Repeat champion

(Top) Corey Pouliot pitched a 3-hit gem to help lead the Ash-West Junior All-Stars to an 11-1 victory over Orange on July 15. The victory catapulted the team into state competition, which begins on July 17. (Left) Lead-off batter, Luke Bakanowsky, strokes a single to right center in the second inning of the District 3 Championship game, driving in two of his three RBI's for the team. (Right) For the second year in a row, the Ash-West Junior Baseball team claimed the coveted title of Massachusetts District 3 Champions. The 2007 squad boasts (front row, l-r): Josh Munnis, Andrew Grenier, Erik Fagnant, Kevin Cotton, and Mike Markevich (back row, l-r): Coach Bob Pouliot, Rich Gorrell, Corey Pouliot, Matt Biggs, Sean Lehan, Luke Bakanowsky, Ben MacDonald, Alex Ruel, and Manager Gerry Fagnant. JOURNAL PHOTOS / NANCY BAKANOWSKY