and when Chad became available we didn’t hesitate to make the deal,” said Dragons head coach and GM, Brian Curran. “It was very important in what we are doing this season that the veteran we received was of strong character and had good leadership abilities, and we know we’ve gotten that in Chad. He also plays with an edge and competes hard every night.”
   Hurtubise is a 6’3, 200-lb forward from Morrinville, AB. Last season with the Pontiacs he tallied 12 goals and 17 assists in 58 games.
   The Dragons wish Many Guns all the best. “We thank him for his time here in Drumheller and I know he is going to a great organization,” said Curran.
   Dragons fans can catch Hurtubise in action on Friday, September 23 for the Dragons’ home opener vs. Calgary Mustangs. Puck drop is 7:30pm. There is a home opener tailgate party before the game from 5:00pm-7:00pm in the BCF parking lot.

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