The Moose Jaw Regals won the crown.
The second-place finishers in the regular season, Regals downed the pennant-winning Melville Millionaires in the playoff final.
It wasn't as if it was a major upset as the Regals were just 2 1/2 games back when the regular schedule ended and the club placed six of the ten members of the all-star squad.
Playing manager Ned Andreoni (left), the batting champion for the second consecutive year, was chosen as shortstop and team skipper. The California product compiled a .417 average and led the league in hits, runs, RBI and his six homers trailed, by one, the league leader Ed Stefureak of Yorkton.
Regals also had the top pitcher as Fred Cardwell (right) fashioned a 6-1 record and won the ERA title with an average of 1.57.
Right-hander Greg Dvorak (left) another of the Fresno State products to play on the prairies, had three sensational seasons 1968-69-70 in the Northern Saskatchewan League. He had seasons of 8-1, 2.58, 12-0, 1.76 and 11-2, 1.60.
In 1969 he also won eight games in tournament and playoff action to finish with a 20-0 record for the summer.
Dvorak's club, the North Battleford Beavers cruised to take the pennant, with a 22-6 regular season mark, but found the second-place Unity Cardinals too tough to handle in the playoffs.
Cam Sternig of the North Battleford Beavers beat out three of his teammates for the batting title. Sternig, who also led in doubles and home runs, finished with a .421 average, well ahead of Mark Perkins, at .397. Dvorak checked in with a .379 mark and Hugh McIvor had a .352 percentage.
In Alberta, the Foothills Giants were the story winning seven straight games at the close of the regular schedule to capture the pennant and defeating the Edmonton Tigers in the playoff final. Right-hander Al Taylor (left) was a major factor in the Giants' success leading the league with a 10-2 record, and topping the loop in innings pitched, strikeouts and complete games.
The batting race was about as close as could be. Stu Heron of the Calgary Giants edged out Ron Moffat of the Calgary Cubs .3801 to .3796. Laverne Bonham of Drumheller was third at .3789.