Northwest Notes

| June 2, 2011 9:00 PM

Shock bring back former

Eastern QB Meyer

SPOKANE - The Spokane Shock acquired quarterback Erik Meyer and offensive lineman Raymond McNeil from the Utah Blaze on Monday in exchange for defensive lineman Khreem Smith and offensive lineman Antonio Narcisse.

Also, Spokane traded defensive lineman Terrance Taylor to the Pittsburgh Power for future considerations.

"I love and respect every player that has played for me. This is very bittersweet, but it will help us more as a team. Right now we are 1.5 games out of the playoffs and with seven games to go, we have our sights set on making a playoff run," Spokane coach Rob Keefe said. "In the postseason, it's important not to have the best individuals, but the best team. These moves make our team better and that is what's important right now."

Meyer (6-1, 215) was a member of last season's ArenaBowl XXIII champion Shock and spent most of the season as Kyle Rowley's backup. In two games last season, Meyer completed 18 of 28 passes for 274 yards with five touchdowns and one interception. This season, Meyer has served as backup to top-rated quarterback Tommy Grady.

McNeil (6-2, 315) has started all 10 of Utah's games this season. In 2010, McNeil helped Milwaukee allow only two sacks all season - the lowest total in the league. In 2009, McNeil was named first team all-AF2 as a member of the Green Bay Blizzard.

Spokane is idle this week, then hosts Philadelphia on June 10. Spokane plays Utah on July 9 in the Joe Albi Summer Classic at Albi Stadium in Spokane.

Bonners Ferry AD moves on;

longtime softball coach retires

Ted Reynolds, athletic director at Bonners Ferry High, has accepted a similar position at Middleton High.

Reynolds replaces Gerry Nutt, who is retiring. Nutt spent the last seven years as AD at Middleton, after spending the previous 25 years at Kuna High - including 11 as AD.

Middleton High moves into a new facility this fall.

Judy Crandell, a high school softball coach in the Boise area since 1994, has retired.

Crandell took over at Meridian in 1994 - when Idaho was making the transition from slowpitch to fastpitch softball. She won four state titles at Eagle High, then coached at Mountain View High in Meridian the past seven years. Last weekend, she guided the Mavericks to a fifth-place finish at the state 5A tournament in Post Falls.