Jess Brown

Spokane coach Adam Shackleford turned on the lights at the Shock practice facility Friday and had a brief conversation with Antwone Savage and Andrico Hines. Shackleford didn't want to take away from their practice time, so he talked to them for a minute and told them it was good to see them.

Spokane Shock coach Adam Shackleford was only half-joking when he told Matt Sauk he doesn't want him back on the coaching staff anytime soon. Sauk, who began the indoor football season as an arenafootball2 assistant coach with the Shock (10-0), signed a contract with the AFL's Arizona Rattlers in mid-May and has been on a roll since.

Fifteen years ago, Pete Johnson opened his Sunday newspaper and decided to act. The story cited that several Hoopfest court monitors had simply failed to show up for their volunteer duties in downtown Spokane the day before. So Johnson jumped on his mountain bike.

BOISE – The distance between first and second place in the West Division continues to grow. Spokane quarterback Nick Davila completed 26 of 39 passes, threw for seven touchdowns and hauled in one as the top-ranked Shock remained unbeaten with a 68-51 over the Boise Burn in front of 4,530 Qwest Arena fans on Saturday.

They have the top ranking – at least for now. They are also the last unbeaten team in the arenafootball2 league. Coach Adam Shackleford thinks that's great and all, but that's not what he puts stock in. The top priority for the Spokane Shock is still to win a third straight West Division title.

Sergio Gilliam has already set his sights on another record. The Spokane defensive back broke the single-season franchise record for interceptions last weekend when he picked off his 11th pass of the season in the Shock's 52-42 victory over the Stockton Lightning.

KITCHENER, Ontario – The total number of goals represented every time they've met in the postseason. Of course the fact that one team did all the scoring made it a huge disappointment for the other. It also made it the most lopsided Memorial Cup semifinal since the tournament changed to a four-team format in 1983.

KITCHENER, Ontario – Now they wait. For the Spokane Chiefs, who wrapped up their round-robin schedule with a 3-1 victory over the Gatineau Olympiques on Tuesday night, the automatic berth into Sunday's Memorial Cup championship means four days in between games.

KITCHENER, Ontario – Bobby Brett joined general manager Tim Speltz and head coach Bill Peters in the press box with two minutes remaining in the Belleville-Gatineau game Monday night. The Spokane Chiefs owner wanted to be the first to congratulate the two.

KITCHENER, Ontario – With a collective effort almost 5 minutes into overtime, the Spokane Chiefs were able to check the top priority off their Memorial Cup list of things to do. "It's a big thing to get the first win," said forward Mitch Wahl, who finished with a goal and an assist in the Chiefs' 5-4 round-robin victory over the Belleville Bulls on Saturday night. "We had the lead and then we dropped it, but we came back and got the win, so we'll take that and move on and hopefully be better next game."