RESULTS: GLASA’s Paralympic Athletes The 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio have come to an end and Great Lakes Adaptive Sports Association (GLASA) could not be more proud of Team USA’s coaches and athletes. Several GLASA athletes represented us on the world stage! Sam Grewe, 18 years old of Middleton IN, made his Paralympic debut in […]

Here is a schedule to watch our athletes compete at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio.  To watch live or see archived video, click on this link:  http://www.teamusa.org/rio-2016-paralympic-games/live-stream/watch-guide.  There will also be over 70 hours of coverage on NBCSN.  Check your provider’s listings for the correct channel number.  These times are CDT. FRIDAY, SEPT 9 […]

Sport Clips Haircuts of Lake Bluff is excited to support the great works of GLASA Through September 30th Sports Clips will donate 100% of the proceeds, when GLASA supporters purchase a haircut at the Lake Bluff location. Be sure to use the Offer Code 2904. For directions and hours of operations for Sport Clips of […]

Three of GLASA’s athletes will be competing at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio this September. Sam Grewe, a senior at Northridge High School, Middlebury, Indiana, and Nick Slade, a sophomore at the University of New Mexico, are two of forty men and twenty-six women who have been selected to the U.S. Paralympic Track & […]

CN100 will feature a special on GLASA’s 2016 Adult National Open – Great Lakes Regional Games on Thursday July 21, 2016 at 6:30 pm CT.  For a preview, click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXHmhgKj3q4 CN100 is Comcast’s Emmy Award winning regional programming network in Chicago. CN100 can be found on channel 100 within the Comcast cable lineup. The channel […]

Good luck to GLASA athletes Brian Nelson, Ethan Burkhart and Stella McMillan leaving for Prague to compete at the U23 International Wheelchair Amputee Sports Federation World Games!

The President’s Council on Fitness, Sports, & Nutrition has selected Great Lakes Adaptive Sports Association (GLASA) to receive a 2016 President’s Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition Community Leadership Award. The award is given annually to individuals or organizations who improve the lives of others within their community by providing or enhancing opportunities to engage […]

GLASA has fifteen athletes qualified to compete at the 2016 U.S. Paralympic team trials! The GLASA track and field qualifiers are:  Aaron Holzmueller (Evanston);  Amanda Malawski (Sugar Grove); *Andrea Walton (Chicago);  Annie Schlesinger (Naperville);  Aubrey Headon (Rochelle);  Caitlyn Pagels (Mequon, Wisconsin);  Christian Clemmons (Zion);  Ciera Javier (Chicago);  Dana Jaros (Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin);  Jessica Heims (Swisher, […]

On Friday May 6th, GLASA’s 2016 Adult National Open & Great Lakes Regional Games got underway with the Adaptive Sports USA National Veteran Airgun Outreach Series Competition at GTR Sporting Club in Waukegan, Illinois.  We had nineteen competitors who competed in three different divisions all in the seated prone position.  After three waves of shooting, the […]

GLASA athlete Justin Caine targeted as one of the top 5 athletes to watch at the 2016 Desert Challenge Games. In 2015, Justin ranked #1 in the U.S. in shot put, long jump and discus. Read more about this amazing athlete: http://www.12news.com/…/5-athletes-to-watch-at-th…/156090798