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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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Sports >  Spokane Shock

Shock will host title game after hanging on to beat Iron

Sometimes the difference in an Arena Football League game is minuscule. Good thing the Spokane Shock had a safety net to work with from midway through the first quarter. The Shock benefited from an early safety, built a 19-point lead and held on for a 60-57 victory over the Milwaukee Iron to claim the National Conference championship in front of 8,151 Thursday at the Arena. The victory puts the top-ranked Shock (15-3) into the ArenaBowl next Friday at 5 in Spokane. The Shock will host the winner of Saturday’s Tampa Bay-Orlando game.
Sports >  Spokane Shock

Shock and Iron tangle again, this time in playoff match

By record, ranking, seeding, performance and just about any other measure, they are the two best teams in the National Conference, if not the entire Arena Football League. Fittingly, the Spokane Shock (14-3) and Milwaukee Iron (12-5) collide tonight at the Arena to determine the National Conference representative in the ArenaBowl. Orlando (9-8) visits Tampa Bay (12-5) on Saturday in the American Conference title game.
Sports >  Spokane Shock

Spokane Shock host to Iron

By record, ranking, seeding, performance and just about any other measure, they are the two best teams in the National Conference, if not the entire Arena Football League. Fittingly, the Spokane Shock (14-3) and Milwaukee Iron (12-5) collide Thursday night at the Arena to determine the National Conference representative in the ArenaBowl.
Sports >  Spokane Shock

Shock use unique team model

Nobody on the Spokane Shock coaching staff is getting wealthy. Rob Keefe is believed to be the Arena Football League’s lowest paid head coach, probably by a sizable amount. There’s a good reason. He wanted it that way.
Sports >  Spokane Shock

Another nail-biter, another Shock win

The Spokane Shock appeared to be in control midway through the fourth quarter, but that just wouldn’t be their style against the Arizona Rattlers. The teams played two hotly contested Arena Football League regular-season games, and their first-round playoff contest Friday turned into a nail-biter after a Shock trick play backfired with just over 4 minutes remaining.
Sports >  Spokane Shock

Another nailbiter, another Shock win

The Spokane Shock appeared to be in control midway through the fourth quarter, but that just wouldn’t be their style against the Arizona Rattlers. The teams played two hotly contested regular-season games and their first-round Arena Football League playoff contest Friday turned into a nailbiter after a Shock trick play backfired with just over 4 minutes remaining.
Sports >  Spokane Shock

Playoff ratchets up intensity for Shock, Rattlers

Two regular-season meetings between Spokane and Arizona resulted in a pair of Shock wins and a number of indelible images. Quorey Payne’s controversial touchdown reception off the dasherboards. Rod Windsor fumbling as he tried to stretch toward the goal line. Ben McCombs limping off the field with a knee injury. William Mulder intercepting Nick Davila’s pass on the game’s final play. And, of course, Rattlers coach Kevin Guy screaming at Shock counterpart Rob Keefe shortly after Spokane’s 63-56 win in Phoenix.
Sports >  Spokane Shock

Shock hater finds Shock love

Jerry Turner has worn a lot of different uniforms in his football career, but he never dreamed he’d don Spokane Shock blue and orange. His goal at a couple of his arenafootball2 stops was always to knock off Spokane. He succeeded on occasion, but it was a missed opportunity that, ironically, is one of the main reasons he now plays for the Shock.
Sports >  Spokane Shock

Vijil, McCombs will sit out Friday

The Spokane Shock will open the playoffs the same way they finished the regular season – without wide receiver Raul Vijil and defensive end Ben McCombs. Vijil, who missed the last five games with a knee injury, and McCombs, sidelined the last four games with a knee injury, won’t play against Arizona on Friday, head coach Rob Keefe said.
Sports

Shock have lot to gain

It could be an Arena Bowl preview. If so, the Spokane Shock want to accumulate every edge possible along the way. Top-ranked Spokane (13-2) closes the regular season at No. 3 Jacksonville (11-4) tonight. Spokane has earned home-field advantage throughout the playoffs. Jacksonville needs a victory to ensure hosting rights in the first two rounds. A loss could drop the Sharks to the third seed in the American Conference and potentially two road playoff games.
Sports >  Spokane Shock

Spokane Shock could relax, but no one seems willing

The Spokane Shock’s winning ways have brought a long-standing debate to the forefront: Rest vs. rust, momentum vs. health. Spokane has clinched home-field advantage throughout the Arena Football League playoffs. The top-ranked Shock own an 11-game winning streak and they’re primed for the postseason, but they still have one regular-season game remaining – at Jacksonville on Friday.
Sports >  Spokane Shock

Shock’s surge rattles Rush

Spokane quarterback Kyle Rowley has played arena football for a long time and he’s learned to soak in the special times when they surface. Friday’s game was one of those times.
Sports >  Spokane Shock

Win means Shock host playoff games

The Spokane Shock would like to make playing at home and playing on national television a regular occurrence over the next month. The top-ranked Shock (12-2) put their 10-game winning streak on the line against No. 6 Chicago (10-5) at 5 p.m. at the Arena. Spokane made its NFL Network debut last week against Iowa. Tonight’s game and next week’s regular-season finale at Jacksonville will be televised on NFL Network.
Sports >  Spokane Shock

McMackin reunion foiled by an injury

The McMackin family reunion will go on, just not quite as planned. Back in March, they thought it would happen in Chicago, where Rob McMackin and younger brother Shawn, were offensive linemen for the Rush. But five days before the Arena Football League season opener, Spokane needed an offensive lineman and Chicago needed a defensive back so the Shock acquired Rob in exchange for Chris Martin.
Sports >  Spokane Shock

McMackins miss reunion

The McMackin family reunion will go on, just not quite as planned. Back in March, they thought it would happen in Chicago, where Rob McMackin and younger brother Shawn, were offensive linemen for the Rush. But five days before the Arena Football League season opener, Spokane needed an offensive lineman and Chicago needed a defensive back so the Shock acquired Rob in exchange for Chris Martin. The trade foiled the brothers’ hopes of being on the same team, and possibly starting side-by-side, for the first time.
Sports

Kong latest player to leave GU

Bol Kong has become the latest Gonzaga men’s basketball player to exit the program. Athletic director Mike Roth confirmed the 6-foot-6 Kong has left the team. Kong left for unspecified personal reasons, according to a Gonzaga news release.
Sports >  Spokane Shock

Shock set for Iowa team in need of big win

There are a number of factors that seemingly make the Spokane Shock’s chore tonight tougher than it appears. They are still a banged-up team. They face a difficult travel schedule with a second consecutive venture halfway across the country. Their opponent, Iowa, desperately needs a win to keep its playoff hopes alive. But one positive should outweigh all others.
Sports >  Spokane Shock

After rocky start, Shock DB one of league’s best

Spokane Shock defensive back Travis Williams didn’t have to read fans’ minds after he struggled early in the 2010 Arena Football League season. Fans freely expressed what they thought of Williams’ performance with verbal taunts from the stands and unsigned screeds posted on message boards.