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 high school softball.

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Email: jimm@spokesman.com
Phone: 208-765-7131
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Recent stories by Jim

Gonzaga powers past Loyola Marymount

February 12, 2012 in Sports on Page C1 What a difference a week makes. After a road trip where the Gonzaga men’s basketball team was thumped by BYU and had its hands full with Pepperdine, the Bulldogs returned …
Gonzaga powers past Loyola Marymount

February 11, 2012 in Sports What a difference a week makes.
Lions come to GU with perfect WCC road mark

February 11, 2012 in Sports on Page C1 The basketball game and the events surrounding it have meaning. Two days after an emotional victory over No. 16 Saint Mary’s, Gonzaga faces third-place Loyola Marymount tonight at 5 at …
Pangos powers Gonzaga’s victory over Saint Mary’s

February 10, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 Kevin Pangos has been at his best against two of Gonzaga’s biggest rivals. The true freshman guard buried five 3-pointers and scored 27 points, his highest point total since torching … 1
Gonzaga’s title streak on line with Saint Mary’s in town

February 9, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 Steven Gray looked like the most relieved human being on the planet. Trailing Saint Mary’s by three games in the WCC standings last season, Gonzaga rallied to share the conference … 2
Freshmen step up for Gonzaga men

February 7, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 With the exception of a few transfers from four-year schools and junior colleges, the list reads like a who’s who of Gonzaga men’s basketball from the last 15 years. Santangelo, …
GU falters, but doesn’t fall at Pepperdine

February 5, 2012 in Sports on Page C1 MALIBU, Calif. – Just when you thought Gonzaga was cruising toward a feel-good bounce-back win, Pepperdine started making every shot it attempted. And just when you thought the eighth-place Waves … 1
Gonzaga men fall flat at Brigham Young

February 3, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 PROVO, Utah – Gonzaga set up for its final possession of an ugly first half, but the Bulldogs weren’t lined up correctly. Head coach Mark Few frantically shouted directions, but … 5
Gonzaga, BYU prep for first WCC matchup

February 2, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 PROVO, Utah – Gonzaga is catching BYU at the perfect time. The reeling Cougars have dropped two consecutive home games for the first time since the 2004-05 season and their …
Gonzaga’s success draws heavily on the line

February 1, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 Bob Knight stresses the importance of getting to the free-throw line during nearly every game he serves as an ESPN college basketball analyst. LSU found that it went 120-14 from …
Shock commit to re-energizing franchise

January 28, 2012 in Sports on Page C1 Spokane Shock majority owner Brady Nelson is fully aware what is at stake as the franchise’s seventh season approaches. Spokane has won since its inception in 2006. The Shock have …
Gonzaga pushes past stubborn Portland

January 27, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 PORTLAND – Gonzaga men’s basketball coach Mark Few suggested earlier this week that the Bulldogs’ rematch with Portland probably wouldn’t resemble the first meeting. He was right. About the only …
Gonzaga approaches Portland rematch with caution

January 26, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 PORTLAND – Gonzaga wouldn’t object to closing the first half of the West Coast Conference season the same way it started. The Bulldogs blasted Portland 90-51 nearly a month ago …
Edi’s hustle produces head-turning plays

January 24, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 Gonzaga junior forward Guy Landry Edi obviously played basketball in high school, but he also caught the eye of coaches in other sports. “I played a little football, too, and …
Sacre, Harris, Dower dominate in Zags’ win

January 22, 2012 in Sports on Page C1 This went pretty much how Gonzaga drew it up – for Saturday’s 77-60 win over scrappy San Diego and for its men’s basketball season in general. The Bulldogs pounded San …
Edi comes off bench to ignite Gonzaga

January 20, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 For Guy Landry Edi and the Gonzaga Bulldogs, the positives easily outweighed the negatives. Edi contributed a season-high 15 points, including three 3-pointers, as the Bulldogs defeated San Francisco 74-63 …
Gonzaga hopes to get boost from students’ return

January 19, 2012 in Sports on Page B3 Seating dedicated to the Kennel Club dwindled over the last month until a smattering of students wedged into a small pie-shaped section, resulting in lower volume levels inside the McCarthey …
GU’s Spangler out 2-3 weeks

January 18, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 Gonzaga freshman forward Ryan Spangler was doing one the things he does best – rebounding – but an ill-timed collision left him with a broken pinkie finger on his left …
GU men edge past Loyola Marymount

January 15, 2012 in Sports on Page C1 LOS ANGELES – Gonzaga has had numerous close games this season, but this was the first that came down to high-pressure possession after high-pressure possession in the closing minutes. The …
Saint Mary’s humbles Gonzaga

January 13, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 MORAGA, Calif. – Gonzaga didn’t have an answer for Matthew Dellavedova – or several other Saint Mary’s Gaels, for that matter. Dellavedova poured in 26 points and he had plenty … 2