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This month, twelve athletes from the Devil's Thumb Shooters - Petersburg's youth marksmanship program - flew north to compete in the Alaska Youth Education in Shooting Sports (YESS) State Tournament in Chugiak. They joined competitors from 18 teams across the state, and the tournament results speak to the caliber of Petersburg's shooting athletes - with first, second, and third place finishes across several disciplines and divisions. One tournament highlight for the Petersburg team was the...
Petersburg High School's baseball team capped off a historic season last weekend, taking fourth place at the Alaska State Tournament in Wasilla. After losing their first game against Kenai Central Kardinals, the Vikings fought through their loser's bracket games without taking another loss, with the team's freshman and sophomore pitchers stepping up to carry them to victory. "We were 9-11 for the season... For our baseball program three or four wins in a season is actually considered to be a...
Petersburg High School's track team's seven qualifying athletes wrapped up their season last weekend competing against Alaska's best at the state championships in Anchorage. Several athletes earned podium finishes and final placements across the two-day event by excelling in running, jumping, and throwing, but they were still left with a drive to improve and reach the top in their fields. "Everybody felt good, it was good for the most part. A couple guys didn't do as well as they wanted to, but...
With a full season of running, throwing, and jumping under their belts, Petersburg High School's track and field team returned to Ketchikan to compete in the Region V Championships last weekend. Three Petersburg athletes won Region V titles in their events and many more ended up on the podium across the two-day event, with seven students qualifying for this week's state championships in Anchorage. "They were pretty excited [heading into the event]. They were feeling good, feeling excited, lots...
Petersburg High School's baseball team finished off their regular season games with a bang last weekend taking down Wasilla's Redington High School in a clean 3-0 series. This year's young roster of Vikings rounded out their monumental season with two blowout games, featuring highlight performances from the team's seniors who were honored during senior appreciation on Saturday, as well as all-around success on offense and defense from the team's rookies. "This has been a historic season. We got...
Petersburg High School’s track and field team is already heading into the final few weeks of their season, coming off an exciting meet in Juneau and moving towards the Region 5 Championships in Ketchikan this weekend. After competing in their first meet with a reduced squad, PHS were able to bring their full team of 28 kids to Juneau to compete in 112 total events, giving them a great chance to prepare for their last few meets. “It’s so hard to look at a track meet as a whole because there...
Petersburg High School's baseball team achieved a program first last weekend as they picked up their first ever winning series against Ketchikan. Facing a team they hadn't won a game against in a decade, the series also served as the Vikings' first winning series of the season, making the weekend's achievements an even sweeter success. "All in all it was a really good outing, doing to them what they do to us quite often. It was nice to win the doubleheader, it's hard to do," said head coach Jim...
Petersburg High School’s track team are off to the races this season as they prepare for their second meet in Juneau, with their first meet already under their belts. Many of the younger Viking athletes ran on a full track for the first time ever in Ketchikan on April 19 and 20, as the team competed in running, throwing, and jumping events across the two-day meet. “The athletes who have been around knew what to expect, but we have a fair amount of young athletes who haven’t really been around so they were a little bit nervous. Overall, I think...
Petersburg's Viking Swim Club's small team made a big showing last weekend at the Alaska Swimming State Championships in Anchorage. In their last major event of the short course season, Petersburg's 13 swimmers competed against the best in the state, coming out of the weekend with championship titles in 12 separate events and winning the Highest Points Per Swimmer title as a team. "It's incredibly exciting to see our growth, to see our swimmers going toe to toe with the best in the state and...
Petersburg High School’s baseball team fought their way through a series full of action during their three games against Juneau-Douglas High School last weekend. Each game had a wildly different story, but the Vikings were able to find a burst of consistency in their first game on Sunday, allowing them to pick up their first win of the season. “We’ve been saying it all year to the boys that if you play a clean game of baseball, you’re going to give yourself a really good chance of winning the game. It showed and they were dialed in,” said head...
Petersburg High School's baseball team stepped up to the plate on their home field last weekend, taking on Thunder Mountain High School in a series of difficult games that resulted in three losses for the Vikings. Although Friday's game and Saturday's doubleheader all finished in a similar fashion-with fielding errors creating a bottleneck with the team's limited pitching roster-the team has felt a noticeable shift in momentum during practices this week, hinting towards an upwards trajectory...
Petersburg's Viking Swim Club competed against teams from eight Southeast communities at the Southeast Championships in Juneau last weekend. The 34 kids traveled up to swim in multiple events across two days where the VSC claimed second place overall for the second year in a row, showing great improvement and shrinking the gap towards their first-place competitors in Juneau's Glacier Swim Club. "Every year that we go we score a little bit more points than we did the year before, so I'm really ha...
Petersburg High School's Baseball team started their season off with a challenging series of games in Sitka this last weekend. This year's young roster faced off against several opponents over the course of three days, starting off strong with a win up against Thunder Mountain before struggling against tough competition from West Valley High School and Sitka. "[We] were excited to be playing," said head coach Jim Engell. "It's always nice to get on and see in a game situation the things you...
Petersburg swimmers Tori Miller and Lexie Tow both competed in a pre-qualifying event in Federal Way Washington from March 21-24. The Viking Swim Club duo along with eight other Southeast swimmers raced against almost 1400 kids from nine different states, all aged from 10 and under to 18, with Miller and Tow both performing well in incredibly competitive events. "A lot of amazing swims took place there, and the Viking Swim Club and the kids should be proud," said Jason Miller, Tori's father....
Petersburg High School's track team is out on the field and ready to get things started this spring as they begin preparing for their first meet of the season. Alongside a larger team this year, the coaching staff has expanded with the inclusion of new head coach Casey Gates, working alongside James Valentine with some additional help from Eva Lenhard. "We've got a lot of kids out for the team right now. We've got 30 athletes or so, so there's a lot of moving pieces [and] moving parts at each pr...
Most of the racers in the Iditarod Trail Invitational reach the finish line in McGrath, Alaska and celebrate after their impressive journey through 350 miles of Alaskan wilderness. But for Phil Hofstetter, 51, and the handful of other athletes going the full thousand miles, McGrath was just a checkpoint. Having started in Anchorage on Feb. 25, Phil still had hundreds and hundreds of more miles to go until he reached the final finish line in Nome. After doing some maintenance on his bike, oiling...
Spring weather is warming up fast, and so is the Petersburg High School Baseball team. The team is two weeks into their season and has been lucky enough to have had some earlier than usual practice time on the field, starting off their preparations in the sun as they get ready for their first games in early April. "The winter stopped early for us and we've been on the field pretty much the whole season, which is very rare for us... We've been able to hop right [out there] and practice which has...
The Petersburg Vikings took down the number one seed Hooper Bay to win the state at the 2A boys state basketball championships in Anchorage last weekend. The team beat both Ninilchik and Cordova in close matches leading up to the championship match, where they took control after some adjustments in the second half and maintained a strong hold on the game throughout. "To win a state title is extremely challenging, it's hard, it's difficult... I'm very happy," said head coach Rick Brock. "We talke...
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 Petersburg Lady Vikings closed out their season last week during the 2A Region V Championships in Sitka. The team were able to pick up a win against Craig after playing them the weekend prior but couldn't beat Metlakatla and ended up in the loser's bracket, where they faced Craig once again and lost, ending their tournament run. "It was a pretty emotional locker room after our last game. But I told the girls that this is how a good season should feel when it ends," said head coach Matt...
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...
