Bloomington High School honors 1975 Elite 8 team on WJBC tonight

Posted on December 4, 2015

By WJBC Staff

Members of Bloomington High School’s 1975 Elite 8 team will be honored at halftime of tonight’s game at the Robert Franks Spots Complex as the Purple Raiders host Peoria.

Nearly the entire team and coaching staff from the last BHS boys team to qualify for the IHSA Finals will be in attendance. A reception in the BHS cafeteria will follow the game.

Greg Halbleib and Bryan Bloodworth will call the game and interview some of the players during an extended pregame which starts at 7 p.m. Listen live on WJBC 1230 AM, WJBC.com and the WJBC app.

Tim Lewis will host Sportstalk at 6.

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