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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
The Petersburg High School baseball team dropped three games in Sitka last weekend, and will head into the regional tournament this weekend as the No. 5 seed. The Vikings made their share of errors, but the mistakes they made are fixable and they'll be ready for action on Thursday, said head coach Jim Engell. "We kind of ran into a buzz saw," he said. "We let a lot of runners on either by walks or hit batters, stuff we were struggling with earlier in the season." The Vikings lost game one 8-1,...
The Petersburg Ragnarok Rollers emerged victorious during this year's Mayfest Mayhem roller derby bout in front of a packed house Friday evening. Rebecca "Midlife Tigress" Anderson said she was proud to see the team work together and follow its strategy. "They did really well. I was impressed," Midlife Tigress said. "Some of those players had never bouted before. They've been at practice and they've scrimmaged but this was the first time testing their knowledge with referees watching. They did...
The weather finally cooperated with sunny conditions for the track and field teams last weekend in Ketchikan. PHS took over 30 athletes and 20 middle schoolers also made the trip to compete. Team scores were not available, but the teams performed well, according to PHS head coach Brad Taylor. "The kids did really well, I was really happy with our performances," he says. "We had lots of first place finishes." Casey Bell had first place finishes in the 110 hurdles and 300 hurdles, he came close...
The Petersburg High School baseball team notched its first wins of the season against Thunder Mountain High School last weekend. The Vikings hosted the Falcons for a three-game series that included senior appreciation ceremonies between game one and two of a Saturday doubleheader. “We made some mistakes, but I felt we started to put some things together,” said head coach Jim Engell. “We played really well, considering the circumstances we were playing in were less than ideal.” The weather was rainy with some wind thrown in, but a lot of loca...
The Petersburg High School baseball team hosted the Ketchikan Kings last Wednesday and Thursday, and played close games during the first day of the series. Game one started with a hit batter, a walk and an error allowing the Kings to put three runs on the board to start the game, but the home team was able to keep their composure. The Vikings lost 4-1, but the effort pleased head coach Jim Engell. "After we got out of that first inning, we just settled down and played really good baseball,"...
The Petersburg High School track and field team kicked off their regular season schedule last weekend in Ketchikan, and the boys and girls both earned third place finishes. PHS had almost 35 athletes make the trip, but they were still the second smallest school at the meet. Sitka had 25 girls competing, compared to only 11 for Petersburg, but the Vikings still managed to stay close in team scores. Sitka took first, followed by Thunder Mountain High School, and the PHS girls ended up beating...
The Petersburg High School baseball team took the field for their first games of the season last Monday night in a doubleheader against Juneau-Douglas High School. The Vikings dropped both games, losing 8-1 in the first game, and having the second game called after five innings with the Crimson Bears up 14-4. In game one, Petersburg went up against JDHS starter Bryce Swofford, a junior, who PHS head coach Jim Engell says is one of the best pitchers in the conference. Swofford tallied nine strikeouts in five innings, and his stuff is not...
