Adirondack Truck Tractor Pullers: Franklin County Field Days Truck Pull August 2 2013

ram tuff
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Kyle Coryea

C.V. Castine in his dodge takes a shot during the 8,500 Stock Truck class on the power pass. The Adirondack Truck/Tractor Pullers make there annual trip to Highgate for the Franklin County Fair. There would be a record in attendance with over 6,500 to see the stock trucks, work trucks, 2.5 Cheater Trucks and 4x4 Trucks there would be 99 entries in the seven classes on the night. Gallery

a little hot
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Kyle Coryea

Mike Silver and his Corvette with the smoke screen as the radiator hose breaks and cause the cloud of steam covering the car. Gallery

Adirondack Slow Pitch Softball League The Store Tavren VS Handy Dan D. Improvement July 30 2013

full out
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tore Tavern Shane Perotte (2) with the running over the shoulder catch in no man's land to save a hit. The Store Tavern would take on Handy Dan Home Improvement in the Adirondack Slow Pitch League at the West Plattsburgh Legion. Handy Dan would take off to the quick start with a seven-spot in the first inning and from there on the Store Tavern would try and catch up and would at one point get back with one run. The late in the game Handy Dan Home Improvement would put another big inning together and get the 14-9 win. With the lose the Store Tavern falls to 5-10 on the season. Gallery

running catch
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Store Tavern's Chis Bujold (9) with the running catch in the outfield for the out. Gallery

Champlain Valley Baseball League Semi-Finals Lyon Mountain Miners @ Fourth Ward Athletics July 28 2013

out and throw
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Fourth Ward's Pat Shaugnessy (22) tags and moves over to throw onto first as Lyon Mountain's Scott Baker (15) tries to break it up. The Lyon Mountain Miners would meet the Fourth Ward Athletics in the deciding game three of the semi-finals today at Lefty Wilson Field in Plattsburgh. The Miners would rake control early and not look back as they would get one in the first. Then come back with three more in the second inning. With the quick 4-0 lead, they would cruise through the rest of the game for the easy 7-1 victory and advance to the championship next weekend. In the winning effort, Dave Waldron would go the distance giving up one run while striking out five. Gallery

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Kyle Coryea

Lyon Mountain's Dave Waldron (22) with the fastball for one of his five strikeouts on the day. Gallery

Champlain Valley Baseball League Semi-Finals Meron's Expos @ Fourth Ward Cardinals July 28 2013

nab and fire
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Kyle Coryea

Meron's Cliff Connors (8) nabs the ball behind second base and fired to first for the out. The Fourth Ward Cardinals would host the Meron's Expos in the deciding game of the series for the right to go the finals. The game would start of close as the teams would trade runs in the first to have a 1-1 game. From there on out the Cardinals would pour it on as the Expos just seemed to have an off day. The Cardinals would break the game open in the second with six runs for the 7-1 lead and from there they would cruise to the 14-3 win. With the win, the Cardinals advance to the Championship where they will take on the defending champion Lyon Mountain Miners in the best of three series. Gallery

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Kyle Coryea

Fourth Ward's Steve Burris (23) slides in safe at second base on the double ahead of the tag from Meron's Grant Engstrom (27). Gallery

Adirondack Truck Tractor Pullers: Clinton County Fair Truck/Tractor Pull July 20 2013

skipping away
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Kyle Coryea

Red Dog Too and Chris Bullriss skips the front wheels down the track as he takes out to 316 feet and comes home in 2nd place during the Super Farm class. The Adirondack Truck and Tractor Pullers would return for the annual pull at the Clinton County Fair in Plattsburgh. The pull would happen in front of a packed house and they would witness a great show. There would be just under 100 entries divided into 20 classes. There would be lots of runs throughout the night that would keep the crowd on the edge of there seats. The tour will move onto Highgate, Vermont in a couple of weeks at the Franklin County Field Days. Gallery

carries the front
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Kyle Coryea

Overhauler and Gary Overton carry the front wheels down the track during the 6,200lb Modified Tractor class where he goes 299 feet for the win. Gallery

Adirondack Truck Tractor Pullers: Clinton County Fair Street Truck Pull July 19 2013

power pass
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Kyle Coryea

RJ Smith and his 2007 GMC Sierra are making a power pass during the 2.6 Cheater Truck class and goes past the 300-foot mark. It was that time of year again the Street Truck Pull at the Clinton County Fair brought to you by the Adirondack Truck & Tractor Pullers. There would be around 80 entries that would be divided into seven classes all the way from the stock truck to the mighty 2.6 Cheater Trucks. There would be many good runs throughout the night and very minimal damage. One of the exciting moments that happened had to be the hard rainstorm that came and dropped at least an inch of water in a matter of minutes. The pull would be halted for about an hour they would rip the track and back pulling we would go. Congratulations to all the different winners throughout the night and for a great show for everyone.. Gallery

straight pass
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Kyle Coryea

Richard Abare and Chevy Silverado take a straight down the track and win the Work Stock A-Class. Gallery

Champlain Valley Baseball League 1st Round Peabody Padres @ Fourth Ward Athletics July 14 2013

running catch
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Kyle Coryea
curve ball
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Padres Frank Brogna (5) with the fastball for the strikeout as he would give up just one run and 6 hits over a complete game. Gallery

Empire Football League Week 2: Plattsburgh North Stars @ Vermont Ice Storm July 13 2013

breaking tackles
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Kyle Coryea

Plattsburgh's Josh Nephew (32) lowers the head and breaks the tackle for the touchdown from the two-yard line. The Plattsburgh North Stars came into Burlington looking to get there Empire Football League of the right track against rival Vermont Ice Storm. The North Stars would stat of with a pick by Brandon St. John that he would take inside the 10 where the Stars would score and take a 6-0 lead. The North Stars would score twice more before the quarter ended to have a 20-0 lead including the long Brett Boyer touchdown. The Stars would score once in the second quarter to take a 27-0 lead at halftime. Then in the second half, the North Stars would finish the beating with three more scores to get the 49-0 victory. With the win, the North Stars go to 1-1 and 1-0 in the league. The North Stars start the home portion of there season next week against the Glens Falls Green Jackets in the Mayors Cup game. Gallery

interception
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Kyle Coryea

Plattsburgh's Brandon St. John (17) with the interception to start the game and take it down to the 10 yard line. Gallery

Champlain Valley Baseball League Peabody Padres @ Lyon Mountain Miners July 7 2013

grounder
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Kyle Coryea

Peabody's Matt Hart (15) with the pick at third down the line and fires across to complete the out. he Peabody Padres would travel to Lyon Mountain and have a doubleheader with the Miners to finish off the regular season of the CVBL season. The first game would go the way of the Miners as they would get the 4-0 win. The runs would come in the first and fifth as they would get two runs in each inning. In the winning effort for the Miners, Dave Waldron would go the distance to get the shutout victory while giving up just four hits. In the second game, it would be called after the fourth inning with the score tied at zero. The game will not be resumed as it makes no difference in the standings. With the playoffs starting next week the Miners will get a first-round bye with the regular-season title. The Padres will take on the A's in the 4/5 game in Plattsburgh. Gallery

strike
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Kyle Coryea

Peabody's Frank Brogna (5) with the high heat fastball for the strikeout and the keep the game in reach. Gallery

Champlain Valley Baseball League Peabody Padres Vs Meron Expos June 30 2013

from a knee
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Kyle Coryea

Peabody's Chris Markwicka (7) drops to a knee on the grounder fields it and fires to first for the out. After three weeks off because of ran outs the Peabody Padres would get back in action against Meron Expos in doubleheader action in Saranac. The Expos would take the 1-0 lead right off in the first. The Padres would tie the game up in the third on an RBI single by Eric Bell. The Padres would take the lead in the fourth on Shane Perrotte's 2 RBI single to make it 3-1. The Padres would extend the lead to 4-1 on Kalob Drollette RBI base hit in the 5th inning. In the sixth, the Expos would erase the lead by getting three runs and tie the game at 4. Then the Expos would win it in the seventh with one run to get the 5-4 win. In the lose Matt Rivers would go the distance striking out six while giving up 8 hits. As the teams would return for game two the Expos would get one in first while the Padres would get two for the 2-1 lead. After that, it would be all Expos as they would score nine unanswered runs for the 11-2 victory giving the Expos the sweep on the day. With the sweep, the Expos go to 7-5 while the Padres fall to 5-8. Gallery

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Peabody's Jeff Norton (8) fires the fastball for the strike out to finish the inning. Gallery

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