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Both Petersburg Cross Country teams finished in the top five at the Wrangell Invitational on Saturday, with runners clocking personal records despite an uphill-finishing course. The men's team finished in fifth place, out of 10 teams competing, and the women's team finished in third among seven. Of the 118 male runners, Petersburg's Brennan Skeek came in 15th place and ran a personal record time of 18:23. Sophomore Kole Sperl placed in 22nd place with a time of 18:45. Junior Tolin Eddy finished...
The Petersburg Cross Country teams placed at the top of the leader boards in the Klawock Invitational on Saturday. The women's team took first place in Klawock, routing the competition by nearly 30 points. The men's team took second place after losing by three points to Ketchikan. Sophomore Kole Sperl led the men's team by taking third place overall, notching a personal record of 18 minutes 42 seconds in the 3.1-mile race. Other personal records come from freshman Brennan Skeek, who placed...
WRANGELL – Intermittent rains and wind on Saturday prompted Muskeg Meadows Golf Course to cancel one of its two days scheduled for the First Bank Golf Tournament. Twenty-six golfers from Wrangell and Petersburg still hit the links on a sunny Sunday morning for the best-ball, team play competition. Players vied for a number of prizes and for First Bank-related raffle items during the lunch to follow. Golfing with a handicap of 16, Eric Koding, Faye and Keene Kohrt, and Tyler Eagle took first p...
On July 9, Juneau based Alaska State Troopers received a report of a vehicle that off of the roadway in Angoon. A State Trooper and Village Public Safety Officer responded and contacted the driver, Alan Zuboff, age 58 of Angoon. Alan was observed to be under the influence of an alcoholic beverage. Alan was subsequently arrested and charged with Driving Under the Influence. He was issued an Alaska Uniform Citation and released with a future arraignment date. On July 12, Juneau based Alaska State Troopers received a report of an assault that...
The Gatorade Company named a Petersburg High School graduate the best track and field athlete in Alaska last week; she joins an elite group of awardees including NFL Quarterback Robert Griffin III and Olympian Hurdler Lolo Jones. Izabelle Ith is the first person from Petersburg to be awarded the 2017 Gatorade Track & Field Athlete of the Year. The award recognizes outstanding athleticism, academic achievement and character demonstrated on and off the track, according to a recent press release....
On an ailing hip and no experience in long-distance races, 49-year-old Jo Ann Day took first place in the 18th annual Prince of Wales Marathon last month. “That was my first marathon,” said Day, who lives in Petersburg. “I was just running with hopes to finish. I had no expectations whatsoever.” Those small expectations took hold after Day injured her hip three weeks before the race. She was all but sidelined as the race loomed. “My hip would tighten up and it was too painful,” Day said. “In those three weeks, the longest I ran was five mile...
The Vikings track and field program concluded its season with high plaudits at the State Championships last month, with two of its athletes taking first place finishes. The Alaska School Athletics Association meet was held May 26 and 27 in Palmer. Izabelle Ith stole the show with four first-place finishes, setting personal records in the 100-meter hurdles, 300m hurdles, triple jump and long jump. Of these, the Petersburg senior finished with personal best times in both of the hurdle events, and...
Petersburg athletes had a field day in Juneau for the Region V track and field championships. In the mens and womens varsity categories both, the team took second place after Sitka among 1-3A division schools, in terms of points. “It went as well as could be expected. The kids performed unbelievably superb,” coach Brad Taylor reported. Petersburg arrived early the morning of May 17, getting in two days of practice on Thunder Mountain High School's facilities. Students were able to hone skills in hurdling and jumping in ways they are oth...
About 50 athletes from Petersburg High and Mitkof Middle schools traveled to Ketchikan over the weekend, participating in that community's annual May Invite. "It was a lot of fun, just having a couple of schools there," said Petersburg track and field coach Brad Taylor. In addition to students from the host school, Thorne Bay School also competed in the end-of-year meet. Looking through the posted standings, Petersburg topped many of last week's events. Its womens team concluded a strong...
Despite fielding a smaller roster than usual over the weekend, Petersburg High School's track and field program showed well in the Juneau Invitational at Thunder Mountain. "It went very well," remarked Coach Brad Taylor. "We had 23 kids there – we had quite a few that weren't able to compete due to the testing that was going on." The girls team placed second in the tournament, behind Sitka. Petersburg finished ahead of the meet's hosts by three points. Senior Mariah Taylor placed first in the 4...
Petersburg High School's track and field students cleated up for their first meet over the weekend, participating in the Ketchikan Invitational. "We did okay," said team coach Brad Taylor. The girls team ended up winning the invitational, together earning 155 points to beat out Sitka by eight. Izabelle Ith had a successful weekend, taking first in all of her events: the 200 meters, 100-meter hurdles, 300-meter hurdles and triple jump. Kayleigh Eddy and Erin Pfundt also had good showings over...
The top player and coach for Alaska's 2A boys division this year returned victorious from the post-season Senior All-Star Game in Anchorage over the weekend. Playing at the Wells Fargo Sports Complex on the UAA campus Saturday, about two dozen of the best 1A/2A players from the past season divvied up into two teams for one final game. Players are nominated by members of the Alaska Association of Basketball Coaches, and play on teams coached by this year's victors at State back in March. With the...
The Ragnarök Rollers hosted their last bout for the month before heading to state-level play in May. Petersburg's roller derby team hosted Wrangell's Garnet Grit Betties on Saturday, the visitors' last before their summer hiatus. The high school gym bleachers were pretty well packed with spectators. Accounting for ticket sales, about 170 people turned out for the bout. "We were super surprised and excited that such a large crowd turned out," said Ola "PolkaOlka" Richards, a first-year skater...
Roller derby teams from six communities sent players, referees and sideline officials to the Fool's Gold Mash-up hosted in Wrangell on April 1. The event coincided with the town's Tent City Days celebration, which took place over the weekend. The derby bout was the main event, and Petersburg's Ragnarök Rollers fielded 11 of the 28 skaters that took part. In addition to Wrangell, players were sent from Sitka, Juneau, Ketchikan and Southeast's newest league, Prince of Wales. "It was epic," said...
The Petersburg Cheer Squad finished off its season with a third-place win at State on March 22, after taking first place at Region V the week prior. "It's only our second year going back, since 2008," coach Becky Fortna said of the state-level competition. Due to the size of its squad, Petersburg High School competed in the large co-ed division, going up against three other teams. Fortna explained her cheerleaders had put on a good performance during the meet, and the time overall was...
The Vikings capped off their season in Southeast with a championship title, after winning two games at Region V in Juneau last week. Coming off the high of homecoming weekend wins over Wrangell, Petersburg was matched up with them again straight into the tournament. "We had two hard-fought games the week before," noted coach Rick Brock. The Vikings took an early lead in the March 8 game, with Stewart Conn scoring nine of the team's 12 points in the first quarter. Wrangell was held to four, but...
A team largely fielding Petersburg players took first in last week's Southeast Alaska's Shamrock Soccer Invitational in Juneau. The six-game tournament is part of the Capital City Soccer League schedule, and the one event the Petersburg group makes sure to attend each year. The league itself is set up for co-ed, adult play, and teams take to the pitch inside Juneau's Diamond Park Field House. Teams participating in the tourney are color-coded, and the group of Petersburgers played as Black. The...
The basketball season comes to a close for the Petersburg girls, after placing third last week at the Region V Tournament in Juneau. “All of our games were definitely battles,” said girls coach Dino Brock. “All three of them, we played really good defense.” That showed in the team’s opening game against Craig on March 8. Both teams’ defenses kept scores low going into the second quarter, holding each other to a 4-4 tie. The Lady Panthers’ offense finally broke through before the half, turning the tie into an 18-11 lead over Petersburg. T...
The Lady Vikings finished off its regular season with a win and a loss against Wrangell at Petersburg High School. The crowd was there in full force both evenings, with both a special ceremony to recognize the outgoing senior class on Friday and Homecoming proceedings Saturday. "It was so loud in the gym," said girls coach Dino Brock. The team has three girls graduating this year, Emma Chase, Chandler Strickland and Sydney Guthrie. They were brought front and center along with their parents to...
In their last home games for the season, the Petersburg High School boys added two more wins to their standings before heading into regionals. The team hosted Wrangell for its Homecoming weekend. In Friday night's game, the Wolves started ahead, holding Petersburg to a 7-13 tail in the first quarter. "Wrangell started out playing very aggressive on the defensive end," noted Vikings coach Rick Brock. The team picked up a rhythm going into the next eight minutes, but the visitors' defense...
