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The shutdown of ferry service in Southeast Alaska has impacted many aspects of day-to-day life in communities across the region. In previous reporting by the Wrangell Sentinel and Petersburg Pilot, peoples' travel plans have been disrupted, businesses have been impacted, and cultural events like Celebration 2020 could potentially see decreased turnout. Another aspect of Southeast communities that is facing disruption from the lack of ferries are school districts. The schools of Wrangell and...
There were just a few seconds left on the clock in Friday's overtime basketball game between the Vikings and the Wrangell Wolves, and the score was tied, 61-61. Just before the buzzer sounded at the end of the fifth period of the game, Thomas Durkin made a tough baseline jump shot that put the Vikings ahead, 63-61, and won them the game. "Wrangell shot the ball well for that whole game," said Head Coach Richard Brock. "I kind of knew that going into the game. It's homecoming and records don't...
The Lady Vikings suffered a loss on Friday in Wrangell against the Lady Wolves, but they were able to turn around the next day and bring home a win. Head Coach Dino Brock said he was happy with the team's effort on Friday, but the Lady Vikings were burdened by the amount of times they put the Lady Wolves on the free throw line. The Lady Wolves went to the free throw line 23 times throughout Friday's game, and Wrangell made 21 of those shots. Additionally, Petersburg struggled to put the ball in...
In two hard fought battles over the weekend, the Vikings came out victorious against the Metlakatla Chiefs, the only team this season to beat them. "I think it was important to get a couple of wins under our belt against them going into Regionals," said Head Coach Rick Brock. The atmosphere in the gym during Friday's home game had a tournament like atmosphere, said Brock. Both teams struggled to obtain and maintain a lead in the first half of the game. The Vikings were up at the end of the...
Eleven wrestlers on the Petersburg High School wrestling team qualified for State and three Vikings were named Division II region champions in their weight class at the regional tournament in Craig last weekend. At the tournament, the top three boys and top two girls in their weight class qualified for State. Merrick Nilsen, Deirdre Toyomura and Ruby Massin came in first place and claimed the title of Division II region champion in their weight classes. Reed Anderson, Kole Sperl and Adam Ware...
After a well-fought battle, the Petersburg High School volleyball team took fourth place at the regional tournament in Wrangell last week. "Overall, a really, really good performance from the kids," said Head Coach Jaime Cabral. "They played very hard to the very end." In their first match of the tournament, the Vikings went up against Metlakatla and beat the Chiefs in three sets. Up next, the Vikings played against the Craig Panthers, but lost the match, 1-3. Due to their loss against Craig,...
The Petersburg High School volleyball team went 1-1 in two exhibitions matches over the weekend against Wrangell, before competing in the regional tournament this week. Every year, the Petersburg and Wrangell volleyball teams play each other in a home game for their senior appreciation night. On Friday, Petersburg traveled to Wrangell, and on Saturday, Wrangell came to Petersburg. In the first match, the Vikings went four sets against the Wrangell Wolves. The Vikings lost the first set, 23-25,...
The Petersburg High School volleyball team went 3-3 at the last conference tournament of the season last week in Klawock and earned themselves the fourth seed at Regionals. The Vikings won their matches against Haines, Metlakata and Skagway and lost against Klawock, Craig and Wrangell. Head Coach Jaime Cabral said the young team is still trying to get over hurdles, but he believes that they will peak at the regional tournament in Wrangell next week. In the meantime, Cabral will have the Vikings...
The Petersburg High School volleyball team won three of their six matches at the first seeding tournament by defeating their opponents in the first three sets of the match this past weekend. All seven teams in the conference played each other in the seeding tournament in Skagway. The Vikings are ranked fourth overall in the conference, but a second seeding tournament in two weeks could change that. First up against the Vikings in the tournament was Craig. Petersburg lost the match, winning only...
Running anywhere from four to eight miles a day, six days a week, the Petersburg High School cross country team has begun practicing for their first meet of the season at the end of the month. There are 20 kids on this year's team, which includes seniors Jack Byrer, Melanie Chase, Kole Sperl and Noah Sullivan. Head Coach Thomas Thompson said he will be testing the waters at the first meet on Aug. 31 in Juneau, because it is still early in the season. He anticipates that the students who did some...
The Petersburg High School varsity baseball team traveled to Juneau where they had their second win of the season in the first round of the region tournament. The Vikings played Thunder Mountain in their first game of the tournament on Thursday. The weekend before, the two teams had played each other in Petersburg, and the Vikings saw their first win in three years. Less than a week later, Petersburg beat Thunder Mountain again in their first game of the tournament, 4-1. "Everything we talked...
The Petersburg High School varsity baseball team won their first game in three years on Friday against Thunder Mountain. Friday's varsity game had a unique start. Opening pitcher for the Vikings was Thomas Durkin, and Thunder Mountain's opening pitcher was Stone Morgan. The two had been good friends and played on the same little league teams growing up. Morgan had moved to Juneau since the last baseball season and now the two players, for the first time in their lives, were playing against each...
All 15 students on Petersburg High School's track and field team qualified for State after competing in the regional tournament in Juneau over the weekend. Even though all the students qualified for State, only five will actually compete in Palmer this weekend. Head Coach Tyler Thain said it can be a bit expensive traveling to Palmer and the students have to miss several days of school during final exams. Additionally, some of the students only qualified for State in one or two events. "A lot of...
Clair Byrer Parents: Carli and Michael Byrer Number of years in Petersburg schools: 13 High School awards or honors: ASTE People’s Choice, ASTE First Place Digitally Enhanced Photo, National Honor Society, 4 years of Honor Roll Plans following graduation: Travelling and learning new knitting techniques Favorite music genre? Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Israel Collison Parents: Jeremy and Marissa Collison Number of years in Petersburg schools: 12 Plans following graduation: Study Mechanics Joshua E Coonrad Parents: Mark and G...
After becoming five time Region champions, the Petersburg High School cheerleaders look to competing in Anchorage next week for a shot at the state title. Of the ten cheerleaders on the team, Trinity Davis, Martha Johnson, Avery Skeek, Miranda Nilsen and Sage Johnston are all returning members. Davis, Johnson and Skeek are also seniors. "We have some really good leadership on our team this year," said co-coach Sara Hadad-Dembs. "The whole five returning girls were excellent in getting these new...
In the final championship game against Metlakatla on Friday at the regional tournament in Sitka, the Petersburg Vikings lost by one point with a final score of 63-64. Petersburg's first game of the tournament was against Wrangell. It was the Vikings' third game against the Wolves in five days, since the two teams had played each other the previous weekend. "It's always difficult to play anybody that many times in a row, especially your rival," said Coach Richard Brock. The game started out in Pe...
The boys varsity basketball team won their last two home games of the season against Wrangell before heading to Sitka to compete in the regional tournament. "I thought the kids played with positive passion," said Coach Richard Brock. "Good two hard fought battles both nights, and good games to go into Regionals with. It was a good experience for the kids to see what level to play at Regionals." During Friday's game, neither team seemed to take control of the ball. Every time the Vikings began...
The girls varsity basketball team lost their last two home games of the season against Wrangell over the weekend. "Wrangell's good," said Coach Dino Brock. "They're big. They're one of the top ranked teams in the state. I thought that we were competitive with them in the games. It's a good way to get ready for tournament." Friday's game began with Senior Appreciation Night. Seniors Holli Davis and Tayla Heppe, along with their families, were thanked for their dedication throughout the season....
After two hard fought games, the Petersburg girls varsity basketball team lost both games against Craig over the weekend. “Two good battles against another good team,” said Coach Dino Brock. “Our league is very balanced. Every weekend is competitive.” Friday’s game started out slow for the Lady Vikings as they struggled to score. Craig had scored 12 points before Petersburg was able to make a basket. The first quarter ended with Petersburg down, 4-14. For the remainder of the game, the Lady Vikings matched the Lady Panthers point-for...
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...
