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The Petersburg High School volleyball team traveled to Haines last weekend to compete in the Alaska School Activities Association Region V Tournament. Before arriving in Haines, the tournament was put in jeopardy after the ferry M/V LeConte experienced icing conditions in Lynn Canal, forcing the vessel to return to Juneau and delaying the arrival of the five teams on board. Head Coach Jaime Cabral said contingency plans were made if the tournament had to be moved to Juneau, but after some larger items were taken off the ferry, it was able to co...
Six students from the Petersburg High School wrestling team traveled to Anchorage last weekend to compete in the Anchorage Christian Schools tournament. The tournament is the biggest in the state for 3A and smaller schools with upwards of 30 teams according to Head Coach James Valentine. The meet allowed the team to have its first glimpse of its northern competition and offered both all-boys and all-girls tournaments. “We don’t see them very often, so it’s a good indicator of what state may look like in the future,” Valentine said. While the mo...
The Petersburg High School volleyball team’s North Seeding Tournament was canceled last weekend due to the high number of active COVID-19 cases in Petersburg according to Activities Director Jaime Cabral. PHS was set to host the tournament and welcome Double-A schools, and some Single-A schools who opted up a division, from across Southeast Alaska to Petersburg. According to Cabral, the schools did not want to risk exposure and jeopardize their seasons due to the high level of community spread. He wrote that it was not an easy decision to m...
The Petersburg High School wrestling team traveled to Haines last weekend to compete in its second tournament of the season. Since many teams had to cancel coming to the first meet in Petersburg, the team was looking forward to this opportunity to see more of the competition. Unfortunately, only teams from Haines and Juneau were able to travel and even though the team was disappointed, Head Coach James Valentine said the students improved since the first meet. "Our wrestlers did well, they tight...
The Petersburg High School swim season came to a close after the 2021 Region V Swim & Dive Championship in Ketchikan last weekend. Prior to the meet, the team lost half of its students due to COVID-19 related issues according to Head Coach Andy Carlisle, some of whom had the best chances to make it to the state tournament. COVID-19 continues to affect the school district which announced Tuesday that all extracurricular practices would be canceled for the near future. Though the team lost some students, Carlisle said the ones that were at the me...
The Petersburg High School wrestling team hosted teams from Juneau, Haines, and Ketchikan Friday and Saturday in their first tournament of the season. More teams were set to come to the meet including Sitka, Mt. Edgecumbe, Wrangell, and Craig, but were unable to attend due to weather. Though the meet was smaller than expected, Head Coach James Valentine said it was still good and they were fortunate to have the teams that did show up. "We were able to throw some stuff together and get those...
The Petersburg High School volleyball team traveled to Metlakatla last weekend to compete in the South Seeding Tournament. The team went 2-4, beating Skagway and Metlakatla at the host’s senior night game. The tournament was comprised of seven schools including all Double-A schools in the region and some Single-A schools which opted up. It was a tough tournament according to Head Coach Jaime Cabral who said the team faced an injury on the last day of practice which forced the team to make adjustments. “It was kind of make stuff up on the fly...
The Devil's Thumb Shooters marksmanship team traveled to the seventh annual Southeast Fall Invitational Shoot in Juneau last weekend. 10 student members of the team attended the competition and claimed a total of 31 awards while competing against students from Alaska and Washington. Students competed in four shotgun disciplines including American trap, double trap, wobble trap, and sporting clays. The team practiced for five weeks and only on Sundays as they cannot practice at night without...
Wrestling season at Petersburg High School is starting up, and some new, but familiar faces are now heading the team. Head Coach James Valentine and Assistant Coach Mike Corl are bringing their experiences from both on and off the wrestling mat back to the school they graduated from. Valentine has helped out the team since he graduated from PHS in 2010, coming in whenever he was in town. When the opportunity came for him to coach the team, he did not hesitate. "I have my assistant coach Mike...
The Petersburg High School volleyball team traveled to Juneau for three days of competition at the Juneau Invitational Volleyball Extravaganza (JIVE) meet. The team flew up Thursday and were on the court later that night with all the other teams who showed up early including Sitka, Mt. Edgecumbe, and Juneau Douglas according to Head Coach Jaime Cabral. Petersburg was the smallest school among the bunch, but were able to put up a fight against the bigger teams. “Juneau Douglas was extremely tall. They’ve been practicing since August. So it was j...
The Petersburg High School swim team traveled to Juneau last weekend to compete in the Juneau High School Invitational. PHS students competed against teams from across Southeast Alaska including Juneau Douglas, Thunder Mountain, Craig, Ketchikan, and Sitka. Though the PHS teams placed last on both days of the competition, individual performances in the pool shined through. Allie Morgan put up some of her best times of the season Friday. The sole member of the girls team placed third in the...
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...
