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Roller derby took a knee when COVID-19 hit, and it's been slow to get back up to speed, not only in Petersburg, but across Southeast and the state. But lately, after a recruitment push new skaters - "fresh meat" the derby squad calls them - are joining the Ragnarok Rollers in Petersburg. Out of Petersburg, Wrangell, Ketchikan, Sitka, and Juneau, Juneau is the only other town in southeast that has put a full team back together. Experienced Petersburg skaters like Deck 'Em (Victoria Moore), and...
The Viking Swim Club made sure to give the home crowd a show at their annual November Rain meet in Petersburg last weekend. The local swimmers had impressive performances at the event with loads of high placements, strong rates of personal improvement, and successes in new categories. "[The team] was beyond excited and happy. Since this was a home meet, we had a great turnout... we had 48 of our swimmers compete this past weekend, and they did great," said VSC coach Scott Burt. November Rain is...
Petersburg High School’s wrestling team traveled south last weekend for the annual Bill Weiss tournament in Ketchikan. Across the course of the two day meet—one of the largest events in Southeast Alaska— several PHS wrestlers earned their place on the podium against tough competition. Petersburg freshman Eli Anderson earned the team’s highest placement, taking second in the 150 pound bracket. “Being able to go that far at such a young age is pretty impressive, so it was a good showing and I’m happy that he got to where he was,” said head coa...
Petersburg High School's wrestling team faced off against competitors from all across the state at the Mountain City Wrestling Invitational in Anchorage last weekend. Despite a large setback with weather conditions causing three team members to miss weigh-ins, Petersburg's four competing wrestlers each came out of the tournament with strong individual performances and highlights, and at the largest tournament in the state no less. Kaden Duke-the team's highest finisher at the event-took fourth...
Petersburg High School’s varsity volleyball team played through their second set of conference games in Haines last weekend. Keeping up their dominant streak, the young PHS squad went five and one in a series of best of three matches, showing off some new defensive techniques and beating the team that held them back from a perfect record in the first phase of conference games. “They were a little bit more confident this time around with how they're playing,” said head coach Jaime Cabral. “You...
Petersburg High School's swim team of two wrapped up their season at the Alaska Swim & Dive State Championships last weekend in Juneau. Both of Petersburg's sophomore swimmers-Logan Tow and Brooklyn Whitethorn-maintained their placements and times from regionals at the tournament, and the young duo already has their sights set on the next season. Logan Tow competed in the Boys 200 Yard Freestyle and the Boys 500 yard Freestyle, placing 13th and 14th with times of 1:55.52 and 5:13.00...
Derek Gibb, a 1999 PHS graduate, traveled last month back to his alma mater, Auburn University in Alabama, to be recognized along with his team for their NCAA title for swimming in 2003. He hadn't seen most of his teammates in 15 years, but the majority of them were there. There was a reception for the alumni, then a recognition ceremony on October 28th at the Auburn football game in front of 88,000 people. "It was cool to see everyone after so long . . . they're all successful with families."...
Petersburg's Devil's Thumb Shooters (DTS) competed at the Ninth Southeast Shoot Invitational in Juneau the weekend of October 20. Twelve local marksmen took part in the event amongst 71 competitors from all around Alaska and Washington, with five of Petersburg's members getting the chance to experience their first competition. "For a lot of these kids it was brand new for them to see different disciplines and different stations than what we have here," said Becky Turland with DTS. Additionally,...
Petersburg High School's swim team went above and beyond with their performances at regionals in Juneau last weekend. The duo of Logan Tow and Brooklyn Whitethorn both qualified for state in each of their events with phenomenal times, destroying several of the personal records they had set throughout the season. "I was pretty confident because the training had gone well and they had been racing well up to that point, but I sure didn't expect what they did," said head coach Andy Carlisle. Tow...
Petersburg High School's varsity volleyball squad started their conference season off strong with a series of games in Klawock last weekend. The team won five out of six best-of-five matches throughout the weekend, facing some of the best teams in the region and coming out on top. "No game is going to be easy in our league, we've got some really good teams top to bottom," said head coach Jaime Cabral. In the days leading up to the games, Cabral made sure to get the team in gear with a difficult...
Petersburg High School’s wrestling team fought hard, endured, and came out with a strong showing despite having a difficult week leading up to their second meet in Juneau last weekend. Less than half of Petersburg’s already small wrestling squad was able to travel due to sickness, injuries, and other factors, but the four boys who made it up to Juneau all placed high in their brackets. Angus Olsen came out on top as the champion of his weight class after a difficult match with a wrestler from Sitka, and Tanner Caulum and Jonas Anderson bot...
Petersburg High School's varsity volleyball had a huge performance last weekend up in Anchorage, going undefeated up until the final match and taking second place in the entire tournament. With only one loss on their record as of now, the team proved that there's a lot of valuable learning to be had in defeat. They showed remarkable versatility in their matches along with fantastic teamwork and unity, hinting that they have a lot of success in store for them across the rest of the season. "They...
Petersburg High School's swim team made sure to finish their regular season off with a bang at their home meet last weekend. With the road to regionals coming to a close, the duo of Logan Tow and Brooklyn Whitethorn are working through their final preparations, with this last performance proving they have a great chance of qualifying for state at their next competition. "[We're feeling] pretty good. They look pretty good, pretty strong in the races they're going to be doing at regionals," said...
Petersburg High School's wrestling team competed in their first tournament of the season in Craig last weekend. With a loose round robin format, the meet gave students as many chances as possible to gain some experience on the mats, helping them shake off some of their first tournament jitters. "This competition was ironing the kinks, there's no doubt about it," said head coach James Valentine. "You take a year off and you go to your first tournament, you're not going to be your best self."...
Petersburg's junior varsity volleyball squads were able to practically triple their game time from last season during a home meet in Petersburg last week. After barely having any opportunities to play against other teams last year, the JV girls are finally getting some much needed practice on the court, helping accelerate their improvement at a rapid pace. "Just to get them to play in front of their families was really cool... so it was really good all around court time for the kids, working on...
Petersburg High School's cross country team finished their season off strong at the state championships last weekend in Palmer. With a third place podium finish for the boys as a team and high placing individual performances across the board for the girls, both squads of Petersburg runners have quite a few accomplishments to be proud of. "I'm really proud, if I could describe them in one word I would just say tough. They were a tough group, they went out there every day and worked hard, they got...
The Petersburg High School cross country team's hard work all season long paid off big time last weekend with their incredible performance at regionals in Juneau. Their accomplishments included a second-place finish for the boys as a team and an impressive set of individual finishes for the girls. "We had a mission to place at a certain level as a team and we accomplished that," said head coach Casey Gates. "The kids all did well. They ran hard and they ran well." But before the race even...
Even after a difficult couple of weeks, Petersburg High School’s swim team duo put on a strong showing at their third meet in Ketchikan last weekend. Despite just coming out of a bout of sickness, Brooklyn Whitethorn kept up with the competition with a series of strong performances, and Logan Tow absolutely excelled, exemplifying what the duo might be capable of at their full strength. “Logan did great in all his races actually,“ said head coach Andy Carlisle. On Friday he took first in the Men's 500 Yard Freestyle with a finals time of 5:25....
In his days coaching the Petersburg High School cross country team, Klas Stolpe often urged the team to do another lap on the track or up the water tower hill, running every mile with the team, and sometimes running backwards to face his runners and yelling, "You guys are doing great, let's do one more." If a runner had any glimmer of energy left in them, coach Klas saw it and urged it out. Recently, Klas Stolpe ran 44 miles to bring awareness to prostate cancer, which his brother Jim has been...
Petersburg High School's volleyball team is having an exciting start to the season in 2023 with a varsity win in Ketchikan under their belt and a packed junior varsity schedule ahead. The varsity squad dominated the first stage of last weekend's three-day tournament without dropping a game and climbed to the top of the bracket for an incredible first place finish. "Our Varsity team did exceptionally well, they played really well together. We've got a special group," said head coach Jamie...
Petersburg High School's cross country team finished their regular season off with a bang last weekend during their final regular meet in Ketchikan. With a series of strong races under their belt, the team has high expectations going into regionals next weekend, and they certainly have the results to back it up with this last race. "It ended up being a really fast course because our kids ran tremendously. I mean, it was definitely our best race of the season," said head coach Casey Gates. "I...
With two dominant performances under their belt in Klawock and Wrangell, Petersburg High School's cross country team is training harder and harder as they get closer to regionals. They faced tough competition at their third meet in Sitka last weekend and met the challenge head on. "[It was the] biggest race in Southeast. About 260 kids racing, around 160 boys, 100 girls," said head coach Casey Gates. "It's [all] wearing on the kids-as to be expected-but they're enduring it." Despite the...
Petersburg High School’s swim team of two is quickly accelerating towards the back half of their season with another strong performance in Juneau last weekend. After an above and beyond first meet in Sitka, the duo of Logan Tow and Brooklyn Whitethorn are training harder and harder each week with the goal of a successful regionals, and possibly state. “I'm pretty excited. I think they both might qualify for the state meet,” said head coach Andy Carlisle. Tow and Whitethorn both had standout showings across the course of last weekend’s two-day...
Hot on the heels of a dominant performance in Klawock last weekend, Petersburg High School's cross country team had a lot to prove heading into their second meet in Wrangell this last Saturday. With another set of strong placements from the girls and another overall third place finish from the boys amongst a set of even stronger competitors-including squads from Juneau and Sitka-the PHS squad continues to prove that they're up to the challenge. "I felt really good about the weekend and I'm...
