Justin Ritzel

Your friendly neighborhood sports reporter for @The_Citizen in Auburn, NY. Born in Rochester, NY. @suny_cortland graduate. Former @AmerksHockey PR intern.

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Ohtani vs. Trout. Enjoy.

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Cayuga County had two candidates to capture state titles this weekend.

Both bowed out in the semifinals, in tightly-contested games — again proving why it's so hard to reach the championship peak.

Column from Troy, for @The_Citizen https://t.co/oxwwXbWRqU

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Photo gallery from the game: https://t.co/L24ytUKi8c

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Union Springs' pursuit of a state title and undefeated season is over. The Wolves bowed out to Randolph in the state semifinals Saturday.

"All good things come to an end," said Wolves coach Andy Kalet.

Story for @The_Citizen https://t.co/wuQNvPEKyq

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Final

Millbrook 70, Greenwich 52

Blazers will face Randolph in the Class C final tomorrow. Witches finish 26-1.

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I’ll be sticking around for coverage from the other Class C semifinal between Greenwich and Millbrook.

Stay tuned.

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End of the 3rd quarter

Millbrook 57, Greenwich 34

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FINAL

Randolph 45, Union Springs 40

Wolves, the No. 1-ranked Class C team in the state, suffer their first loss of the season.

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Hello from Hudson Valley Community College. I’m here for the NYSPHSAA Class C semifinals.

First up: Union Springs vs. Randolph, in about 10 minutes.

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Timeout with 3:35 to go.

Union Springs trails Randolph 37-34.

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Column from Friday for @The_Citizen:

Glens Falls and the NYS boys basketball championships go hand in hand ... except for the three recent seasons when it didn't.

https://t.co/MFHptTRVIa

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Surprised you hadn’t coined “Pur-don’t” yet.

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I didn't have Purdue making it past the second round, so I'm not bothered by this. Love this FDU team.

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