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The Viking Swim Club competed last month in the Alaska Swimming Junior Olympics in Anchorage. Twenty-four teams composed of 496 athletes competed in the statewide contest. Petersburg's team was one of the smallest with only 6 swimmers, however each athlete placed in the Top 10 in each event. Swimmers had to meet qualifying times to attend and The Viking Swim Club placed 12th in overall team scoring. Top 10 Finishers: Age 10 and under: John Bissett 2nd 100 Freestyle 3rd 200 Freestyle and 50...
The Petersburg High School girl's track team won the conference track meet division wide in Ketchikan last weekend-a feat the Petersburg girl's team hasn't accomplished in more than three decades. Head coach Brad Taylor has been coaching since 1987 and knew this season would be a special one for the program. "I've known for a couple years that this class, this freshman class coming in and with the seniors that we have, and the experience of those kids going to state for so many years, we knew... Full story
The Petersburg Vikings baseball team kicked off its season with two wins against the Junior Varsity Sitka Wolves last week. Head Coach Jim Engle said the Vikings are a small but balanced team this year with several veteran players and other new but strong athletes added to the ten-player squad. “We have some deep pitching ability,” Engle said. We have a couple guys that can chew up a lot of innings that can give us 100 plus pitches in complete games if we need to.” The number one starter is junior Colby Bell. Engel said Bell has a solid fastbal...
Petersburg soccer players took home championship trophies from the Shamrock Soccer Tournament held in Juneau last weekend. This is the second year Petersburg athletes have competed in the coed tournament and Team Captain Joe Viechnicki was one of 12 soccer players who played. The Petersburg team lost its first game but won the following five matches and got battered in the process. Viechnicki hyperextended his knee. Brian Richards played on a badly sprained ankle and Shane Lohr played with an...
The local hockey club The Petersburg Whalers won the Rainforest Classic's B Division tournament in Juneau earlier this month. The "Old Timer's Tournament" consisted of hockey players more than 35 years old. The Whalers competed against teams from across Alaska including Anchorage, Juneau and Palmer. "Petersburg has been represented in almost every single tournament," said Whaler Greg Kowolski. "This year was the second time in ten years that we've won the tournament." The Whalers lost its first...
After beating the Sitka Wolves in Juneau last Wednesday, the Lady Vikings fell to Sitka and Mt. Edgecumbe in the double elimination tournament. Head Coach Dino Brock said Thursday's contest against Mt. Edgecumbe started out sluggishly on the offensive side. The Lady Vikings were down 6-13 at the end of the half. Brock said his team picked up the pace, though, during the second half. "Offenses were flowing and people were running down the court," Brock said. "There was a lot more action." The... Full story
The Petersburg Vikings lost twice to Mt. Edgecumbe at the regional tournament games last week. Vikings Head Coach Rick Brock said his team needed to regroup after it lost to Mt. Edgecumbe on Wednesday morning. "Mt. Edgecumbe played with a sense of urgency and it was tournament time so I felt we needed to match their intensity level," Brock said. The Vikings started off strong in the first quarter as the two teams went back and forth. The Petersburg squad led by a point at the start of the...
The Lady Vikings beat the Sitka Wolves during the first game of the Regional Tournament in Sitka yesterday. Head Coach Dino Brock said his squad fell behind for a short time in the beginning of the game but maintained the lead throughout the bulk of the contest. “It was a really physical game,” Brock said. “We battled inside and did a nice job with defensive rebounds.” Kyla Willis pulled down nine defensive rebounds. The Lady Vikings led 20-10 at the half, maintained the momentum and led 30-15 at the end of the third. The Wolves snapped...
The Vikings lost its first game of the regional tournament in Sitka Wednesday morning against Mt. Edgecumbe. Head Coach Rick Brock said his team played a good first quarter but, in the end, struggled to score. The Vikings went into the half 25-18 and had a chance to turn the tide in the third. “In the beginning of the third quarter we forced two turnovers and had a chance to score in both cases but missed,” Brock said. The Vikings lost its momentum afterwards and Mt. Edgecumbe dominated throughout the rest of the half. The Vikings lost 51-...
The Lady Vikings brought home three wins after last week's grueling four games in four days against Sitka and Mt. Edgecumbe. The Lady Vikings defeated Mt. Edgecumbe last Wednesday in overtime 50-49. "It was a great game," Head Coach Dino Brock said. "The score went back and forth." The Petersburg squad jumped out to a 16-5 lead at the end of the first quarter but the Mt. Edgecumbe squad fought back and were only down six at the half. The back and forth battle continued during the third quarter b...
The Petersburg Vikings lost two tough games against Sitka despite taking early leads in both Friday and Saturday's contests. The squad took control of Friday's game early in the first quarter with a 16-5 lead against the Wolves. "We were being quick but not in a hurry," Head Coach Rick Brock said. "We were flashing into their openings." The Vikings kept the momentum going halfway through the second quarter until the Wolves turned the tide with several big runs and outscored the Petersburg...
The Petersburg Vikings duked it out with Mt. Edgecumbe Friday night coming away from the bout with a last second win. Head Coach Rick Brock said he knew going into the game the battle against Mt. Edgecumbe would be hard fought and the atmosphere resembled tournament style play. "The crowd was incredible," Brock said. "The noise level in the gym was tremendous. The level of play was intense." Mt. Edgecumbe took an early double-digit lead in the first quarter as the Vikings struggled to find...
The Lady Vikings tamed the Sitka Wolves during both of last weekend's home games. Head Coach Dino Brock said Friday evening's senior appreciation night revved up the team and the crowd. "We came out on fire running up and down the court," Brock said. "We kind of shocked Sitka as hard and as fast as we were playing." The Lady Vikings scored 26 points in the first quarter, setting the tone for the rest of the game. The girl's squad gained and held the lead throughout the night. Kylie Wallace...
The Lady Vikings dominated its rival Wrangell Wolves last weekend during two away games. The girls squad set the pace during the first quarter with a lead of 16-7 but got into foul trouble early on. "At one point I had all five starters on the bench in the second quarter," Head Coach Dino Brock said. "For the large part of the second quarter most of the starters didn't even play." But the Lady Vikings bench didn't let the momentum linger and kept the lead at 21-17 at the half. Brock said his...
The Vikings brought home two wins from last weekend's homecoming games in Wrangell. Friday night's match was neck and neck as the two teams battled between one or two possessions throughout the night. "One of the keys for us is to be able to control the tempo on the defensive end," Head Coach Rick Brock said. "We weren't able to do that. Wrangell did a nice job of keeping the pace they way they wanted it and spreading us out." With 15 seconds left in the fourth quarter Petersburg lost...
The Lady Vikings lost two close home games last weekend against the Mt. Edgecumbe squad. The Lady Vikings faced similar challenges as the boy's team in its conference games. "We struggled shooting the basketball both nights, but other than that we did a nice job defensively," Head Coach Dino Brock said. Although the Lady Vikings started off slow they took the lead in the third. Mt. Edgecumbe took the lead after making a run and maintained it the rest of the night. The girl's squad lost Friday...
The Petersburg Vikings battled through four long conference games last weekend and brought home two wins. The varsity squad had a rough start against Sitka High School on Wednesday evening. “We really struggled to score,” Head Coach Rick Brock said. “We were getting very good looks at the basket but the ball would not drop for us.” The Vikings only put up three points on the board during the first half but managed to hold Sitka to seven points through most of the half. Sitka hit their stride during the middle of the second quarter though...
Petersburg's Ragnarøk Rollers hosted the Wrangell's Garnet Grit Betties and Ketchikan's Rainforest Rollergirls for a big roller derby weekend in Petersburg; consisting of skills workshops, referee training, and a two-hour scrimmage in front of a packed house of fans cheering for their favorite roller girls. The event was a milestone for the new derby squad, most of whom donned skates for the first time in October 2012 when they travelled to Wrangell for their first derby boot camp. Building... Full story
The Petersburg Vikings lost in the 4th quarter to the Ketchikan Kings last Thursday. The Vikings held the Kings to 27 points and the lead throughout most of the game. "We started off playing probably some of our best half court defense that we've played all year," Head Coach Rick Brock said. "We were quick to the ball, not letting them get into the spaces they wanted to." Michael Brock dropped seven points in the first quarter and the squad led the game 22-13 at the half. "In the third quarter...
The Lady Vikings put the pressure on the Wolves last weekend and came out with two wins-putting the squad at 7-1 for the season. The squad beat the Wolves 49-36 Friday night. Head Coach Dino Brock said his team controlled the pace of the game from the get go. The Lady Vikings lead by 20 points during several different points of the game. "The key to the game was our defensive pressure," Brock said. "We were able to put enough pressure on Wrangell so we could get some steals and run." Grace...
The Vikings basketball squad nailed down two big wins against the Wrangell Wolves last weekend. The Vikings defeated the Wolves 47-35 Friday night and again 52-32 on Saturday night. Head Coach Rick Brock said his squad did well defensively against the Wolves during Friday night's game but needed to do a better job of setting the offensive pace of the game. "There were times in the game where we had opportunities to take a 10 or 11 point lead and stretch it out to 15 or 16, which is real...
The Petersburg girls competed in the ACS Tournament, hosted by Anchorage Christian Schools, over the weekend. This year Bethel, Barrow, ACS, Valdez, Petersburg, Kotzebue, Eielson, and Point Hope attended. “A lot of the best 3A teams try to make it there because of the competition. It’s who you're going to see if you make it to state,” said Lady Vikings Head Coach Dino Brock. The tournament is a single elimination style, with a guarantee of playing three games. In their first game the Lady Vikings faced off against the ACS Lions, who took secon...
