AuSable Valley Central adds 6 to Hall of Fame

CLINTONVILLE — After a three-year break, due to COVID-19, the Ausable Valley Sports Hall of Fame will induct six new members. Jacob Painter, Randy Douglas, Larry Stanley, Kyle Devins, Michaela (Bushey) Devins and Kevin Devins were inducted Oct. 21, during halftime of the AuSable Valley varsity football game that kicks off at 7:30 p.m., at AVCS high school.

Painter is a 2007 AuSable Valley graduate who played football and basketball. He also played varsity tennis his senior year of high school. Football was Painter’s greatest passion and he was a captain and leader of the AV Brotherhood during the 2005 and 2006 seasons. In 2006, hehelped lead the team to the Final Four Championship game in Kingston. Painter played on both sides of the ball, and was awarded the Defensive MVP of the game.

Douglas is a 1982 graduate of AuSable Valley. Douglas was a CVAC AllStar in three sports: baseball, basketball, and soccer. Douglas has been coaching at AVCS in some capacity since 1982. He coached JV baseball for three years before taking over as the varsity baseball coach where he had been for the past 18 years. He has brought many teams to CVAC championships and coached many first team all-stars, many of whom are already in the Hall of Fame.

Stanley was a 1968 Keeseville High School graduate. Stanley participated in baseball, football, basketball and track and field. His senior year he qualified for track sectionals in the 100 yard dash, the 220 yard race, and the broad jump. He holds the Keeseville High School 100 yard dash record. During his senior football season he was captain of the team and even scored four touchdowns in one game. He was selected to the NYS Syracuse All Star State team in 1967 and 1968.

Ky. Devins is a 2007 graduate of AuSable Valley. While at AVCS, Kyle was a member of the varsity football team, including the Final Four team from 2006, as well as a member of the varsity track and field team. During his sophomore year, Kyle won the sectional title in the long jump and triple jump. During his junior and senior years, he represented Section 7 at the state meet in several events, meddling his senior year.

M. Devins is a 2007 graduate of AuSable Valley. Michaela was a member of the varsity swim and diving team from 2003-2007. She was a member of the varsity track and field team from 2004-2007. Michaela was even the NYSPHSAA Section 7 Diving Champion in 2004 and 2006 and also a member of the Section 7 Swimming/Diving

Ke. Devins is a 1974 graduate of AuSable Valley. Kevin was a member of the varsity football team, varsity basketball team and varsity track team, where he was named co-captain in all three sports. As an athlete, Kevin was named to the 1st Team CVAC Southern Division in 1974 and 2nd Team All-CVAC, while being 10th in scoring for all of the CVAC. In 1972, Kevin was the high jump sectional champion and state qualifier, and in 1973, Kevin was the sectional champion and state qualifier in the long jump.

Two other new members, Kendall Baker and Jenn Knapp, were unavailable for the induction ceremony and will be formally inducted at a later date.

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ning,” said Adams emotionally. “I did a few marathons and then I heard about triathlons and I just thought that sounds like a more exciting sport than just running.”

Heins found the sport in quite a different way. The former dentist, city councilor and county legislator was also quite the world traveler. At the young age of 67, Heins would have an experience, at the bottommost point of the world, that pushed him towards his new life.

“I was climbing the Seven Summits of the world and got frostbite in Antarctica. So I came back here to a friend that had just done an Ironman,” said Heins, “She said ‘why don’t you just try and get yourself killed at sea level and do an Ironman.’”

Now, the sport is still leading Heins and Adams across not only the country, but the world. Hawaii, Texas, California and Florida are already checked off the list, but Ironmans in Switzerland, Finland and New Zealand still have yet to be conquered.

While it certainly is a grind to go from race to race, with even more training in-between, Heins and Adams have found a way to truly find joy and friendship in these experiences. The two could go for hours with each other comparing hilarious anecdotes from different races they’ve been a part of.

“One of the wildest things that has ever happened to me was in Lake Placid. I finished the swim and usually there’s somebody that gives you a bag with your clothes in it for the bike. This time there wasn’t so I grabbed a bag,” said Heins.

“I opened the bag and the first thing in it was a sports bra. It was a woman’s bag. They wouldn’t want me to go back out nude.”

It all goes to show that while Adams and Heins have made lifestyles out of this sport and the training that comes with it, they haven’t lost their enthusiasm for it or their will to compete.

They don’t exactly know when that time will come either. There’s no specific age number, no exact race total, just the phrase, ‘one more year.’

were outstanding in the back for us,” LaRose said. “Momin Khan, Jack Ferris and Owen Mulligan played very well up front and Bailey Van Arman at center midfield.”

The win improved the Hornets’ overall record to 14-2. PHS has a bye in the opening round of the state playoffs and will play the winner of the Section II/X match-up in the second round.

The Eagles, meanwhile, were the second seed in the Section VII B tournament this season and finished their year at 11-6-1.

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— Plattsburgh 4, Beekmantown 0

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— 0 PHS 2 2 — 4 First half- 1, PHS, Khan (Van Arman), 8:07. 2, PHS, Bula (Khan), 19:15. Second half- 3, PHS, Lambert, 27:26. 4, PHS, Mulligan (Khan), 29:27. Shots- Plattsburgh, 17-6. Saves- Clookey, PHS, 6. Burdo, BCS, 12.

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Elizableth Chapman had a shot nail the cross bar and bounce back into play.

It wasn’t a matter of if a team was going to score, but rather when.

That came in midway through the second half. Saranac’s Lia Parker sent the ball forward to teammate Brenna Ducatte who raced towards the goal. Entering the penalty box, Ducatte aimed and fired a shot past goalkeeper Meegan Burdo to break the scoreless tie.

The Eagles wouldn’t stay quiet as six minutes after Ducatte’s goal, Lindsay Barnes sent the ball into the net, as it rebounded off the goalpost from a shot by Payton Parliament.

With the clock winding down to extra time the Chiefs seemed determined for the game to end without it. Saranac outshot Beekmantown, 247, while controlling the ball for most of the game.

Myers’ goal felt inevitable.

Olivia Davis moved towards the corner and sent it into the box, Myers and Aislyn Liberty did the rest.

“I think in the beginning we came out a little flat, and excited and as ready as I knew that they were,” Amber Liberty said. “I don’t know if it was nerves or what but the second half we just seemed to settle in. I said eventually you find your players you get the ball wide it’s going to happen and I think they just came out more confident. They came out knowing that they were going to win and they had the mindset so I think that changed the second half.”

Saranac will now face Schalmont of Section II, Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. at Stillwater High School.

— Saranac 2, Beekmantown 1

SCS 0 2 — 2 BCS 0 1 — 1 Second Half- 1, SCS, Ducatte (Parker), 20:43. 2, BCS, Barnes (Parliament), 14:04. 3, SCS, Myers (Liberty), 6:08. Shots- SCS 24-7 Saves- Damiani, SCS, 4. Burdo, BCS, 15