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

A couple of Fourth Ward Timberjaxxs collide as the center fielder makes the catch in the outfield. The Airborne Speedway Padres would get a couple of much-needed wins as they would go on to defeat the Timberjaxxs 10-4 and 7-2. In the first the game the Padres would actually trail early 3-1 and then would come back with 9 unanswered runs in the next few innings. The in-game two they would take the early 2-1 lead and then get five runs in the 4th innings to secure the victory. With the sweep of the Timberjaxxs, they move to 4-10 on the season get themselves out of the last place as the Timberjaxxs fall to 3-11.

Airborne Speedway Padres Donny Coolidge fires it across the diamond for the out at the first base.

Airborne Speedway Padres Eric Bell (21) connects on the pitch off the end of the bat. The Airborne Speedway Padres would lose both games to the undeafted Lyon Mountain Miners 8-5 in game 1 and 12-6 in game two. It was a tough day out there for Padres that were fighting through extrication as they were losing players for different reasons throughout. The Padres would stay in both games until the late innings when the Miners would pull away with the loses the Padres fall to 2-10 and the Miners improve to 12-0.

Lyon Mountain Miners Kyle Kolowoski (9) turns on the pitch for a base hit.

Plattsburgh North Stars Zach Blocker (7) lowers his head and splits the defenders on the kickoff return. This would be the penning game of the 2011 season for the Plattsburgh North Stars season. In a game that the North Stars would dominate from the start. The North Stars would take a convincing 38-7 win and get the season started on the right way with a win. Gallery

Brandon St. John (17) with the interception and then does his Heisman pose to avoid the defender. Gallery

Saranac Lake's runner with some seperation on the feild and picking some major ground. h Mountaineers would go on and win the game in a match that would be very phyiscail throughout. Gallery

The battle for the ball is on inside the scrum and the Mountaineers would come out with possesion. Gallery

Saranac Lake's Suzi Meconi (9) picks the ball up out of the ruck and hands it off to a teammate. In the opener of the season for Saranac Lake, they would fall 37-12. The match would be very tight for the first half with Saranac Lake down 12-7 in the second half would be the difference as Utica where almost at will. Gallery

The ladies are engaged in the scrum going for the loose ball. Gallery

Plattsburgh North Stars Akeem Williams fights through the tacklers for the extra yardage the Plattsburgh North Stars would pick up right where they left off last week and get the 44-8 win. The North Stars would scream out of the gates and take a 17-0 lead after the first quarter. Then would add a couple more scores in the second quarter and take a 30-0 lead into the break. In the second half, they would test out different people and sets and cruise to the 44-8 win. The North Stars are now 2-0 on the season as they head into there first league game of the season on July 9th in Albany as they take on the Metro Mallers. Gallery

Plattsburgh North Stars Jay Mahl (32) with the single leg wrap up for the tackle. Gallery