Champlain Valley Athletic Conference Semi-Finals Fourth Ward Cardinals Vs Fourth Ward Timberjaxxs August 17 2014

under the tag
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Kyle Coryea

Cardinals Ben Weightman (23) would slide in under the tag of Timberjaxxs Jeremy Barber (21) at the plate on a passed ball. The Fourth Ward Cardinals would meet up the Fourth Ward Timberjaxxs in the semi-finals of the Champlain Valley Baseball League playoffs. The Timberjaxxs would take a quick 3-0 lead over the first two innings with a pair in the first and a single in the second. The Cardinals would get on the board with a single run in the fourth inning to make it 3-1. Then would come the game-changer what was thought nothing major at the time a two-strike one out missed check swing that was missed gave the Cardinals new life and would score four runs after that missed call and would end up giving them a 5-3 victory. With the victory, the Cardinals would advance to the championship against the Meron's Expos. Gallery

tag at the plate
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Timberjaxxs Brandon Rabideau (13) tags Cardinals Joe Tolosky (22) on the leg before he gets to the plate for the out. Gallery

Empire Football League Week 6 Plattsburgh North Stars Vs Gloove City Colonials August 16 2014

open field tackle
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Kyle Coryea

Plattsburgh's Kyle Oehlbeck (15) with the open field tackle to save a huge gain by the Colonials. The Plattsburgh North Stars would meet up with the Glove City Colonials for week 6 of the Empire Football League season. The North Stars would jump out to a quick 14-0 lead in the 1st quarter on a touchdown by Harry Rascoe and interception by Brandon St John. In the second quarter, they would score twice more on a punt return by Jim Carlson and a running touchdown by Elija Parks for the 26-0 lead at the break. In the second half, it would be more of the same as they would get a pair of touchdowns to secure the 39-0 victory. With the win, the North Stars go to 5-1 on the season. The North Stars are now off till September 6th when they travel to Glenns Falls. Gallery

on the run
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Kyle Coryea

Plattsburgh's Kevin Gibson (85) with the leaping catch across the middle for the first down. Gallery

Franklin County Fair Truck Derby, Rollover and Figure 8 Races August 10 2014

raising crunch
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Kyle Coryea

Ryan Helm (15x) buries the 143 along the wall and lifts the backend up when he finds the wall. It would be a new wrinkle at the Franklin County Fair as they would have truck demolition derby, rollover contest, and figure 8 races. It would be another packed house to see all the racing and smashing. There would be around 30 trucks, 6 rollover cars, and 8 figure 8 cars. The big winners on the day would be Jamie St. Mary in the Figure 8 Races, Jacob St. Mary in the rollover contest. The crowd would be very pleased with the show and are looking forward to its return next year. Gallery

tight fit
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The 15 would give Jamie St. Mary (45) some help getting around the corner during the second heat of the figure-eight races. Gallery

Quebec Truck and Tractor Pullers Assocation Huntingdon Fair Truck & Tractor Pull August 9 2014

big run
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Kyle Coryea

The Red cab over V12 Detroit would put on a show with a 400-foot pull. The Quebec Tractor Pullers would make there return to the Huntingdon Fair. They would have six classes on the night with the Semi Trucks, Modified 4x4 Trucks Super Stock Tractors, Two Wheel Drive Trucks, Mini Modifieds, and Modified Tractors. With there whole show there would be around 60 hooks and the guys were getting great traction on super tacky track and everyone is looking forward to the pull again next season. Gallery

multi engine power
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Kyle Coryea

The Canadian Thunder would carry the front wheels and smoke on again but still get the win in the Modified Tractor class. Gallery

Adirondack Truck and Tractor Pullers Huntingdon Fair Truck & Tractor Pull August 9 2014

stock blue
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Kyle Coryea

David Babbie and his ford 7610 carries the front wheels down the track during the 6500 Stock Tractors class for a second-place finish. The Adirondack Truck & Tractor Pullers would bring there show north of the border for the second straight year to the fair in Huntingdon, Quebec. There would be 13 classes on the day in the Street Legal Trucks, Stock Tractors, Altered Stock Tractors and Pro Stock 4x4 Trucks divisions. There would be lots of very good pulls on the sticky clay track. On the other hand there would be some breakage on the night as street trucks would tear driveshafts all day long. Gallery

ram tuff
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Yan Eric Petit puts on a show for the crowd and takes it over 300 feet to win the 8500 Stock Trucks division. Gallery

New York Sire Stakes Franklin County Fair Day 3 August 8 2014

tight racing
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Kyle Coryea

Irving Muaran and Harold Smith would battle it out at the front of the pack for the lead I.t would be the third and final day of racing at the Franklin County Fair and there would be another 10 races on the day with all races being dash races. Harold Smith would take a couple wins on the day to secure the jockey honors. Gallery

side by side
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Andy Gardner and Garrett McQueen would lead the pack down the front stretch. Gallery

New York Sire Stakes Franklin County Fair Day 3 August 7 2014

down the stretch
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Kyle Coryea

Heath Allen (1) would take it at the finish line by nose over Shawn Warner (5) for second place. It would be the second day of Harness Racing at the Franklin County Fair. There would be ten races on the day paying out a total of 25,000 dollars throughout the day. The big winner on the day would be Harold Smith. Gallery

three wide
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Kyle Coryea

There would be a pack of racers jocking for the position as they reach the halfway mark of the race. Gallery

Franklin County Fair Demolition Derby 2 August 4 2014

underneath the side
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Kyle Coryea

Ben St Ann (59) comes to rest on the hood of the 75 when they tried to go back to front. It would be the second night of demolition derby action at the Franklin County Fair in Malone a part of the Total Destruction Promotion Series. There would be four heats of compact cars one heat of Powder Puff and Full-Size cars there would be around 75 cars on the night. There would be a lot of hard-hitting with an extra room that was out on the track and two cars would end up on their roofs throughout the night. The big winners on the night would be Jamie St. Mary in the full-size class and Travis Charleson in the Compact class and both would take home a 1,000 dollars for the win. As for the Powder Puff class that would go to Brenda Christian. Gallery

nose to nose
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Kryn Moore(15) would have the front end of her collpase after taking a hard shot from the 54. Gallery

Adirondack Truck and Tractor Pullers Franklin County Fair August 3 2014

wheelstanding
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Kyle Coryea

Edwin Davis and his two-wheel drive Chevy to carry the front wheel down the track for a third place. The Adirondack Truck and Tractor Pullers would make there annual return to the Franklin County Fair in Malone for there all day and night show. There would be a total of 25 classes on the day from Stock Trucks and Tractors all way to the Super Farm Tractors and Pro Stock 4x4 Trucks. It would be another packed house throughout the evening. There would be some speculator wheel standings and lots of smoke and some arrange throughout the pull. Gallery

dual smoke
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Rich Abare and his 2.6 Cheater Truck send the rich black diesel thick and high and the crowd would love it and he would take a second. Gallery

Franklin County Fair Demolition Derby 1 August 2 2014

back to door
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Kyle Coryea

The 77 car would line up the 17N car from nearly half the track away and put a hard hit maybe the hardest night and fold up the 17N. It would be the first night of demolition derby action at the Franklin County Fair in Malone, NY. It would be a compact derby show tonight with 5 of the 6 heats of action being the compact cars with a total of 70 cars. There would be plenty of hard-hitting with the extra space that would be available on the track. When it is was all side and done on the night the two big winners would be Austin Martin in 8 Cylinder and Tom Pickering in the 4 Cylinder classes with both of them taking home a nice 1,000 payday. Gallery

hard hitting
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Seth Young (30) would put the hard hit on the backend of the Scott Cook (54J) during the 8 Cylinder feature. Seth Young would end up finishing second on the night. Gallery

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