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Two Petersburg High School seniors took first place in the 100 yard freestyle event over the weekend in the first swim meet of the season. Maria Pfundt took first in the girls 100 yard freestyle with a time of 59.77, and Peter Kowalski came in first place in the boys event at 51.68. Pfundt also placed second in the girls 200 yard freestyle with a time of 2:15.05. Six events after his first place win, Kowalski came in second place in the boys 100 yard backstroke with a time of 1:00.55. "The kids...
Half of 18 Petersburg High School runners that competed in the home cross country meet on Saturday set new personal records. PHS Sophomore Uriah Lucas came in third place overall in the meet and broke his previous personal record by about 58 seconds with a time of 17:22.2. Senior Melanie Chase was the top Viking runner in the girls race and took 13th place with a time of 21:52. Kole Sperl and Michael Durkin were the second and third fastest Viking runners and placed 12th and 26th in the race....
Half Marathon Top Three: Uriah Lucas- 1:30:01 Phil Hofstetter- 1:39:59 Keith Billi 1:43:22 10K Top Three: Jason Brinlefield- 51:57 Doug Riemer- 53:10 Helen Boggs- 53:12...
Two Petersburg High School students placed personal records at the first cross country meet of the season on Saturday. Sophomore Uriah Lucas came in 13th place at the Juneau meet and set a new personal record at 18:00. Sophomore Michael Durkin came in 31st place and set a new personal best at 19:18. Head Coach Thomas Thompson said the runners had a tough week of practices leading up to the meet, but still performed well. "They ran on tired legs," said Thompson. Overall, the boys team came in...
Running anywhere from four to eight miles a day, six days a week, the Petersburg High School cross country team has begun practicing for their first meet of the season at the end of the month. There are 20 kids on this year's team, which includes seniors Jack Byrer, Melanie Chase, Kole Sperl and Noah Sullivan. Head Coach Thomas Thompson said he will be testing the waters at the first meet on Aug. 31 in Juneau, because it is still early in the season. He anticipates that the students who did some...
It's been five years since the inception of the Devil's Thumb Shooter's Club, now a 501(c) non-profit youth organization with focus on shotgun competition sports. The club has grown from five members in 2015 to 17 members in 2019 consisting of area youths in elementary through high school. Eleven members traveled to Eagle River to compete in the 2019 Alaska YESS State championship shoot at Birchwood Shooting Park. There were approximately 120 youths competing in three age classes. Medal...
The Petersburg High School varsity baseball team traveled to Juneau where they had their second win of the season in the first round of the region tournament. The Vikings played Thunder Mountain in their first game of the tournament on Thursday. The weekend before, the two teams had played each other in Petersburg, and the Vikings saw their first win in three years. Less than a week later, Petersburg beat Thunder Mountain again in their first game of the tournament, 4-1. "Everything we talked...
Two of the five members of the Petersburg High School track and field team that traveled to Palmer last week to compete at State placed in the top three of their events at the meet. Aiden Luhr took second place in the 100 meter run and third place in the 300 meter run. Julian Cumps took third place in the long jump. Tolin Eddy took seventh place in the 1600 meter run and set a new personal record with a time of 4:43.99, which was also a PHS record. Eddy also took seventh place in the 3200 meter...
The Petersburg High School varsity baseball team won their first game in three years on Friday against Thunder Mountain. Friday's varsity game had a unique start. Opening pitcher for the Vikings was Thomas Durkin, and Thunder Mountain's opening pitcher was Stone Morgan. The two had been good friends and played on the same little league teams growing up. Morgan had moved to Juneau since the last baseball season and now the two players, for the first time in their lives, were playing against each...
All 15 students on Petersburg High School's track and field team qualified for State after competing in the regional tournament in Juneau over the weekend. Even though all the students qualified for State, only five will actually compete in Palmer this weekend. Head Coach Tyler Thain said it can be a bit expensive traveling to Palmer and the students have to miss several days of school during final exams. Additionally, some of the students only qualified for State in one or two events. "A lot of...
Ken Madsen looks for his golf ball, after knocking it into a ditch, at last weekend's Ray Pedersen Memorial Ryder Cup. The tournament, memorializing Ray Pedersen, brings together the towns of Wrangell and Petersburg for a weekend of golfing. Petersburg won the match 22 to 13. Wrangell and Petersburg came together for Muskeg Meadow's annual Ray Pedersen Memorial Ryder Cup last Saturday and Sunday. The two communities have been going back-and-forth on winning this tournament for several years. In... Full story
The Petersburg High School varsity baseball team played against the Sitka Wolves last week during the third week of the season, but the Vikings lost all three games. The Vikings arrived in Sitka on May 1 and immediately played the Wolves in the first game of the week. The first inning saw the Vikings jump ahead with two runs, but the Wolves fought back with three runs of their own. Sitka went on to make three more runs in the second quarter, putting Petersburg down 2-6 at the start of the third...
Eleven Petersburg High School athletes gave up the opportunity to attend prom over the weekend to compete in the third track and field meet of the season in Juneau, leaving one more meet before the regional competition. Every school from the region was present at the meet at Thunder Mountain High School in Juneau last week, except for Thorne Bay. According to Head Coach Tyler Thain, nearly every student from Petersburg set a new personal record. "Everyone is improving, which is really cool to...
Car horns could be heard among the cheering of the fans as the Petersburg High School varsity baseball team played Juneau-Douglas High School at home over the weekend, but the encouragement from the stands and the parking lot was not enough to help the varsity team secure a win. The Vikings gave JDHS an early lead during Friday's game. Petersburg was down 1-5 by the end of the first inning. JDHS went on to make run after run through the sixth inning. Although the Vikings struggled throughout...
The Petersburg Ragnarök Rollers traveled out of Alaska for the first time to Bellingham, Washington over the weekend to battle the Bellingham Roller Betties, but they narrowly lost after tying the game in the final ten minutes. "The last few minutes were pretty exciting," said Coach Rebecca Anderson. "I was overall very proud of our players." Twelve of the team's 19 players traveled to Bellingham for their third game of the season. The Bellingham Roller Betties are a part of the Women's Flat Tra...
Despite competing against 4A schools in their first meet of the season over the weekend in Ketchikan, the Petersburg High School track and field team held their own and scored well in the events they competed in. The Vikings competed alongside students from Ketchikan, Juneau and Thunder Mountain. All three schools are categorized as 4A schools, meaning they have more students, while Petersburg is a 2A school. Since Ketchikan, Juneau and Thunder Mountain have larger school sizes, they have more...
The Petersburg High School baseball team traveled to Ketchikan over the weekend to play their first three games of the season, but ended up losing each game to Ketchikan High School. For a month, the Vikings have been practicing at the ballfield and in the gym in preparation for the start of the baseball season. Until now, head coach Jim Engell said he didn't know what the team needed to focus on, but after Friday's and Saturday's games, he knows what to zero in on with the team during...
April 3 — Juan Gallardo, 36, was issued a citation for driving without a valid driver’s license. A police patrol was requested on S. Nordic Dr. A vehicle was illegally parked on school grounds. Authorities were requested at a location on Howkan Dr. to deal with an unruly customer. Authorities responded to a civil argument over child custody. Andrew J. Whitethorn, 45, was arrested on charges of driving under the influence, assault in the fourth degree and two counts of criminal mischief in the fifth degree. April 4 — Extra patrols were requested...
The Viking Swim Club scored second place in Juneau this past weekend at the 2019 Southeast Championships behind the Glacier Swim Club of Juneau which has 10 times as many swimmers as Petersburg. Brooklyn Whitethorn, Olivia Hinde, Lexie Tow and Abby Worhatch competed in the 200 yard freestyle relay in the 10 and under age group and came in first place. The group went on to come in second place in the 200 yard medley relay. On the boys side, Jonas Baekkelund, Noah Pawuk, Logan Tow and Logan Haley...
The Petersburg High School baseball team began practicing on the ball field on Monday as their first game of the season approaches on April 19, in Ketchikan. For the past few weeks, the team, which is made up of 19 players, has been practicing in the Parks and Rec gym. A batting cage and pitching machine was pulled out to focus on hitting, conditioning and building arm strength. On the ball field, the pitching machine will be used to shoot baseballs approximately 100 feet into the air to allow...
With their first meet about a month away, the Petersburg High School track and field team has been practicing five times a week since late February. The team will be competing in 16 events throughout the season, including the 200 and 3200 meter sprint, 300 meter hurdle, 4x100 and 4x800 meter relays, high jump and discus. There are five meets this season, including the regional meet. The first meet will be in Ketchikan from April 19 - 20. "I'm just really excited to see what these athletes can...
The girls varsity basketball team traveled to Sitka last week to compete in the Region V championship tournament where the team was eliminated after three games. The Lady Vikings were off to a good start when they beat Haines, 57-45. Petersburg scored 23 points in the first quarter and scored about 15 points in each quarter for the rest of the game. "We shot the ball really, really well, and Haines did too," said Coach Dino Brock. "It was kind of a back and forth, but it was a good way to start...
