Plattsburgh North Stars Adam Frennier (61) and Kris Ross (14) with the gang tackle of the Montreal Voyageurs wide receiver in the open field to stop him in his tracks. The Plattsburgh North Stars would get back on the winning track with a 24-6 victory. 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 Joey Painter (12) wraps up the Albany Metro Mallers wide receiver and holds on to make the sliding open field touchdown. 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

Airborne Speedway Padres Jeff Norton (8) with the full outstretch at first base to get them out and the base runner goes crashing past the bag. 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. Gallery

Airborne Speedway Padres Kyle Rascoe (12) with the great leaping catch on the ball that was hit deep to center field. The Airborne Speedway Padres would lose both games to the undrafted 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 through out. 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. Gallery

Plattsburgh North Stars Zach Blocker (7) gives the stiff arm to a Vermont Raven defender as he turns the corner and takes the ball upfield. 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 Akeem Williams (3) gets airborne as he tackled down by the feet by the Southern Vermont Storm linemen. This would be the opening 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

Saranac Lake's (13) lays a hard hit on the Rome runner for the tackle in the middle of the field. The Mountaineers would go on and win the game in a match that would be very physical throughout. Gallery

Saranac Lake's (8) powers her way down the field dragging a would-be tackler with her for the extra gain. 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

Airborne Speedway Padres Shane Perrotte (2) with the headfirst slide at plate under the legs of Steve Burris (23) to score on the wild pitch. The Padres would continue there losing streak which is now up to eight games with another couple of heartbreaking losses as in game one they would lose 9-6 after giving up a 8 run inning in the 6th inning. Then in game two they would come up one run short again with a 5-4 defeat in a game that saw them behind 5-0 heading into the 6th they would get two runs in the 6th and another two runs in the seventh and had the game-tying run on base. Gallery

The Fourth Ward Timberjaxxs runner would slide under the tag of Meron's Expos (8) on a bang-bang play at the plate after the pitch got away from the catcher and went to the backstop. The Timberjaxxs would earn the sweep of the Expos in the doubleheader in a couple of high scoring affairs at the hitter-friendly park at South Acres. The Timberjaxxs would defeat the Expos 16-6 in game 1 and then 17-8 in game 2. Gallery