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The Vikings lost their first basketball game of the weekend against Haines on Friday, but were able to win Saturday's game. Friday's game saw a solid first half for the Vikings. Petersburg was down by two points at the end of the first quarter, but went into half time up by one point, 24-23. At the start of the third quarter, Haines went on a 10-point run with Petersburg unable to stop it or score. Although the Vikings played even for the rest of the game, they weren't able to lessen Haines'...
January The borough assembly received a proposed update to its zoning code that would introduce a new form of affordable housing, an expansion of the historical and industrial districts and the end of a requirement for businesses to include parking downtown. The borough assembly held a work session to discuss a plan to impose restrictions on the senior tax exemption. A possible annual fee to sales tax exemption card holders was agreed upon ranging between $50 and $60. Police Chief Kelly Swihart...
In Metlakatla, the boys varsity basketball team played two conference games on Friday and Saturday, followed by a regular season game in Ketchikan on Monday. The varsity team lost both games in Metlakatla 48-53 and 33-42. The junior varsity team also played in Metlakatla , and although they lost their game on Friday 17-30, they won on Saturday 15-10. Petersburg varsity team’s two losses will affect their seeding position in the regional tournament in March since both games were conference games and directly affect regional seeding positions. F...
No papers were published this week in 1918. December 17, 1943 The fame of the Petersburg cook book is really getting around. Recently Dr. R.W. Carr of Ketchikan ordered a number of the books and sent a copy to the editor of the New York Herald-Tribune book department. The editor, May Lamberton Becker, reviewed the cook book in the Tribune book column, and sent a clipping of her review to Dr. Carr, who mailed it to the P.T.A. Says the Tribune review : Dr. R.W.C., Ketchikan, Alaska, sends the Guide one of the best regional cookery books I have se...
The Petersburg High School girls wrestling team came in third place and the boys team came in fifth place for the Division II schools at the regional tournament in Juneau this past weekend, with four wrestlers placing first in their weight classes. "We wrestled really well," said Head Coach Daniel Van Swearingen. "The kids wrestled tough." Jolyn Toyomura placed first in the 119 weight class scoring the team 20 points. She had been injured most of the season and was cleared last week to go to...
Petersburg High School’s varsity volleyball team competed in its first seeding tournament winning four out of six games October 19-20. On Friday, Petersburg defeated both Skagway and Klawock. The game against Skagway went for three matches with Petersburg winning 25-10, 26-24 and 25-13. “Friday's game against a very good Klawock team pushed us to the limit,” said head coach Jaime Cabral. “We found ourselves up 2 games to 1 and in the 4th set down 24-19. Kaili Simbahon assisted in serving us to win the game 26-24 in an exciting game.” Petersbur...
Flahavan Abbott Who are your parents? Tom Abbott and Elizabeth Hart Number of years in Petersburg schools? 13 If you received High School awards or honors, what were they? Elks Student of the Month What are your plans following graduation? Study Computer Science at Notre Dame Kathryn Brock Who are your parents? Michelle Brock and Rick Brock Number of years in Petersburg schools? 13 If you received High School awards or honors, what were they? National Honor Society (2015-2018), Honor Roll for All A’s (2014-2018), Basketball State Champion (...
In her final semester, Elisa Larson had one more chance to compete in high school, and since her left knee is torn and volleyball is over, she became a state champion in poetry. Larson won the Poetry Out Loud State Finals earlier this month, beating 10 others and scored more along the way. In the fall, Larson tore her ACL and lateral meniscus during the volleyball state tournament, ending her sports career in high school. The team would go on to win that tournament but might not have gotten ther...
The cheer team in Petersburg placed first last weekend at the regional tournament in Ketchikan, securing its fourth straight title and prompting area coaches to say the Vikings should compete against bigger schools. In the Petersburg boys basketball game against Metlakatla last Thursday, two people weren't watching the game. They were judges, tasked with observing the Petersburg cheer team. For about 20 minutes during warmups, through the second quarter and then a two-and-a-half-minute halftime...
About five weeks ago a 16-year-old South African stepped onto a tarmac in Alaska wearing flip-flops, ready to spend 11 months in Petersburg. It was the first time Clarisa Boshoff had experienced snow, and she was hooked. "I literally arrived and I'm like 'I'm not going back,'" said Boshoff, whose home city is populated with about eight million people. "I'm staying here." Boshoff, now equipped with Xtratuf boots, will stay in Petersburg through Christmas as part of the Petersburg Rotary Club...
The Petersburg Vikings won two games last weekend in Craig, where the Vikings got its first sweep of the year coming ahead of its rival matchup against Wrangell this week. The first half of Friday’s Craig-Petersburg matchup looked promising, said Rick Brock, the head coach. Petersburg was scoring well and holding a steady lead. The halftime score was 26-23. But Craig ran a full court press defense to start the third. “I figured they would make an adjustment,” Brock said. “And their press bothered us, the physicality of it.” Petersbur...
The Petersburg Lady Vikings split its series with Craig last weekend. On Friday, Petersburg held Craig under 25 in its 33-24 defensive effort, picking up its first win against Craig this year. Senior Courtney Fredricksen led the team in scoring with seven. Freshman Allie Davis and senior Katie Brock both had six. “We did a nice job protecting the paint,” said Dino Brock, Petersburg’s head coach. “We just stayed solid defensively.” Petersburg started off slow offensively, only scoring four in the first quarter. “Then Nina [McCay] hit a coupl...
The Mitkof Middle School wrestling team traveled to a regional tournament last weekend in Juneau, a trip coming after the team raised nearly $3,000 to help make travel costs more affordable for parents. Petersburg 6th, 7th and 8th graders wrestled in the Southeast Alaska Middle School Regional Tournament in Juneau last weekend, placing fourth overall. But the price tag for travel expenses was more than planned. Petersburg had to cancel its trip to Ketchikan in January after the local ferry was...
The Southeast Regional Wrestling Championship was last weekend in Ketchikan, where Petersburg was at full health and controlled most top spots across their weight classes, but the team is still beset by its roster size. Ten Petersburg wrestlers traveled to Ketchikan, and six of them finished in the top two in their weight class. The Viking girls, with two wrestlers, finished second, and the boys, with eight, finished fourth. Jolyn Toyomura, a Petersburg sophomore, finished first, but only one other wrestler matched-up in her weight class....
One of Southeast's primary ferries will be out of service longer than expected as it undergoes annual maintenance, affecting the winter schedule. The Alaska Marine Highway System announced last week the M/V Malaspina will be out of commission several months longer than expected. The vessel went in for its annual overhaul and certification on October 1, with the intention of returning it to service on December 22. During the overhaul engineers determined an extensive replacement of the craft's...
Kallie Caples Parents: Darcy Caples and Donny Caples Number of Years in Petersburg Schools: Thirteen years - Kindergarten through Senior. High School Awards or Honors: MoneySkill Completion (American Financial Services Association Education Foundation), Certification of Recognition Cheerleader Manager (2015-2016). Plans following graduation: I plan on Attending NIC in the fall and hoping to pursue a degree in Business management. Favorite Book: “To Kill A Mockingbird” by Harper Lee. Alissa Lund Parents: Keris Hadley and Paul Lund Number of Yea...
January Public Works rolled out the borough's highly anticipated blue cart recycling program. The borough received $820,117.61 from the annual raw fish tax. Dave Zimmerman was hired as the new Tongass National Forest Petersburg District Ranger. The assembly continued discussing the reallocation of the Kake access road funding. Representative Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins took part in a budget crisis presentation at Sons of Norway Hall. The visit was the first of many by representatives throughout the...
Buddy Stelmach, Ethan File and Nathaniel Lenhard represented PHS wrestling for the final time last weekend at the state tournament in Anchorage. Stelmach earned a second place finish, and File and Lenhard both fought their way to fifth. The three seniors also helped bring home the 2016 State 2A team title and the Sportsmanship Award. For Stelmach, it may not have been the ideal outcome. But after battling a knee injury all season the standout, 4-time Region Champ, showed why he's been such a fie...
PHS wrestlers were successful at the regional tournament in Sitka last weekend however they came up short in their goal to win the 2A team title. Petersburg came in second place to the Wrangell Wolves by less than six team points. "Fortunately, we wrestled well and gained a lot of respect from opposing wrestlers and coaches," says head coach Robert Schwartz. "Unfortunately, it wasn't enough to beat Wrangell for the title." Buddy Stelmach and Teagan Schwartz won individual region five...
Petersburg’s volleyball team traveled to Klawock last Wednesday, facing off against six 2A teams in three days as part of the first regional seeding tournament of the season. Head Coach Jaime Cabral said despite some players dealing with injuries and the long, busy weekend, “the weekend was a good one.” Fresh off the ferry, both Petersburg and Wrangell teams had just 15 minutes to warm up before beginning their first game. Petersburg won in four sets, losing just the second set to the Lady Wolves. The Lady Vikings handily won games again...
The Petersburg High School baseball team dropped three games in Sitka last weekend, and will head into the regional tournament this weekend as the No. 5 seed. The Vikings made their share of errors, but the mistakes they made are fixable and they'll be ready for action on Thursday, said head coach Jim Engell. "We kind of ran into a buzz saw," he said. "We let a lot of runners on either by walks or hit batters, stuff we were struggling with earlier in the season." The Vikings lost game one 8-1,...
March 25, 1916 – A circular letter mailed to numerous residents this week, was apparently grounds for a rumor that, for lack of funds, the public schools would be compelled to close before the end of the present term. The majority of councilmen interviewed by the Report, declare there is absolutely no occasion for this alarm. The councilmen further declare that the municipality will have sufficient income during the current year not alone to take care of the schools, but to finish payment on the lighting plant, do all necessary work in c...
The Petersburg High School boys’ basketball team is the 2A Alaska State Runner-Up for 2015-16. Early round victories over Bristol Bay (47-26) and Unalakleet (56-39) in last weekend’s state tournament set up a showdown with the Unalaska Raiders for the championship at Anchorage’s Alaska Airlines Center. Championship Game As it became apparent early on in Saturday’s championship, this matchup was a defensive clash, with both teams scoring just six after one quarter. The offenses opened up a bit in the second quarter, with Unalaska leading 18-16 h... Full story
July Paine & Partners, LLC of San Francisco entered into agreements with two different groups to sell Icicle Seafoods. The Petersburg Public Library expanded its collection by 1.7 million titles after it joined a consortium of libraries across the state called the Joint Library Catalogue. U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Peter Vermeer took command of the USCGG Anacapa, replacing Lt. Kathryn Cry. The Alaska Department of Transportation cancelled the scheduled summer sailings of the M/V LeConte that would hav... Full story
