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The Petersburg High School baseball team will be competing in the ASAA DII State Championships this weekend after earning an at-large berth. The first-seeded at-large Vikings traveled up to Wasilla High School on Wednesday ahead of their final competition of the season. They will face off against Fairbanks’ Monroe Catholic in their first game on Thursday at 1:30 p.m. Win or lose, they will play again on Friday versus either Palmer or Kodiak. Head Coach Jim Engell said his team’s goal this season is to play a game on Saturday at the state tou...
The Petersburg High School track and field team battled Southeast rivals and the elements in Ketchikan at the regional championships last week. Head Coach James Valentine said that though they did well, he could see how the heat impacted the performance of his young team. "I love our team, we showed up, we physically showed up, however every week whenever we do this it's sometimes hard to be like every week is the best week," Valentine said. "This last week really showed what the pressure and...
The Petersburg High School baseball team fell short in their final home series of the season against state powerhouse Juneau-Douglas last week. The Vikings' chances in their three losses were mired by a combined 18 errors. "It's plaguing us, and we got to figure out a way to stop it because if we're going to win games it's going to be because we don't make errors," Head Coach Jim Engell said. The Vikings suffered from seven errors in Thursday night's game which they lost in extra innings 10-9....
The Petersburg High School baseball team is looking to bounce back in their final home series this weekend after taking three losses against Sitka last weekend. The first game on Friday saw the largest loss for the Vikings with an 11-1 score line, but Head Coach Jim Engell said it could have been a lot closer. Lathum Johnson started on the mound for the Vikings and was playing well until he reaggravated an abrasion on his hip by diving back to first base on a pickoff move. Though Petersburg was...
A new triathlon club sponsored by Parks and Recreation is welcoming interested community members of any skill level to train for upcoming races. Scott Burt, who organized the group and is in the process of becoming a certified Ironman coach, believes the club will provide a supportive environment for people who want to train in the sport. “I just saw Parks and Rec as being a perfect venue to be able to bring all of these people together that share a common interest so that we could train together, so that we could benefit from each other’s exp...
2 students on the Petersburg High School track and field team competed in the Capital City Invitational last weekend which saw many on the young team get personal records in their largest meet yet. “It was just such a fun experience especially for like, again, some kids this is their first time on a track ever, first time even in the sport ever, you know, and it was so much fun, so I think overall the team did well,” Head Coach James Valentine said. Uriah Lucas took first in the 3200 meters, finishing “with absolute style” and a school...
The Petersburg High School baseball team went up against the Kayhi Kings in a home series last weekend but lost all three games against the tough opposition. "They're just a really good team and I can't say enough about the program, they've historically been a really good team for years and they do everything the right way," Head Coach Jim Engell said of the visitors. The Kings took a mercy rule victory in the first game Friday night, beating Petersburg 10-0 after five innings. Lathum Johnson...
The Viking Swim Club ended its season with five swimmers attending the Alaska Junior Olympics meet in Anchorage from April 21-24. Tori Miller, Lexie Tow, Logan Tow, Brooklyn Whitethorn, and Lucia Worhatch each competed in multiple events at the competition after meeting the challenging time standards required to race in their final meet of the year. Miller finished first in the 50 fly and third in the 100 fly. "Just making it to the meet is an accomplishment in and of itself and then making it...
The Petersburg High School baseball team opened its first home series of the season with a commanding 13-2 win over Thunder Mountain last Thursday, but costly mistakes led to losses in both games of Friday's double header for the Vikings. Thursday's dominant showing was the first time that Petersburg has ever won by mercy rule according to Head Coach Jim Engell. Lathum Johnson led the team from the mound with a strong pitching performance, striking out nine batters in 4.2 innings. "I was real...
The Petersburg High School track and field team hit the ground running in Ketchikan last weekend in their first competition of the season. Head Coach James Valentine took 20 students to the meet which he said was the first opportunity for many of the students to compete on a track in their high school careers' since the COVID-19 pandemic. "For pretty much everybody it's been a long time but it was really good because now they actually understand how the track works, how the whole thing runs, and...
Grace Christian in Anchorage hosted the 1A/2A Senior All-Star Games on Saturday. Four Petersburg seniors-Kaili Simbahon, Ines Larson, Adrianna Stough, and Michael Durkin-made the trip to cap off their high school hoop careers. Coach Dino Brock reported that Larson was named MVP of the 1A/2A girls' game, and Michael won the 1A/2A slam dunk contest. Pictured above, Simbahon, playing for visitors, beat Larson, wearing 33 for the home team, to the rim for two....
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...
