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The Petersburg High School boys' basketball team opened its season in Sitka last weekend in the Sitka Holland America Tournament. Though the full squad did not travel because of the holidays and the wrestling state tournament, Head Coach Rick Brock believes the three matches showed the young team what they can work on and was happy with their progress. "We were able to compete against very good teams and different styles, so we got everything out of the tournament that we wanted to going in,"...
The Viking Swim Club traveled to Ketchikan on December 10 for its first meet in over two years. It was Scott Burt's first opportunity to travel to a meet as head coach of the team which he said was an overwhelmingly positive experience. "I know for the kids that went as well, it was so nice to finally be able to travel and have head-to-head competition with swimmers across the state of Alaska," Burt said. The team has not been able to travel in the last two years because of the COVID-19...
The Petersburg High School wrestling team capped off its season with a trip to Anchorage last weekend to compete in the state championship tournament. Eight PHS students took part in the tournament which saw hundreds of students go head-to-head in the Alaska Airlines Center to crown the best in the state. “All of our wrestlers, I think, peaked this trip,” Valentine said. “I’ve never seen them wrestle better to be honest.” DD Toyomura, who won the regional championship this season, claimed fifth at state. She lost to the number two seed in t...
The Petersburg High School wrestling team traveled to Wrangell last weekend to compete in the Region V Championship Tournament which gave students a chance to qualify for the state championships in Anchorage. Head Coach James Valentine said he was proud of the confidence the team had going into the tournament which was the culmination of all the hard work the students had put into the season. "This weekend, I thought that everybody showed up and left 110% on that mat, which is fantastic to see a...
The Petersburg High School boys basketball team is set to open its season at the Sitka Holland America Tournament this week. Led by Head Coach Rick Brock, who was named as the 2021 2A Boys Coach of the Year, the boys basketball program is starting its season with approximately 20 students, four of whom are seniors. The team is still waiting on a handful of students who are coming back from injury or are still with the wrestling team. After two years of big senior classes, Brock said a lot of...
The Petersburg High School girls basketball team is looking to bounce back from last year’s shortened season going into its first tournament of the year. The team has been practicing for two weeks under Head Coach Dino Brock, who said so far practices are going well and the students are working hard. This year’s team is younger than most. It is made up of three seniors, two sophomores, and seven freshmen who practice on the court who put time on the court every day. “The younger kids are learning quickly, older kids are doing a great job helpi...
The Petersburg High School wrestling team traveled to Juneau last weekend to compete in the Pilot Invitational tournament after a three-week break. The tournament went smoothly according to Head Coach James Valentine, who said he was excited for the five students who were able to travel but that some were unable to go due to COVID-19 quarantine. Most of the teams in the region attended the tournament, except for those from Prince of Wales Island. Deirdre Toyomura claimed first in her bracket, maintaining her top form from before the break....
The Petersburg High School wrestling team traveled to Ketchikan last weekend for the Bill Weiss tournament which had students compete in a round robin followed by a tournament. The tournament was the largest in Southeast Alaska behind the regional championships according to Head Coach James Valentine, who said it was the best opportunity for his students to see their competition in the region. “We were able to bring a majority of the team, a couple kids are out right now, but we were able to bring the majority of the team,” Valentine said. The...
The Petersburg High School Volleyball team has not had it easy this season, but the students are still persevering and preparing for their biggest tournament of the season so far. The team had to cancel its home and away matches last week against Wrangell High School after COVID-19 cases continued to rise in both communities according to Head Coach Jaime Cabral. “With Wrangell’s cases popping up and our cases still pretty high, we didn’t want to risk regions that is coming up this week,” Cabral said. Earlier in the season the North Seeding...
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...
