Rich Barcelo lines up a putt on the 18th green during the first round of the Canadian Open golf tournament at St. Georges Golf and Country Club in Toronto on Thursday, July 22, 2010. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Frank Gunn)

 Frank Gunn

This weekend is the 30th anniversary of Tucson International Little League’s stunning advance to the championship game of the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pa. The ’86 Tucson team was led by Rich Barcelo, Danny Fregoso and Marty Walker. They lost to Taiwan in the title game. Only Barcelo remains in sports; he is the head pro at Tiger Woods’ new golf course, Blackjack National, in Montgomery, Texas. Barcelo will be inducted into the Nevada Wolf Pack Sports Hall of Fame on Sept. 16; he was the 1998 Big West Player of the Year at Nevada after a standout career at Sahuaro High School and Pima College. 

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