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Dino Brock has decided to resign as the head high school girls basketball coach in Petersburg, where he's coached for 29 years of his 31-year coaching career – the first two were in his hometown of Wrangell. When asked what led him to the decision to step away, he said, "Sometimes you just know it's the right time ... There've been stages I thought I was ready, but I wasn't." Growing up in Wrangell, Brock figures he played basketball 300 days a year on the uncovered court outside the housing pro...
Now that this year's basketball season is ramping up, so are the Petersburg Vikings, with the team taking two wins in Wrangell over the weekend. Petersburg won back-to-back games on Friday and Saturday during Wrangell's homecoming weekend, with a series of strong performances across the whole team. Friday's game against the Wrangell Wolves started off tight with both teams tied at 11 points at the end of the first quarter. The Vikings kept things close leading into halftime despite several of...
Despite having a rough start to the season, Petersburg High School’s Lady Vikings are on the road to improvement after a set of close games in Wrangell last weekend. The team wasn’t able to pick up a win, but their time spent in practice tightening up on their offense and set plays clearly paid off in both games. “Both games came down to one possession. We had the ball at the end of the game with the chance to either win or tie the game,” said coach Matt Pawuk. “I was really happy with how the girls played—and you know you always want to get...
With the end of their season in sight, Petersburg High School's wrestling team sent four competitors to state last weekend in Anchorage to grapple against the best in Alaska. Despite unfortunate bouts of sickness and a field full of tough competition, the PHS wrestlers put up a strong fight, with the team's younger wrestlers showing a lot of promise heading into the new year. "It was just a tough state tournament for us, you know, only bringing four kids and trying to stay healthy," said head...
Petersburg High School’s Lady Vikings were able to pick up some valuable experience during their first games in Sitka last weekend. Over the course of the three-day tournament, the team played against two strong Alaskan teams from Sitka and Chugiak as well as a team from Idaho’s Kendrick High School, giving them some practice against some tough squads before their league games begin. “I think the thing I’m most excited about is how up-tempo the practices have been,” said this year’s head coach Matt Pawuk. “I feel like I’ve really been able to p...
With only a few weeks of practice under their belts, Petersburg High School’s varsity boys basketball team started the season off with a series of games in Sitka last weekend. The PHS squad competed in a three-game round robin tournament against teams from Chugiak, Sitka, and Lumen Christi across the weekend, coming out of the tournament with one win and two losses. “The biggest thing was that I felt like they came out and played together and they played hard, which—at the beginning of the season—that’s what you’re looking for,” said assistan...
Petersburg High School's wrestling team took on some of the toughest competitors in Southeast Alaska during the regional tournament in Juneau last weekend. With several of their opponents achieving high placements at state throughout the past few years, the PHS team rose to the occasion and met the challenge head on. "The team felt ready, I think that they were ready to wrestle," said coach James Valentine. "Overall, our team ended up exactly where we were expecting to end up over the regional...
With just one week left till regions, Petersburg High School's wrestling team traveled to Wrangell last weekend for one more regular season tournament. Petersburg brought seven wrestlers to compete-including two fresh faces for the season-leading to a series of high performances and a great momentum boost heading into their last events. "Out of the seven [wrestlers] we did very well... It was good to be there to support the community of Wrangell in general," said head coach James Valentine....
Petersburg swimmers Tori and Bella Miller traveled down to the lower 48 earlier this month to compete against some of the best in the country at US Swimming Interval Medley Xtreme (IMX) in Mesa Arizona. Amongst a group of six Alaskan swimmers, the Miller duo competed against kids from Southwest, Pacific Northwest, and Midwest states, coming out of the competition with several impressive performances in various events. IMX is a yearly event that hosts young swimmers and helps them ease into a...
Petersburg High School's varsity volleyball team wrapped up their season in front of a home crowd this last weekend at this year's regional tournament. The young PHS squad was not able to make it to the final two and qualify for state, but they fought hard against fierce competition and had an excellent season, with hopefully more to come next year. "Overall, a pretty darn good season for the kids. Especially looking back on their success over the years," said head coach Jaime Cabral. "It's a pr...
Roller derby took a knee when COVID-19 hit, and it's been slow to get back up to speed, not only in Petersburg, but across Southeast and the state. But lately, after a recruitment push new skaters - "fresh meat" the derby squad calls them - are joining the Ragnarok Rollers in Petersburg. Out of Petersburg, Wrangell, Ketchikan, Sitka, and Juneau, Juneau is the only other town in southeast that has put a full team back together. Experienced Petersburg skaters like Deck 'Em (Victoria Moore), and...
The Viking Swim Club made sure to give the home crowd a show at their annual November Rain meet in Petersburg last weekend. The local swimmers had impressive performances at the event with loads of high placements, strong rates of personal improvement, and successes in new categories. "[The team] was beyond excited and happy. Since this was a home meet, we had a great turnout... we had 48 of our swimmers compete this past weekend, and they did great," said VSC coach Scott Burt. November Rain is...
Petersburg High School’s wrestling team traveled south last weekend for the annual Bill Weiss tournament in Ketchikan. Across the course of the two day meet—one of the largest events in Southeast Alaska— several PHS wrestlers earned their place on the podium against tough competition. Petersburg freshman Eli Anderson earned the team’s highest placement, taking second in the 150 pound bracket. “Being able to go that far at such a young age is pretty impressive, so it was a good showing and I’m happy that he got to where he was,” said head coa...
Petersburg High School's wrestling team faced off against competitors from all across the state at the Mountain City Wrestling Invitational in Anchorage last weekend. Despite a large setback with weather conditions causing three team members to miss weigh-ins, Petersburg's four competing wrestlers each came out of the tournament with strong individual performances and highlights, and at the largest tournament in the state no less. Kaden Duke-the team's highest finisher at the event-took fourth...
Petersburg High School’s varsity volleyball team played through their second set of conference games in Haines last weekend. Keeping up their dominant streak, the young PHS squad went five and one in a series of best of three matches, showing off some new defensive techniques and beating the team that held them back from a perfect record in the first phase of conference games. “They were a little bit more confident this time around with how they're playing,” said head coach Jaime Cabral. “You...
Petersburg High School's swim team of two wrapped up their season at the Alaska Swim & Dive State Championships last weekend in Juneau. Both of Petersburg's sophomore swimmers-Logan Tow and Brooklyn Whitethorn-maintained their placements and times from regionals at the tournament, and the young duo already has their sights set on the next season. Logan Tow competed in the Boys 200 Yard Freestyle and the Boys 500 yard Freestyle, placing 13th and 14th with times of 1:55.52 and 5:13.00...
Derek Gibb, a 1999 PHS graduate, traveled last month back to his alma mater, Auburn University in Alabama, to be recognized along with his team for their NCAA title for swimming in 2003. He hadn't seen most of his teammates in 15 years, but the majority of them were there. There was a reception for the alumni, then a recognition ceremony on October 28th at the Auburn football game in front of 88,000 people. "It was cool to see everyone after so long . . . they're all successful with families."...
Petersburg's Devil's Thumb Shooters (DTS) competed at the Ninth Southeast Shoot Invitational in Juneau the weekend of October 20. Twelve local marksmen took part in the event amongst 71 competitors from all around Alaska and Washington, with five of Petersburg's members getting the chance to experience their first competition. "For a lot of these kids it was brand new for them to see different disciplines and different stations than what we have here," said Becky Turland with DTS. Additionally,...
Petersburg High School's swim team went above and beyond with their performances at regionals in Juneau last weekend. The duo of Logan Tow and Brooklyn Whitethorn both qualified for state in each of their events with phenomenal times, destroying several of the personal records they had set throughout the season. "I was pretty confident because the training had gone well and they had been racing well up to that point, but I sure didn't expect what they did," said head coach Andy Carlisle. Tow...
Petersburg High School's varsity volleyball squad started their conference season off strong with a series of games in Klawock last weekend. The team won five out of six best-of-five matches throughout the weekend, facing some of the best teams in the region and coming out on top. "No game is going to be easy in our league, we've got some really good teams top to bottom," said head coach Jaime Cabral. In the days leading up to the games, Cabral made sure to get the team in gear with a difficult...
Petersburg High School’s wrestling team fought hard, endured, and came out with a strong showing despite having a difficult week leading up to their second meet in Juneau last weekend. Less than half of Petersburg’s already small wrestling squad was able to travel due to sickness, injuries, and other factors, but the four boys who made it up to Juneau all placed high in their brackets. Angus Olsen came out on top as the champion of his weight class after a difficult match with a wrestler from Sitka, and Tanner Caulum and Jonas Anderson bot...
Petersburg High School's varsity volleyball had a huge performance last weekend up in Anchorage, going undefeated up until the final match and taking second place in the entire tournament. With only one loss on their record as of now, the team proved that there's a lot of valuable learning to be had in defeat. They showed remarkable versatility in their matches along with fantastic teamwork and unity, hinting that they have a lot of success in store for them across the rest of the season. "They...
Petersburg High School's swim team made sure to finish their regular season off with a bang at their home meet last weekend. With the road to regionals coming to a close, the duo of Logan Tow and Brooklyn Whitethorn are working through their final preparations, with this last performance proving they have a great chance of qualifying for state at their next competition. "[We're feeling] pretty good. They look pretty good, pretty strong in the races they're going to be doing at regionals," said...
