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The varsity boys won two hard-fought games against the Mt. Edgecumbe Braves this weekend at home. In Friday night's game, the Vikings stayed out in front of the Braves for the first three quarters, despite a high number of turnovers. "I was concerned with our unforced turnovers," Coach Rick Brock said. "We had too many in the first half." Going into the second half the Vikings tightened up their passing game, but the Braves also came out playing a stronger game and took the lead as the fourth...
During last weekend's homecoming match up, the Varsity boys basketball team won two games against the Wrangell Wolves. Head coach Rick Brock said the team made strides in two areas they've been focusing on. "I think we made some positive progress from last weekend to this weekend. I felt our half-court defense was very good this weekend," he said, adding that the boys also improved on their offensive rebounding. The Vikings came out strong Friday night, putting points up early and holding the...
The Lady Vikings varsity basketball team won two games against the Wrangell Wolves at last weekend's homecoming match up. "I thought it was a great weekend for us. I thought the kids played well," said Head Coach Dino Brock. "I thought they played hard all weekend long, both JV and varsity." The varsity team won Friday's game 57-36, led in scoring by the team's lone senior Shalie Dahl who put up 18 points. Kylie Wallace scored 11 for the Vikings. Emma Chase put up 8 points and Ruby Brock and Cat...
Petersburg lost its first game to Mt. Edgecumbe Wednesday night. The Lady Vikings started off slow as Mt. Edgecumbe jumped off to an early lead in the first half, Petersburg down 21-29 at the half. "We started out slow again in the third," Head Coach Dino Brock said. "At one point they had an 18 point lead." But Petersburg rallied as Brock had his team beef up the defensive pressure. "We started pressing them. We had the game down to a couple possessions at one point and made a nice run getting...
The Vikings faced off against Fairbank’s Lathrop High School Thursday night where they jumped out to an early 12-8 lead in the first quarter. “Lathrop is really athletic and fast,” Head Coach Rick Brock said. “The game was close throughout. Our half court defense confused them for a little while.” Lathrop fought back in the second quarter and led the game 22-19 at the half. The Vikings held the momentum in the third, scoring 20 points. “It was a one or two possession game until the end,” Brock said. “We made a couple of key free throws dow...
The Petersburg Vikings fell to the Sitka Wolves last weekend after two tough games that both went into overtime. The Vikings started out with a solid lead during Friday night's competition, ahead 14-7 at the end of the first quarter and extended its lead to 27-17 at the half. Things took a turn for Petersburg midway through the third quarter however as Sitka took advantage of Viking turnovers. By the end of the third quarter Sitka fought back to within six points. "In the fourth we had two many...
The Petersburg Ragnarok Rollers won a hard fought battle against the Ketchikan Rainforest Rollergirls last Saturday night. Head Coach Rebecca Anderson said most of the girls, who have competed in several bouts since the team formed last year, faced off against a motivated group of Ketchikan women. "They (Ketchikan) came right out of the box, full on strong," Anderson said. "They threw everything they had. The first three or four jams we were behind. It looked bad for a while and I think we all... Full story
Petersburg took home two wins from the Wolves last weekend during Wrangell's homecoming games. Petersburg and Wrangell went back and forth Friday night with the point spread not widening more than one or two points for most of the game. "The game was pretty intense," Head Coach Dino Brock said. "It was pretty physical. We'd lead then they'd come back." The Lady Vikings were up 25-22 at the end of the first half. Petersburg gained momentum during the second half though and took control of the gam...
The Vikings beat the Wrangell Wolves last weekend during Wrangell's homecoming games. Petersburg had a slow start Friday night, with players setting up different defenses. "We were a little confused on our half court defense," head coach Rick Brock said. "That doesn't usually work well and it was kind of a slow start for us. I called a timeout and we got ourselves together." Wrangell was up 7-1 before the timeout but once the Vikings readjusted they found their rhythm and took control of the...
The Lady Vikings took third place at the Clarke Cochran Christmas Classic Tournament in Ketchikan last week. After defeating a California team early in the tournament the Lady Vikings went on to face a tough game against Ketchikan where Petersburg lost 35-45. “It was a good physical game, especially defensively,” Head Coach Dino Brock said. “We struggled to shoot the basketball.” The Lady Vikings missed many scoring opportunities after shooting 13 for 29 from the free throw line. Petersb...
The Petersburg Vikings placed 4th last week in the Clarke Cochran Christmas Classic Tournament in Ketchikan. The Vikings went 1-1 during the first two games of the tournament and beat North Pole last Wednesday. Head Coach Rick Brock said the Petersburg squad kept up a good pace throughout the bout. The Vikings jumped out to an early lead in the first and second quarters with the score 28-11 at the half. “It was a great start for us,” Brock said. “They (North Pole) didn’t press us at the beginning of the game. It was the first game in the tou...
The Petersburg Vikings are 1-1 as of Tuesday afternoon as they compete in Ketchikan at the Clarke Cochran Christmas Classic tournament. The Vikings faced off Monday against Fairbanks’ three time state champions Monroe Catholic. Vikings head coach Rick Brock he knew going into the game it was going to be quite a test for his young squad. Monroe Catholic put pressure on Petersburg with a full court press and the Vikings struggled scoring. “We had too many live ball turnovers which they converted to points quickly,” Brock said. “They get up and...
The Lady Vikings won its first game in the Clarke Cochran Christmas Classic tournament in Ketchikan Tuesday morning. The Petersburg girls beat the California team University Prep. Head Coach Dino Brock said his team started out strong and kept a good momentum throughout the entire game. The Lady Vikings were up 16-8 at the end of the first quarter. University Prep fought back and was down by two points at the half. “In the third quarter we battled back and forth,” Brock said. “They’d go on a run and then we’d go on a run. We outscored...
The Lady Vikings took first place in last weekend's Little Norway Tournament. Petersburg's girls hosted teams from Haines, Ketchikan and Metlakatla. The Lady Vikings came out swinging Thursday night, defeating Haines' Glacier Bears 57-19. Head Coach Dino Brock said he was pleased with his team's solid performance Thursday night. "We ran up and down the floor," Brock said. "Our defense did a great job against them. We had really balanced scoring. Everybody on the team scored in that game so...
The Petersburg Vikings placed third in last weekend's Little Norway Tournament. Petersburg hosted Craig, Ketchikan and Metlakatla. Head Coach Rick Brock said the Vikings played a solid game Thursday night beating Craig 82-44. "It was our first home game and everybody was probably a bit nervous but all the players on the team had a chance to get some time on the floor," Brock said. The Vikings jumped out to an early lead scoring 19 points in the first quarter and continued to dominate throughout...
Viking wrestlers didn’t manage to seize the crown during this year’s competition at the state wrestling championship, pulling up third as the closest as four boys made their bids for first. “It was a tough tournament – state is never easy,” Coach Dan Van Swearengen said. “I felt we could have wrestled a bit better, the same for regionals, I feel like the guys were holding back.” Buddy Stalmach, the only sophomore amongst seniors, went to his first fall-free tournament, winning and losing exclusively by pins. Appearing tired and nervous in his f...
The lady Vikings started the season strong with two wins at home against the Juneau-Douglas Crimson Bears last weekend. The Vikings topped the Bears 53-30 Friday night and 50-32 on Saturday. Coach Dino Brock said the girls' strong start gave them a momentum that carried them throughout the game. “We just kind of jumped out of the lead to start with in the first quarter and just built on it,” Brock said. The team exhibited strong defense and rebounding, which helped keep them ahead and ultimately secure the lead. “Especially for early in the s...
The boys basketball team played hard in their season opener away against Ketchikan last weekend, but ultimately fell in both games to the 4A team. The Vikings are a young team this year with only three experienced players returning to the variety squad. "We're very young. We really returned three played that had any significant minutes last year," Coach Rick Brock said. "Over half our team wasn't on varsity or even in high school last year." That, in addition to Ketchikan's status as one of the...
The Vikings more than held their own against a fuller regional pool than usual, coming out on top of the 3A southeastern region schools during the battle in Wrangell. The 3A team racked up 11 pins in the tournament, fourth in the overall bracket behind the filled rosters of Ketchikan, 17, Wrangell, 15, and Craig, 15. In addition to the usual spread of 1A, 2A and 3A teams that gathered for the matches, the larger 4A teams also were included, Assistant Coach Rob Schwartz said. "I knew Ketchikan... Full story
The Parks and Rec All-Stars were fast and fiery for their final matches of the season, running ahead of even themselves as they strove for victory against visiting Wrangell. The matches came out with mixed results for the teams – the girls took their shot with a close 14-18 loss on Friday, but saw Wrangell far ahead on Saturday, finishing 10-24. The boys, meanwhile, came out with all cylinders firing on the first day of the match, cleaning up 26-6. Saturday saw them keeping the same spread, 2...
Girls on the Run participants traded their running shoes for snow shoes after slick, icy roads prohibited the group of young runners from completing a scheduled 5k race on Saturday. "Mother nature had her own plan that morning. Due to the wet snow on the icy roads, plan B came into effect," said Joyce Burk-Biggs, one of the program's organizers. With a little creative thinking and help from the community, the event changed course and took advantage of the snowy day. Officer Derek Thorsen...
The Wild Kings of Petersburg aren't strapping on their ice skates just yet, but the season is just about right for hockey as winter sets in. As the club waits for the weather to allow area waterways to properly freeze, they're typically found in the community gym with roller blades instead, testing tricky shots, movements and generally how to stay upright and untangled from the swarms of swatting sticks that gather in pursuit of the puck as they practice swoops across the polished floor. Though...
The Ragnarök Rollers, Petersburg's roller derby team, bouted against Wrangell's Garnet Grit Betties Saturday evening at the Fall Brawl in Wrangell as some 260 spectators cheered on the skaters. "We didn't win but it was closer this time so that was good," Coach Rebecca "Midlife Tigress" Anderson said. This was the third time the two teams have dueled it out since the Petersburg team was formed in late 2012. The Betties started out strongly, picking up an early lead and building from there. By...
