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For the first time in at least 28 years, the Petersburg girls basketball team played a series in Unalaska, where a defensive weekend gave the Vikings their second win and fourth loss of the season. “What a great cultural experience,” said Dino Brock, the Vikings coach, noting Unalaska’s mountainous landscape and scant forest land. “What a different part of the state -- a whole different world for us.” On Friday, the Vikings lost to Unalaska 26-24, but won on Saturday after the team went 11 for 15 from the free throw line. “We won the game fr...
Petersburg boys basketball took a team of eight to Unalaska this weekend where it struggled to shoot the ball, losing two games and dropping to a 1-5 record. The Vikings lost to Unalaska on Friday, 48-27, and Saturday 64-38. "That's a quality team we played," said Rick Brock, the Viking head coach. "Has to be one of the best teams in the state for what I've seen." With Petersburg shooting woes against Unalaska -- a team that's big, fast and can shoot, Brock said -- he was happy to see his team...
The Petersburg girls basketball team started its weekend series against Wrangell on Friday with its first win of the season, coming after a pair of free throws put the Vikings up one with seconds left. The second half of the lady's game on Friday saw two key Viking scores at the end of each break. A last second shot by Petersburg at the end of the third gave the team the lead heading into the fourth. And then again, with 4.9 seconds left in regulation, Petersburg was down two and Nina McCay was...
Petersburg boys basketball split two games with Wrangell last weekend, losing on Friday and coming better prepared for the rivalry matchup on Saturday, the coach said. Petersburg had to reach into its bench early in a game against Wrangell on Friday, which caused for a stop-and-go night with recurring scoring lulls. Petersburg lost 44-50. Mark Neidiffer, a Petersburg senior and one of its highest scorers, was benched after being whistled for two fouls early in the first quarter. Dale Strong,...
The Petersburg high wrestling team placed 22nd at the division two state tournament last week, where two Viking wrestlers placed top five in their weight classes. The Viking wrestling team sent five boys and two girls to the state championship in Anchorage. The only Vikings to place were senior Taegen Schwartz, who was fifth, and sophomore Jolyn Toyomura, who finished fourth in the girls championship. "We weren't really expecting to come out like we did last year, as far as team points," said...
Petersburg High School boys basketball lost two games against Metlakatla last weekend, an outcome that underscored the Vikings' effort but punctuated its youth, the coach said. In Friday's game -- last year's 2A state championship matchup -- the Vikings jumped out to a 28-27 lead at the end of the half. Petersburg senior Mark Neidiffer led the way in scoring with 13 points in the first quarter and three in the second. He finished with 21. The start of the third quarter saw Metlakatla go on a...
The Petersburg High School girls basketball coach said the team needs to learn how to play more rounded after it lost both games against Metlakatla last weekend. In its first weekend of the 2017-2018 campaign, the Lady Vikings dropped two games to Metlakatla. On Friday, the game ended with a 25 to 45 score, and on Saturday it ended 44 to 34. Senior Rikki Lewis, whose feet were cramping during most of the game, led the team in scoring on Friday with her perimeter shooting. She finished with 10...
The Southeast Regional Wrestling Championship was last weekend in Ketchikan, where Petersburg was at full health and controlled most top spots across their weight classes, but the team is still beset by its roster size. Ten Petersburg wrestlers traveled to Ketchikan, and six of them finished in the top two in their weight class. The Viking girls, with two wrestlers, finished second, and the boys, with eight, finished fourth. Jolyn Toyomura, a Petersburg sophomore, finished first, but only one other wrestler matched-up in her weight class....
The 2017 Vikings basketball season will begin Friday night in Petersburg, and the coaches say the matchup will likely be the toughest of the year, along with a state championship rematch in the boys game. "It's an interesting team for us to match up with first," said Richard Brock, the boys head coach, offering a preview into Petersburg's state championship rematch from March 2017 with Metlakatla. "I am sure they will be ready to come back in here and try to set the tempo for how the league is...
It took three games and nine sets for the Petersburg volleyball team to inflict a sweeping championship run at the region tournament last weekend. The Vikings didn't drop a set on their home court. Petersburg rolled over Klawock on Friday, Craig on Saturday morning and then secured the region title against Wrangell that night. "The win confirms to the team that they belong in the state tournament," said Jaime Cabral, Petersburg's head coach, when asked if this was a statement weekend. "Also a tr...
The Petersburg wrestling team spent three days wrestling last weekend in Klawock and Craig, where a Viking freshman came off injury and finished on top for most of the trip. Ruby Massin was kept out of the home meet last weekend because of an ankle injury. She started her return in Craig on Thursday with a first place finish. In Klawock on Friday, Massin finished second with two pins. On Saturday, she took first place again in her weight class with two more pins. She finished the weekend 6-1, said Dan Swearingen, the Petersburg head coach....
It was senior appreciation night for the Petersburg volleyball team on Thursday, where it shutout Wrangell in arguably its best performance of the season, said Jaime Cabral, its head coach. Petersburg swept Wrangell in three games with little resistance. The team adjusted and became quicker and cleaner since its last home game when it was beaten handedly by Juneau. But since then, Petersburg mounted a run. The team is now 15-0 in conference play, 15-2 overall. "We have a bunch of kids who want t...
In an injury-ridden state, Petersburg wrestling hosted eight teams for a round-robin tournament, finishing second overall in the senior and parent appreciation weekend. Petersburg rostered eight wrestlers to start the Viking Face Off and Scramble on Friday. By Saturday, the team was down to six. The injuries started when two girls on the 11-person roster left the team permanently before the meet even started. Then, freshman Ruby Massin was injured and elected not to suit-up. The setbacks...
The Petersburg Volleyball team continued its regular season winning streak in Metlakatla last weekend where they went 5-0 in conference play. The varsity volleyball team played its second and final conference seeding tournament last weekend. The winning streak has reached 12 in conference play for the Vikings and places them as the number one seed heading into the Region V 2A Volleyball Championships to take place in Peterburg next weekend. The Petersburg streak began in September after...
Four Petersburg High School swimmers went up against about 30 teams at the state championship in Anchorage last weekend, where two finished in the top 10 and nearly all swam personal record times. “We did really well,” said Andy Carlisle, the coach. “All the swimmers were either right at their best time or a little faster.” The state meet is separated into two days. On Friday, 16 swimmers race in each event, and eight move on to the finals. Senior Van Abbott was the only Petersburg swimmer to advance to the finals on Saturday. He finished seven...
The Petersburg Swim & Dive team was in Juneau last weekend for the Southeast Regional Championships, where four athletes qualified for the state meet on Friday. "It went really well," said Coach Andy Carlisle. "Even the kids who didn't make it to state were lights-out swimmers." Sophomores Maddy Whitethorn and Maria Pfundt, along with seniors Britton Erickson and Van Abbott, qualified for the state meet in Anchorage starting Friday. Regionals were split into preliminary races on Friday and...
The Petersburg Wrestling team took only five kids to the meet in Ketchikan last weekend, and its coach “didn’t even look” at the final score. “It was a tough weekend,” Coach Dan Swearingen said. “We left all of our upperclassmen and our physically stronger kids at home due to injuries, sickness or personal reasons.” As a result, rostered with two sophomores, two freshmen and one senior, Petersburg got “worked pretty well,” Swearingen said. During the matches, Petersburg had trouble staying on top and getting off bottom, Swearingen said....
The Petersburg Swim and Dive team traveled to Sitka last weekend where Coach Andy Carlisle said most swimmers logged personal record times. The boys' relay team, which Carlisle thinks has a good chance to qualify for the state meet, placed in the top five on Friday and Saturday. "We are either first or second every time we get up there," Carlisle said on the boys' 200-yard relay performances. "They have been all year, so they're pretty stoked about that." The relay team, Britton Erickson, Ethan...
The Petersburg Volleyball team was bested narrowly in the finals at a one-and-done tournament in Juneau last weekend, but did jump ahead in conference play overall. The team attended the 23rd annual Juneau Invitational Volleyball Extravaganza on Friday and Saturday. In the Gold Bracket Single Elimination JIVE Tournament, Thunder Mountain from Juneau beat Petersburg in the championship. Juneau was the number five seed and Petersburg was three, losing by six points in the first match and two point...
The Petersburg roller derby team began its season on Saturday by winning in Sitka by more than 130, a runaway victory that the coach called a testament to preparation and conditioning. The Petersburg Ragnarök Rollers defeated the Sitka Sound Slayers, also known as Shee Devils, on Saturday evening 205 to 72. It was a rematch from last year, said Rebecca Anderson, the lady rollers' head coach. "We had anticipated that they would be coming at us, knowing our strengths and weaknesses and ready to...
The Petersburg Cross Country team was recognized at the high school on Tuesday for its performance at the regional and state meets. The boys and girls both qualified for the ASAA Division II, 1A, 2A and 3A State Championship meet in Anchorage two weeks ago. That's the second time in four years both teams made it and the third time in about two decades, said Tommy Thompson, the head coach. Of the 14 teams in division two, the boys' team placed ninth. The girls' team finished in fourth place among...
The Petersburg Girls Cross Country Team started its postseason with a perfect finish at regionals on Saturday, claiming the top five places and a complete bid to State this weekend. The high school Cross Country team on Saturday traveled to Ketchikan for regionals where heavy rainfall hit the track, making it slick with mud. There was a gradual but lengthy incline at the beginning, which complemented hills that Petersburg had trained on in practice. They were pacing through ideal conditions, sai...
The Viking harriers continued their strong season in Sitka and in their final race before regions finished second overall for the girls and fifth for the boys. Against their own division opponents (1A/2A/3A) the boys were third, and the girls first. The girls have not lost a regular season or regional meet to a division opponent for three years. Freshman Maia Cowan continues to impress as she finished second overall only behind the 4A Alaska champion Sadie Tuckwood in a personal best time of...
