The Hockey Plus/Loreman Padres took on the Meron/Renzi Expos in game 1 of the CVBL Semis in a game that the Expos would be in total control from the start. The Expos would cruise to an 18-2 win and take a 1-0 lead in the best of three series. Games two and three will be played August 16th starting at noon at a site still to be determined. Pictured is Expos (#10) with the pop-up slide steal of second ahead of the tag of Padres Andrew Bombard (#14). Gallery

The Adirondack Truck and Tractor Pullers returned to the Huntingdon Fair in Huntingdon, Que for the first time in over seven years. The crowd came out in full force to see the tractors and trucks take to the great hooking track. There were plenty of local competitors to give them some extra cheering power. Pictured is Gayton Yelle in his Red Horse (Fort Covington, NY) getting a big bite out of the hole that sends the tractor to the sky. Gallery

The Adirondack Truck and Tractor Pullers Association return to Highgate, Vermont for their annual two-day show at the Franklin County Field Days. On Friday night it would be the truck with the 4x4 truck class and crowd favor street legal truck with an average of 20 in a class. Then on Saturday, it would be all day show with the tractors ranging from the farm stock all the way up to the pro stock class plus the Highgate tradition 4x4 tractor classes. Pictured is Joe Perreault (Mooers, NY) and his Mad Dog get a little too hot and had a quick oil fire when it ran down on the hot headers. Gallery

The celebration is on at home plate as the Padres would beat the Athletics 7-6 on a walk off base hit by Matt Rivers (#88). In a game that the Padres never lead until the walk off base hit in the 9th inning. The Athletics would roll out to an early 5-0 lead after the 5th inning. Before the Padres would come roaring back to win the game by that 7-6 score. With the win the Padres advance to the semi finals against the Expos in a best of three series that will see the Padres host game 1 on August 2nd at the Saranac High School and then Expos will host games 2 and 3 at Chip Cummings Field in Plattsburgh. The Padres and Expos finished the regular season tied for 2nd place and split the 4 games during the regular season. Gallery

After a hard rain came through the fairgrounds just before the truck and tractor pull was about to start the show would be put on a 3-hour hold. Once the track was clear and ready to run through it was horsepower and because of that, there was a lot of break of on the night. Pictured is Justin Miller (Fort Covington, NY and Too Loose Nuts take it out the back door to win the 4x4 trucks class A and stay perfect in the early season. In the B class though he would fall just about 2 feet short to the Mad Dog and settle for 2nd place. Gallery