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Jim Meehan

Jim Meehan is a reporter for The Spokesman-Review in the Sports department. He covers Gonzaga basketball, Whitworth football, Spokane Shock football, college volleyball and prep softball.

How to contact Jim

Email: jimm@spokesman.com
Phone: 208-765-7131
Fax: 208-765-7149

Recent stories by Jim

Hot-shooting Syracuse ends Gonzaga’s season

March 22, 2010 in Sports on Page B2 BUFFALO, N.Y. – New York was no kinder to Gonzaga in the NCAA tournament than it was in the regular season. Same goes for Gonzaga’s ongoing struggle against No. 1 …
Zags’ season comes to abrupt end

March 21, 2010 in Sports BUFFALO, N.Y. – New York was no kinder to Gonzaga in the NCAA tournament than it was in the regular season. Same goes for Gonzaga’s ongoing struggle against No. 1 … 3
Gonzaga gears up for challenge

March 21, 2010 in Sports on Page C1 BUFFALO, N.Y. – With roughly a 39-hour turnaround, the Gonzaga Bulldogs go from facing the nation’s best field-goal percentage defense to tangling with the nation’s top field-goal percentage offense. Not …
Onuaku ailing

March 21, 2010 in Sports on Page C8 BUFFALO, N.Y. – Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim sat at a table in the interview room and painted a bleak picture for injured senior forward Arinze Onuaku. “He has not practiced,” …
Zags don’t allow Seminole event

March 20, 2010 in Sports on Page C2 BUFFALO, N.Y. – You’ve heard of football coaches scripting the first 10 plays. It looked like Gonzaga’s men’s basketball coaching staff pretty much scripted everything that happened in the first … 1
Bulldogs know the score: FSU defense dazzles

March 19, 2010 in Sports on Page B1 BUFFALO – It is the classic clash of styles, but the last thing Gonzaga wants to do now is dramatically change how it operates. Florida State has carved out its …
Physical tournament follows Zags’ grueling regular season

March 17, 2010 in Sports on Page B1 It’s not something he set out to do, but Gonzaga’s Matt Bouldin has had to learn how to deal with and play with the aches that come with being a … 2
GU must solve FSU’s defense

March 16, 2010 in Sports on Page B1 It doesn’t take long to realize Florida State coach Leonard Hamilton truly likes his basketball team. And he loves how they defend.
First Shock practice has Keefe excited

March 16, 2010 in Sports on Page B1 Rob Keefe has always been high energy on the football field as a player and an assistant coach. You didn’t expect him to change now that he’s the head coach …
Dang, dang: 8th seed in Buffalo

March 15, 2010 in Sports on Page B2 Gonzaga senior guard Matt Bouldin has been to Buffalo, N.Y. He was about 12 on a family vacation. He went to Cooperstown, the Baseball Hall of Fame, Niagara Falls. Great … 1
Gaels storm GU

March 9, 2010 in Sports on Page B1 LAS VEGAS – The final score, Saint Mary’s 81, Gonzaga 62, was an appropriate reflection of the complete reversal from the last meeting. In Spokane last month, Gonzaga won 80-61 …
Perfect ending for GU women

March 9, 2010 in Sports on Page B1 LAS VEGAS – The Gonzaga women’s basketball team left no doubt. No doubt who was the best team in the West Coast Conference regular season, rolling to a 14-0 mark …
Gonzaga women playing for WCC title again

March 8, 2010 in Sports on Page B1 LAS VEGAS – One statistic in the box score said it all: Gonzaga points off turnovers 27, Santa Clara 2. OK, make it two: GU’s edge in second-chance points, 18-4. …
Bulldogs not pretty, but win

March 8, 2010 in Sports on Page B1 LAS VEGAS – Welcome to March basketball. High-pressure games, physical, grinding, hard fouls, floor burns. Hard-fought wins, season-altering losses.
Lions in hunt for Zags

March 7, 2010 in Sports on Page C1 LAS VEGAS – The Gonzaga men’s basketball team wouldn’t have been surprised with its semifinal matchup no matter how the Loyola Marymount-San Francisco game turned out at the West Coast …
Zags focus on next mission

March 5, 2010 in Sports on Page B8 When Gonzaga women’s basketball players talk about taking it one game at a time, they actually mean it. Following a Saturday game during the West Coast Conference regular season, somebody …
Pressure’s off Zags at tourney

March 5, 2010 in Sports on Page B1 Going into the West Coast Conference men’s basketball tournament, the Gonzaga Bulldogs have the luxury of knowing they’re probably a lock to make the NCAA tournament, no matter the outcome …
Regional next for Cards

March 4, 2010 in Sports on Page B2 North Idaho College’s basketball teams face different paths as they try to advance to their respective NJCAA tournaments. The 19th-ranked NIC women (23-6) tied for second in the Scenic West …
Everyone plays, contributes during Gonzaga’s Senior Night victory

March 3, 2010 in Sports on Page B1 It wasn’t a designed play for the three seniors on Senior Night, but it turned out pretty well. Early in the second half, Matt Bouldin missed a jump shot, Will …
WCC domination for GU

March 2, 2010 in Sports on Page B1 After a one-year absence, Gonzaga is back in its customary position of dominating the annual West Coast Conference men’s basketball awards. Senior guard Matt Bouldin was named the WCC player …