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The Vikings basketball squad placed 4th at the Anchorage Christian School’s Invitational Tournament in Anchorage last weekend. The Vikings lost a tough first game 57-43 against Barrow. Head Coach Rick Brock said Barrow is one of the better quality teams in the state. “We played them last year and were looking forward to see where we’re at this time of the year,” Brock said. The Vikings fell behind 15-5 in the first quarter but played strong in the second and closed the gap to 22-20 at the half with Barrow leading. But the Vikings missed...
The Vikings took first place after a three-way tie for first place but took the tournament because its point spread had the widest margins overall. Head coach Rick Brock said the tough tournament provided his team great experience because of the various styles of play the team went up against. "Skyview was an athletic aggressive team," Brock said. "Metlakatla was a veteran, talented squad, and Cordova was very aggressive on the defensive end." Thursday's game pitted the Vikings against Skyview...
The Lady Vikings blew the competition away last weekend during their first games of the season. The girl's squad beat Thorne Bay Friday evening 51-12. Grace Weller scored 17 points and Kyla Willis scored 8. "It was a great all around game," Head Coach Dino Brock said. "It was very balanced scoring." The Lady Vikings beat Haines Saturday morning 51-30. Kylie Wallace was the high scorer with 20 points. The squad finished the tournament with a win against Cordova. Weller led with points, scoring...
The Petersburg Viking wrestling squad took 9th place in the state tournament in Anchorage last weekend-ahead of every other Southeast team. "We ended up in a good position," Assistant coach Ed May said. "We're very, very happy with the outcome." Freshman Buddy Stelmach, wrestling in the 98-pound weight class, placed 4th in the tournament. "It was pretty fun," Stelmach said. "There were a bunch of other kids up there that were a lot bigger and more experienced." Stelmach broke his wrist early in...
The boys Viking basketball squad came home with a win from last weekend’s series against Ketchikan. They beat Ketchikan 58-46 on Friday night and lost a close game Saturday 46-55. The games were the Vikings first this season and head coach Rick Brock is happy with his team so far. “It was a great way to start the season,” Brock said. “Anytime you can go on the road and come away with a win is a success.” The Vikings led Friday’s game by ten points at the half. Ketchikan came back and played a strong second half but the Petersburg team was ab...
Sixteen 3rd through 5th grade girls participated in a finale 5K run last Saturday morning as part of the 'Girls on the Run' program. This winter is the first time the event has been held in Petersburg in four years. Joyce Burke-Biggs, Girls on the Run liaison, said the program consists of teaching various values. "Anything to do with self-esteem, self-awareness, teamwork, feeling good about who you are and appreciating other's differences," Burke-Biggs said. For the past several months, the... Full story
Eight Petersburg Viking wrestlers placed at the Pilot Invitational in Juneau the weekend before last. DJ Toyomura, John Brooks and Billy Ware took first place in their respective weight classes. Buddy Stelmach and Isaiah May took second. Logan Turcott and Matt Gudel took third. Bret Martinsen took fourth. Petersburg placed second overall in the tournament. "The team really pulled together," said assistant coach Ed May. "We're, at this point, hitting our stride. Hopefully we'll be getting near...
Five swimmers represented Petersburg at the State Championship swim meet last weekend in Anchorage, and after getting mostly personal best times in preliminaries on Friday, and then even better times in the finals, the boys ended up placing 5th out of 19 schools with many individual achievements, including Abel Aulbach defending his state title in the 100-yard Freestyle event. Service's Ezra Corwin-Hogue came in 7 hundredths of a second faster than Aulbach in the prelims, but the next day, when... Full story
The Vikings volleyball squad nearly beat the Sitka squad in what head coach Jaime Cabral described as a "heart wrenching" match last weekend during the regional double elimination tournament in Sitka. Sitka beat the Vikings in the first round but lost to Mount Edgecumbe in its next game. Sitka faced Petersburg again in an elimination game where the Vikings took the first two matches. "The girls came out on fire. Everything was working," Cabral said. "Passing was phenomenal." But Sitka hit back a...
Swim and Dive's Region V Championship meet took place last weekend in Juneau, and the Petersburg Vikings performed outstandingly well. Individual Vikings won a number of events, and the Vikings boys took third as a team, finishing just 5 points out from first place. "If a couple things had gone differently we could have been second or even first," said Vikings head coach Andy Carlisle. "It was good. The kids did well." Petersburg's Abel Aulbach and Thunder Mountain's Kenny Fox were the top... Full story
The Viking Wrestling team took fourth place in a tournament in Wrangell last weekend. Head Coach Dan Van Swearingen said the team as a whole was much more aggressive last weekend than in their first tournament of the season. "We were punishing some of our opponents," Van Swearingen said. "I like to see that." DJ Toyomura beat a returning region champion and pinned him in the first round. Billy Ware walked through his final 14-1. The coach said two of his better wrestlers didn't attend the...
The Vikings volleyball team played its final home games against Thunder Mountain last weekend. Although the Vikings lost its matches they put up a tough fight against the Juneau squad. Head coach Jaime Cabral said the two seniors put up great defensive plays and the rest of the young team-made up of freshmen and sophomores-are progressing well. "We couldn't have asked for as much hard work as they've put in," Cabral said. "They've done everything that we've asked." The Vikings haven't taken...
The Vikings hosted swimmers from Juneau-Douglas and Sitka High Schools for a very competitive two day meet last weekend. “We had a great weekend of racing,” said Vikings Head Coach Andy Carlisle. “Friday night was especially good with many personal best performances and high energy.” Friday night had some great performances including Vince Kowalski’s first place finish in the boys 200-yard freestyle. Abel Aulbach had great wins in the 50-yard and the 100-yard freestyle races. In the girls 100-ya...
The Petersburg High School wrestling team won the invitational tournament it hosted last weekend. Eleven schools from across Southeast attended the round robin tournament. Petersburg head coach Dan van Swearingen said his team out-pinned its opponents. “Our team pinned all night and that’s why we had such high scores,” Van Swearingen said. “We were pinning machines.” DJ Toyomura, Bill Ware, Logan Turcott and Kaleb Simbahon all went undefeated over the weekend. Van Swearingen said a highlight... Full story
The Petersburg Vikings volleyball teams traveled to Sitka for conference games and Juneau for a tournament last week. Head Coach Jaime Cabral said although the girls didn’t win last Wednesday’s and Thursday’s conference games, they had every game in their hands. The team held the lead several times and the each game was close. The varsity team headed to Juneau and won games against Sitka, Ketchikan and Thunder Mountain during the tournament. “All of a sudden the tides have turned and I think the switch clicked on for our girls,” Cabral sa...
The Viking Swim Club competed in Sitka’s October Splash Meet last weekend. Coach Andy Carlisle commented that for only having one month of practice it was a good meet. Many kids swam their best times. Top performers: Van Abbott placed 1st and 2nd and got best times. Alyssa Guthrie placed 1st and 2nd in her events. Amanda Worhatch earned first place in all five of her events....
In the first match of this weekend’s play, the two squads were going back and forth leading in points. Ultimately the Vikings fell to the two time defending state champs. Head coach Jaime Cabral said he decided to try a new rotating defense against Mount Edgecumbe after losing points to short tips Friday night. “We threw a new defense at them that we’ve never practiced and they (Vikings) adjusted perfectly to it,” Cabral said. Cabral said the team only lost one point to the tips Saturda...
The Petersburg cross country team ended the season with an outstanding performance at the state championship meet at Anchorage's Bartlett High School last weekend. The girls squad, comprised of Grace Weller, Diane Murph, Robyn Schwartz, Fran Abbott, Hannah Pfundt, Nicole Peterson, and Kayleigh Eddy, have been a powerhouse all season long — undefeated among 1A/2A/3A schools, Region V Champions and, ultimately, third place finishers at State. The Anchorage course was hilly and slippery but that d...
Petersburg Swim and Dive team went north for the Juneau-Douglas Invitational last weekend and swam some great races with several best time performances. “Our boys team continues to look strong and we should be in the running for region champs,” said Vikings Head Coach Andy Carlisle. Friday's results placed the Petersburg boys in third place behind first place Sitka and second place Thunder Mountain. Saturday the Petersburg boys finished the meet as a team in second place behind Sitka. “The lady vikings also swam well but our lack of numbe...
Sitka hosted the Region V Cross-Country Championship meet last weekend and the Vikings girls team took first over all other small schools in the 1A/2A/3A divisions, with Mt. Edgecumbe as runner up. Ten years have passed since Petersburg cross country last brought home a Regional Championship. This big win follows an impressive, undefeated season for the girls squad. The Vikings all went into the meet determined to run their best race, according to Petersburg Head Coach Jo Ann Day. “They deserve... Full story
The Petersburg High School swim team took several first place positions two weeks ago in Ketchikan. The men’s 200-yard relay team placed first with a time of 1:46.32. Skipper Erickson, 16, took first in the men’s 200-yard freestyle event with a finals time of 2:00.92. Shania Dahlberg, 17, placed first in the woman’s 200-yard IM with a finals time of 2:29.06 Evan Marsh, 16, placed first in the 200 yard IM in the men’s 200-yard IM with a finals time of 2:09.95. Marsh also took first place in the men’s 100 yard backstroke with a finals time of 5...
The Vikings varsity girl’s volleyball team had a strong start last Friday night when they faced Sitka High School but didn’t pull through for the win. Assistant Coach Lana Corl said she’s happy with the girl’s performance in the face of a more experienced team. “We came out Friday night and showed them our stuff,” Corl said. The Vikings lost to Sitka 16-25 the first match but were able score more points the second with a 20-25 loss. They won the third match with a final score of 25-19. Corl...
Petersburg’s high school girl’s volleyball squad fell to the two time defending state champions of Mount Edgecumbe in Sitka last weekend. Coach Jaime Cabral said despite the defeat the young team showed a lot of promise. “We were a little bit intimidated against a very strong team,” Cabral said. “But our girls played extremely hard and extremely well.” Sophomore setter Ruby Brock ended up with 20 assists over the weekend and Cabral commended middle blockers Adanna Kvernvik and Kyla Willis. “Our freshmen also did a nice job stepping up,...
Vikings cross country runners were in Juneau for the season's last regular meet over the weekend. They ran against teams from throughout Southeast, with 76 girls and 92 boys competing in rainy, windy conditions. Juneau's course is reputed as the toughest around mostly due to its numerous hills, but conditions were even more extreme on Saturday. According to Petersburg Head Coach Jo Ann Day, the course was wet, muddy and a bit slippery. There was a log to get over and two inches of mud at the...
Wrestling Hall of Fame member Wade Schalles taught a wrestling camp in Petersburg last week. Schalles won four NCAA Championships, is registered in the Guinness Book of World Records as having the most pins and wins of any wrestler and won 15 national championships in five different disciplines. And according to Schalles, he would not have earned those accolades if he hadn’t failed. He just never failed twice. Schalles related an anecdotal conversation between himself and a student. We’ll cal...
