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On Saturday October 22 the Elks Soccer Shoot took place in the Petersburg High School gym. In the photo volunteer Louden Sandhofer records Ivy Worhatch's attempt to score a goal in a tiebreaker shootout for 3rd place with Ivy's sister Lucia. Emilia Anderson, Olivia Hinde and Lucia Worhatch took the top scores in the girls 7 & under age group, Calden Smith, Nolan Lutomski, and Eli Anderson were top scorers in the boys 7 & under group, Gage Massin, Noah Pawuk and Isaiah Etcher took the top scores...
The Petersburg High School swim teams took off to Juneau last weekend to compete in their final meet before regionals in two weeks. Head coach Andy Carlisle says both teams did well. “We had several best times, and that’s always good,” he says. “One more week of hard work and then we start resting and hopefully we’re sharp when we get to regions.” Carlisle has the events picked that swimmers will focus on at the upcoming meet. And he’s sticking with the belief that everything up until this point has been practice. He believes the approach help...
Mitkof Middle School cross country hosted the first meet in the young history of the program last Saturday with a sizable squad from Ketchikan. The cross country program started as a club and became an official sport a couple years ago, according to coach Joe Viechnicki. "Last week we ran in Ketchikan and this week we were really excited to have a meet here," he says. "Really proud of the kids, they did a great job." The team trained on the course for weeks leading up to the meet, running three...
PHS volleyball played Wrangell last weekend and swept the Wolves, adding two more victories to their early season total. The teams faced off in Wrangell on Friday, then played in Petersburg the next night. Head coach Jaime Cabral is happy with the progression of his team so far, especially the younger players. Comfortable leads against the Wolves allowed him to play different lineups against Wrangell, showing the depth of this year's squad. For him, coaching high school and middle school...
PHS volleyball hosted a handful of teams last weekend with a full schedule of games. The Lady Vikings had four squads participating in the event and they looked ready for the season, especially PSG 1. "The varsity did a heck of a job, they won them all and good, good experience for them," Cabral said. "We got to see what we need to work on and play somebody else, which was nice." The Vikings had a close game against the Craig Panthers, but the rival Wrangell Wolves showed up to play and put...
The Petersburg High School swim team hosted its only meet of the season last weekend, and everything went smoothly, except for the scoreboard malfunctioning a few times. The Vikings took on Ketchikan and Juneau-Douglas. "Really good weekend, lots of lifetime bests," head coach Andy Carlisle said. Ben Higgins took the 500 yard freestyle on Friday and Saturday. It's an event the senior's been focusing on all season. Van Abbott won the 100 yard breaststroke Friday and finished first in the 200...
Petersburg cross country had perfect conditions at state last weekend in Anchorage, and the girls team continued their pack mentality en route to finish fifth as a team. The meet was competitive, and head coach Tom Thompson said the talent keeps improving in Alaska. “I’d say the runners this year overall, in the state, outperformed the runners the last couple years,” he said. “The bar has been raised. The top runner for girls this year is a freshman, pretty impressive.” Thompson isn’t worried about fitting in the trend. He said there’s ple...
PHS cross country took on a hill-filled course in Juneau last weekend, and the girls came in second to Juneau-Douglas by one point. Head coach Tom Thompson said the finish, with the exception of regions last season, was the best he's seen a girls team have in his five years of coaching. The girls had five runners in the top 15, and Thompson said they looked "powerful." Kayleigh Eddy improved on her time from last year on the course, en route to a fifth place finish. Standout freshman Melanie... Full story
PHS cross country had an exceptional met in Metlakatla last weekend, with nine runners earning personal records (PR). The girls team placed first, edging Ketchikan by one point for the victory, and the boys took second as a team. Senior Kayleigh Eddy ran a PR for the first time since her sophomore year. She was closely followed by Erin Pfundt and Meghyn Parker, who placed third and seventh. Pfundt and Parker also put up PR”s. Madisyn Parker crossed the finish line next in 14th place and seconds later Eva Lenhard earned 16th place and a PR. F...
The PHS swim teams traveled to Sitka last weekend for the first meet of the year. The meet offered two days of events and showed the strongest events for the Vikings so far would be anything involving freestyle, according to head coach Andy Carlisle. "We had everybody do pretty good, especially in our freestyle races," he said. "Our other races weren't as good as the freestyle ones, but they were still pretty good overall." On Friday, the girls team took third place behind Juneau-Douglas and... Full story
Petersburg hosted around 200 cross country runners last weekend for a sunny installment of the Jack Eddy Invitational. The boys ended up taking fifth as a team and the girls earned second place coming in behind a tough Juneau-Douglas squad. "The weather was beautiful and the kids ran excellent," said assistant coach Debby Eddy. The PHS girls had nine runners in the field and the top six times were clocked within two minutes of each other. Kayleigh Eddy crossed the finish line first, taking...
Half marathon, 13.1 miles, Forest Road 6204 to Sandy Beach Park, Monday, September 5, Labor Day, 2016 Runners 1 – Keith Billi, 1:40:28 2 – Rachel Cramer, 1:44:41 3 – Brenna Larson, 1:52:29 4 – Krissa Davis, 1:52:47 5 – Marketa Ith, 1:57:38 6 – Tess Abbott, 2:03:34 7 – Jo Ann Day, 2:08:27 8 – Beth Loesch, 2:08:48 9 – Angel Worhatch, 2:09:09 10 – Mamie Nilsen, 2:11:35 11 – Marlene Cushing/Emil Tucker (2 person team), 2:12:01 12 – Becca Madsen, 2:27:51 13 - Rochelle Peeler, 2:35:45 14 – Pamela Spe...
The Petersburg High School cross country teams traveled to Ketchikan last weekend to open the 2016 season. The boys and girls performed remarkably well to kick off the year, with the boys earning a sixth place finish and the girls taking third overall. Head coach Tom Thompson says the finish for the girls team isn't shocking, but he did have some questions about how they would bounce back after losing two impactful runners from last year's squad. Yet, they still had five girls in the top 12... Full story
The Petersburg High School swim team is busy getting ready for the upcoming season, and the numbers are better than normal, according to head coach Andy Carlisle. “We had 14 in the water yesterday,’’ he said on Tuesday. “They look pretty good, we’ve been hitting it hard already and they have been responding pretty well.’’ The team has senior leadership returning and four freshmen new to the squad this year. Although the majority of the events in swimming are individual, team members often end up pushing each other. “We have a lot of good pos... Full story
WRANGELL – Area golfers raised close to $6,000 over the weekend during the annual Rally for Cancer Care and Blue Tees Tournament. Money raised from the two-part tournament go to support Wrangell Medical Center Foundation's cancer care fund, which in turn provides up to $1,000 per year to patients undergoing treatment for cancer-related illness. The stipend is meant to help defray some of the travel and lodging expenses which accompany such treatment. The funds are primarily raised through a w...
As he prepares to add another year to his coaching career, PHS cross country coach Tom Thompson is excited for the 2016 season. It seems every year the team loses strong leadership and talent, but it's replaced like clockwork. This season is no exception, he says. "We got some really great returning kids. Our numbers aren't really big, but they are solid, with great, hardworking kids," Thompson says. "We lost very few girls and a couple boys that have been with me for four years." There are...
The Devil's Thumb Shooters put on a show and brought home some hardware, including a hat with a bunch of holes in it, from the state competition held in Wasilla June 8 - 11. Three shooters made the trip and were welcomed by sunny, clear conditions, according to coach Larry O'Rear. "They did real well, they did a great job," O'Rear says. "The first couple days of shooting were really nice, you could see Denali in the background." The shooting was tight, Sebastian Davis earned first place in JV...
Soon-to-be PHS senior Izabelle Ith traveled to Kodiak last Saturday to compete against the top track and field athletes in Alaska. Ith, coming off another impressive season, earned the invitation to the event and took home three first place finishes. Ith won the triple jump, long jump and 4x400 meter relay. She also placed third in a tough 100 meter hurdles field. In the triple jump, Ith set a new meet record going 37 feet and 2.25 inches, but the attempt is not even her personal best. Ith's...
Petersburg High track and field took 15 athletes to the state meet in Anchorage last week, and the girls team scored enough points to earn third place out of 29 1A/2A/3A teams. The number of competitors was the most head coach Brad Taylor had ever taken to the season finale, and every Viking scored points in at least one event. Taylor said a couple team members managed to break school records and many more achieved personal records (PR). Ethan Cummings earned a PR in the triple jump as did Maria... Full story
The Petersburg High School baseball team wrapped up the season hosting Regionals last weekend. They dropped their final two games after winning the tournament opener. The team made some defensive mistakes allowing opponents to tack on runs, but all and all, head coach Jim Engell was pleased with the weekend and the team's performance. "I just want to thank all the volunteers that made the tournament possible," he said. "It was a good weekend for us, we played competitive in all three games." Sen...
The boys and girls track and field teams both earned second place finishes behind Sitka at the regional meet last weekend in Juneau. Seventeen athletes qualified for events at the state meet in Anchorage, but only 15 will make the trip. However, the total is the most head coach Brad Taylor has qualified during his coaching tenure at PHS, he says. Eight juniors are headed to state, including Alan McCay who is showing great promise in his first season on the team. McCay ended up winning the high... Full story
