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Graduation has arrived for the class of 2024. Commencement events kick off on Tuesday, May 28 with a noise parade around the loop starting at 5:00 p.m. followed by the graduation ceremony in the high school gym at 7:00 p.m. This graduating class faced its challenges. They were freshmen in the fall of 2020, and the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic shaped the beginning of their high school experience. "We had teams that qualified for State, but we didn't attend because State wasn't really...
Youth education in shooting sports To the Editor: The weekend of March 22-24 three Petersburg students with Devil’s Thumb Shooters participated in the Western Regional Junior Target Championships in Las Vegas, Nevada. Hannah Slaven, Marcus Anderson, and Cayden Turland joined ten Anchorage area students on the ALASKA YESS state team. The tournament in Las Vegas had many teams from all over the midwest and AKYESS team placed third over all in the trap shoot. All students shot 350 targets in four different events: 50 international skeet, 100 A...
The Petersburg Vikings had a hard-fought weekend at the 2A Region V Championships in Sitka, playing two back and forth games to win the crown. The Vikings entered the tournament as the second seed, pitting them against Wrangell in the first round where they pulled out a close win, allowing them to move on to the championship game on Friday where they battled with Metlakatla to win the tournament. "I've said all along that our league was very balanced from top to bottom and that really played...
Petersburg High School's cheer squad had a big week during the 2A Region V Championships in Sitka, where they won the regional cheerleading competition. The team faced off against several other southeast cheer squads throughout the weekend, with this year marking their second win in a row. "This year we had three freshman... [It was a] pretty young squad, so I'm super proud of what they accomplished this year." said head coach Andrea Weathers. "It's a lot to learn [and] it's a lot of...
The middle school wrestling season just officially wrapped up, although for the Mitkof Vikings it was over a couple weeks ago since none of our wrestlers were able to pay their way to state. That was especially disappointing for Drew Beavers, who placed 2nd at the regional meet in Ketchikan. Looking back at the season, Petersburg hosted the Stikine Invitational meet less than two weeks after winter break, and Viking wrestlers performed strong against the fifty or so visiting wrestlers. In the...
The Vikings finished their regular season off strong with two wins against Craig last weekend in Petersburg. Friday's game was a back and forth brawl with a dominant fourth quarter performance, but on Saturday the team was dominant all game long, giving the team some momentum as they head into the regional tournament this week. Although Friday's game had highs and lows, the Vikings started things off with a bang. "We had a good start to it. We had a 16-5 lead at the end of the first quarter and...
The Lady Vikings took on Craig on their home court in Petersburg last weekend wrapping up their regular season with an exciting two games series. The team had difficulties in their first match on Friday night, but they shifted strategy heading into Saturday's match, giving them an edge that led to their highest scoring game of the season. According to head coach Matt Pawuk the team initially had a rough time adapting to Craig's style of basketball. "We really struggled in the first half, I...
In January The Petersburg Borough Assembly unanimously voted to award the construction contract for the Blind Slough Hydroelectric refurbishment project to McG/Dawson Joint Venture for an amount not to exceed $5,744,000. The Petersburg Borough Assembly unanimously approved an ordinance in its first reading that would rezone a lot located at 10 N. 12th Street for commercial use. The rezoning was requested by the Petersburg Indian Association ahead of their prospective purchase of the lot, which h...
Petersburg High School's wrestling team took on some of the toughest competitors in Southeast Alaska during the regional tournament in Juneau last weekend. With several of their opponents achieving high placements at state throughout the past few years, the PHS team rose to the occasion and met the challenge head on. "The team felt ready, I think that they were ready to wrestle," said coach James Valentine. "Overall, our team ended up exactly where we were expecting to end up over the regional...
With just one week left till regions, Petersburg High School's wrestling team traveled to Wrangell last weekend for one more regular season tournament. Petersburg brought seven wrestlers to compete-including two fresh faces for the season-leading to a series of high performances and a great momentum boost heading into their last events. "Out of the seven [wrestlers] we did very well... It was good to be there to support the community of Wrangell in general," said head coach James Valentine....
Petersburg High School's varsity volleyball team wrapped up their season in front of a home crowd this last weekend at this year's regional tournament. The young PHS squad was not able to make it to the final two and qualify for state, but they fought hard against fierce competition and had an excellent season, with hopefully more to come next year. "Overall, a pretty darn good season for the kids. Especially looking back on their success over the years," said head coach Jaime Cabral. "It's a pr...
Petersburg High School’s varsity volleyball team played through their second set of conference games in Haines last weekend. Keeping up their dominant streak, the young PHS squad went five and one in a series of best of three matches, showing off some new defensive techniques and beating the team that held them back from a perfect record in the first phase of conference games. “They were a little bit more confident this time around with how they're playing,” said head coach Jaime Cabral. “You...
Petersburg High School's swim team went above and beyond with their performances at regionals in Juneau last weekend. The duo of Logan Tow and Brooklyn Whitethorn both qualified for state in each of their events with phenomenal times, destroying several of the personal records they had set throughout the season. "I was pretty confident because the training had gone well and they had been racing well up to that point, but I sure didn't expect what they did," said head coach Andy Carlisle. Tow...
The 21 members of the Petersburg High School Class of 2023 are gearing up for graduation and spending their final week as students reflecting on what has been a memorable four years. From persevering through the COVID-19 pandemic, to digging themselves through record winter storms, to changes in administration with the departure of former longtime principal Rick Dormer and arrival of Ambler Moss, these students have seen it all. Through their academic work, the Class of 2023 has earned over...
The Petersburg High School baseball team started their season swinging in Sitka last weekend, playing six games against regional challengers and potential state tournament opponents. The games were limited to 1 hour and 45 minutes each and had a maximum pitch count of 25 per inning to keep players fresh during the invitational. "All in all I'm really pleased with where we're at," Head Coach Jim Engell said. "Defensively we need to work on some things, and we did yesterday in practice, but...
The Petersburg High School cheer squad took center stage last weekend, winning the 2A Region V Cheer Championship at Thunder Mountain High School during the regional basketball tournament. First-year Coach Andrea Weathers said it took a lot of work over the season to get to where they were at regions and that the competition was a "huge learning opportunity." The nine-member team was made up of Jonas Anderson, Lakell Deinhardt, Kaden Duke, Nya Eby, Becky Fisher, Meghan O'Soup, Lillith Odegaard,...
The Petersburg High School boys basketball team competed in the regional tournament last week, playing three games over four days. Though the Vikings ultimately fell against Metlakatla in the championship game and against Wrangell in the runner up game, Petersburg booked its ticket to the state tournament through an at-large bid. In their first game of the regional tournament, the Vikings beat Wrangell in a tight 32-31 victory. "We were able to keep ourselves in that game by holding down their...
The Petersburg High School girls basketball team ended its season at the regional tournament in Juneau last weekend after losing in both of their appearances. "The kids definitely played hard, I thought that they left everything out on the court," Head Coach Dino Brock said. The Lady Vikings lost their first game against local rivals Wrangell 48-10 as Kiara Harrison led the Lady Wolves with 17 points. Petersburg played well defensively to start the game but struggled to make baskets and trailed...
The Petersburg High School boys basketball team faced the Wrangell Wolves on the road last weekend, taking one win and one loss from the trip. "Anytime you can walk away with a split on the road that's a good thing," Head Coach Rick Brock said. The Vikings were beaten 52-49 after pushing the game into overtime on Friday night. Daniel Harrison led Wrangell's scoring with 15 points while Jack Engell made 22 and Kyle Biggers put up 19 for Petersburg. The Vikings took an early lead but followed...
The Petersburg High School girls basketball team closed its regular season in the rowdy atmosphere of Wrangell's homecoming games last weekend. Wrangell won the first game 38-13 as Kiara Harrison led the Lady Wolves with 25 points. Petersburg struggled from the offset and were held to just two points in the first half, but the Lady Vikings' full court pressure helped keep them in the game. The Lady Wolves stamped their name on the game in the third quarter with 17 points, bringing the score up t...
The Petersburg High School girls basketball team played in their final home series last weekend in preparation for the regional tournament but fell short in each of their three games. The Lady Vikings were missing a few players due to travel and illness but despite their challenges Head Coach Dino Brock said he was pleased with the weekend's action. "I was really happy with how hard we played and the way we battled and I thought...we definitely got better over the weekend," Brock said....
January Petersburg experienced record snowfall on New Year's Day with 17.5 inches of new snow on the day, bringing the total snow depth to 40 inches according to the National Weather Service. The Petersburg Borough Assembly passed a resolution requesting a discussion with the U.S. Postal Service about providing additional services in Petersburg following continued issues with staffing, irregular hours, and long lines. All-purpose vehicles became legal to drive on roads in Alaska, including in...
For students, seeing eight mats laid out on the floor of the Alaska Airlines Center and an arena packed with hundreds of the top wrestlers in the state can be intimidating, but the nerves did not stop the Petersburg High School wrestling team from making their name known on the biggest stage. Petersburg took fourth overall in the Division II state championships, making them the highest ranked 2A school at the tournament, and five Vikings placed in the top six of their brackets. When the dust...
The Petersburg High School wrestling team took the regional championships by storm last weekend, proving that they still have one more fight left in them before the season is through. After a rough round of matches on their first day in Ketchikan, the team turned it around on Saturday with nine Petersburg wrestlers placing in the top three of their brackets. As a team, the Petersburg boys, who did not bring a wrestler in any weight class below 140, also took third overall in the region. "That...
Practices are well underway for the Petersburg High School girls basketball team-a team that has seen much change from the one that was knocked out of the regional tournament last season. The team graduated four seniors last year, which put into question the makeup of this year's team, but the Lady Vikings have bounced back with 16 girls now on the roster-enough for a varsity and a junior varsity team. "It was different walking into the gym and seeing that many people in the first couple of...
