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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...
The Petersburg Ragnarök Rollers earned the championship at the team's second bout of the season last weekend in Ketchikan. Petersburg took on the Sitka Shee Devils and Ketchikan Rainforest Rollergirls during the one-day tournament, and it was two skaters' first competitive bout. "It was going into the unknown, but overall it was an amazing experience," says Sheena Cook, one of the girls skating in a bout for the first time. "I thought it was going to be super stressful, but everybody just kind... Full story
Ten members of the Petersburg High School track and field team traveled to Anchorage to open up the 2016 season last weekend. It was the team's first time partaking in the Big C Relays, an event put on by the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Coach Brad Taylor says the indoor event is one of a kind, drawing over 1,000 track and field athletes, and the largest meet Petersburg has ever participated in. There was a team from California that made the trip north and brought 50 athletes, joining 1A/2A...
The last time a Petersburg High School cheer team went to the state competition was eight years ago, but this year's squad qualified and performed well enough to get people talking at the season finale. The team traveled to Anchorage and hit the mats March 23. Coach Veronica Maldonado says she is still waiting for the overall results to be released, but the kids performed great. "We might not have won it, but we were contenders," she says. "People were asking where Petersburg was and where this...
The Petersburg High School girls basketball team are the 2015-16 2A Alaska State Champions. A 3-0 record in last weekend's tournament with wins over Dillingham, Nenana, and Bristol Bay clinched the Lady Vikings' first state title in program history. The 43-25, 50-39, and 43-34 victories capped off a 26-1 season for PHS. Championship Game In Saturday's championship with the Bristol Bay Angels at Anchorage's Alaska Airlines Center, the Lady Vikings jumped out to a 14-11 first quarter lead, with... Full story
The Petersburg High School boys’ basketball team is the 2A Alaska State Runner-Up for 2015-16. Early round victories over Bristol Bay (47-26) and Unalakleet (56-39) in last weekend’s state tournament set up a showdown with the Unalaska Raiders for the championship at Anchorage’s Alaska Airlines Center. Championship Game As it became apparent early on in Saturday’s championship, this matchup was a defensive clash, with both teams scoring just six after one quarter. The offenses opened up a bit in the second quarter, with Unalaska leading 18-16 h... Full story
The Petersburg soccer team traveled to Juneau for a tournament held on March 11-13, and brought home third place. All of the opponents for Petersburg were from Juneau. Normally there is a team or two from Whitehorse at the tournament, but they did not make it this year. Twelve players made the trip, including 17-year-old Axel Vides. The tournament is typically for players over 30, but this year officials loosened age requirements in order to increase participation. Having the youthful legs of...
The Petersburg High School boys basketball team won two games last weekend in Sitka to bring home the 2A Region V title. Head coach Rick Brock said the entire team played well and are looking forward to taking the court at State this weekend in Anchorage. On Thursday, the boys met up with the Craig Panthers. The two teams had faced off in Petersburg the previous weekend in the regular season finale. "It was a good game to start the tournament," Brock said. "The nice thing about Thursday's game,... Full story
The Lady Vikings have been ranked No. 1 among 2A teams for the majority of the season. Winning the Region V title last weekend in Sitka solidified their strangle hold on the top seed at State this weekend where they take on the Dillingham Lady Wolverines in first round action. "It was a great weekend, the atmosphere was incredible with the pep band, the cheerleaders, and all the teams supporting each other," said head coach Dino Brock. "The kids were ready to play and came out fired up." On... Full story
