By WJBC Staff
WJBC has two hours of Sportstalk from 6 to 8 p.m. tonight to stage the stage for a busy sports weekend of football, volleyball, basketball and hockey.
Tim Lewis and Nick McClintock will host on WJBC 1230 AM, WJBC.com and Rdio.
The Illinois State volleyball team returns to Redbird Arena this weekend to host a pair of Missouri Valley Conference matches. The Redbirds will host Bradley on Friday and Loyola on Saturday. Both matches are set for 7 p.m. starts.
Illinois State (18-8, 8-5 MVC) The Redbirds currently sit in fifth place in the league standings, which are crowded at the top. Wichita State (19-7, 10-2) tops the pack, but the difference between first and sixth place is just three matches.
The Bloomington Thunder carry a four-game unbeaten streak into a pair of weekend games at U.S. Cellular Coliseum. The Thunder host the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders at 7 p.m. Friday followed by the Muskegon Lumberjacks on Saturday night.