Press Releases

NASA Receives Donation of Chromebooks

NASA Receives Donation of Chromebooks

Gary, IN:  THE NORTHSHORE AMATEUR SPORTS ACADEMY was the recipient of a major grant from the ACTS foundation. Northshore was awarded 40 Chromebooks that will be utilized in the Financial Literacy and Responsibility program that is being rolled out at elementary schools in the area. NASA would like to thank the ACTS foundation in recognizing the commitment that we have been striving to continue in our community for over 16 years. The ACTS foundation is a 501c3 organization that is AFFECTING OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH SERVICE.   For further NASA information contact Wallace Johnson…Read more
Northshore Amateur Sports Academy and Night Diamonds Seeks to Celebrate the Rich History of Gary

Northshore Amateur Sports Academy and Night Diamonds Seeks to Celebrate the Rich History of Gary

  The Northshore Amateur Sports Academy, INC (NASA) and Nights Diamonds, Inc have partnered together to do their part to celebrate the rich history of Gary, IN, a city with a connection to industrialization, early 20th century immigration, and the Civil Rights Movement. The collaboration, led by Wallace Johnson (President of NASA & Retired MLB player), Garthell Elkins, Wayne Fowler (President of Night Diamonds, INC & author), and Tyrone Hamilton, seeks to bring awareness to the great things accomplished by individuals born and/or raised in Gary, Indiana by placing a sign at the…Read more
August 15, 2018 – Garyite named to the MVC Basketball Hall of Fame

August 15, 2018 – Garyite named to the MVC Basketball Hall of Fame

Dolph Pulliam, a member of the 1969 Drake University men's basketball team that advanced to the Final Four, has been named to the 2019 Missouri Valley Conference Hall of Fame Class, the league announced Wednesday, Aug. 15. Pulliam and the other five members of the class will be inducted into the Hall of Fame at the MVC's annual Hall of Fame induction ceremony in St. Louis on Friday, March 8, 2019. A native of Gary, Ind., Pulliam was regarded as one of the best defensive forwards of his era and a key member…Read more
August 24, 2018 – Northshore Academy’s Florida mentor gets recognized

August 24, 2018 – Northshore Academy’s Florida mentor gets recognized

During his long career as an athlete, coach, mentor and police officer, Dan Calloway touched the lives of thousands. On Aug. 17, about 350 of them showed up for his 80th birthday celebration at the Riviera Beach Marina Village. Calloway, a Riviera Beach native who spent 25 years with the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office, is revered in his hometown for the work he has done with children over the last half-century. After returning to Riviera Beach in 1964 following a two-year stint in the U.S. Army, the former professional baseball player, coach…Read more
January 27, 2018 – LaTroy Hawkins inducted into the Indiana Baseball Hall of Fame

January 27, 2018 – LaTroy Hawkins inducted into the Indiana Baseball Hall of Fame

January 27, 2018 Gary native Latroy Hawkins was inducted into the Indiana Baseball Hall of Fame in January 2018. A 1991 graduate of Gary West Side High School he was a two sport athlete, baseball and basketball. He was drafted in 7th round of the 1991 amateur draft by the Minnesota Twins. Recognized in 1993 and 1994 as minor league player of the year in the Twins organization and made major league pitching debut in 1995 at age of 22. He played 21 seasons for eleven different major league clubs. LaTroy joined the…Read more