000) driven by Jamie Dustin smashes into the passenger's door of Corey Helm (06). It was the annual return of the smack'em up, bang'em up, crash'em up do it all over again as the demolition derby made its return. There be around 90 cars spread out over seven heats. Gallery

Joey Foster (91) puts a licking on the Chad Fisher (62) into the front quarter panel and pins the car along the wall. Gallery

Plattsburgh Cardinals Craig Bujold leans back to catch the pop up in foul ground behind the plate. The Cardinals would jump out to an early 5-0 lead after the first two innings that they would never give up. They would get one in the first inning and then put up a four-spot in the second inning. The Miners would chip away at the lead by getting two in the third and fourth inning. The score would remain that until the seventh when the Cardinals would get an insurance run on a sacrifice fly tp take the lead 6-4. The Cardinals would hold that lead for the rest of the game and take game 1 of the best of three series. They will look to close out the championship next weekend at Bailey Avenue.

Plattsburgh Cardinals third basemen drop to a knee to catch the line drive at the hot corner.

Plattsburgh North Stars Zack Blocker (7) shoves off the Glenns Falls Green Jacket defender and turns it up field for a big gain. The Plattsburgh North Stars would get the convincing victory over a long time rival the Glenns Falls Green Jackets with a 22-0 win and also win back the Mayor's Cup. The North Stars would strike for two quick touchdowns in the first quarter and take a 14-0 lead on a Trevor St. Clair and Zack Blocker scores. The score would remain that until midway through the fourth quarter when Eilsa Park would punch a touchdown on the goal line and convert a two-pointer on a bad snap of the extra point. Gallery

Plattsburgh North Stars Trevor St. Clair (5) with the touchdown catch in the back of the endzone that he plays chicken with the backline. Gallery

Mike Domica wins the crowd favorite the 22,000lb 4x4 Tractors. There would be around 100 entries that would take part in the tractor pull at the Franklin County Field Days from Farm Stock, Altered Stock, Pro Stock, and the crowd favors the 4x4 tractors. Gallery

Rene Bourdeau with the straight and fast pass down the track during the 11,000lb Hot Farm Tractors. Gallery

Chad Lapointe and his Chevy put on an amazing smoke show during his run in the 2.6 cheater class. There would be around 150 entries divided up into the 10 different classes in front of an always packed crowd for the truck pull at the Franklin County Field Days. Gallery

Terry Durant and the Yellow Fever are coming straight at the camera during the 6,200lb Pro Stock 4x4 Trucks. Gallery

Jeremy Van Pelet and the Show Time would make they're the first appearance with the Adirondack Tractor Pullers and made a very good run in the Super Farm/Limited Pro-Class taking the 4th place. The annual stop for the Adirondack Truck and Tractor Pullers at the Clinton County would see around a 100 entries divided up into 19 classes battle it out on the track in front of a packed crowd until the late hours of the evening. Gallery

Jason Bourdeau and the Fever would make straight pull down the middle of the track to take the win in the 11,500lb Hot Farm Tractor class. Gallery

Walter Cheney and the 2008 Nissan Titan would take the win the 5,500lb Pure Stock Truck class on a picture-perfect run. It was the annual return of the Street Legal Truck Pull to Clinton County. There would be a great competition between the seven different classes with around 50 entries and a couple of classes that would be settle by under five feet. Gallery

Bill Dean comes to the end of the run in the 2.6 cheater class as the smoke from the stacks is shooting straight up deep black. Gallery

Dewayne Newans in the Wild Things wins the 4x4 Trucks Class to get the season started on the right foot. It was the start of the 2011 Adirondack Truck & Tractor Pullers season at the Hopkinton Fire Department in Hopkinton, NY. There would be around 40 entries in the 12 different classes to get the season underway in good fashion. Gallery

Bill Dean a couple of new street legal truck class called the 2.6 cheater would come over for an exibition to get stuff worked out before season starts Friday July 22nd at the Clinton County Fair in Plattsburgh, NY. Gallery

Plattsburgh North Stars Kevin Gibson (53) with the tackle on the for the sack of the Montreal Voyageurs quarterback. The Plattsburgh North Stars would struggle through the first half as they wouldn't get on the bard till 5 minutes left in half taking a 5-0 lead on Mitch Ryder 47 yard field goal and a safety on the kickoff. Then the offense would strike in the last minute of the half on a 14-yard touchdown pass from Kenny Stay to Trevor St. Clair to take the 12-0 lead into the break. In the second half, the North Stars would get another 12 points to secure the 24-6 win. With the win, North Stars improve there record to 3-1 overall and 1-1 in the league. The North Stars will be off next week before they are back in action at home for a rematch of last year's championship against the Watertown Red & Black on July 30th. Gallery

Plattsburgh North Stars Jordan Keleher (4) with the sliding catch and the turn and burn to get away from the defender. Gallery

Plattsburgh North Stars Tom Gallup (71) meets the Albany Metro Mallers running back when he turned after the shovel pass. It was the season opener for the Empire Football League season and the defending champions would start on the road taken on a return to the team to the Albany Metro Mallers There would be no scoring in this very physical contest until the second quarter when the North Stars would take a 3-0 lead on a field goal and hold the lead to the half. The Metro Mallers would take a 6-3 lead on a three-yard touchdown pass nearing the end of the third quarter. Then in the fourth quarter, the Metro Mallers would strike again on a 23-yard touchdown pass to take a 12-3 lead. The North Stars would strike back on the next drive when Kenny Stay would find Jordan Keleher in the end zone for a four-yard touchdown pass. The Metro Mallers would put the icing on the cake when they would score on a 70-yard touchdown to secure the 19-10 victory. With the lose the North Stars start the season off at 0-1 and will be at home next weekend to take on the Montreal Voyagers while the Albany Metro Mallers will be hosting the Watertown Red & Black. Gallery

Plattsburgh North Stars Harry Rascoe (39) lowers the shoulders and fights off the would-be tackler for some extra yards. Gallery