Flyers lose in championship game

ST. CLOUD - Matt Otremba went 2-for-4 with a double, a triple and two runs scored and Jared Festler went 3-4 as Little Falls lost to Annandale 8-5 in the championship game of the Apollo Tournament at Dick Putz Field Saturday.

Ben Hanowski doubled and hit a home run while Beau Hanowski was 3-4 with a double as Little Falls defeated Meadow Creek Christian 13-1 in the semifinals.

In Friday's opening round game Olson went 1-2 with a run scored and two RBIs to help the Flyers beat Greenway 9-5.

Championship game

Annandale 8 8 2

Little Falls 5 12 2

WP-Sam Marsnik. LP-Kyle Peterschick. 2B-A-Charlie Geidert; LF-Matt Otremba, A.J. Olson, Ben Hanowski, Dusty Parker. 3B-LF-Otremba. Overall-LF 13-5. Next-LF in South Subsection 8-3A tournament at St. Cloud 2 p.m. Thursday.

Semifinal game

Meadow Creek Christian 1 1 3

Little Falls 13 13 0

WP-Will Delaney. LP-Mark Fowlkes. 2B-LF-Ben Hanowski, Beau Hanowski, Erich Thillquist, Izaak Berglund. 3B-LF-Jared Festler. HR-LF-Ben Hanowski.

Friday's game

Little Falls 9 5 4

Greenway 5 10 2

WP-Andrew Lange. 2B-LF-Ben Hanowski.

Esko 5,

Crosby-Ironton 4

ESKO - Jamie Larson, Jared Mattson and David Ogard collected two hits apiece as Crosby-Ironton came up short against Esko 5-4 Saturday.

Crosby-Ironton 4 7

Esko 5 6

WP-J. Olsen. LP-David Ogard. 2B-C-I-Jared Mattson, David Ogard. Next-C-I hosts Proctor 4:30 p.m. Tuesday.