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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...
The Lady Vikings were beaten by the buzzer again last weekend while hosting division leaders Metlakatla High School. Petersburg started Friday shorthanded, with only eight girls in uniform. "Twenty-five seconds into it we lost Emma Chase," said their coach, Dino Brock. Chase has been a strong scorer on the team this season, and her knee injury left the team a little on the defensive. The Miss Chiefs offense was able to outpace their hosts for points through the evening, finishing with a 41-24...
The Vikings boys had their first losses of the season last week, playing a string of games on the road against a pair of formidable teams. Following up from the interdivisional play hosting 4A school Ketchikan from the previous week, on Feb. 22 Petersburg headed there for the rematch. “We struggled in the first quarter,” recounted Coach Rick Brock. Several turnovers and a couple of missed shots had the Kings ahead 16-5 as the second quarter began. Petersburg fought back, however, closing the difference through the next two quarters to a 31-...
The Vikings played a high octane, non-conference game against Ketchikan last week, pulling up a win in the final seconds. "It went extremely well," Petersburg coach Rick Brock said afterward. The 4A Kings came to town February 16, and from the start the two teams were evenly matched. By the end of the first quarter, Ketchikan was just ahead 16-15, a one-point lead it still held at the half. "It took a little bit of time adjusting to their speed," said Brock. "K-High is extremely fast. They trans...
Petersburg’s high school boys basketball team won both games playing against the Panthers last week. At Craig, on February 9 the Vikings started with a lead, using their players’ height advantage against a fast team. “We had a good, strong start to the game,” explained Petersburg coach Rick Brock. The Vikings led 23-11 at the start of the second quarter, its defense holding Craig to only 15 at the half. Meanwhile, Petersburg’s boys racked up points by the handful. Senior Stewart Conn scored 26 points in the game and classmates Wolf Brooks an...
The Lady Vikings had a pair of close games last week playing against Craig High School, but the home team came away with the victories. “We lost two good games,” girls coach Dino Brock commented. Petersburg’s girls bussed straight to their first game right on arrival on February 9, and Craig opened on the offensive. The Lady Panthers led 28-10 at the half, but the momentum shifted over to the visitors from there. Chandler Strickland scored eight points in the third quarter, sinking four for four on free throws. Petersburg locked it up in the c...
Petersburg High School's girls added a pair of wins to their standings over the weekend, hosting Haines on Saturday and Sunday. "They went well," coach Dino Brock said of the games. In Saturday's game, Haines took an early lead over the hosts. The Lady Vikings struggled offensively at first, but as the game progressed their shooting improved. Their defense held Haines to a handful of points in the second quarter, and a scoreless fourth. "The girls played very well defensively," Brock noted. "It...
The Vikings hosted Haines over the weekend, adding two more wins to a lossless season so far. "It was a good team effort this weekend," said Petersburg coach Rick Brock. "I was real happy with our half-court defense," he explained. Players worked well together, completing passes and transitioning well. Defense played a factor in the weekend's games, with Petersburg holding the Glacier Bears scorers back in a hard-fought 69-45 win Saturday. Brock explained one of the team's strengths is its balan...
