Welcome to the team, Ryan Lochte!
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Ryan becomes the International Swim Ambassador for SPIRE Institute and Academy. To read more, clink the link in the bio!
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#theSPIREway
SPIRE defeats
@LaLuBasketball
by forfeit. SPIRE Institute was scheduled and contracted to play La Lumiere yesterday, SPIRE never received a written notification as to why La Lumiere would not honor the fully executed agreement, as such SPIRE won by forfeit.
ANNOUNCEMENT 📢 Introducing the head coach for our new
#Lacrosse
program,
@LelanRogers
!👏 Rogers has an extensive background in the game of lacrosse & we are so excited to have him on the SPIRE team! 🙌
Learn more about Coach Rogers here:
📢 BIG ANNOUNCEMENT!!
SPIRE's brand new Women's Basketball program will be headed by WNBA Champion and 4-time All-American CANDICE WIGGINS!
@candicewiggins
SPIRE Olympic hopeful
@crawfordbounce
is headed to the Men's Long Jump F I N A L S 🙌 tonight on
@NBCOlympics
.
Everyone at SPIRE is sending all the good vibes and well wishes as he WORKS for that spot on team USA 🏅 Go get it Corey!
Very good day for
@crawfordbounce
at the Olympic qualifier. Needed just one jump to make the finals on Sunday. Smooth easy run for a 26-4 jump. More to come on Sunday.
#dedication
It's official 🙌 SPIRE now offers wrestling as a core sport for Academy! Better yet, Olympic gold medalist
@kenny_monday
joins the SPIRE staff as the Wrestling Director and Coach 🔥. Read more about the news on The Wire:
Tomorrow at 11:30am SPIRE Institute will be holding a press conference to introduce LaMelo Ball as a member of the SPIRE Academy Basketball Team.
#TheSPIREway
#GoFURTHER
12 months ago
@crawfordbounce
had no where to train or compete.
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He turned to SPIRE for facilities and equipment.
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Saturday he jumped the 6th farthest jump in the world 27’2”
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Stay tuned for more coverage as Corey prepares to make the 2021 Olympic team 🇺🇸
SPIRE's Basketball Team won its home opener last night against Springdale Prep 105-84.
@RocketWatts
lead all scorers with 31 points,
@IJackson22
had 18 points, Myron Gardner and
@IsaacMushila
had 17 points (Isaac also had 18 rebounds!), and
@TLock_3
had 12 points with 14 assists!
We are excited to announce 2016
#OlympicGoldMedalist
@KatStefanidi
is back training at SPIRE! She will be continuing her
#polevault
training here with coaching from her husband, Mitch Krier. Help us welcome them back!
We are excited to welcome All-Ohio point guard
@TahjStaveskie
to our post grad basketball program! With Player of the Year honors and three ESPN championships under his belt, he's bound to shine on the court at SPIRE!
#Basketball
#BBall
#SPIREBasketball
SPIRE Esports athletes, Alexander Rochette and Derrick Polk, speak about their goals with our SPIRE Esports program! 💻🎮
@SPIRE_esport
#spire
#esports
#ua
Take a behind the scenes look at one of our Post Grad basketball practices with head coach Jeff Sparrow. We wired up one of the most passionate 💯 coaches in the game to show you what a typical practice looks like here at SPIRE!
The start of Mustang Madness, one our biggest events of the season, is less than 24 hours away! Tune in to The Grind Session on YouTube for the live stream produced by Tanager Sports!
We would like to congratulate coach Charlie Powell on his retirement and an amazing 10 year career at SPIRE!
Charlie changed many athletes lives through his wisdom and love for the sport of track and field.
#trackandfield
#SPIREFam
#SPIRE
Win the Game: ✅
30 win season: ✅
Reg Season Conference Champs: ✅
Headed to Playoffs: ✅
Multiple guys signing to play Collegiate ball: ✅
A successful season for SPIRE RED!
@OPCBball
Playoffs next! 🔥
#SPIREWINS
#SPIRE
We all have anxiety about things. We all have little insecurities, but eventually you have to face your fears if you want to be successful, and everybody has some fear of failure. ~ Nick Saban
SPIRE WINS! WHAT A SHOWING AT NATIONALS! 🔥
SPIRE PG goes 2-1 at the
@PrepNational
Tournament!
Huge thank you to everyone who made this season so special! We head back home tomorrow. ❤️
#SPIREWINS
#SPIRE
We're pleased to announce the approval of a new Marriott TownePlace extended-stay hotel on our campus! Learn all about it on the Wire:
#BuildingTheFuture
#EnjoyYourStay
We T H R I L L E D to welcome two new world class coaches to our staff, Casimir and
@curtis_beach
, making our track & field training lineup unmatched anywhere in the United States. Head to our website to read more about the new SPIRE coaches ▶️
Congratulations to Xavier Tubbs Mathews on committing to SPIRE! Xavier is a Class of 2024 Point Guard out of Fayetteville, North Carolina
#SPIRE
#fuelyourpassion
Tomorrow is Game Day at SPIRE! SPIRE first home game this year will kick off at 5:30pm with Spire's Post Grad team taking on NYIA, and at 7:00pm SPIRE's High School team takes on Louisville High School, tickets will be $10 at the door (good for both games). Doors open at 3:30pm
SPIRE Academy takes the next step forward in its evolution as the premier sports academy destination in the world by adding a
@Marriott
and
@Starbucks
to our Geneva campus!
So come be a part of the growth and fuel your game with SPIRE!
#SPIRE
#evolution
Be sure to check out Big Baller Beatdown this weekend! Two days of elite talent take the floor at Marshall County. You can catch all of the action on The Grind Session on YouTube.
💻Stream:
🎟Tickets:
SPIRE WBB came to play at the Mecca Showcase in New York this weekend!
@MykaylaCunning2
was on fire 🔥🔥 with 22 points and also won the Sportsmanship Award 🥇
#SPIRE
#womensbasketball
This week, we're highlighting one of our elite coaches: Jeff Sparrow (
@jsparrow55
), Head Coach of Men's Post-Grad Basketball at SPIRE. Since Sept 2020, Sparrow has coached SPIRE's PG team. He is known as a Defensive Guru in the world of basketball!
#SPIRE
A historic day for SPIRE WBB! 🔥
Congratulations to
@ramiyuhh
on committing to
@GoBearcatsWBB
! 🤩
Ramiyah was the first WBB commit for SPIRE! She’s now the first SPIRE WBB member to commit to a D1 school! We are so proud and can’t wait to see what you do at UC!
#SPIRE
#CHOICES
SPIRE would like welcome Gia and Eva Piscitelli to SPIRE WBB and SPIRE T&F! ⛹️♀️🏃♀️
Gia will be competing for SPIRE WBB. Eva will be competing for SPIRE T&F! SPIRE is proud to have our first set of twin student athletes commit to SPIRE! 🤩🔥
#SPIRE
#wbb
#trackandfield
#commit
What an incredible story about an inspiring individual! Can't wait to have
@Digby_AJ
back out to SPIRE for the NCAA DIII Outdoor Track and Field Championship! Best of luck A.J.!
#NCAAD3
#d3tf
Our Post Grad basketball team took their talents to Central Pointe’s 3rd Annual International Thanksgiving Showdown in Kissimmee, Florida this past weekend.
They finished 2-0 with 2 dominant performances by
@TahjStaveskie
who finished with 30 points and 8 assists.
Our campus is expanding! 🙌 SPIRE has partnered with Blue Ocean to bring a brand new Marriott TownePlace Suites and Starbucks to campus. 🏨☕️
Read more about the project here ➡️
FINAL SCORE 102-83 led by Myron Gardner w/22pts, 10rebs, 4 assists!
@RocketWatts
had 19pts, 7assists!
@IJackson22
15pts & 14rebounds!
@MELOD1P
14pts and 12 assists! Kam Taylor with 14pts and 3 rebounds!
Cheers to the weekend! We’ve got Minnesota Prep (High School & Post Grad) at home tomorrow and then we’re playing in Baltimore at Towson University vs. Springdale Prep (H.S.) and Mt. Zion (P.G.)
#TheSPIREway
#GoFURTHER
🎈
NBA Hall-of-Famer and Living Legend
@CoachEwing33
just stopped by for a visit with SPIRE Head Coach Jermaine Jackson and to see our student athletes dedication.
💥 Huge news! 💥 We're extremely excited to welcome Trent Middleton to play for SPIRE's Post Grad Basketball team!
A guard at 6'3 from Math Civics and Sciences Charter School, Trent was named Player of the Year at Philadelphia Public League.
#SPIRE
#fuelyourpassion
Welcome to the SPIRE Family Jack McFadden
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The 6’5” combo guard looks to take his game to the next level under coach
@jsparrow55
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Let’s get to work 💪🏻
Have you heard? SPIRE PG BASKETBALL IS RANKED
#15
NATIONALLY👏🔥
A little-known program is taking down one big-name program after another. The team is now 16-2, including wins over national powerhouse programs like IMG Academy. Something special is in the making in Geneva, OH.💯
Thank you to all the brave men and women who sacrifice for our country, and thank you to
@diddy
who took time out of his day to chat with some of the vets who train at SPIRE during his visit this week.
#VeteransDay
#NeverForgetAlwaysSupport
WELCOME! Today kicked off the start of the 2022-23 school year at
#SPIRE
Academy — where we develop each and every athlete with the tools and guidance they need to succeed in life.
It's been a busy weekend, but our student athletes are settling in just fine. The 2021-2022 school year starts bright and early tomorrow - but we can't fall asleep without quickly reliving the excitement. 🔥🔥🔥
NBA Champion Assistant coach and former professional basketball player Phil Handy is leading a one day clinic at SPIRE for basketball players on Sept. 18!
Sign up now to work with the goat 🐐 🙌
Coming off the heels of yesterday's
#basketball
wins, it's undeniable there's something special brewing in
#GenevaOH
👀 Read more about the success of these programs on The Wire:
SPIRE Red wins! A locked in second half gives us the edge! We are onto the
@OPCBball
Championship game tomorrow! 🔥😤
SPIRE Red: 80
FA: 69
#SPIRE
#GAMEDAY
In honor of their win this past weekend, we want to highlight none other than Gravelle Craig, Head Coach SPIRE High School Men's Basketball. Coach Craig
@gravelle_craig
brings over 18 years of Division I coaching experience including six as a Head Coach.
This weekend,
@SPIREHoops
hosted the Super Sophomore Basketball Camp! Athletes trained with both
@NBA
and SPIRE Basketball staff. Between on court training sessions, athletes also went through college readiness sessions with our Director of College and Career Counseling! 🏀📚🎓
Congratulations to SPIRE PG Alum
@TahjStaveskie
for being selected to the MAAC All-Rookie Team! 🔥🔥🔥
Tahj is another standout student-athlete and individual who shows how SPIRE can take your game to the next level 😤
#SPIRE
#MAAC
#results