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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...
As a junior, Ines Larson helped the Lady Viking's basketball team reach the state tournament. Going into her senior year, she felt pressure to duplicate that success, so she made returning to state a top priority. But, unfortunately, the team didn't make it out of regionals. Two weeks ago, seconds into what would be her last high school basketball game, Larson went to intercept a pass and stepped on an opposing player's foot, rolling her ankle in the process. She had dealt with ankle injuries... Full story
To some people springtime means the start of outdoor projects, tending to the garden, or doing some overdue house cleaning, but to one group of Petersburg High School students it can only mean one thing-time for baseball. The team has been hard at work for the past month preparing for the upcoming season, not on fresh-cut green grass or turf but on the gravel field they call home. Jim Engell is returning for his 15th year as the head coach of the Vikings and is joined by Ethan Bryner, a former...
Things around the track will look a little different this time around for the Petersburg High School track and field team which hopes to compete in its first full season in two years. James Valentine, who also became the wrestling coach this season, is the new head coach of the Vikings, taking over the reins from Tom Thompson. For Valentine, this is completing a full lap since he participated in track and field under Brad Taylor's coaching for all four years as a student, running the 110...
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...
Though the Petersburg High School girls basketball team's season ended at the hands of Haines last Friday, they did not go down without a fight. The Lady Vikings put up 21 points in the fourth quarter to tie it after trailing the entire game following Ines Larson's early ankle injury but lost in overtime. "I told the girls I was so proud of their effort and the fact that we kept competing and gave ourselves an opportunity to be successful," Head Coach Dino Brock said. Petersburg took the ferry...
Seventh grader Abby Worhatch stands between DD Toyomura and Head Coach Mike Corl after winning her bracket at the 46th Tanana Invitational in Fairbanks on February 26. Nine students from Mitkof Middle School attended the tournament which saw 513 middle school students, including a record 107 girls, from all sizes of schools enter the ring. Worhatch wrestled in four matches and managed to pin each of her opponents in less than four minutes. After beating the second-ranked wrestler in her bracket...
After a long trip south to Craig, the Petersburg High School girls basketball ended their regular season with back to back conference wins against the Lady Panthers. The team did not have much time to prepare for the midweek games after playing Wrangell only three days earlier, but after a slow start Tuesday evening Petersburg found its footing. The Lady Vikings edged out the hosts 37-35 in the first game after a strong second half performance. Craig was aggressive in the first half, outscoring Petersburg in the first and second quarters, and...
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 Petersburg High School boys basketball team took the court last weekend to battle Wrangell in a homecoming series which saw the Vikings win one and lose one. The margin of victory in both matchups was a single possession which made for two entertaining games in front of an electrified home crowd. Petersburg kicked off homecoming weekend with a tight win Friday night, beating the Wolves 29-26. The game got off to a slow start with both teams struggling to put up points until Kyle Biggers...
The Petersburg High School girls basketball team traveled south to Wrangell last weekend to take on the Lady Wolves in their homecoming games, winning on Friday and losing on Saturday in non-conference play. Petersburg Head Coach Dino Brock said his team stepped up defensively and were able to battle the "big and athletic" Wrangell team across both games. "I thought that we played at the pace that we wanted to both nights which really helped us on both ends of the court," Brock said. "Friday we...
After a short boat ride over to Wrangell last weekend, the Vikings took to the court twice against the Wolves for Wrangell High School's homecoming, losing on both Friday and Saturday. The Vikings were missing a few key players, said Head Coach Rick, and his team struggled to score against Wrangell's tough half-court defense. "I think it was two times we went probably over five minutes without scoring and when you have those long lapses in your offense it's difficult to be successful and that's...
The Viking Swim Club traveled to Fairbanks last weekend for the Age Group Championships which saw 10 of its members swim in over 40 events against hundreds of swimmers from across the state. Head Coach Scott Burt said the level of competition pushed his team to up their game and helped them improve their times across the board in both preliminary races and in the finals. "Having the energy of a swim meet when you have hundreds of people there cheering and having intense, talented competition to...
The Petersburg High School boys basketball team, supported by a full house of home fans, faced the Metlakatla Chiefs twice last weekend, losing on Friday and winning on Saturday. It was a tough two games for the Vikings as they battled their conference opponent, but Head Coach Rick Brock said the games gave the team a lot to learn from. "We've kind of figured out how we want to play. Now we need to do that every possession in practice and in the games, and it's a work in progress," Brock said. T...
The Lady Vikings took on conference opponents Metlakatla in front of a packed house in their first home games of the season last weekend. Though Petersburg lost both games, Head Coach Dino Brock said there were some positives including improved blocking and rebounding which his team was able to take away from the matchups. "It was just kind of a game of swings both nights, but I thought that we battled," Brock said. "I really liked our effort and we talked a lot about trying to play the right...
The Petersburg High school boys basketball team played three games last weekend, two of which were their first matchups against a conference opponent this season. On their way to Haines the Vikings stopped in Juneau on Thursday and faced the Thunder Mountain varsity team in a non-conference game, beating the home team 66-52. "Any time you can play a bigger school gives you an opportunity to really test yourself and our kids really rose to the occasion," Head Coach Rick Brock said. Petersburg...
The Petersburg High School girls basketball team got its first taste of conference competition last weekend, taking on the Glacier Bears in Haines. The Lady Vikings played Haines twice over two days in what was also the host team’s first experience of conference play this season. Petersburg has faced both Metlakatla and Wrangell earlier this season in tournaments but those games were not considered for conference standings. “Haines is a good, young, aggressive, scrappy team and they were two good games for us,” Head Coach Dino Brock said....
The Viking Swim Club held its November Rain meet last week, hosting the Glacier Swim Club from Juneau over two days of competition. Across the 88 events, the 32 VSC swimmers and 12 GSC swimmers fought the clock in their last shot to record qualifying times for the Alaska Swimming Age Group Championships which will be held in Fairbanks from February 18-20. Friday and Saturday's meet was originally scheduled in November but was delayed due to a COVID-19 outbreak in Petersburg. "It was just so nice...
The Petersburg High School boys and girls varsity basketball teams are set to travel to Juneau and Haines this weekend to play their first matches in two weeks. The Vikings will first face Thunder Mountain on Thursday night at 6:30 p.m. before both teams travel to Haines to play on Friday and Saturday. The teams did not play last week after they were unable to go to Craig but plan to make up those games at the end of the season according to Vikings Head Coach Rick Brock. Craig had also previously planned a trip to Petersburg in early January...
Lower back pain, that's what made Dave Thynes start running one fall, almost a decade ago. He'd grown tired of going to the medicine cabinet for multiple ibuprofen, and occasionally having to resort to pain killers, as a means to cope with "goofed up discs." He chipped away at running and, after a rocky period of his back adjusting, it became his new thing. "By the wintertime I was feeling really good with my gains, and I had lost a lot of weight," Thynes says. "So, I just went ahead and got... Full story
The Petersburg High School boys basketball team took home the winner's trophy after going undefeated in last weekend's basketball tournament hosted by Su Valley in Talkeetna. The Vikings won all three of their games in a tournament that they almost did not make it to after the team's flight from Petersburg last Wednesday was delayed. They flew out later that day, but by the time they reached Juneau their connecting flight had already left. After spending the night in the capital, the team...
The Petersburg High School girls basketball team traveled to Talkeetna for the Rally at Denali tournament last weekend, making it to the championship match where they fell to Wrangell in their first meeting of the season. The six teams who traveled were broken up into two groups at the tournament which Head Coach Dino Brock said was a good environment to play against competitive teams outside their conference. "I thought that the weekend showed us that we really need to work on," Brock said....
