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Jim Meehan

Jim Meehan

Current Position: sports writer

Jim Meehan joined The Spokesman-Review in 1990. Jim is currently a reporter for the Sports Desk and covers Gonzaga University basketball, Spokane Empire football, college volleyball and golf.

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Lake City’s Stangel zeroes out softball opponents

Thirty-eight innings, 38 zeroes for Lake City High softball opponents. The Timberwolves have opened the season with six straight shutouts authored by sophomore pitcher Casey Stangel, including wins over Inland Empire League 5A rivals Coeur d’Alene and Post Falls last week. She limited Coeur d’Alene to two hits and then struck out 17 in the win over the Trojans despite dealing with an upset stomach.
Sports

Eagles off and flying in GNL

West Valley High softball coach Paul Cooley likes everything about his team’s impressive start, but he knows the meat of the Great Northern League schedule remains. The Eagles’ pitching, hitting and defense have been exemplary. They’ve outscored foes 65-3 in six wins.
Sports

Shock make no doubt about it

The Spokane Shock didn’t waste any time putting an end to the longest losing streak in franchise history. They scored on their first play from scrimmage. They scored on their first 10 possessions. Their defense forced two turnovers and made six stops. The result was a 61-34 Arena Football League rout of Kansas City in front of 9,172 Friday at the Arena.
Sports

Shock pick up first win of season

The Spokane Shock didn’t waste any time putting an end to the longest losing streak in franchise history. The defense made four first-half stops and quarterback Kyle Rowley put his name at the top of a couple of career records as Spokane cruised to a 61-34 Arena Football League victory in front of 9,172 Friday at the Arena.
Sports

Shock attempt to crack winning column by cutting down mistakes

Indoor, outdoor, 8-man, junior tackle, prep, college, pro. At every level of football, committing turnovers and penalties usually equates to losses. That’s been the story so far of the 2011 Spokane Shock. They’ve committed 33 penalties – only New Orleans has more (34) – for a league-high 248 yards. They’ve turned the ball over nine times – only Philadelphia has more (10). Those are the primary reasons they’re 0-3 entering tonight’s home date with Kansas City (0-2) in a matchup of two of the five winless Arena Football League teams.
Sports

Former Shock receiver Andy Olson serves as offensive coordinator

Andy Olson knows that life and football games can change in a hurry. Ten days ago, Olson was living in Bellingham with his wife and their two young children. Then Spokane Shock head coach Rob Keefe, who had fired offensive coordinator Fred Biletnikoff Jr. earlier that day, called with a job offer.
Sports

U-Hi, Mead tangle

There’s usually something on the line when Mead and University collide on the softball field. That will be the case again when the teams meet at Mead today at 4 p.m., weather permitting. Mead, last year’s Greater Spokane League regular-season champion, and U-Hi, last year’s district champion, are off to 2-0 league starts.
Sports >  Spokane Shock

Shock go after first win

Spokane head coach Rob Keefe knows that many are questioning his team and his tactics after an 0-2 Arena Football League start and his abrupt dismissal of offensive coordinator Fred Biletnikoff Jr. earlier this week.
Sports

Shock part ways with Biletnikoff Jr.

Spokane fired assistant head coach and offensive coordinator Fred Biletnikoff Jr. on Sunday, one day after the Shock lost their Arena Football League home opener to Cleveland and dropped to 0-2 on the season. Biletnikoff was just two games into his first season with the Shock.
Sports >  Gonzaga basketball

Jimmer Fredette’s 34 points lead BYU to victory over Gonzaga

DENVER – The chant went up from the thousands of BYU fans inside the Pepsi Center with roughly 30 seconds remaining: “You Got Jimmered, You Got Jimmered.” True enough, but the Gonzaga Bulldogs also got ‘Jacksoned’, ‘Noahed’ and ‘Stephened’, among others. Jimmer Fredette poured in 34 points and his teammates matched his seven 3-pointers as the third-seeded Cougars crushed 11th-seeded Gonzaga 89-67 Saturday in front of 19,328 to advance to their first Sweet 16 in 30 seasons.
Sports >  Gonzaga basketball

Gonzaga takes its turn against BYU’s Fredette

DENVER – The Gonzaga Bulldogs today take on a nationally ranked opponent coached by a close friend of Gonzaga’s Mark Few that features a prolific scoring guard but is missing a key interior player. Hmm, sounds a little like Thursday’s matchup against St. John’s, coached by Few’s buddy Steve Lavin, led by guard Dwight Hardy, but missing injured forward D.J. Kennedy.
Sports >  Gonzaga basketball

Gonzaga storms past St. John’s to open NCAA tourney

DENVER – The Gonzaga Bulldogs have picked an ideal time to be playing their best basketball of the season. It seems the bigger the game, the better the Zags perform. On the road against Saint Mary’s, Gonzaga pulled out an overtime win. Neutral court versus the Gaels in the WCC tournament title game, GU owned the last 8 minutes and won going away.
Sports >  Gonzaga basketball

Zags roll over St. John’s

No. 11-seeded Gonzaga took command early with a 12-0 run, built an 11-point halftime lead and cruised to an 86-71 victory over No. 6 St. John’s on Thursday in the second round of the NCAA tournament.
Sports >  Gonzaga basketball

Gonzaga’s focus against St. John’s centers on zone

DENVER – Gonzaga has experience against some of college basketball’s most heralded zone defenses: Syracuse’s trademark 2-3 in last year’s NCAA tournament, Baylor’s extended 1-1-3 in December. The Bulldogs will go against another highly regarded zone, the trapping, turnover-inducing defense of the St. John’s Red Storm in an intriguing NCAA tournament matchup at the Pepsi Center tonight at approximately 6:45 PST.
Sports >  Gonzaga athletics

Injured senior leader Kennedy keeps St. John’s enthusiastic

DENVER – St. John’s lost a standout player in the Big East tournament, but gained a quasi-assistant coach. D.J. Kennedy, a 6-foot-5 swingman who ranks in the Red Storm’s all-time top 12 in scoring, rebounding and steals, suffered a torn ACL in his right knee early in a quarterfinals loss to Syracuse. It was a devastating setback for a player who, along with nine other seniors, has helped return the program to prominence after missing the last eight NCAA tournaments.