Radio stations, online service providing broadcasts of high school hoops

5 years ago

Townsquare Media and WHOU 100.1 FM, as well as an online service based in Easton, will be broadcasting high school basketball games over the airwaves or via the internet this winter.

The Rock 101.9 FM radio station will air 32 games, with broadcast veteran Bill Casavant handling most of the play-by-play and Ryan Guerrette and Jeff Clockedile also part of the broadcast team.

In addition, games will be streamed on the station’s website at: www.1019therock.com.

The upcoming schedule through the end of the month is:

Friday, Dec. 7 — Houlton at Central Aroostook boys, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 12 — Central Aroostook at Houlton girls, 7 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 13 — Hodgdon at Easton boys, 7 p.m.

Friday, Dec. 14 — Fort Kent at Fort Fairfield boys, 7 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 17 — Fort Fairfield at Central Aroostook girls, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 19 — Houlton at Caribou boys, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 22 — Orono at Presque Isle girls and boys, 2 and 3:30 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 27 — Shead at Fort Fairfield girls, 3:30 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 31 — Old Town at Presque Isle girls and boys, 2 and 3:30 p.m.

Guerrette, the station manager, said 101.9 The Rock will again deliver tournament coverage of all Aroostook County teams with the local announcing crew.

For the remaining regular season schedule, visit the station’s website.

WHOU 100.1 FM has expanded its coverage and will stream 205 regular season games this winter. In addition to having separate streams for central/northern Aroostook County and southern Aroostook County, there will be two streams out of the Bangor area, one based in Dexter and another out of Fort Kent. The station will broadcast with video on its website, www.whoufm.com.

Tim Tweedie and Rob Moran make up the primary team for the south stream. Representing the north stream will be the duo of Steve Carmichael and Bobby Russell, with Kevin Sjoberg and Bill Guerrette also involved in some of the broadcasts.

The station also will cover games at the tournament this coming February for teams from central and southern Aroostook County. These games will only be on radio.

The upcoming broadcast schedule involving Aroostook County teams through the end of the month, which is subject to change, is as follows:

Friday, Dec. 7 — Houlton at Central Aroostook boys, 7 p.m., North stream and radio; Shead at Hodgdon girls and boys, 5:30 and 7 p.m. South stream.

Saturday, Dec. 8 — Hermon at Caribou girls and boys, 1:30 and 4:30 p.m., North stream.

Monday, Dec. 10 — Easton at Fort Fairfield boys, 7 p.m., North stream; Calais at Houlton boys, 7 p.m., South stream and radio.

Tuesday, Dec. 11 — Caribou at Fort Kent girls, 7 p.m., Fort Kent stream; Easton at Fort Fairfield girls, 7 p.m., North stream; Hodgdon at Houlton boys, 7 p.m., South stream and radio.

Wednesday, Dec. 12 — Central Aroostook at Houlton girls, 7 p.m., South stream and radio.

Thursday, Dec. 13 — Presque Isle at Houlton boys, 7 p.m., South stream and radio; Hodgdon at Easton boys, 7 p.m., North stream.

Friday, Dec. 14 — Fort Kent at Fort Fairfield boys, 7 p.m., North stream; Katahdin at Hodgdon girls, 7 p.m., South stream and radio.

Monday, Dec. 17 — Fort Fairfield at Central Aroostook girls, 7 p.m., North stream; Woodland at Hodgdon boys, 6:30 p.m., South stream and radio.

Tuesday, Dec. 18 — Houlton at Caribou girls, 7 p.m., North stream and radio; Katahdin at Southern Aroostook girls, 7 p.m., South stream.

Wednesday, Dec. 19 — Washburn at Fort Kent boys, 7 p.m., Fort Kent stream; Houlton at Caribou boys, 7 p.m., North stream and radio; Katahdin at Hodgdon boys, 7 p.m., South stream.

Friday, Dec. 21 — Southern Aroostook at Easton boys, 7 p.m., North stream; Houlton at Southern Aroostook girls, 7 p.m., South stream and radio.

Saturday, Dec. 22 — Caribou at Old Town girls and boys, 1:30 and 4:30 p.m., Bangor steam; Houlton at Central boys and girls, 12:30 and 3:30 p.m., Dexter stream; Orono at Presque Isle girls and boys, 2 and 3:30 p.m., North stream; Fort Fairfield at GHCA boys, 2 p.m., South stream and radio.

Thursday, Dec. 27 — Caribou at Mount Desert Island girls and boys, 6 and 7:30 p.m., Bangor I stream; Ellsworth at Presque Isle girls and boys, 4:30 and 6 p.m., Bangor II stream; Katahdin at Easton boys, 7 p.m., North stream and radio.

Friday, Dec. 28 — Caribou at Ellsworth girls and boys, 1 and 2:30 p.m., Bangor I stream; Presque Isle at Mount Desert Island girls and boys, 1 and 2:30 p.m., Bangor II stream; Mattanawcook Academy vs. Houlton boys in Bangor, 10 a.m., Dexter stream; Houlton at Stearns girls, 11:45 a.m., Dexter stream; Wisdom at Fort Kent girls and boys, 5:30 and 7 p.m., Fort Kent stream; Hodgdon at Easton girls, 7 p.m., North stream and radio.

Saturday, Dec. 29 — Central Aroostook at Ashland girls and boys, 1 and 2:30 p.m., North stream; Calais at Houlton boys, 7 p.m., South stream and radio.

Monday, Dec. 31 — Old Town at Presque Isle girls and boys, 2 and 3:30 p.m., North stream.

To view an up-to-date schedule of games, go to www.whoufm.com.

Bryan Lawrence, owner of Aroostook Online Media Services, is once again producing online broadcasts via the website Aroostookonline.com.

Jim Carter is the play-by-play announcer and Kurt Bates, Steve Shaw, Larry Worcester, Matt Rossignol and Tom Pelletier share color duties.

A total of 42 games are on the schedule and the December matchups include:

Friday, Dec. 7 — Easton at Ashland girls and boys, 5:30 and 7 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 8 — Washington Academy at Presque Isle girls and boys, 3 and 4:30 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 10 — Easton at Fort Fairfield boys, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 12 — Caribou at Fort Kent boys, 7 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 13 — Fort Kent at Fort Fairfield girls, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Dec. 18 — Houlton at Caribou girls, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 19 — Houlton at Caribou boys, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 22 — Orono at Presque Isle girls and boys, 2 and 3:30 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 27 — Katahdin at Easton boys, 7 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 31 — Old Town at Presque Isle girls and boys, 2 and 3:30 p.m.

For a complete game schedule, go to aroostookonline.com.