Saranac's Lakes Jarrett Ashton (9) bounces off the would be tacklers for the first down as part of a two touchdown night. It would be opening night of the Champlain Valley Athletic Conference football season and the Ausable Valley Patriots would host the Saranac Lake Red storm. The Red Storm would get the opening score of the game as Jarrett Ashton would bust out for 61 yards for the 6-0 lead. The would stay there til 3 minutes into the 2nd quarter when Mason Douglas would return a fumble and give the Patriots the 8-6 lead. The Red Storm would answer right back on Jarrett Ashton's second touchdown of the night and regain the 14-8 lead. On the next Patriots possession Matthew Pray would break it 80 yards and the Patriots would take the 16-14 lead back. Although the Red Storm would strike again on a Jacob Shipman 50 yard touchdown reception to give the Red Storm the 22-16 lead at the break. When the teams came back for the second half the Patriots defense would step up and take charge of the game. The Patriors would retake the lead at 24-22 on a Luis Perez 8 yard reception and score with just under 5 minutes left in the third quarter. The Patriots would extend there lead to 30-22 a 71 yard touchdown run for Matthew Pray his second of the game Then with just under 8 minutes left in the game Jarrett Ashton would get his third touchdown of the game and tie the game at 30. The Patriots would regain the lead at 38-30 with 6:30 left in the game on Matthew Pray's third touchdown of the game and secure the 38-30 win. In the winning effort the Patriots start there season at 1-0 while the Red Storm fall to 0-1. Gallery

Ausable Valley's Matthew Pray's (28) shreds of the Saranac Lake tackler on the outside for the first down. Gallery

Billy Cook (M70) knocks into Connor Cleveland (09) as they battle for position in the middle of the corner. It would be Bill McBride Chevy and Subaru Salute to Heroes night at Airborne Park Speedway. There would be some great close racing throughout the night along with some banging for the position. The main event of the evening would be the 358 Modifieds 30 lapper and it would be Chris Raabe would get his 6th win of the season. While on the under-card Thomas Cook would get win 1 in the Sportsman Modifieds, Renegades would be Michael Wright with win 2, Mini-Modifieds Kris Clark with win 7 and Roland Guay with win 4 on the season. Next will be Dirtcar championships with all 5 divisions in action along with a 50 lapper for the 358 Modifieds. Gallery

Brent Jarvis (32) is on the chase for Tylor Terry (44) for 2nd place in the Renegade feature. Gallery

Mike Silver and the Corvette carries the front wheels past the full pull line for a good run on the sandy track. The Adirondack Truck & Tractor Pullers would return to the Essex County Fair in Westport, NY after a 6 years absence. There would be 12 classes in the all-night affair as the trucks would range from stock trucks all the way up to the Pro Stock 4x4 Trucks. All would put on a great show in the front of the packed house excited for there return. Gallery

Torrence Reed throws the black smoke to the heavens as he is on a power pass down the far side of the track in the 2.6 cheater truck class. Gallery

Denis Decose and Alky Ollie return after tearing the rear end out of the tractor at the pull-in Plattsburgh a month earlier. The Adirondack Truck & Tractor Pullers returned to the Essex County Fair for the first time since 2011. In the tractor pull, there would be 14 classes ranging from stock tractors to the Super Farm Tractors. The would-be around 70 hooks in the evening as they try to build the division back at the fair. Gallery

Keenan Carter and All Stock make there best run of the season for a second place in the 13000lb Stock Tractors. Gallery

Brandon Lamere (133)with the hard hit on the unsuspected car that almost flips it over. It was the annual return of the Demolition Derby at the Clinton County Fair. There would be over 200 cars in the all-day affair ranging from the 4 Cylinders and 8 Cylinders classes along with the trucks and vans. There would be main hard hits throughout the day as the drivers were playing for keeps. Gallery

The 63 with the hard hit on the 08 that pretty much lays down the driver in the 08 with the force of the hit. Gallery