When an Arena Football League game is tied at 7, 14, 21, 28, 35, 42 and 49, it becomes clear a defensive stop will probably make the difference. Spokane got a stop, then another and the Shock never slowed down on offense behind quarterback Erik Meyer in posting perhaps their biggest win in a couple of seasons, toppling No. 1-ranked Arizona 66-49 in front of 10,358 fans Friday night at the Arena. Read more
Meaning no disrespect to the 12 other members of the Arena Football League, but a modest proposal: Let’s just make this a best-of-seven for the Foster Trophy and call it good. Read more
When an Arena Football League game is tied at 7, 14, 21, 28, 35, 42 and 49, it becomes clear a defensive stop will probably make the difference. Spokane got a stop, then another and the Shock never slowed down on offense behind quarterback Erik Meyer in posting perhaps their biggest win in a couple of seasons. Read more
Second-ranked Spokane put together a dominating fourth quarter, scoring 24 points and registering two key defensive stops to pull away from No. 1 Arizona 66-49 on Friday at the Arena. Erik Meyer tossed eight touchdown passes, four to Adron Tennell and three to Kamar Jorden. My unedited game story is below. Read more
S-R photojournalist Colin Mulvany covered the Shock opener against the Arizona Rattlers. Check out a big picture gallery of his photos. Read more
Spokane got a stop, then another and the Shock never slowed down on offense behind quarterback Erik Meyer in posting perhaps their biggest win in a couple of seasons, toppling No.1-ranked Arizona 66-49 in front of 10,358 fans Friday night at the Arena. Read more
By 10ish tonight, Spokane and Arizona will have determined the early pecking order in the AFL West Division. Both teams are undefeated entering the 7 p.m. showdown at the Arena, the Shock's first home game of the season. The Rattlers were the best team in the AFL last year, winning the title game by 18 points over Philadelphia, and they've assembled another quality roster. Spokane and Utah are considered Arizona's primary challengers, which adds to the importance of tonight's game. … Read more
It’s only Week 4, but the 14-team Arena Football League is already down to three unbeatens and two of them collide tonight in Spokane. Second-ranked Spokane opens its home schedule against No. 1 Arizona at 7 at the Arena. The defending ArenaBowl champion Rattlers have dominated the West Division and Spokane the last two years. The Shock won the first four series meetings but Arizona has claimed the last four, three by at least 22 points. Read more
It’s only Week 4, but the 14-team Arena Football League is already down to three unbeatens and two of them collide tonight in Spokane. Second-ranked Spokane opens its home schedule against No. 1 Arizona at 7 at the Arena. The defending ArenaBowl champion Rattlers have dominated the West Division and Spokane the last two years. The Shock won the first four series meetings but Arizona has claimed the last four, three by at least 22 points. Read more
The Shock, and every other AFL team, are adjusting to new rules that make it tougher for coaches/GMs to manage and juggle rosters. Read on. Read more
Spokane Shock head coach Andy Olson’s job got tougher in the offseason due to a couple of rules changes. Versatile players like Arvell Nelson help make Olson’s job a bit easier. Nelson, an Arena Football League rookie, is Spokane’s backup quarterback but injuries during Friday’s win over Iowa put him in the wide receiver rotation. He’s also played on kickoff units. Read more
Spokane Shock head coach Andy Olson’s job got tougher in the offseason due to a couple of rules changes. Versatile players like Arvell Nelson help make Olson’s job a bit easier. Nelson, an Arena Football League rookie, is Spokane’s backup quarterback but injuries during Friday’s win over Iowa put him in the wide receiver rotation. Read more
DES MOINES, Iowa – Erik Meyer tossed nine touchdown passes and the Spokane Shock defense forced three turnovers en route to a 66-43 Arena Football League road win over the Iowa Barnstormers on Friday. Third-ranked Spokane improved to 3-0 with three straight road victories by a total of 64 points. Iowa dropped to 2-1. Read more
DES MOINES, Iowa – Erik Meyer tossed nine touchdown passes and the Spokane Shock defense forced three turnovers en route to a 66-43 Arena Football League road win over the Iowa Barnstormers on Friday. Third-ranked Spokane improved to 3-0 with three straight road victories by a total of 64 points. Iowa dropped to 2-1. Read more
At first glance, Spokane's 2013 AFL schedule looked daunting at the outset with three straight road games, but the Shock rolled to a three straight wins, the latest a 66-43 rout over Iowa on Friday. Erik Meyer passed for 330 yards and nine touchdowns, three each to Kamar Jorden and Adron Tennell. The defense came up with five stops (two interceptions, one fumble and two on downs). … Read more
Spokane will try to push its record to 3-0 when it faces Iowa (2-0) tonight in Des Moines. Shock-Barnstormers preview here. Read more
They’re both 2-0, stocked with returning players and trying to build on early season momentum. One will earn its best win of the young Arena Football League season. The Spokane Shock conclude a three-game road trip against the Iowa Barnstormers tonight at 5 at Wells Fargo Arena. The Shock’s wins are over Cleveland and Chicago, teams with a combined 0-4 record. Iowa has a pair of road wins over Chicago and New Orleans. Read more
They’re both 2-0, stocked with returning players and trying to build on early season momentum. One will earn its best win of the young Arena Football League season. The Spokane Shock conclude a three-game road trip against the Iowa Barnstormers tonight at 5 at Wells Fargo Arena. The Shock’s wins are over Cleveland and Chicago, teams with a combined 0-4 record. Iowa has a pair of road wins over Chicago and New Orleans. Read more
After five days in Chicago, the Spokane Shock will bus to Des Moines today to continue preparations for Friday's game against Iowa. The Shock remained in the Midwest after defeating Chicago on Sunday. Here's a look at how they're spending their time. Read more
The Spokane Shock’s home away from home this week is a Chicago hotel, a bus, a meeting room and an indoor soccer center. The Shock elected to stay in Chicago after thumping the Rush 76-61 on Sunday to prepare for Friday’s game against Iowa in Des Moines. With the quick turnaround, if they’d returned to Spokane on Monday they’d have been back at the airport Thursday. Read more
