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The Petersburg High School boys basketball team took their first conference losses of the season at Metlakatla last weekend. It was a tough road environment for the Vikings to compete in as the Chiefs showed over their two homecoming games why they are regarded as one of the top teams in the state according to Head Coach Rick Brock. "That being said I was real impressed with and happy with the way we competed in both games," Brock said. The Chiefs conquered the court on Friday, winning 70-49....
The Petersburg High School girls basketball team traveled down to Metlakatla last weekend but left empty handed after suffering two losses on the road. The two games were the Miss Chiefs' first home games of the season, which also served as their homecoming games, and were played in front of a packed house. "Overall I thought it was a very good weekend just playing against a very good team," Head Coach Dino Brock said. The Miss Chiefs made their intentions clear on Friday night, winning the...
The Petersburg High School girls basketball team fell twice at home last weekend against the seasoned Craig Lady Panthers. Though the Lady Vikings have yet to chalk up a win this season, they showed considerable growth over the two games. Craig won Friday's game 54-19, led by top scorer Alissa Durgan with 22 points. Petersburg scored consistently in the first half, netting six in each quarter, and were only down 18-12 at the half. Though the Lady Vikings maintained their offensive aggression in...
The Petersburg High School boys basketball team took care of business last weekend, claiming two wins over visitors Craig. The Vikings hit double digits in each quarter they played against the Panthers as they maintained their perfect record in conference play. "I thought both nights we did a much better job of looking for the openings instead of trying to force the basketball," Head Coach Rick Brock said. Kyle Biggers set the tone in Friday's 59-38 win, netting a season-high 27 points....
Petersburg High School Cheer Squad's new coach, Andrea Weathers, is on a mission to bring cheer off the sidelines and into the community. Weathers' main goal this year is "...to bridge the gap between the players, the cheerleaders and the spectators - to really create a strong trifecta of community and to strengthen school spirit. I think that it's a great time for that, coming out of a pandemic. I really want to have that full-circle connection." Weathers is finding creative ways to cheer off...
The Petersburg High School boys basketball team ended the Wrangell Wolves' prowl last weekend, celebrating homecoming with two victories over their local rivals. The Vikings dug in on Friday to claim the first game 53-40 after struggling to find their feet. Petersburg trailed the Wolves in each of the first two quarters and were behind 23-19 at the half. Rik Cumps went down early in the first quarter, but Kieran Cabral came in to run point in his stead and scored nine in the second half. "Being...
The Petersburg High School girls basketball team is still seeking its first win of the season after suffering two losses to Wrangell during last weekend's homecoming games. The team fell last Friday 39-15 as Kiara Harrison led the visiting Lady Wolves with 21 points. Petersburg scored nine in the first half, courtesy of Iris Case, Adara Curtiss, and Bryana Ratliff, but a shaky defensive performance saw the hosts behind by 14 going into the half. The Lady Vikings shored up their guarding in the...
The Petersburg High School boys basketball team earned back-to-back wins on the road against Craig last weekend. The Vikings, led by Assistant Coach Mik Potrzuski for the two games, routed the Panthers 59-29 last Friday. Petersburg had an electric start, scoring 30 points in the first half including two early threes from Owen Anderson to take a 13-point lead into halftime. Craig bounced back in the third quarter, but the Vikings shut down the game in the fourth, scoring 19 to the host's four. Ja...
The Petersburg High School girls basketball team lost twice on the road last week to the Craig Lady Panthers. The Lady Vikings, led by Assistant Coach Matt Pawuk for the weekend, fell 39-18 last Friday. The young team lagged behind in the first half as Craig came out shooting and were down 22-5 by the half. Though the game had gotten away from them, Petersburg improved to 13 points scored in the second half and tied the hosts 7-7 in the fourth quarter. The Lady Vikings had a better start to the...
The Petersburg High School boys basketball team opened conference play in style last week with two wins against the Haines Glacier Bears. Haines put up a tough fight both nights, but the Vikings reigned supreme on their home court in front of a packed house. Petersburg took the first game 54-35 last Wednesday, led by Kieran Cabral with 12 points and Kyle Biggers and Jack Engell with 11 each. The Vikings opened the game with a solid first quarter, going up 15-9, but struggled to maintain their...
The Petersburg High School girls basketball team took two losses at home last week against the Haines Lady Glacier Bears. Though the Lady Vikings fell on the court both days, they did show improvement between the losses, which they hope to build on as they progress in conference play. Petersburg lost the first game last Wednesday 58-18 as the team struggled against the pressure put on by the Lady Glacier Bears. The Lady Vikings were only down by three at the end of the first quarter, but Haines...
The Petersburg High School boys basketball team traveled up to Juneau over the winter break to take on the Thunder Mountain Falcons in two varsity and two junior varsity games. The varsity boys lost their first game on the night of Dec. 21 but faced off against the Falcons’ second string varsity players the next morning and claimed a road win. “The idea was to get as much playing time and have players really get a chance to play in different roles,” Head Coach Rick Brock said. Thunder Mountain took the first game convincingly, winning 74-36...
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 girls basketball team took two tough losses at home last weekend against the Metlakatla Miss Chiefs in their first games of the season. Head Coach Dino Brock said the losses gave the young team a better sense of what they are doing well and what they will need to work on as the season ramps up. "At this point in the season it's exactly what you want-a non-conference game against a very good opponent," Brock said. The Lady Vikings lost Friday's game 67-18 as they...
The Petersburg High School boys basketball team went toe-to-toe with one of the top teams in the state in the Metlakatla Chiefs last weekend, winning one of two in their first games of the season. "Either home or away, anytime you can get a split in our league against a really good team it's a good weekend," Head Coach Rick Brock said. The Vikings took Friday night's game 41-38 after some late drama with Jack Engell, Rik Cumps, and Kieran Cabral all scoring in the double digits. The lead was...
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...
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...
6 swimmers from across Southeast traveled to Petersburg to compete in the Viking Swim Club's November Rain meet over the weekend of Nov. 11-13. 37 of the VSC's own took part in the three-day competition along with swimmers representing clubs in Wrangell, Craig, Ketchikan, Sitka, and Juneau. "It was a massive event and it was such a good success, not just for our team, but for all of the teams that visited," said VSC Coach Scott Burt. The VSC swimmers dominated the waves, earning 36 first-place...
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...
8 Petersburg athletes from the Devil's Thumb Shooters attended the 8th Annual Southeast Fall Shoot at the Juneau Gun Club in late October where they racked up multiple medals. According to Becky Turland, this fall season the club had its highest participation yet, rising from six athletes in 2015 to 32 this year, including nine girls, ranging in age from 8-18 years old. The team placed third overall out of the 11 youth marksmanship clubs who traveled to the event from across Alaska, and one...
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 made the long trip up to Anchorage last weekend for the Anchorage Christian Schools invitational, the largest competition they have attended yet, and were rewarded with their best performance of the season. "We just turned it on and we did really, really well," Coach James Valentine said. The Petersburg boys placed fifth overall, making them the top team from Southeast at the competition. Kaden Duke and Wyatt Litster both flew through their brackets,...
