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Petersburg cross country girls are heading back to State, after an exceptional meet and first place team finish at Regionals last weekend in Juneau. The boys squad finished in fourth place, and had a good showing, but just fell short of making a return trip to the State meet. The runners faced windy and rainy conditions which contributed a couple inches of mud in multiple spots on the course. Head coach Tom Thompson says cold temperatures affected some of the Viking runners, and the teams found... Full story
Viking wrestling started up Wednesday, although the majority of kids out for the team this season have already been getting in shape for weeks with preseason workouts. Head coach Dan van Swearingen says the goal for the first week of practice is getting the kids a little tougher and focused on wrestling. Petersburg is looking to build upon their 3A Regional championship from last year, but the drop in classification from 3A to 2A this year does not necessarily mean easier competition. And getting kids spread out in the right weight class can...
Petersburg cross country teams traveled to Ketchikan last weekend for their final regular season meet before the much anticipated Regionals in Juneau this weekend. The Vikings continued to clock lower times, and 12 of 17 runners ran Personal Record's (PR's). Head coach Tom Thompson was pleased with the excellent performance of his roster from top to bottom. Senior Maura Moyer was among the many runners setting PR's over the weekend. Junior Mariah Taylor set a PR by breaking the 24 minute mark...
Petersburg swim teams headed to the Ketchikan Invitational last weekend, and there were no signs of slowing down since their home meet in Petersburg. If anything, Viking swimmers took the time off to improve their conditioning and the hard work paid off. Both squads placed third in the team standings for the weekend, and head coach Andy Carlisle was pleased with the efforts of everyone. “We had a good showing at Ketchikan,” Carlisle says. “We raced a lot better than we did two weeks earlier and looked much more fit.” Carlisle says he was especi...
Petersburg High School cross country had tough competition at the Wrangell Invitational last weekend. The boys and girls faced a field with multiple 3A and 4A teams, including Juneau-Douglas, Thunder Mountain and Ketchikan. The meet hosted over 200 runners, and the course proved to be quite fast. The boys team place sixth overall in the 1A/2A/3A/4A standings, and third among 1A/2A/3A squads. And the girls team finished third in 1A/2A/3A/4A, finishing behind first place Juneau-Douglas and only...
Petersburg High School volleyball started this week, and over 35 girls will be participating for the Vikings. Last year, the volleyball team played as a 3A team, and this year they will be playing in the smaller 2A classification, but still face serious competition. Head coach Jaime Cabral says the girls were excited to start practice on Wednesday, and he believes his “scrappy” squad will be prepared and ready to play. The Vikings first junior varsity and varsity matches will be in Juneau against 4A Juneau-Douglas on Oct. 2 and 3. Cabral say...
The Petersburg Swim and Dive team began the season last weekend by hosting Craig and the larger 4A Ketchikan, which fielded A and B squads. The girls and boys performed well on Friday and Saturday, winning several events and both teams placed second in the overall team standings. "The team did better than I expected, they finished races a lot better," said head coach Andy Carlisle. "I thought we would not be able to finish quite as well, but they finished very well." Mariah Taylor won the girls...
Petersburg High School cross country continued their strong showing in the second meet of the season. Last weekend the boys and girls traveled to Craig, and both teams placed second in the overall 1A/2A/3A/4A standings, finishing just behind the larger 4A Ketchikan High School. However, both squads finished first in the 1A/2A/3A standings. The girls team finished well ahead of second place Wrangell, by 45 points. The Vikings had four runners place in the top 10, led by Kayleigh Eddy, who placed seventh overall. Eddy was followed closely by...
Results: Name Time Keith Billi - First Male Finisher 1:32:00 Debbi Eddy - First Female Finisher 1:44:00 Justin Anderson 1:39:56 Torrey Wiebe 1:41:36 Dana Christensen 1:44:10 Brian Williams 1:44:47 Marketa Ith 1:45:17 Justin Haley 1:48:15 Emil Tucker 1:48:25 Helen Boggs 1:52:56 Doug Riemer 1:52:56 Rochelle Peeler 1:54:10 JoAnn Day 1:58:42 Marissa Collison 2:01:33 Rachel Newport (Walker) 3:04:34 Sheena Cook (Walker) 3:04:34 Jon Quaccio 2:06:39 Orion Fenner 2:09:39 Lindsi Dreisbach 2:17:09 Bennett...
The Cross Country team traveled to Sitka last week for the first meet of the year, and both squads finished about where head coach Tom Thompson expected. The girls finished fourth overall in 1A/2A/3A/4A, but first in the 1A/2A/3A division. The boys finished fifth overall in the larger 1A/2A/3A/4A division, and second in 1A/2A/3A. Each team typically has seven competitors, with the top five individual performances from each team being recorded for overall points. Thompson says the loss of a...
After graduating over half the boys from a very successful 2014 campaign, Swim and Dive coach Andy Carlisle says his team is ready for the challenge of rebuilding. And last year’s accomplishments serve solely as motivation, not undue pressure or expectations. “It’s going well and the kids are stepping up pretty good,” he says. This year, there are six boys on the team and only four girls swimming for the Vikings, which is about average. Carlisle says he wishes more girls participated, but it’s normal to have a small turnout because they face a...
Known as "Alaska" on his team of nine, Stewart Conn, 16, represented Petersburg well as his 16U USA basketball team went on to win gold at the United World Games. Conn, a student and basketball player at Petersburg High School, was invited to join the team and traveled to Munich, then Klagenfurt, Austria to play in the tournament. "I was really scared," his mother, Heather, said of him traveling. "I didn't want him to go, but I also knew it was a once in lifetime opportunity so I had to let him...
Two athletes in the Vikings six-member track and field team that traveled to Anchorage last weekend to compete in the State competition came home with individual state titles, and the men's and women's teams each took fourth place overall. Senior Ben Zarlengo earned the top spot in the discus. His 134 foot and 5 inch discus throw was eight feet farther than his closest competitor. He's also the first in PHS track history to earn a state title in that event. Sophomore Izabelle Ith earned four sta... Full story
The Petersburg High School baseball team ended their season with two losses in the Region V double-elimination tournament held in Juneau last weekend. The Vikings faced off against number four seed Thunder Mountain on Thursday in the opening game of the competition. PHS previously beat Thunder Mountain in two of three games played at home, but in game one of the tournament, Vikings' fielders struggled with routine defensive plays, while the Falcons capitalized on those errors, winning 12-0. The...
The boys Track and Field team emerged as the Region V champs at last week's regional meet in Juneau. The girls team took second place, behind Sitka, and twelve PHS athletes qualified for the State tournament in over twenty events. "It was pretty remarkable. The kids all stepped up and performed equal to or better than what we had kind of anticipated," said Head Coach Brad Taylor. He said the boys team has come close to earning the regional title in the past, and this year's victory was hard... Full story
The Vikings baseballers struggled to match the Ketchikan Kings intensity in a three-game matchup last week. A Friday night injury to starting pitcher Colby Bell’s hand shook up the team; they were finally able to recover and play competitively against the Kings in the weekend’s final game. In game one, where PHS failed to bring home runners in scoring position, Kayhi was able to take advantage of Viking field errors to do just that. “We struggled with runners in scoring position. We had runners at second and at third four different times and j...
Petersburg High School senior Abel Aulbach will trade in his Viking blue for the University of Louisville's Cardinal red as he suits up to swim for the school's team starting this fall. Aulbach has been in the water since he was a child, originally learning to swim for the same reason many Petersburg youngsters do. "I started about when I was five," he said. "My mom put me in swim lessons because she wanted me to be able to swim if I fell off the boat." He swam in elementary school as part of...
Petersburg High School's (PHS) Track and Field team took a small but mighty subsection of runners, jumpers and throwers to Ketchikan last week where another four school records were broken. After breaking three records at the Juneau Invitational two weeks ago, sophomore Izabelle Ith earned herself another top spot in PHS history for the 100 meter hurdles. Also adding to his record-breaking streak was River Quitslund who set a new record for the boys 800 meter run. Senior Ben Zarlengo took first...
The Eric Corl Memorial Norske Softball Tourney saw four teams competing for the championship during Little Norway this year. Harbor Bar's team defeated the Haakons 25-4 Saturday to claim the victory. Mamie Nilsen, who played on the Petersburg Medical Center team and has run the tournament in the past, said it was named for Corl, who died in a plane crash in 2011, because he used to always play. "He was a great player, always hitting home runs," she said. It's also a lot of fun, she added....
Sophomore Izabelle Ith and senior River Quitslund collectively broke four Petersburg High School (PHS) records at the Juneau Invitational May 8-9. Those record-breaking runs and jumps, in addition to several other personal bests, made for a "very special meet," said Head Coach Brad Taylor. "Overall it was a very, very good meet for us," he added. Quitslund set a new PHS record for the boys 3200 meter run, finishing in 10 minutes and 24 seconds. "That broke the old school record that stood for...
Strong hitting and good defense contributed to two wins at home against Thunder Mountain on Friday and Saturday. The Falcons kept the Vikings on their toes, and each game was hard fought. Senior Colby Bell was the starting pitcher in game one. With Bell at the mound, the Falcons struggled offensively, earning just four hits and two runs. "Colby pitched another masterful game," Head Coach Jim Engell said, adding that Bell pitched 15 strikeouts during the game. "He's averaging a little over two...
