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The PHS cross country team raced last Saturday in Wrangell. Beautiful weather brought out crowds of spectators and parents many of whom made the trip over from Petersburg for the competition. This meet was the closest thing Petersburg will have to a home meet in this cross-country season. “It’s tough not having a home meet,” said PHS head coach Jo Ann Day. “We really appreciate the support of parents and fans who made the boat trip over to Wrangell.” This season feels like a quick one, with weat...
The Petersburg High School Vikings volleyball team opened the regular season last weekend by hosting the Juneau-Douglas Crimson Bears for two days of games. Petersburg’s team is particularly young this season, after graduating nine volleyball seniors last year; leaving one senior, 12 sophomores, and seven freshmen. “We could be the youngest varsity team in the state,” said PHS head coach Jaime Cabral. With such youth comes inexperience, but Coach Cabral describes the group as very athle...
The long distance runners of Petersburg High School’s girls and boys cross country teams travelled to Ketchikan on August 31for their season opening meet. The Petersburg teams are comprised of around 20 runners who have been practicing hard since the fifth of August. “They came in prepared to run and ready to work hard,” said Vikings head coach Jo Ann Day. In this first meet of the year not everyone on the teams competed, as some had not yet attended the required number of practices. According to Day, those who did compete had great runs....
The final showdown of play at the 2013 Region II All-Stars Little League tournament in Wrangell culminated on Thursday night as the home team took on – and came close to beating – perennial rival Petersburg. For two innings the Wrangell team either led or were tied with their competition from the north, though the team stayed in until the very end, losing only by a 3-1 score in the sixth inning. Petersburg scored first on a stolen base by Stone Morgan. Dillon Rooney scored the first and onl... Full story
WRANGELL — Youth baseball came to Wrangell in a big way last weekend as the 2013 All-Stars tournament for Southeast Alaska kicked off at the diamonds near the Nature Trail. The competition featured teams from Wrangell, Petersburg, Ketchikan, Sitka, Prince of Wales Island and Juneau. Coach Glenn Smith said hosting the tournament in Wrangell was good for the nearly 100 players, visiting families, and the local community. “One of the things I like about the tournament being here in Wrangell is tha... Full story
WRANGELL — The Lady Wolves hosted the Petersburg Valkyries softball team for one last pair of games for the 2013 season – and saw their neighbors to the north walk away with two victories, each in the double digits. The first inning of Sunday’s double-header against Petersburg started out with the Lady Vikings holding an 8-4 lead – and saw a pair of runs from Sarah Tate. Each team only scored two runs apiece in the second inning, with Ruby Brock and Raven Hansen scoring for Petersburg, and Dar...
The Petersburg High School Viking runners traveled to Fairbanks to compete in the State meet over the weekend and each of the participants placed in their events with Grace Weller breaking the school record again and placing third overall in the 3,200 meter run. “Grace started with the 3,200 and it was like 25 degrees outside,” Track Coach Brad Taylor said. “She was really unsure before the race but she ran an incredible 3,200 and broke her previous school record from the previous week by two s... Full story
The Petersburg High School Viking track team traveled to Juneau for the Region V Championship meet last weekend and came away with the boys taking third place and the girls placing second. “The highlight of the regional meet is our girls got a second place trophy,” PHS Track Coach Brad Taylor said. “They actually scored enough points to win the meet but were disqualified in a relay.” Taylor explained that the girls were disqualified due to a technicality but there was photo evidence that th... Full story
Viking Swim Club won the trophy for highest percentage best times at the 2013 Spring Southeast Championships Swim Meet in Ketchikan this month. Meghyn Parker (left) finished 2nd Place High Points for girls 9-10, and Peter Kowalski (right) earned 2nd Place High Points among boys 11-12....
The Petersburg Viking runners traveled to Ketchikan for the first track meet of the season and the girls came home with third place and the boys placed fourth in Saturday's competition. For the boys, senior Viking Mizani Rawhani came in first place in the 110 meter hurdles, seventh in the 100 meter dash and third in the 300 meter hurdles; Kaleb Simbahon placed 18th in the shot put and eighth in the triple jump; Nels Evens placed 11th in the 3,200 meter run and 18th in the 800 meter run; Ben...
Soccer players in Petersburg began an exciting new tradition earlier this month. For the first time ever, a group, many of whom have been playing soccer together for over ten years at the Community Gym, formed a co-ed Petersburg team and travelled to Juneau to compete in the Shamrock Invitational Indoor Soccer Tournament. Two teams from Whitehorse, Canada also made the trip. Three Juneau squads competed, for a total of six teams. Sitka and Ketchikan teams were invited but didn't attend. Dale...
The Petersburg Vikings traveled to Sitka last week for the Region V Tournament and that is where the season for the Vikings ended. "We started out play against Mt. Edgecumbe," Head Coach Rick Brock stated. "We knew going into this tournament that to be successful we would have to play excellent basketball and have things go our way." During the first quarter, the Vikings played well but were down 13 to 17 at the end. "The pace of the game was a little too fast for us but we were still doing fine," Brock said. "In the second quarter, we missed...
The Petersburg Lady Vikings traveled to Sitka to compete in the Region V Tournament and came home with a positive attitude for next year. "We played Sitka for the first game of the tournament," Head Coach Dino Brock said. "We started out very well and were very competitive. We were actually ahead at the end of the first quarter." The Lady Vikings kept the lead and were up by five at half time and up by three at the end of the third quarter. "Sitka came out and had a really big fourth quarter and we just couldn't maintain the lead," Brock...
The Petersburg Middle School Viking wrestlers traveled to Ketchikan to participate in the Region V Tournament recently and came home fourth place winners. Petersburg scored 169.5 points as a team and came in just behind Sitka with 175.5; Wrangell with 190 and Ketchikan placed first in the tournament with 266.5 points. "The middle school Viking wrestling team represented their school and community well this season," Coach Rob Schwartz said. "It was a tough regional tournament against some...
The Petersburg Lady Vikings played host to the Wrangell Lady Wolves for Homecoming weekend and dominated the play on the court for the series. “Homecoming games are always exciting mainly because of the crowd and the people that come out to watch,” Head Coach Dino Brock said. “It was a great weekend for us.” The Lady Vikings won Friday night with a score of 48 to 27. “Friday I was kind of nervous with it being senior appreciation night,” Brock stated. “You never know how things will go with...
Between the varsity Vikings and Lady Viking’s games Friday evening, time was made to appreciate the senior students. Seniors who were honored for the Pep Band were Daniel Cardenas, Eva Kowalski, Mizani Rawhani, Bud Bergen and Krissa Davis. Students honored for girl’s basketball were Becca Madsen, Samantha Turcott and Jael Swanson and boy’s basketball seniors were Dan Loucks and Clayton Franklin. A lone senior cheerleader was recognized as well, Kortnie Goodwin. “We congratulate these seniors...
The Petersburg Vikings hosted the Wrangell Wolves for Homecoming 2013 and came away big winners for the weekend. “This was a great weekend for us,” Head Coach Rick Brock said. “We ended up winning both games and our play has improved from the beginning of the season.” According to Brock the Vikings started out slow Friday evening but were ahead by two at the end of the first quarter, by three at halftime and only one point ahead at the end of the third quarter. The Vikings won with a score o...
Homecoming festivities were observed between the Lady Vikings’ and Vikings games Saturday evening. For the class of 2016 the Prince was Kjell Wittstock and Princess was Loveena Ortiz. Wittstock returned to basketball warm-ups immediately following the royalty presentation. For the class of 2015, the Prince was Skipper Erickson and Princess was Makayla Newman. Prince Bret Martinsen and Princess Abi Taylor represented the class of 2014. For the class of 2013, the Prince was Kris Thorsteinson w...
The Petersburg Middle School Viking wrestlers traveled to Craig from Jan. 31 to Feb. 2 to participate in the Stikine Invitational with eight other teams. “Petersburg's young athletes represented themselves, their town, their parents and their school very well both on and off the mat,” Coach Rob Schwartz said. “As a coach, I really appreciate that.” Petersburg came out on top with a team total score of 226.5 followed by Ketchikan with 195. Individually, the Vikings put up some impressive stats as well. In the 75 pound weight class, Israel...
The Petersburg Vikings traveled to Valdez for the Valdez Elks Invitational over the weekend and come home fifth place winners. “We had three games that came down to the last possession,” Head Coach Rick Brock said. “We easily could have been in the championship game.” The Vikings faced Barrow for their first game of the tournament. “Playing against teams that we have no idea who they are made it difficult in the beginning,” Brock stated. “The two teams were just getting to know each other.” According to Brock, the play was very physical throug...
The Petersburg Lady Vikings traveled to Valdez to take part in the Valdez Elks Invitational and came home with a sixth place win out of eight teams. “We did a great job,” Head Coach Dino Brock said. “We started out facing the number one team in the state, Anchorage Christian, who hasn't lost a game all season.” The Lady Vikings were down five to 20 at the end of the quarter and 39 to 15 at the half. “They ended up beating us 70 to 38,” Brock stated. “But it was a good game, we continued to battle throughout and we kept our composure. I...
The Petersburg Viking traveled to Mt. Edgecumbe over the weekend and dropped two games but showed great competitive spirit and improvement. “We have been talking about making sure we make the most of every possession,” Head Coach Rick Brock said. “I really felt that, more than any series throughout the year, we really stepped on the floor with confidence and played hard.” Brock explained that the boys began the game Friday with an early lead and were up eight to 12 at the end of the first quarter. “We got into foul trouble but were still up 28...
The Petersburg Lady Vikings played host to Mt. Edgecumbe for the weekend and ended up winning one game and losing the other, but not by much. “We had a really good weekend,” Head Coach Dino Brock said. “I especially think that Friday night was a really good game. We struggled in the first half and were down seven to 13 at the end of the first half but kept ourselves in the game because of our defense.” Brock explained that the team has been talking about that a lot and they did during halftim...
