MPBN to televise Basketball Tournament

    BANGOR — Maine Public Broadcasting Network (MPBN) is scheduled to begin its 31st annual broadcast of the Maine Principal’s Association Invitational High School Basketball Tournament featuring courtside action from the Bangor Auditorium, Augusta Civic Center and the Cumberland County Civic Center.
    Coverage will start on Wednesday, Feb. 17 and run through Saturday, Feb. 27.
    Annual tournament coverage is a long-standing tradition at MPBN. The first tournament games were broadcast in 1979 to allow many fans who cannot attend the games in person the opportunity to see their hometown teams, relatives and neighbors compete for championship titles.
    MPBN is also making available DVD copies of individual games. For more information, call (800) 884-1717.
    For the schedule of tournament coverage, visit www.mpbn.net/basketball.
    A listing of the 2010 schedule for MPBN is as follows:
February 17
10 a.m. Boys Class D WM semifinal (Augusta)
11:30 a.m. Boys Class D WM semifinal (Augusta)
2 p.m. Boys Class B EM semifinal (Bangor)
2:30 p.m. Girls Class A EM semifinal (Augusta)
3:30 p.m. Boys Class B EM semifinal (Bangor)
4 p.m. Girls Class A EM semifinal (Augusta)
7 p.m. Boys Class A EM semifinal (Augusta)
Girls Class B EM semifinal (Bangor)
 8:30 p.m. Boys Class A EM semifinal (Augusta)
Girls Class B EM semifinal (Bangor)  
Feb. 18
10  a.m. Girls Class D WM semifinal (Augusta) 11:30 a.m. Girls Class D WM semifinal (Augusta) 2 p.m. Boys Class D WM semifinal (Augusta)
2:30 p.m. Girls Class C WM semifinal (Augusta)
3:30 p.m. Boys Class D EM semifinal (Bangor)
4 p.m. Girls Class C WM semifinal (Augusta)
7 p.m. Boys Class C WM semifinal (Augusta)
Girls Class D EM semifinal (Bangor)
8:30 p.m. Boys Class C WM semifinal (Augusta)
Girls Class D EM semifinal (Bangor)
Feb. 19
2 p.m. Boys Class C EM semifinal (Bangor)
3:30 p.m. Boys Class C EM semifinal (Bangor)
4 p.m. Girls Class A EM Final (Augusta)
7 p.m. Girls Class C EM semifinal (Bangor)
Boys Class A EM Final (Augusta)
8:30  p.m. Boys Class C EM semifinal (Bangor) Feb. 20
9 a.m. Girls Class D EM Final (Bangor)
11 a.m. Boys Class D EM Final (Bangor)
1 p.m. Girls Class D WM Final (Augusta)
2 p.m. Girls Class B EM Final (Bangor)
3 p.m. Boys Class D WM Final (Augusta)
4 p.m. Boys Class B EM Final (Bangor)
7 p.m. Girls Class C EM Final (Bangor)
Girls Class C WM Final (Augusta)
9 p.m. Boys Class C EM Final (Bangor)
Boys Class C WM Final (Augusta)
Feb. 26
7 p.m. Girls Class B State Final (Bangor)
9 p.m. Boys Class B State Final (Bangor)
Feb. 27
1 pm. Girls Class D State Final (Augusta)
3 p.m. Boys Class D State Final (Augusta)
4 p.m. Girls Class A State Final (Portland)
7 p.m. Boys Class A State Final (Portland)
Girls Class C State Final (Augusta)
9 p.m. Boys Class C State Final (Augusta)