Half of Spokane's 16 regular-season games in the Indoor Football League will be against either Tri-Cities or Billings, the Shock's closest rivals. The three teams form the West Division.

The IFL released its 2016 schedule Tuesday and the Shock will save some bucks with four bus trips (two to Tri-Cities and two to Billings) versus purchasing plane tickets. Here's a look at the Shock's schedule: http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2015/oct/06/shock-ifl-schedule-rinse-and-repeat/. Here's a list: http://www.spokaneshock.com/schedule/schedule/