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Students on the Petersburg High School boys basketball team are making their final preparations ahead of this weekend's matchup against the Metlakatla Chiefs. The games will give the Vikings their first opportunity to see how their new team meshes on the court. The balanced group of 22 students, led by seniors Jack Engell, Kyle Biggers, Devon Guthrie, Owen Anderson, and Andrew Cole, has taken the last few weeks to get back in shape ahead of a packed season. There are still some students...
The Petersburg High School gym was packed last weekend for the Viking Rumble, Petersburg's home wrestling meet, which saw over 100 students from across Southeast test their mettle on the mat. Wrestlers competed in a round robin on Friday and Saturday morning and duals in the afternoon where teams went head to head, pitting wrestlers of each weight class against each other. The weekend was capped off Saturday evening with a series of thrilling spotlight matches. Head Coach James Valentine said...
Petersburg High School alumni returned to the court Tuesday night for a scrimmage against the varsity volleyball team in what was their final home game of the season. The alumni swept the students in three sets, going back and forth in the first two to narrowly claim victories and running away in the third set with a 25-15 win. After the match, Coach Jaime Cabral honored Coach Bev Siercks who is retiring after 43 years of coaching in a multitude of sports. Coach Bev initially retired in 2012...
The Petersburg High School wrestling team competed in the Bill Weiss Tournament in Ketchikan last weekend with five Vikings placing in the top three in their respective brackets. Though some schools had been impacted by illness, Coach James Valentine reported that the tournament, which is usually the biggest wrestling competition in Southeast, still had a great turnout with over 100 students in attendance. The Vikings brought six students who competed in a round robin on Friday and in tournament...
The Petersburg High School wrestling team headed to Sitka last weekend for a two-day tournament which gave the Vikings a good look against many of their regional opponents. Though not every school that attended brought their full team, each student still got about five matches to help build their experience, which Coach James Valentine said was the most important thing. "It was awesome because we saw schools that their program has been gone for the last couple years," Valentine said. Petersburg...
The Petersburg High School wrestling team got more valuable time on the mat last weekend at the Brandon Pilot Invitational in Juneau as the season gets into full swing. Students competed in round robin matches on Friday followed by a tournament on Saturday where six Petersburg wrestlers placed in the top three of their weight classes. DD Toyomura, who won a regional championship last season, and Jonas Anderson both placed first in their brackets. Senior Kyle Biggers placed second in the...
The Petersburg High School track and field team ended its season strong with many students setting new personal records at the ASAA Division II State Championships in Anchorage last weekend. Head Coach James Valentine said his team was better equipped at handling the heat than at the regional tournament and spoke highly of their performance. "The whole team in general, I thought, looked better than they did when they were at regions because the pressure was off, they had more fun doing it, and...
5 students in the Class of 2022 will graduate next Tuesday in a ceremony which will run similar to those before the pandemic. It will be held at 7 p.m. in the high school gym and will be open to everyone with no assigned seating. It will also be livestreamed for those who cannot attend in person and the link has been posted on the school's website. PHS Principal Rick Dormer said staff and seniors will organize around the community center and will be welcomed into the gym as the band plays Pomp...
Petersburg High School and Mitkof Middle School Principal Rick Dormer announced that he will be leaving at the end of the school year to become the principal at Ketchikan High School after 13 years in Petersburg. Dormer said that he has been looking at other opportunities for a couple of years and that now feels like the right time for a change as the district comes out of the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, believing that a leadership change would be healthy for the district. "It's n...
The Petersburg High School baseball team got their first taste of competition last weekend at the Sitka Invitational, getting two wins from five games. The Vikings competed against regional rivals over three days in the round robin tournament though the games were shortened with pitch and time limits. "Anytime we get a W it's a big deal for us and for them to get two wins over there in Sitka even though it's preseason with all the modifications, just to be in those games and get wins is a huge...
After a packed schedule which took the Vikings to some of the toughest courts across the state, the Petersburg High School boys basketball team ended its season with a sixth-place finish at the Alaska School Activities Association 2A State Tournament in Anchorage last weekend. Though they did not fly home with a championship trophy, Head Coach Rick Brock said he was proud of his team's performance this season and the grit they showed in their final tournament of the year. The trip to state was n...
The Petersburg High School boys basketball team booked its ticket to Anchorage last weekend after winning the 2A Region V Tournament second state berth game against Wrangell. Though the Vikings lost in the regional championship game to the Metlakatla Chiefs, they regrouped and reset to earn their spot in the state tournament in last Saturday's rivalry matchup. "I just think our guys showed a lot of grit and they just battled," Head Coach Rick Brock said. "I've said that a trait of our team is...
The Petersburg High School boys basketball team beat the Craig Panthers twice in two of their most dominant performances of the season last Tuesday and Wednesday after having played the Wrangell Wolves at home the previous weekend. “I was a little concerned about…the lack of rest,” Head Coach Rick Brock said. But Petersburg opened the midweek matches by scoring their highest in a conference game yet this season on Tuesday, beating Craig 58-31. The Vikings took an early lead with 17 points in the first quarter as they got comfortable with the q...
The Lady Vikings faced the Lady Wolves in their homecoming games last weekend in a rematch of the previous weekend's trip to Wrangell. Though Petersburg ultimately fell short in both games, Head Coach Dino Brock was pleased with his team's defensive performances and hopes that the intensity of the two matches will prepare them for the upcoming regional tournament. "We struggled to keep the basketball at times and that's something we'll work on this week, but overall it was a very good weekend...
The Mitkof Middle School robotics team traveled to Anchorage to compete in the state tournament on February 5, and though they did not place, the experience gave the team some insight into what state level competition looks like. The team got the opportunity to compete in the state competition after placing first in the innovative project category for their presentation on a cargo transport system at the local Alaska Marine Lines facility during the regional tournament in December. Those who...
The Mitkof Middle School robotics team is making their final preparations for the upcoming robotics state tournament after placing first in the innovative project category at the regional competition in December. The team claimed first after wowing the judges with their concept to streamline loading and unloading at the Alaska Marine Lines facility in Petersburg. The students first got the idea of doing their project with AML after Kurt Kivisto gave them a tour of AML's local warehouses and...
January The assembly approved of a COVID-19 dashboard which tracked cases in the community. Local businesses received a total of $15.08 million in aid in the first round of COVID-19 aid released through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. PMC vaccinated approximately 350 residents aged 65 or older at a vaccine drive in the community gym. PMC was given permission by the borough to apply for a second PPP loan totaling $1.8 million. PMC applied and received a loan of...
The Petersburg High School wrestling team capped off its season with a trip to Anchorage last weekend to compete in the state championship tournament. Eight PHS students took part in the tournament which saw hundreds of students go head-to-head in the Alaska Airlines Center to crown the best in the state. “All of our wrestlers, I think, peaked this trip,” Valentine said. “I’ve never seen them wrestle better to be honest.” DD Toyomura, who won the regional championship this season, claimed fifth at state. She lost to the number two seed in t...
The Petersburg High School wrestling team traveled to Wrangell last weekend to compete in the Region V Championship Tournament which gave students a chance to qualify for the state championships in Anchorage. Head Coach James Valentine said he was proud of the confidence the team had going into the tournament which was the culmination of all the hard work the students had put into the season. "This weekend, I thought that everybody showed up and left 110% on that mat, which is fantastic to see a...
The Petersburg High School boys basketball team is set to open its season at the Sitka Holland America Tournament this week. Led by Head Coach Rick Brock, who was named as the 2021 2A Boys Coach of the Year, the boys basketball program is starting its season with approximately 20 students, four of whom are seniors. The team is still waiting on a handful of students who are coming back from injury or are still with the wrestling team. After two years of big senior classes, Brock said a lot of...
The Petersburg High School girls basketball team is looking to bounce back from last year’s shortened season going into its first tournament of the year. The team has been practicing for two weeks under Head Coach Dino Brock, who said so far practices are going well and the students are working hard. This year’s team is younger than most. It is made up of three seniors, two sophomores, and seven freshmen who practice on the court who put time on the court every day. “The younger kids are learning quickly, older kids are doing a great job helpi...
The Petersburg High School wrestling team traveled to Juneau last weekend to compete in the Pilot Invitational tournament after a three-week break. The tournament went smoothly according to Head Coach James Valentine, who said he was excited for the five students who were able to travel but that some were unable to go due to COVID-19 quarantine. Most of the teams in the region attended the tournament, except for those from Prince of Wales Island. Deirdre Toyomura claimed first in her bracket, maintaining her top form from before the break....
The Petersburg High School wrestling team traveled to Ketchikan last weekend for the Bill Weiss tournament which had students compete in a round robin followed by a tournament. The tournament was the largest in Southeast Alaska behind the regional championships according to Head Coach James Valentine, who said it was the best opportunity for his students to see their competition in the region. “We were able to bring a majority of the team, a couple kids are out right now, but we were able to bring the majority of the team,” Valentine said. The...
The Petersburg High School Volleyball team has not had it easy this season, but the students are still persevering and preparing for their biggest tournament of the season so far. The team had to cancel its home and away matches last week against Wrangell High School after COVID-19 cases continued to rise in both communities according to Head Coach Jaime Cabral. “With Wrangell’s cases popping up and our cases still pretty high, we didn’t want to risk regions that is coming up this week,” Cabral said. Earlier in the season the North Seeding...
