Arecibo, Puerto Rico

Arecibo is a municipality in Puerto Rico named after the Taíno Cacique Arasibo. Arecibo is also known as the Villa del Capitán Correa after the Puerto Rican hero Captain Antonio de los Reyes Correa, who as a member of the Spanish Army defended Arecibo from a British invasion.

Sports

Arecibo used to have two professional franchises, the Lobos de Arecibo in baseball and the Capitanes de Arecibo in BSN basketball. The Lobos have had slightly better luck than the Capitanes, winning the 1983 national baseball championship and the 1983 Caribbean World Series, the only time the franchise won both titles. At that time, they had MLB prospect Dickie Thon, then also of the Houston Astros, on their roster. Thon then suffered a life-threatening and career-affecting eye injury during an Astros game in 1984. The Lobos ceased operation a decade later.

Related Topics:
Lobos de Arecibo - Baseball - Capitanes de Arecibo - BSN - Basketball - 1983 - Caribbean World Series - MLB - Dickie Thon - Houston Astros - 1984

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The Capitanes have not had much luck in their basketball tournaments, but in 2002, they started to turn things around, losing in 7 games in semifinals to the Vaqueros, after having a 3-0 game lead in the series. The Capitanes won the National Superior Basketball championship on 2005 beating the Vaqueros of Bayamón in 4 games. This was the first championship in 46 years.

Related Topics:
2002 - Vaqueros

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