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With a strong offense and defense, the Lady Vikings brought home two more wins last weekend after traveling to Craig to play against the Lady Panthers. The Lady Vikings had good luck at the basket at the start of Friday’s game, which continued on to the second quarter. At halftime, Petersburg was up, 26-16. The team’s luck seemed to peak in the third quarter when the Lady Vikings scored 18 points, and held the Lady Panthers to zero points. Head Coach Dino Brock said the team allowed Craig to get back into the game in the fourth quarter whe...
After a double loss against Metlakatla, the Petersburg High School boys basketball team's winning streak came to an end over the weekend, which began in their first games of the season against Wrangell in December. "In our league you have to show up every night and play well, and we didn't do that," said Head Coach Richard Brock. The Vikings struggled through the first half of their game against the Chiefs. At the start of the first quarter, Brock said both teams were sizing each other up. Then...
In a strong showing of their defense, the Lady Vikings won both their home games this weekend against Metlakatla's Miss Chiefs. Petersburg took an early lead in Friday's game, ending the first quarter up, 12-5. Head Coach Dino Brock said the team did a good job of pushing the basketball and had a solid defense at the start of the game. In the second quarter, both teams went back and forth with their scoring and the Miss Chiefs ended up outscoring the Lady Vikings by one point. In the third...
The Lady Vikings came out ahead in both their games against the Lady Glacier Bears at Haines over the weekend. Like the Petersburg High School boys basketball team, the Lady Vikings had a late start to their games against Haines as a result of weather conditions. What should have been two games over Friday and Saturday ended up being a game almost immediately after getting off the ferry on Saturday and a game at 8 A.M. Sunday morning. Despite their late arrival, Head Coach Dino Brock said the...
The Petersburg High School boys basketball team continued their winning streak this season with two wins against Haines last weekend. The Vikings had a rough start to the weekend when their ferry to Haines was delayed due to weather. They were supposed to play the Glacier Bears Friday and Saturday, but because they didn't arrive in Haines until Saturday afternoon, the two teams ended up playing against each other Saturday evening and Sunday morning. The Vikings had good offense and defense to...
Two Petersburg Basketball players were recognized during the Rally the Regions tournament in Anchorage this past week, being named to the All Tournament Teams. This recognition is meant to highlight players who demonstrate strong character traits outside of the basketball court, as well as on it. Students can be recognized for their academic performance, leadership qualities, having a good attitude, and other qualities. The two Petersburg students recognized this year are Thomas Durkin (left)...
The Petersburg Vikings travelled to Dimond High School in Anchorage last week to compete in the Rally the Regions Hardwood Classic. The tournament is one of the biggest events for high school basketball teams across Alaska, bringing together teams for a four-day long tournament. These were hard-fought games, as Vikings Coach Rich Brock pointed out that Petersburg came up from behind in several of their games, but the Vikings came out undefeated and with the championship title. Their first game...
While the Petersburg Vikings came home with a championship last week, after the Rally the Regions Hardwood Classic, it was a less successful tournament for the Lady Vikings. The girls basketball team did not have any wins during the rally. However, according to Lady Vikings Coach Dino Brock, the tournament gave the team many chances to grow their skills on the court. The competition let the team show their strengths, he said, as well as areas for future improvement. "We went up against some of...
Four Petersburg High School wrestlers placed in their weight classes at the state championship tournament in Anchorage last weekend. Kole Sperl came in second place, Ruby Massin placed fourth, Deirdre Toyomura came in fifth place and Merrick Nilsen finished in sixth place. Reed Anderson, Sawyer Bryner, Adam Ware and Kyle Biggers also competed at State, but according to Alaska School Activities Association state championship scores, their place in the tournament is unknown. Head Coach Tyler...
The girls varsity basketball team had a rough start to the season this weekend, losing both their games to Wrangell. The Lady Vikings gave the Lady Wolves a 17-point led early on in their first game of the season. Petersburg was able to close the gap to 10 points by halftime, but was unable to catch up to Wrangell. The Lady Vikings ended up losing the game, 37-57. Head Coach Dino Brock said the team missed some crucial shots and had some early season mistakes, but the girls still put up a fight...
The Petersburg High School boys basketball team kicked off the season with two wins against Wrangell during homecoming this past weekend. The Vikings had a sluggish start to the first game of the year. Head Coach Richard Brock said the team made miss-able shots and missed three free throws in a row. Instead of calling a timeout, he let the Vikings figure out their mistakes on their own. "We have a lot of returning guys that have good varsity experience, so I didn't call a timeout to see if they...
Eleven wrestlers on the Petersburg High School wrestling team qualified for State and three Vikings were named Division II region champions in their weight class at the regional tournament in Craig last weekend. At the tournament, the top three boys and top two girls in their weight class qualified for State. Merrick Nilsen, Deirdre Toyomura and Ruby Massin came in first place and claimed the title of Division II region champion in their weight classes. Reed Anderson, Kole Sperl and Adam Ware...
In their last tournament before Regionals, two wrestlers on the Petersburg High School wrestling team took first place in their weight class at the Pilot Invitational in Juneau last weekend. Deirdre Toyomura placed first in the girls 112 pound weight class, and Ruby Massin came in first in the girls 125 pound weight class. Behind Massin in second was Jolyn Toyomura in the girls 125 pound weight class. On the boys side, Reed Anderson, Sawyer Bryner, and Clayten Martinsen placed second in the...
At about a week into the season, the Petersburg High School basketball teams scramble to build their offense and defense before their first game on Dec. 20 against Wrangell. Head coach for the boys team, Richard Brock, said the Vikings look to have over 20 kids on the team; although, it is still too soon to tell since some of the players are on the wrestling team or involved in other school related activities. Despite what the final number the boys team will have, Brock said there are four...
The Petersburg High School wrestling team invited Wrangell and Craig High Schools to town last Saturday for an "unconventional" tournament, said Head Coach Tyler Thain. Wrangell and Craig wrestlers teamed up against the Vikings in spotlight matches in the high school gym Saturday evening. All the lights were turned off except for one light directly above the wrestling mat. Round after round, a Viking would face off against either a Wrangell or Craig wrestler. Thain said he didn't keep team...
All 14 Petersburg High School wrestlers placed in the top three at the Mt. Edgecumbe High School Invite on Friday. Reed Anderson, Kyle Biggers and Jolyn Toyomura took first place in their weight class. Merrick Nilsen, Owen Anderson, Kole Sperl, Kayden Geelan and Deirdre Toyomura each placed second in their weight class. Adam Ware, Devon Guthrie, Wyatt Litster, John Bisset, Jack Engell and Ruby Massin took third place in their weight class. Head Coach Tyler Thain could not be reached for comment. The next tournament will be this weekend in...
After a well-fought battle, the Petersburg High School volleyball team took fourth place at the regional tournament in Wrangell last week. "Overall, a really, really good performance from the kids," said Head Coach Jaime Cabral. "They played very hard to the very end." In their first match of the tournament, the Vikings went up against Metlakatla and beat the Chiefs in three sets. Up next, the Vikings played against the Craig Panthers, but lost the match, 1-3. Due to their loss against Craig,...
The Petersburg High School volleyball team went 1-1 in two exhibitions matches over the weekend against Wrangell, before competing in the regional tournament this week. Every year, the Petersburg and Wrangell volleyball teams play each other in a home game for their senior appreciation night. On Friday, Petersburg traveled to Wrangell, and on Saturday, Wrangell came to Petersburg. In the first match, the Vikings went four sets against the Wrangell Wolves. The Vikings lost the first set, 23-25,...
Four seniors on the Petersburg High School wrestling team competed in the Anchorage Christian School tournament last weekend and placed fourth and sixth in their weight class. The tournament began with a preliminary round and moved on to quarterfinals. Merrick Nilsen, Alex Worhatch, Kole Sperl and Adam Ware won all their matches at the start of the tournament and were able to compete in the semifinals. The four seniors lost a match in the semifinals, and were moved into the backside of the...
In his last swim meet of his high school career, senior Peter Kowalski placed fourth in the boys 500 yard freestyle at the state championship on Saturday and set a new Viking Swim Team record. "Peter swam really well in the finals," said Head Coach Andy Carlisle. Kowalski competed in both the 200 and 500 yard freestyle at State and came in sixth and fourth place respectively. He completed the 500 yard freestyle race in 4:51.59, which is a new Viking Swim Team record, according to Carlisle....
The Petersburg High School volleyball team went 3-3 at the last conference tournament of the season last week in Klawock and earned themselves the fourth seed at Regionals. The Vikings won their matches against Haines, Metlakata and Skagway and lost against Klawock, Craig and Wrangell. Head Coach Jaime Cabral said the young team is still trying to get over hurdles, but he believes that they will peak at the regional tournament in Wrangell next week. In the meantime, Cabral will have the Vikings...
The Devil's Thumb Shooters traveled to Juneau the weekend of Oct. 26 to participate in the 5th Annual SE Fall Trap Shoot Invitational. We took 11 athletes from 4th - 12th grade. Our two seniors Franklin Neidiffer and Noah File shot well, but the competition in the varsity level is fierce. At that level, they must shoot near perfect. They both were close, by shooting near 90% in Trap. Our intermediate squad is our strong suit. We had a shootout for 3rd place, American Trap. All were from...
Petersburg High School seniors Maria Pfundt, Maddy Whitethorn and Peter Kowalski qualified for the swim and dive state championships in Anchorage this weekend in two of their events. The three seniors had to first compete in the preliminary round of the regional meet last Friday in Sitka before swimming in the finals. Those who finished in the top eight of their events progressed to the finals on Saturday. Then, the swimmers swam to qualify for State. Pfundt took third place in the girls 100...
Three Petersburg High School wrestlers took second place in their weight class in the Bill Weiss Tournament in Ketchikan last weekend. Kyle Biggers, Deirdre Toyomura and Ruby Massin took second place in the boys 285, girls 112 and girls 135 weight class respectively. Additionally, Merrick Nilsen placed third in the boys 103 weight class and Adam Ware took fourth place in the boys 189 weight class. "I'm super happy," said Head Coach Tyler Thain. "Everyone is improving, and that's all you can ask...
