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The Petersburg High School boys basketball team continued its winning streak over the weekend, adding two more while hosting Metlakatla. Going into the weekend, the Chiefs were standing just behind the Vikings for the season with five wins and only two losses. Petersburg had won its six games played so far, and Metlakatla stood a chance to move into first for the region if it could beat the front-runners at home. "I thought both nights were hard-fought," commented Vikings coach Rick Brock....
The Lady Vikings went up against region leaders Metlakatla in a pair of away games over the weekend. Both games were characterized by a lot of defensive play, with scores staying comparatively close but low. In Friday’s game, Petersburg trailed along throughout, finishing with a 22-34 score. Saturday’s game was almost a repeat, with the final score 23-34 in the Miss Chiefs’ favor. “I thought it was a good defensive game from both groups,” said Petersburg coach Dino Brock. He noted his team will be working on its positioning and offense....
Due to weather and road conditions on POW, the Craig teams will be unable to make it to Petersburg this weekend, according an email received from Activities Director Jaime Cabral. Here is a look at the upcoming schedule for winter PHS activities: January 19-22 - Girls Basketball @ METLAKATLA January 20-21 - Boys Home With Metlakatla, FRI Games - Boys JV @ 6pm & Boys V @ 745pm, SAT Games - Boys JV @ 9:30am & Boys V @ 11:00am (MET LEAVES AFTERNOON JET) January 23 - Boys & Girls Basketball Vs. CRG **THIS IS A MONDAY** January 24 - Boys & Girls... Full story
The Lady Vikings basketball team traveled to Haines last weekend and ended up playing postponed games on Monday and Tuesday due to bad weather. Head coach Dino Brock said the girls are so used to traveling that the delay didn't negatively impact his squad. Teams playing in Southeast have to be prepared for anything, Brock said. "They handled it very well," he said. "They are pretty used to weird things happening." Brock said the girls started the game on Monday with more energy than Tuesday's...
The PHS boys' basketball team opened up conference play in Haines this week with two victories. The team spent multiple days in Juneau due to bad weather so the games were rescheduled for Monday night and Tuesday afternoon. "With the weather changing daily and the kids needing to continually make adjustments, I thought they handled it very well," head coach Rick Brock said. "Monday, we knew, would be a long day going in and we just tried to prepare for it." Brock believed the postponed games had...
The Lady Vikings’ basketball team traveled to Anchorage for the Rally of The Regions Tourney and ended up going 3-1. Head coach Dino Brock said the team performed well all weekend and he had no complaints about dropping a game. “I was very happy with the first games of the year,” Brock said. “I thought we got exactly what we wanted. We saw improvement from every player, from the first game to the last game.” The team also impressed coach Brock with its improvement on offense and defense as the weekend progressed. The junior varsity team show...
Head coach Rick Brock liked playing four games against unfamiliar teams with different styles last weekend in Anchorage, and the Vikings won all their games by double digits. The non-conference games gave the Vikings a warm up for Haines this weekend, where the boys will continue to contribute as a team and show their depth. “One of our strengths this year will be the fact, that most times, we can have five guys on the floor that have the capability of scoring,” he said. “That makes it difficult for other teams to guard us.” The play of juni...
Buddy Stelmach, Ethan File and Nathaniel Lenhard represented PHS wrestling for the final time last weekend at the state tournament in Anchorage. Stelmach earned a second place finish, and File and Lenhard both fought their way to fifth. The three seniors also helped bring home the 2016 State 2A team title and the Sportsmanship Award. For Stelmach, it may not have been the ideal outcome. But after battling a knee injury all season the standout, 4-time Region Champ, showed why he's been such a fie...
The Petersburg High School junior varsity girls' team had two victories in home games last weekend during the JV Little Norway tournament in town. The team lost to Juneau-Douglas the first night, but came back to win the final two of the tournament against Thorne Bay and then Sitka on Saturday night. Head coach Dino Brock's been dealing with participation numbers so far this season, because of a lower than normal turnout of players. The varsity will have seniors returning from last year's state...
The PHS boys basketball team had enough players last weekend to have two squads participate in the JV Little Norway tournament held in Petersburg. Assistant coach Jeb Phillips has been helping coach locally for three years because he enjoys working with different groups of kids. And this year's group of freshmen is impressing their coach so far with their play and presence. "Most of these kids are little dribblers throughout their careers so, it's pretty fun," he said. "And we have more freshmen...
The Lady Vikings took second place at the 2A state volleyball tournament last weekend in Anchorage, losing the title match against the Craig Lady Panthers. Craig has proven the only constant nemesis for Petersburg since coming down from 3A. In the championship game, the Lady Panthers took down the Lady Vikings in four games, with Petersburg winning the first. However, Craig won the remaining games in order 26-24, 25-19 and 25-21. Cabral says it would have been great to win the championship but the team finished the season playing with maximum e...
PHS wrestlers were successful at the regional tournament in Sitka last weekend however they came up short in their goal to win the 2A team title. Petersburg came in second place to the Wrangell Wolves by less than six team points. "Fortunately, we wrestled well and gained a lot of respect from opposing wrestlers and coaches," says head coach Robert Schwartz. "Unfortunately, it wasn't enough to beat Wrangell for the title." Buddy Stelmach and Teagan Schwartz won individual region five...
The PHS wrestling team took the short trip to Wrangell last weekend to participate in the Tom Sims Invitational. According to coach Dan van Swearingen, the Vikings left a couple wrestlers home and some teams failed to show. "It was a small tournament because the weather was terrible," he said. "We didn't have half the teams, but it was still a good weekend." Seven teams participated in a round robin on Friday and bracket tournament the following day. On Saturday, Nathaniel Lenhard was seeded...
The Lady Vikings earned a return trip to the state tournament with a second place finish at the region five 2A tournament last weekend in Craig. The team went 10-2 in conference this season and held a 14-2 record overall, heading into regions. The girls quickly advanced on day one, beating Klawock and Skagway in three games apiece setting the stage for a big game with the Craig Lady Panthers on Friday. The contest meant a ticket to the region championship match and an automatic berth at state. The Lady Vikings won the first game somewhat easily...
The Lady Vikings wrapped up the regular season with two victories against Wrangell before the Thanksgiving break. The teams played in Petersburg on Friday and faced off in Wrangell the next night. The weekend also marked senior appreciation for the two teams. Five seniors played during the weekend, and one missed the occasion because she was traveling. "Senior night was great, it was hard," said head coach Jaime Cabral. "Kind of emotional for me with this group leaving, but it was good." Cabral...
The entire PHS wrestling squad made the trip to Metlakatla last weekend and stayed aggressive earning multiple first place finishes on the first day of competition. Petersburg ended up gaining the most team points on day one, and the second most on day two. There were three rounds on day one and two rounds on day two. Petersburg faced multiple wrestlers from Ketchikan, a team looking to be a powerhouse, but some of their best wrestlers stayed home. Buddy Stelmach placed first at 126 pounds on...
The PHS volleyball team traveled to Skagway last weekend for the final seeding tournament of the season. The Lady Vikings will be the second seed when Regionals rolls around next month and the Craig Lady Panthers will be the number one seed. "We lost our game against Craig," head coach Jaime Cabral said. "We fought back a little, but our first contacts just were not in sync." The Lady Vikings ended up dropping the game to Craig 25-21 and 25-18. Cabral thinks the pressure of becoming the number o...
PHS took six wrestlers to the Anchorage Christian Schools Invitational or ACS last weekend which is a highlight of the season for many athletes statewide. The Vikings at the tournament were aggressive on the mats, making coach Dan van Swearingen smile. “They wrestled well, we were pretty good on our feet,” he says. “We were tough and we were physical.” Buddy Stelmach is at the top of his weight class when it comes to performing, and van Swearingen says the difference between the third best wrestler at 126-pounds and the first is very small....
PHS sent three swimmers to state in Juneau last weekend, and head coach Andy Carlisle said the team had a really good trip. Izabelle Ith qualified for finals in both her events. “It was awesome,” Ith said. “I had a really, really good time.” Ith earned seventh in the 50 yard freestyle and sixth place in the 100 yard freestyle. Carlisle said Ith was a little disappointed with the results of 100, because she went into the event seeded fourth after a good performance in prelims. It was the fourth trip to state for Ith, and she achieved her goal of...
The Petersburg High School wrestling team headed south for the 2016 Bill Weiss Invitational last weekend and finished in the middle of 15 teams. The Vikings ran into some quality competition and a couple wrestlers managed to place but no one took a championship. “It was a tough tournament and we didn’t take a full team,” said Coach Dan van Swearingen. “We were a little bit rusty on our feet.” Wrestlers made small mistakes allowing their opponents to capitalize and swing matches in their favor. Coach van Swearingen said Brandon Ware lost a co...
The high school swim team performed well at regions last weekend qualifying three swimmers for the state meet in Juneau this weekend. A couple swimmers barely missed out on making the trip to Juneau, but everyone gave it their best, according to head coach Andy Carlisle. Ben Higgins and Izabelle Ith will return to state for the second consecutive year. Higgins earned third place in the 200 yard freestyle and second place in the 500 yard freestyle. His time in the 200 was a best time and the 500 time was right at his best time. Ith won the 100...
Petersburg played host to over 10 teams last weekend for the All Comers Tournament. Head coach Jaime Cabral and the coaching staff were busy taking turns coaching three PHS squads that saw a lot of action over the weekend. Psg 3, the youngest PHS team, finished first in their pool and headed to the silver bracket. The team played against competitors like Ketchikan and Sitka, and Cabral called their performance “awesome.” Nina McCay did great in her role of outside hitter and Miranda Nilsen was busy patrolling the net all weekend. Cabral say...
Petersburg’s volleyball team traveled to Klawock last Wednesday, facing off against six 2A teams in three days as part of the first regional seeding tournament of the season. Head Coach Jaime Cabral said despite some players dealing with injuries and the long, busy weekend, “the weekend was a good one.” Fresh off the ferry, both Petersburg and Wrangell teams had just 15 minutes to warm up before beginning their first game. Petersburg won in four sets, losing just the second set to the Lady Wolves. The Lady Vikings handily won games again...
