Frank 106.9 FM to broadcast high school basketball

Tue, 12/05/2023 - 2:15pm

106.9 FRANK FM, WBQX based in Rockland will broadcast local high school basketball for a 14th straight year beginning Friday, Dec. 8 when the defending Camden Hills Windjammers host the Cony Rams in a boys match-up in Rockport. Veteran broadcaster Don Shields will again lead the coverage and will be joined by Terry Spear and Chris Seavey for the 32-game regular season schedule that includes calling games from Oceanside, Medomak Valley, Camden Hills, Lincoln Academy, and Boothbay Region high schools.

106.9 FRANK FM is also planning on broadcasting selected games involving these same schools during the high school basketball tournaments this upcoming February. And every game will be streamed on their website 1069FRANK.com

Heath Cole, vice president of programming for Binnie Media, is honored that 106.9 FRANK FM is continuing a tradition of being the home of high school sasketball in Midcoast Maine.

“We are thrilled to be able to provide another wonderful season again this year. Our listeners are passionate about high school basketball, and we are proud to be able to deliver to them; our fans, families, and student-athletes. It remains a top broadcast highlight of the year for us and one of the many reasons we and our local business partners love to offer the excitement of high school sports to our audiences,” said Cole.

Shields, who is also the voice of the University of Maine women’s basketball team, has been the voice of Midcoast Maine high school sports since 1985, during which time he has called more than 1,750 high school games. Spear has been covering basketball for nearly three decades in the Midcoast, Biddeford, and Bath-Brunswick markets. Seavey, a former Rockland District High School standout, has more than two decades of on-air experience.

In 2023, 106.9FRANK FM’s high school basketball coverage won first place from the Maine Association of Broadcasters for play-by-play excellence.

The complete game schedule is listed below.

Friday, Dec. 8 – Cony at Camden Hills Boys – 6:15 p.m.

Tuesday, Dec. 12 – Camden Hills at Medomak Valley Boys – 6:15 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 14 – Hall Dale at Boothbay Boys – 6:15 p.m.

Friday, Dec. 15 – Medomak Valley at Oceanside Doubleheader, Boys 4:45 p.m., girls follow.

Tuesday, Dec. 19 – Oceanside at Camden Hills Boys – 6:45 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 21 – Yarmouth at Oceanside Boys – 6:15 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 23 – Nokomis at Camden Hills Girls – 12:15 p.m.; Spruce Mountain at Oceanside Girls – 5:45 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 28 – Morse at Medomak Valley Girls – 5:45 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 30 – Mt. Blue at Camden Hills Boys – 1:45 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 2 – Medomak Valley at Lincoln Academy Boys - 6:15 p.m.

Wednesday, Jan. 3 – Lisbon at Boothbay Girls – 5 p.m.

Thursday, Jan. 4 – Erskine Academy at Medomak Valley Boys – 6:15 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 6 – Mount View at Lincoln Academy Boys – 12:15 p.m.; Erskine Academy at Oceanside Girls – 5:45 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 9 – Belfast at Medomak Valley Boys – 6:15 p.m.

Thursday, Jan. 11 – Telstar at Boothbay Boys – 6:15 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 12 – Oceanside at Lincoln Academy Boys – 6:15 p.m.

Monday, Jan. 15 – Morse at Medomak Valley Boys – 5:45 p.m.

Wednesday, Jan. 17 – Belfast at Oceanside Doubleheader Girls 4:45 p.m., boys follow.

Friday, Jan. 19 – Winslow at Lincoln Academy Boys – 6:15 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 23 – Lincoln Academy at Oceanside Boys – 5:45 p.m.

Thursday, Jan. 25 – Madison at Boothbay Boys – 6:15 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 26 – Oceanside at Medomak Valley Doubleheader, Girls 4:45 p.m., boys follow.

Tuesday, Jan. 30 – Lincoln Academy at Medomak Valley Boys – 6:15 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 2 – Mount View at Oceanside Boys – 6:15 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 3 – Hampden Academy at Camden Hills Girls – 12:15 p.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 6 – Skowhegan at Camden Hills Boys – 6:45 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 8 – Morse at Lincoln Academy Boys – 6:15 p.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 13 and Wednesday Feb. 14 – First Round Playoff Games

Friday, Feb. 16 – Saturday Feb. 24 – Tournament Games in Portland and Augusta

Friday, March 1 and Saturday, March 2 – State Championship Games

(Game dates and times are subject to change)