VFW baseball

Summer baseball continues for a pair of Owatonna teams.

Austin jumped out to a first-inning lead and never trailed while upending top seed Owatonna in the district tournament final 9-5 Sunday at Fuller Field at Dartt's Park.

In the summer of 2015 the Owatonna VFW and Aces baseball teams advanced to state. Each is hoping for a repeat appearance this summer.

Owatonna's VFW baseball squad overcame top seed Northfield two out of three times over the weekend. Monday's 8-1 win clinched a trip to the state tournament Aug. 6-9.