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Dragons keep playo drive alive Michael James | inSide Drumheller
The Drumheller Dragons have rekindled their playo hopes after winning 3-2 in overtime over the Brooks Bandits on Tuesday night. The game was a door-die situation for the Dragons. If they had lost, it would have meant the end of their season. The Drumheller Memorial Arena was packed once again and the energy in the building was palpable. In the previous three games, the Bandits had struck ďŹ rst, but in game four, the Dragons set the tone early, keeping the play in the Bandits’ end. The Dragons would gain a 1-0 lead at 12:09 into the ďŹ rst, while shorthanded. Bryton Mills charged from the Dragons end and stued
the puck in behind Bandits goalie Michael Frederick. Brodie Jamieson would increase the lead to 2-0 2:24 into the second period. However, two minutes later the Bandits would score one of their own to make the game 2-1. The Dragons held on to the lead for the remainder of the period, managing to contain the explosive oensive potential of the Bandits. In the third, the Bandits began to wear down the Dragons and gave Dragons goalie Adam Beukeboom more work than he had seen in the previous two periods. The Dragons kept the lead until 14:15 into the third when, Shane Pilling, o a face-o in the Dragons end, sent the puck past Beukeboom. The game was tied at 2.
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Bryton Mills had a monster game on Tuesday, scoring both the opening and gamewinning goals, one assist, delivering a series of punishing hits, and earning a
well-deserved Player of the Game award. The Dragons staved off playoff elimination with a 3-2 win over the Bandits. They head tonight to Brooks for game five. inSide photo by Michael James
Fourth place finish at zones ends Sabres’ season Patrick Kolafa | inSide Drumheller
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The Bandits, renewed from the goal, continued to pour on the pressure and the ďŹ nal two minutes of the third were played almost exclusively in the Dragons zone. After a short intermission, the game headed to overtime. The Dragons came out ďŹ red up. Their hard work paid o at 4:25 into overtime, when Bryton Mills sent a blistering shot through traďŹƒc to the back of the Bandits net. The stands erupted with cheers as the Dragons kept their playo drive alive. The ďŹ fth game of the series was to be held in Brooks on Thursday, but was rescheduled to Friday, March 22, at 7 p.m. in Brooks, due to the severe snowstorm that swept through Alberta on the original date.
The St. Anthony’s Sabres Senior Boys basketball team ended its season at Zones placing fourth at the tournament. The Sabres had a strong season, culminating in a 1A provincial honourable mention and a middle seed in the zone tournament in Rosemary on March 9 and 10. The Sabres were short handed, with only seven players on the bench for the competition. The Sabres went up against Cremona in their opening game. Cremona was scrappy but the Sabres won decisively 69-59. This put them up against Rosemary. The Sabres were able to stay close to Rosemary most of the game and even broke their press, however foul trouble and their short bench caused havoc for the Sabres. “We ended up playing with four players for over 5 minutes of the 4th quarter, due to the short bench, but still kept scoring. After the game, the Rosemary coach said the players were actually worried because they didn’t have a sizable cushion of a lead, which has not
happened all year against other 1A schools, and our defense was solid,� said coach Dan Patterson. Rosemary won 89-49. This put the Sabres into the third place game where they faced Acme. A few missed free throws made the dierence as Acme went on to an 87-84 victory. The Sabres have potential to remain a tough team next season. While they are losing their top scorers, Tanner Borowicz and Brian Kosolofski, who led the team with effort and attitude, they still have a strong core returning next season.
The Sabres finished a strong season with a fourth place finish at zones. Members of the team include (back; l-r) coach Dan Patterson, Luis Pulvinar, Brian Kosolofski, Nathan Comstock, coach Emmanuel Doolittle, Travis Dietrich, Alvin Limosinero and Jesse Robinson, with (front; l-r) Jakub St. Jean and Tanner Borowicz. photo submitted
Cagers return for St. Anthony’s alumni game Patrick Kolafa | inSide Drumheller
Generations of basketball players from St. Anthony’s School will be back on the court tonight to play in annual alumni game. This is the third annual event, which pits the current senior boys and girls teams versus previous players. The girls are on the court at 6:30 p.m. and the boys play at 8 p.m. on Friday, March 22. Athletic director at St. Anthony’s, Gavin Makse, says this is a fun event
where the young players can meet some of the older players who can attest to the importance of their time as a Sabres and being part of the team. The game typically sees players from teams going back to when St. Anthony’s reintroduced high school a few years ago, to last year’s graduates. Some have gone to play at the college level. This is the second year the event has been held in the new school. “We’re there to help each other out and have some fun,� said Makse.