East Grabs Title; Hibbing Still Alive

by Dick Gerzic

East won the Big Ten Conference high school baseball championship without argument Monday while the state has been set for a battle of titans in District 28 on the Iron Range.

The Greyhounds whipped Proctor 7-0, thanks to a six-run seventh inning, for their sixth straight victory in the Big Ten. They close out the regular season by playing arch-rival Central at 4 p.m. today at Wade Stadium...

...Doug Ljungren hurled a two-hitter, striking out 10 as East won. Mark Lomen cracked two of the Greyhounds' seven hits. He also reached base twice on walks.

Ljungren was touched for singles by Bill Downs in the third inning and Lowell Sletten in the seventh...

(Duluth News Tribune, May 21, 1968)