This weekend is the 30th anniversary of Tucson International Little Leagueβs stunning advance to the championship game of the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pa. The β86 Tucson team was led byΒ Rich Barcelo,Β Danny FregosoΒ andΒ Marty Walker. They lost to TaiwanΒ in the title game. Only Barcelo remains in sports; he is the head pro atΒ Tiger Woodsβ 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.Β
Ex-Little League and golf standout Barcelo to enter Nevada Hall
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