78 In the News

Ottavino helps out Brooklyn league that made him a pro – June 3, 2021- Associated Press

Take us out to the Ball Game – August 4, 2016 – Brooklyn Daily

Hardcourt heroes compete in 78th Pct. Basketball Championship Day – April 12, 2012 – Daily News.

78th Precinct Youth Council Gears Up for Fall Activities – July 29, 2010 – Queens Ledger

Big leagues are in Cards for Brooklyn son: Local kid Adam Ottavino makes MLB debut with St. Louis – June 15, 2010 – Daily News.

Flag Football Kicks Off In Brooklyn – September 2009 – NY Family Sports.

Lions exorcise Blue Devils for win – May 21, 2009 – Courier Life’s Brooklyn Daily (Berkeley Carroll Varsity wins NYSAISAA title on the strength of former 78 and Bulldog players Philip Seay, Theo Guest & Max Rainey). PDF article

Swing, Batter – Which bats work best? The Brooklyn Bulldogs decide. – May 11, 2009 – New York Magazine. PDF article

Are You Ready for a Travel Team? – May 12, 2009 – Brooklyn Parent. Advice on Joining Travel Teams, Article Quoting 78PYC Baseball Director. PDF article

78th Precinct Youth Council, non-profit youth sports organization, holds basketball championships – March 28, 2011 – Daily News.

Kevin Heller Named NESCAC, ECAC Player of the Week – March 23, 2009 – Amherst College. Former Bulldog, Kevin Heller named POTW.

NCBWA NAMES PRO-LINE ATHLETIC NATIONAL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK – April 22, 2008 – National Collegiate Baseball Writers. Former Bulldog, Chris Manno, Duke pitcher, named Player of the Week by College Sportswriters. August 2008: And he led Duke’s pitching staff in 2008 and was named to the all star team in the summer Cape Cod league. PDF articles

Brooklyn pitcher headed to big leagues – December 10, 2007 – Daily News – Adam Ottavino on the way to the Majors. PDF article

Sid Fernando recounts the Bulldogs’ triumph – August 21, 2007 – Daily News. Daily News reports the Bulldog 10 year olds Win of the Triple Crown Summer Nationals. Also reported in the Park Slope Courier on August 10, 2007 and October 31, 2007: Bay Ridge Home Reporter & Sunset News. PDF articles

Park Sloper beats Clones – July 9, 2006 – Brooklyn Paper. Ottavino beats the Cyclones PDF article

Straight From The Bleachers: 78th Precinct Youth Squads Win Twin Titles – June 16, 2006 – Brooklyn Daily Eagle.
— Bulldogs 9s make it to Washington Township Finals – May 2006. PDF article
— Bulldog 10s win Hillsborough Tournament – May 2006. PDF article

New Yorker Magazine picture of Pee Wees – April 24, 2006. PDF article

DYNAMOS GO TO BAT FOR KIDS – July 1, 2005 – Daily News. Column on Albert and Lussier. PDF article

Marc Lussier Leads Bulldogs to Bklyn Baseball Glory – June 6, 2005 – Park Slope Courier. Article on Bulldogs and Lussier. PDF article

Basketball: Brooklyn Eagle Article on Playoffs – March 17, 2004. PDF article

Adam Ottavino Drafted to Majors from High School, then drafted from College – June 2003 & June 2006. PDF article

NY Times Picture of our Opening Day – April 6, 2003. PDF article

Basketball: My Own March Madness – March 17, 2003 – Sports Illustrated. PDF article

John Franco Teaches Bulldogs Pitching – Jan 1999. PDF article

Bulldogs Go to Cooperstown – March 10, 1997. PDF article

JUST TRY FOLLOWING THE BOUNCING BILL – March 13, 1996 – Daily News; Coverage of Our Basketball/DOE Permit Problems, NY Times article in the PDF. PDF article