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Home of the STVM Fighting Irish Athletic Department. Our tradition of success was built by the teams of the past and continues today. #GoIrish ☘️
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Congratulations @KingJames VM03 on 30,000! You truly are an inspiration and forever will be #irishforever 💚🏀☘️ #StriveForGreatness #JustAKidFromAkron #330
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2017 OHSAA DII State Champions! This is our program's 7th, which ties an OHSAA record for most in program history
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A special thank you to Williams Hardwood Flooring for providing the amazing floor refinishing and court art for Coach Dru!
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🏆 🚨 Congrats to @KingJames VM03 for capturing his 4th NBA Championship tonight with the Los Angeles @Lakers 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 #justakidfromakron👑 💼 💚☘️
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ICYMI! Here's the game winner by Jayvon Graves! We are moving moving straight to State!
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@KingJames no matter where you go- 15 N Maple will always be your home! Thanks for stopping by the @STVMFootball game tonight! Irish with the win! 📸@Isley23 @ChillWill03 #JustaKidfromAkron
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Wow!!!!!! A special thank you to @LJFamFoundation for the special gear for the @KingJames #WingfootsClassic!!!!!! Three days!!!
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A HUGE #STVM congratulations to Malaki Branham VM21 on his commitment to @OhioStateHoops. Malaki averaged 20.6 PPG, 5.9 RPG and was a Gatorade Player of the Year Candidate in 2019. Malaki is a 2018 State Champion, 2019 State Runner Up, and a 2020 District Champion.
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2018 STATE CHAMPS! 🥇🥇BACK 2 BACK! We are now the most winningest boys basketball program in State history @OHSAASports. We now have 8 state titles! #1rish #bannerchansers
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Niko Lalos VM16 was recently moved to the @giants active roster for today's game against the Bengals, which will mark his first career game in the NFL. Look out for #57 on the field today! Congratulations and good luck to Niko as he continues his football journey. #IrishForever
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Today- we also announced that we will be commemorating our Varsity Boys Locker Room after the late, Illya “Coach Ill” McGee. 📸 @ScottyDudek @CoachDruJoyce @ChillWill03
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🚨 🚨 DII STATE CHAMPIONS.Make it 🏆 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆.Order the banner.
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👑🔥 @KingJames.
🗓️ ThisDateInOHSAAHistory: January 14, 2003 - LeBron James hit 11 3-pointers in a game, which remains his all-time career high. He has made as many as eight 3-pointers in an NBA game three times.
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We want to give a special Irish S/O to our retiring Voice of the Irish, Gary Johnson. Serving as the Voice of the Irish for 31 years and is a member of the STVM Athletics Hall of Fame. TY for everything you’ve done these past 31 years, Gary. You are a legend🍀
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🐐 status. Congrats to Coach Dru Joyce on his 6th State Championship. Coach Dru has built & maintained a dynasty not only in Akron, the State of Ohio & even the Nation. Coach Dru has won 6 State🏆 in 11 appearances. 11 State appearances in 19 years as head coach #goatstatus
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🚨 NEW HIRE 🚨 St. Vincent-St. Mary HS is pleased to announce the hiring of Doran Grant VM11 as the next Head Varsity Football Coach! Please welcome him back home!. #GoIrish ☘️🏈. Visit our website to learn more about Coach Grant! ➡️
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Today, Malaki Branham VM21 was awarded Ohio's Mr. Basketball by @OHSAASports. Malaki is our 4th Mr. Basketball in school history. Malaki joins the company of @KingJames (‘01, 02, ‘03). “Looking at the list of recipients of this award, I know the job is not done.” -Malaki Branham
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CONGRATULATIONS @KingJames VM03 on becoming the @NBA all-time leading scorer! James passes Kareem Abdul-Jabbar who set the record at 38,387 points in 1984, the same year LeBron was born. #JustAKidFromAkron #IrishPride☘️🏀👑
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Congratulations to STVM's Malaki Branham for being named Ohio's Mr. Basketball! This is the highest award given to one male individual in the State of Ohio in any division. Branham is STVM's 4th Mr. Basketball, making STVM the school with the most all-time honorees. #IrishProud
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🚨 4️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ 🚨 .Congratulations to Coach Dru Joyce, Head Boys Basketball Coach, who picked up his 400th CAREER WIN at #STVM tonight in their win over Phoenix College Prep. Coach Dru is in his 20th year as head coach. He averages 20 wins per season. 🏆 #dynasty #irishpride🍀
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☘️TOGETHER WE RISE ☘️.2021 OHSAA DII Regional Champions.🔜 DAYTON ☘️ .17th Regional 🏆
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Varsity Boys Basketball State Final: 1rish are STATE CHAMPS!!!!!!! #STVM 60 Trotwood Madison 51. FINAL! We now hold the record for most Boys Basketball state championships in Ohio!
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OHSAA Boys Basketball DII State Final: #STVM 45 Wauseon 30. Final! We are your 2017 D2 State Champions!.
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Varsity Boys Basketball Regional Final: Irish win! Irish win! #STVM 84 VASJ 69. Final. Congrats to our boys! This is our 18th Regional title and State Final 4 Appearance (this number includes 2 St. Vincent & 1 St. Mary) 🍀🍀#bannerchasers.
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Good luck tonight to Malaki Branham VM21!!.Malaki has entered the NBA Draft. The 2022 NBA Draft begins tonight at 8:00pm on ABC & ESPN. Tune in and find out where Malaki will land! #IrishForever
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STVM BOYS BASKETBALL DOMINANCE! . We capture our 10th State Championship with the 63-35 VICTORY over Gilmour Academy. 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 TOGETHER WE RISE. TOGETHER WE MAKE 10!
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Win. Lose. Or draw. This right here- it’s a family thing. Thank you boys for quite the ride! State Runner Ups is something to be extremely proud of- we are so thankful so the memories. GO IRISH! ☘️
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If you’re reading this-we hung TWO banners from 2017.#STVM is tied 8th in @OHSAASports history for most team state championships w/ 30 total and tied at 57th in history for individual state championships at 37 total. That’s 67 in 46 years (since 1972) #chipsonly 🥇🏆🏅☘️💚
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He wore #22, but he’s #20 tonight! .Congrats to Malaki Branham VM21 who was the 20th pick of the 2022 NBA Draft! He heads to the San Antonio Spurs #IrishForever ☘️ @MalakiBranham
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🐐 chronicles.✅ 21 years as Head Coach at STVM .✅ 14 Regional 🏆/ Trips to STATE.Stay tuned. #BusinessTrips.@CoachDruJoyce
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Congrats to our Boys Basketball Team who won the 2020 OHSAA District Championship. This is our 12 straight and 30th District Title in school history. ☘️
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Congratulations to Senior Boys Basketball player, Lunden McDay, who scored his 1,000th career point tonight vs Firestone in the OHSAA DI Sectional Final.
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Maple Street takes NY. Final destination➡️SAN ANTONIO. Malaki Branham VM21 was drafted #20 to the San Antonio @spurs . Head Coach Dru Joyce joined Malaki at the draft. This is Coach Dru’s 2nd 1st round pick in his tenure. TOGETHER. WE. RISE!🗣 @MalakiBranham @CoachDruJoyce
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ICYMI: Coach Lancianese has been our Track & Field Coach for 26 years-this is our 26th trip to the Track & Field State Championships for Boys and our 15th trip for the Girls #dynasty #GOAT @STVMHSRunning
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Congratulations to Senior guard Faith Williams who broke the school record tonight for most 3s in a girls game. Previous record was 7. Faith hit 8 tonight and finished the game with high 28 points.
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2021 DII District Champs! .Dynasty 🚨 .13th straight District 🏆 .31st District 🏆 in school history (49 years) .19th District 🏆 under the direction of Coach Dru Joyce. Coach Dru has been our coach for 21 years
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Afternoon for the 🐐 surrounded by 800 guests & 100 +alumni players. Today we honored @CoachDruJoyce Dru Joyce as we named the Court in The LeBron James Arena after him. Coach Dru Joyce Court at The LeBron James Arena- it’s the only name that makes sense ✨.📸 @ScottyDudek
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More amazing pictures captured by @ScottyDudek at the @CoachDruJoyce Court Naming today.@KingJames @RomeTrav @ChillWill03 @DruOnDemand .@carleywhitney
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Welcome HOME @KingJames! #irishforever23 #stvmfamily Official statement from #STVM: http://t.co/FouFLhUc7h
http://t.co/2kMmI7wdHg.
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HARRIS REACHES 1,000 CAREER PTS .2/9/22 Sencire Harris scored his 1,000th career point v Lutheran East. He joins the company of an elite group of 🏀 grads; LeBron James, Joe Burdon, Curtis Wilson, Jerome Lane, Jayvon Graves, Romeo Travis and Malaki Branham; just to name a few
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OHSAA Boys Basketball State Semi: J. Williams w/ the steal to get the ball back.Graves sinks it at the buzzer! #STVM 62 Trotwood 60. Final.
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SIGNING DAY 🚨 .Congrats to STVM Senior Football Player, Tariq Montgomery, who signed his National Letter of Intent to continue to academic and athletic career at Marshall University this morning. He will be playing Football for @HerdFB!! @STVMFootball @TJBM12
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Today we unveiled our 2018 State Championship Banner.This 8th title sets OHSAA record for most state titles won by any boys basketball program in state history.We are considered the “Winningest” school in OH history.We won titles in 1984, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2009, 2011, 2017 & 2018
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Here are your 2018 Division II District Champions! Congrats to our girls who defeated Laurel 53-28. They move on to the Regional Semi Tuesday at Barberton. More info TBA
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Here they are! The 2019 OHSAA DI District Champions! This is our 11th straight District Title! ☘️☘️
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1,000 POINT CLUB ALERT! Congratulations to senior Malaki Branham for officially becoming the 16th player in STVM basketball history to tally 1,000+ points. Malaki surpassed this mark in the 3rd quarter of a 70-57 win over Richmond Heights tonight.
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Congrats to our boys basketball team! .This is our 16th State appearance since 1983. Here are our appearances by date: 2019, 2018(1st), 2017 (1st), 2016 (2nd), 2014, 2013 (2nd), 2011 (1st), 2009 (1st), 2006, 2003 (1st), 2002 (2nd), 2001 (1st), 2000 (1st), 1987, 1984 (1st), 1983
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Varsity Boys Basketball: #STVM 64 Moeller 59. Final. The Irish SNAP Moeller’s 49 game win streak!.
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🚨 If you see Head Trainer, Brian Knight, ATC, tell him TY! Brian Knight is approaching 21 years as Head Trainer at #STVM. We have the best trainer in OH. Akron Children’s Hospital & our Team Doctors, Dr. Kerr & Dr. Magoline are the 💚. @bknightatc @AkronChildrens #newcartwhodis
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Varsity Girls Basketball: #STVM 69 Walsh Jesuit 33. Final. Faith Williams hits 10 three pointers to break her own record of most 3's made in a game. Back on 12/6 Faith hit 8. Tonight she hit 10, congrats Faith!.
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Varsity Boys Basketball: OHSAA DI State Semi Final: #STVM 58 Liberty 49. Final! The boys advance to the State Final tomorrow (Sat) vs Moeller at 8:30pm at @TheSchott ☘️☘️☘️.
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2018 OHSAA DII District Champs! This is our 28th district title in program history! Congrats to Coach Dru Joyce and our boys! Boys advance to be Canton Civic Regional. Game info TBA
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This guy! Congrats Coach Dru- you are one of a kind! We ☘Coach Dru.
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🚨 STATE CHAMPION! Congratulations to senior Dierre Clayton for bringing home the gold in Division II in the 120 lb. weight class! Dierre becomes the 15th wrestler in STVM history to earn the top spot on the podium 🏆@STVM_Wrestling
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Week 13. You are next. ARE YOU READY AKRON?? @STVMFootball will take on @HobanFootball for post SZN Holy War Action. Game info TBA
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Happy birthday to the king! @KingJames 👑🥳🏀. #IrishForever☘️.
LeBron turns 40 today 🎂. 👑 4x NBA champion.👑 6x NBA All-Defensive Team.👑 4x NBA Finals MVP.👑 20x All-NBA.👑 3x Olympic gold medal.👑 20x All-Star.👑 3× NBA All-Star Game MVP. The list goes on .
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Today we recognized Malaki Branham VM21 who signed his National Letter of Intent! With family and some teammates in attendance, Malaki made his commitment to continue his academic and athletic career at The Ohio State University official. @OhioStateHoops
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Good luck to our boys basketball team this evening as they travel to Columbus to play in a much anticipated matchup vs. Sierra Canyon (CA). Tip-off is at 8:30 p.m at Nationwide Arena. Safe travels to the team and all Irish fans! #GoIrish
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STVM Honors the Life of Illya “Coach Ill” McGee.June 30, 2022- .STVM lost a legend. A leader of men and women. A role model to ALL. ☘️Our deepest condolences to the entire McGee family. May you be surrounded with Irish prayers and love. #IrishForever
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This morning, senior Andrew Morse made his commitment to continue his academic and baseball career at Walsh University next fall official! Morse is a returning three-year letter winner for the Fighting Irish baseball program. Learn more here:
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Varsity Boys Basketball OHSAA State Semi Final: final score: #STVM 62 Lexington 51. Our boys advance to the State Final tomorrow, Saturday, March 23 at 5:00pm. Way to go boys!!!.
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Varsity Boys Basketball: JAYVON GRAVES HITS the game winner at the buzzer. #STVM 74 Jackson 72. Final.
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Congrats to CeCe Walter! She is the first gymnast in school history to make it to the OHSAA Gymnastics State Competition! Good luck CeCe!
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We honored a legend in the STVM basketball community. Tonight we officially dedicated the boys locker room to long time boys assistant basketball coach Illya McGee who passed away abruptly this summer. Thank you for everyone in attendance for this amazing celebration! Go Irish 🍀
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Here she is! Way to go Cecelia! Off to State she goes!
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DISTRICT CHAMPS!! .Boys 🏀 captures their 14th consecutive District Title and 23rd of last 25. #DYNASTY 🏆 #BannerChasers
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ICYMI:.AD McGee Out. Willie McGee VM03. Thank you for your time and dedication to STVM Athletics for the last 6 years. We are better because of your service. ☘️ Good luck in your next venture- you know where 🏠 is. @ChillWill03
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DISTRICT CHAMPIONS! Boys Soccer defeats Orrville 1-0 to take home the Division II Canton District Championship. Regional information TBA.
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Baseball Update: #STVM 6 Hoban 5. Markulis drives in the winning run bottom of the 7th for the WIN! ☘️☘️☘️☘️
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1☘️☘️ WIN ALERT: Congrats to Head Coach Carley Whitney, who picked up her 100th Career Win tonight w/ @STVMGBK District Semi Final win over Revere. The girls advance to the District Final this Saturday.TY Coach Carley for all you do for our girls & sports at #STVM @carleywhitney
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The Irish prevail 34-7 over the Walsh Jesuit Warriors and bring The Bell back home!! #wekeptthebell @STVMFootball
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