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The Petersburg cheer squad had their first big performance this past homecoming weekend, as they hyped up the home crowd throughout the boys and girls basketball games against rival Wrangell. "I think it was a big eye-opener for some that have never cheered ... they did well," head coach Becky Turland said. "They also had to set up for the homecoming dance in the morning and Sunday morning had to meet to clean up because cheer is in charge of the homecoming dance, so they had a very long...
The Petersburg Vikings were host to their rival the Wrangell Wolves during homecoming weekend. The Vikings started faster in game one, feeding off the home crowd's energy. With 2:10 left in the first, the Vikings had an early 10-7 lead. Then, the Wolves ended the quarter on a 5-1 run to take a 12-11 lead. The game would continue to go back and forth in the second until multiple Vikings turnovers turned into a 7-0 Wolves run to take a 21-15 lead with 3:53 left until halftime. The Vikings were...
The Petersburg Lady Vikings looked for improvement against their rival the Wrangell Lady Wolves. However, game one didn't start the way they wanted to. At the end of the first, the Lady Vikings were down 15-6. "We had started in our 1-3-1 and [the Lady Wolves] were having quite a bit of success against it so that's something as a coach, I'll need to go figure out," head coach Matt Pawuk said. During the second quarter, the Lady Vikings switched to a box-and-one defense, focusing on Wrangell...
Heading into their first road and conference games this past weekend against Craig, the Vikings looked to carry their momentum after their win against Sitka. Much like their first matchup against Sitka, the Vikings were plagued by a slow start, falling 11-4 in the first quarter. "I think our confidence in ourselves is not as high as it should be. When you play somebody who believes in themselves – both scenarios we got down right away in double figures and that kinda held throughout the rest of...
The Lady Vikings began their season last weekend on the road against the Craig Panthers. Heading into the matchup, the Panthers were undefeated (2-0) and had the home crowd and momentum on their side – using both to their advantage and getting out to a fast start, leading 15-8 after quarter one of game one. The second quarter was marked by seven Lady Vikings turnovers due to the physicality and aggression of the Panther’s defense, leading to transition points. “[Craig is] a fast team, scrappy and physical. I think we got out there and the p...
The Petersburg High School had its yearly winter music concert on Tuesday, Dec. 17, in front of an energetic audience to help end 2024 and ring in the new year. The show highlighted all the hard work students and music director Chelsea Corrao have put into the music program. "We went into it saying we did the hard work, now it's time to make the art happen and I feel like that's exactly what we did," Corrao said. "The kids are feeling pretty confident and proud with themselves and that's all we...
Petersburg high school wrestling seniors Angus Olsen and Kaden Duke played their final high school wrestling matches at the ASAA DII Championships. While neither of them reached their ultimate goal of winning state in their respective weight classes, both wrestlers left it all out on the mat. "Both of them unfortunately did fall short but I am unbelievably proud of them for the four years that I've had with them and the amount of growth and the time and effort they put in and it's been great...
After starting the season with a loss, 51-39 against the Sitka Wolves, on Friday, Dec. 20, the Petersburg High School boys varsity team rebounded with a 43-36 win – improving to 1-1 in front of their home crowd. The Wolves scored 51 points the night earlier. This time, the Vikings made it a goal to not let the Wolves get comfortable. "Last night I felt [the Wolves] were in control from the beginning and we were always fighting from behind. We talked about defensively establishing ourselves a...
After winning back-to-back regional titles, the Petersburg High School cheer squad enters the 2024-25 season aiming to do it again and bring home another regional title. This season comes with some change as former assistant and now head coach Becky Turland will be leading the squad in 24-25. The cheer squad has already hit the ground running. "I'm pretty familiar with most of the kids and the ones that showed up [to preseason] were returning cheerleaders but we did have a couple of new ones...
Coming off a season in which they won their first 2A state title since 2017, the Petersburg High School Boys Basketball team will be looking to make another deep postseason run in 2024-25. Despite winning a championship, the Vikings don't plan to rest on their laurels anytime soon. "Play hard, smart, together and get better every day, those are our vocal points," head coach Rick Brock said. "One of the good things about playing in our league is that you have to get better every week because the...
A season after they lost at regions and several seniors to graduation, the Lady Vikings enter 2024 with excitement. Heading into his second season as head coach of the Vikings, coach Matt Pawuk is looking to hit the ground running. "What I'm excited about for this year is that we were able to put in a lot of things last year, a lot of it was new to the team and this year, a lot of that is going to be review so we'll be able to build from the foundation that we started creating last year," Pawuk...
Petersburg wrestling seniors Angus Olsen and Kaden Duke qualified for the state championships in Anchorage. For Olsen and Duke, this was their final region tournament and final chance to qualify for state in their high school wrestling careers. "At the start of their matches I said this: Get to the legs. Get in on the legs, get your takedown, wrestle," Valentine said. "I tried to keep it simple ... it's as simple as get to the legs." Olsen took second in the 285-pound weight class. "I really...
The PHS wrestling team had a solid showing in front of the home crowd in a meet that consisted of 10 other schools. This was the final meet before regionals and the first time this season that every wrestler won at least one of their matches. Jake Newlin, a freshman wrestler, claimed the first win of his high school career under the spotlight. "Every time I got on my back, I was right by the mat – at the end when I was about to get pinned, I bridged out of it and didn't give up and I was able t...
PHS Volleyball season ended at the Region V Championships this past weekend in Craig. The Vikings were the number four seed and played Craig in their first match. The Vikings won three out of four sets against Craig on Thursday, Nov. 21. "We came out and played exceptionally well," head coach Jaime Cabral said. With the win, the Vikings matched up against the number one seed Wrangell Wolves, losing in three sets. "In games two and three, our passing and first contact were not there, we just...
The Viking Swim Club put on a swimming clinic in front of their home crowd during the annual November Rain which could not have been made possible without the help of volunteers coordinating the meet. November Rain was the second meet of the year for VSC but it was a good opportunity to see where the team stood against other schools such as Craig, Wrangell, Juneau, Ketchikan and Sitka. "What I want to see in the water is improvement in technique, especially for our younger swimmers," head coach...
Over the past weekend, Petersburg hosted the 2024 Middle School Basketball Stikine Tournament. Klawock, Craig and Wrangell participated in this tournament. There were two divisions, with Boys and Girls A and B brackets. This tournament consisted of 99 players and 23 [Viking] cheerleaders. "We ended up pulling off 25 games. We had 16 pool play games and nine championship bracket games," Petersburg Athletic Director Jaime Cabral said. The Stikine Tournament has been rotating every year between Cra...
The PHS Volleyball team went 5-2 at home during the North Seeding tournament consisting of Wrangell, Skagway, Klawock, Metlakatla, Craig, Hoonah and Haines. The tournament results mark a significant improvement after a slow start to their season – thanks to making adjustments and putting impressive amounts of work into practice. Their tournament started with a two-set shutout loss to last year's regional champions – the Wrangell Wolves. The Vikings lost the first set 25-22 and the second 25-...
The PHS Wrestling team continued its positive momentum at the Bill Weiss Tournament in Ketchikan. Unfortunately, the Vikings had to battle an illness that spread throughout the team and fatigue in a round-robin style tournament. "It definitely caught up with us ... We knew that going into this tournament so the theme of [the tournament] was we're not afraid to try new things," head coach James Valentine said. "We already know that everybody is sick so let's just try some new things and see if...
All members of the 2024 PHS Swim team qualified for the state meet, which is the outcome that head coach Andy Carlise was confident about heading into the regional meet. "They worked real hard and it paid off," Carlise said. The regional meet was highlighted by junior Logan Tow and freshman Lexie Tow, who each won a Region V title in their respective event. Logan Tow finished first out of eight swimmers in the Boy's 500-Yard Freestyle with a finals time of 4 minutes and 57 seconds, 11 seconds...
The PHS Wrestling team got their first taste of playoff competition at the Mountain City Christian Invitational, from Nov. 1-2, in Anchorage. At this tournament, there were multiple 32-player brackets and roughly 52 teams from across Alaska. Seniors Kaden Duke, Angus Olsen and Markus Anderson (assistant), were the only team members to travel for this tournament. "We were as sharp as we could be a month into the season," head coach James Valentine said. "We were out here to prove to the up north...
Petersburg's Devil Thumb Shooters competed in the Southeast Regional tournament in Juneau from Oct. 26-27. The fall season saw a record attendance of 19 athletes participating in the event due to the help of Hammer and Wikan's donated Alaska Airlines miles — allowing the team to travel to the tournament. "They donated quite a few miles and that's one thing that helped us get that many athletes up there," said Devil Thumbs Shooter assistant coach Jake Slaven. After this meet, it was revealed, t...
The PHS Wrestling team grappled through their second meet in Juneau-Douglas over the weekend. While the young squad didn't have the best results, Head Coach James Valentine is focused on the experience his young team is getting early in the season. The majority of the Vikings who traveled to this meet were freshmen, except for sophomore Fyscher Humphrey and senior Kaden Duke. "It was still their very first tournament ... the first tournament in Hoonah. It was a majority learning curve...
Nearly 100 high school musicians from Southeast Alaska were in Petersburg to celebrate the 50th annual Southeast Honors Music Festival. It's also the first time Petersburg has hosted the event since 1974. "I think it's really cool that we're bringing it back [honors music festival] for its 50th and I think it's a testament to the music directors and administrators throughout Southeast Alaska that have kept it going," Petersburg High School Music Director Chelsea Corrao said. The festival began...
The PHS Wrestling team got off to a strong start during their first meet at Hoonah over the past weekend. Only four kids took the trip to Hoonah due to the 10 practice criteria, but the Vikings left feeling good about how they performed to start the season. "Overall the experience was really good," Head Coach James Valentine said. "The first tournament of the year – we like to call it getting the bats out of the cage. This is your first match, we're going to make some mistakes and it's going t...
The PHS Swim team is rounding into form with strong performances from several swimmers in Sitka, with the playoffs on the horizon. “Our racing was pretty good and the splits on their [swimmers] races were pretty good,” Head Coach Andy Carlisle said. “I feel like their fitness level is really good – we just need to work on some speed and once they rest, that will come pretty good.” The Vikings are peaking at the right time heading into regions and potentially state. “Everybody was getting closer to best times – we’re going in the right direc...
