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The Petersburg High School cross country team traveled to Anchorage to race Saturday in the state championships. The race started on a football field before encountering muddy uphill trails, which caused some runners to slip and fall, and was divided into two loops. Head Coach Tom Thompson said regardless of the challenges, the team gave 100%. "I think every single boy and every single girl, when they got done with that race, they were totally spent, they were tired, wet, exhausted, they were...
The Mitkof Middle School traveled to Ketchikan last weekend to compete in the Schoenbar Cross Country Invitational. The Vikings competed against teams from Craig, Hydaburg, Hollis, Ketchikan, Klawock, Metlakatla, Naukati, and Whale Pass. Gabrielle Whitacre was the first MMS finisher in the girls race, placing third overall with a time of 14:40. Maria Toth finished sixth with a time of 15:21 followed by Rikka Miller who completed the race in 16:20 and placed 12th. In 16th was Freya Tucker who...
The Petersburg High School cross country team competed in its regional meet in Ketchikan Saturday; both the boys and girls teams qualified for state. The unpredictability of Southeast Alaska weather impacted the meet according to Head Coach Tom Thompson, who said the race was brutally cold. "It was a great run for all the guys, considering we had a hailstorm in the first 20 seconds of the race," Thompson said. "It was pelting them with pea sized hail for about 25 seconds. It was a pretty amazing...
The Petersburg High School cross country team competed Saturday in Juneau at the Capital City Invitational. The team had a solid performance on the day with multiple students getting personal records on a course known for its twisty trail and steep hill. Uriah Lucas finished sixth among the boys with a time of 17:28. He started out strong with a pace-pushing first mile, but Thompson believes he may have overexerted himself. "It's hard to not get wrapped up in the excitement, but it caused him...
The 2021 Petersburg Invitational swim meet was hosted on Friday and Saturday by the Viking Swim Club. Schools from Juneau to Ketchikan converged on Petersburg to compete in the two day meet. The Petersburg High School boys started strong on Friday in the second event of the meet. Sean Spigelmyre, Rik Cumps, Caleb Pfundt, and Elijah Whitacre finished fourth in the boys 200-yard medley relay with a time of 1:58.20. The same four raced in the boys 200-yard freestyle relay later that night and...
The Petersburg High School cross country team competed Saturday in the 2021 Sitka Invitational meet. The girls team finished fifth with 129 points and an average time of 25:31.83. The boys team placed fourth, amassing 104 points and averaging a time of 19:05.92. "I think our boys are kind of coming into their own as far as what they need to do to be successful," Head Coach Tom Thompson said. Uriah Lucas returned to the boys team and finished third overall with a time of 17:30.20. His finish is s...
The Petersburg High School volleyball team has begun practicing for its upcoming season and the players are hungry after a year impacted by COVID-19. In a region known for its strength of volleyball teams, the PHS team is comprised of 32 students and eight seniors. They experienced some competition last year according to volleyball coach Jaime Cabral who said last season also left a bitter taste. Their finish as the second-best team in the region would have qualified them for state if it had...
The Petersburg High School cross country team competed in its first meet of the season Saturday in Wrangell. The girls team finished second overall with a score of 73, only behind Ketchikan High School. Sophomore Kinley Lister finished third with a time of 22:06.71 and freshman Kate Thompson finished not far behind in seventh with a time of 22:59.15. The boys team finished fourth with a score of 85, with senior Michael Durkin placing third overall with a time of 18:05.92. Head Coach Tom...
The Petersburg High School cross country team traveled to Wrangell Friday to run in its first competitive race of the season. The team faced off against runners from Wrangell High School in a time trial in preparation for their upcoming meet this weekend. The team was supposed to travel to Metlakatla for a meet, but quarantine rules prevented them from attending. Though there was some light rain, the condition of the old Wrangell course and the atmosphere of the race was good according to PHS...
The Petersburg High School swim team traveled to Ketchikan Friday to compete in its first meet of the season. Students from PHS were given their first taste of competition as they raced against teams from Juneau, Ketchikan, Craig, and Wrangell. "I thought our kids did very well," PHS Head Coach Andy Carlisle said. "Our shorter races were better as it is so early in the season, but we had many best times." Allie Morgan shined for the Vikings, having two of the highest finishes among Petersburg...
The Petersburg High School cross-country team is preparing for its first race of the season this weekend. Head Coach Tom Thompson said that the meet was originally going to happen in Metlakatla, but because of COVID-19 protocols, they are hoping that it will be moved to Prince of Wales Island. If moved, the race would happen in Klawock, but the team is still waiting on Athletic Director Jaime Cabral to see if it is going to happen. "There's a big outbreak of COVID in Craig and so we're just on...
The Petersburg High School swim and dive team has finished its first full week of practices in preparation for this year's season. Head Coach Andy Carlisle said that he's looking forward to getting the season going. "There's always potential, some of them have a long way to go, but yeah, we'll just work hard and see what happens. That's what we do every year." Carlisle believes that there could be as many as 14 students with four seniors on the team this year. The final team size is unknown at...
The Petersburg High School cross country team has begun practicing for its upcoming season. "Well we've only been in it for a week, but it's amazing because despite the small numbers, it's a really dedicated group," Head Coach Tom Thompson said. While only a handful of students are currently training with the team because of vacations and fishing, the full team should number anywhere from 12 to 20 students, including three seniors, during the season according to Thompson. "It's a nice group,...
Five of the 10 Petersburg Devil's Thumb Shooters Club members placed in multiple events at the AlaskaYess State Shotgun Championship Tournament in Chugiak on June 8. Seventy athletes between the grades of four and 12 competed in the tournament. Petersburg has a tradition of bringing home several marksmanship awards, and this year was no different. Tyler Miyaki, competing in the intermediate class of seventh and eighth graders, had his first straight 25 clay breaks in a row in trap, according to...
The Petersburg High School baseball team returned from State having suffered two losses, but Head Coach Jim Engell said the Vikings picked up the experience and skills needed to play baseball at the state level. Because PHS is the only Division II school in Southeast Alaska with a baseball team, the Vikings didn't get to participate in a regional tournament and therefore have a chance to qualify for the state tournament. The Alaska School Activities Association created a small schools division...
After waiting the entire season to compete on the mat, Petersburg High School wrestler Deirdre Toyomura placed 6th at the Alaska School Activities Association Division II Wrestling State Championships at Chugiak High School. This year's wrestling season was shortened and postponed from the fall to the spring as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. There were just three tournaments this season, and Toyomura had attended every one in the hopes of competing; however, there weren't any athletes in...
Petersburg High School senior Aiden Luhr brought home two championship titles from the Alaska School Activities Association Division II Track & Field State Championships in Anchorage on May 28 and 29. "We had a good meet," said Head Coach Thomas Thompson. "There were some kids who wanted to do better than they had. You do the best you can. They all performed very well. Not everything goes perfectly sometimes." Luhr came in first place in the 100 meter sprint with a time of 11.69, despite a...
Seven Petersburg High School track and field athletes qualified for State at the Region V Division II Track and Field Championships last week at Thunder Mountain High School in Juneau. To qualify for State, the athletes had to take first place in their event; however, an additional top nine to eight students in each event from around the state can also qualify for the state championships, said PHS Head Coach Thomas Thompson. The Vikings were by far the smallest team at Regionals with only 14...
The Petersburg High School baseball team ended their season with three losses against Thunder Mountain High School, but now they look to State, as they hope to qualify for the at-large berth. PHS is the only Division II school in Southeast Alaska with a baseball team, so the Vikings will not be competing in a regional tournament, said Head Coach Jim Engell. Because the Alaska School Activities Association has created a small schools division for the state tournament this year, the Vikings do...
The Petersburg High School baseball team saw their first win ever against Sitka High School, and their first win of the season, during a series of games that were held at home on May 7 and 8. "We've never beaten Sitka before, so to come out and beat their varsity says a lot about our program," said Head Coach Jim Engell. "It says that we're a competitive program. We knew that about ourselves. We just finally put it all together, and it clicked for us." The previous weekend, PHS had played...
The Petersburg High School track and field team competed in their second meet of the season in Juneau on May 7 and 8, and again, several of the Vikings took top spots in their events. "The kids did great," said Assistant Coach Alice Cumps. "We always want them to do really well against other kids, but we also like to see the personal growth." PHS senior Aiden Luhr placed first place in the high jump, jumping five feet, eight inches. Behind him in second place was freshman Valon Weathers, who...
After traveling to Juneau last weekend to play against Juneau-Douglas High School in a series of games, Head Coach Jim Engell said the Petersburg High School baseball team will be working on reducing their mistakes and errors in upcoming practices. "That's been the repetitive theme," said Engell. "If we can reduce our errors, we're going to be in the games. The kids are fully aware of it. It's something we're going to build on. We're really showing that we haven't played for two years." The...
The Petersburg High School played their second series of the season against Ketchikan High School on April 22 and 23. While they suffered three more losses, Head Coach Jim Engell said the Vikings have been improving by the week. "It went real well," said Engell. "I know the scores don't necessarily show that, but we made a lot of progress. I was very pleased. Every practice that we have had since we got on the field in Sitka, we've just seen our kids get better and better." Brekin Davis, Lathum...
Two Petersburg High School wrestlers will head to the Alaska School Activities Association Wrestling State Championships in May after placing first in their weight classes at Regionals. Jonas Baekkelund placed first in the 171 pound weight class at the ASAA Division II Southeast Alaska tournament in Ketchikan last weekend. Baekkelund, a freshman, pinned his way to the final round to face off against Wrangell High School's Ethan Blatchley, said Coach Jeff Davidson. The two students had wrestled b...
The Petersburg High School track and field team participated in their first meet of the season on April 23 and 24, which saw several of the Vikings take top spots in their events. PHS senior Aiden Luhr had the best showing among the Vikings at the Ketchikan Invitational. He took first place in the mens 100 meter sprint, the 200 meter sprint and the high jump. His performances in the preliminaries saw him set new records. His preliminary performance in the 100 meter sprint was a new season...
