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The Lady Vikings hosted the Sitka Lady Wolves over the weekend and won Friday with a score of 60 to 51. “We did a very nice job of passing the basketball and taking care of it,” Head Coach Dino Brock stated. “This was overall one of our better efforts and we shot the ball well.” According to Brock the Lady Vikings had a great night for rebounds and had eight shots for three points each. Leading the team in scoring was Grace Weller with 16 points followed by Ruby Brock with 13 points, Kylie W...
The Petersburg Vikings traveled to Sitka to face the Wolves for the second weekend in a row. “Going into this trip and from the scores of the weekend before there were some very specific things we needed to focus on,” Head Coach Rick Brock stated. “Friday night we did all of those things.” Although the Vikings lost Friday evening with a score of 37 to 43, according to Brock they improved their defensive game tremendously. “We took care of the basketball and we limited their easy baskets from tur...
Local Elks Lodge 2012 Soccer Shoot winners are also top scorers at the state level. From left to right, Julian Kumps 1st place in 8-9 age division, Nina McCay 1st place in 10-11, Anya Pawuk 3rd place under 8, Dan McMahon, Gage Massin 2nd place under 8, Rylan Wallace 2nd place 10-11....
The Petersburg Vikings hosted the Sitka Wolves for a two game fight but didn't come out the victors. “I thought we made some progress this week in a couple of areas and our intensity level was better than it was last weekend against Mt. Edgecumbe,” Head Coach Rick Brock said. “I believe also that, physically, we competed against a team that was much bigger than us but we continue to struggle putting the ball in the basket.” Brock explained that both nights the Vikings had good shots that th...
The Petersburg Lady Vikings traveled to Ketchikan and came home two games down for the season. “The first night started out really well,” Head Coach Dino Brock said. “We did a nice job defensively and offensively we were moving the ball a lot.” The girls were down 10 to eight at the end of the first quarter and 24 to 22 at half-time. “We came out in the third quarter and didn't start as strong,” Brock stated. “That became the whole separation of the game.” At the end of the third quarter the Lady Vikings were down 38 to 25 and ended up with a...
The Petersburg Vikings played host to Mt. Edgecumbe for two basketball games over the weekend and played hard but ended up defeated both nights. “Friday night the game started out good for us,” Head Coach Rick Brock said. “We were passing the ball against their pressure and attacking it.” Brock explained that Mt. Edgecumbe made a bit of an adjustment toward the end of the first quarter. “We just went cold in the second quarter,” Brock stated. “We went several minutes without scoring and w... Full story
The Petersburg Vikings hand the Wolves a pair of losses during Wrangell’s 2013 homecoming celebration – the latest in a string of defeats for the boys’ team and head coach Ray Stokes. After a low scoring first period on Friday night, when Wrangell trailed just 6-5, the Petersburg offense kicked into high gear in the second to take a 24-14 advantage – spurred mostly by the defensive play of Vikings Clayton Franklin and Jared Volk, and the big offense of Tristan Welton, Kayin McCay and Colby B...
Two sentences can sum up the Homecoming basketball weekend between the Lady Wolves and Petersburg’s Lady Vikings, which began last Friday night. Friday was a night of high drama. Saturday was a game of strenuous play. After tipoff, and for the first quarter of action on Friday, the Wrangell squad played decisively and with speed – racking up a 23-13 halftime lead off a show stopping performance by the duo of Kayla Rooney and Alyssa Allen. The pair put up a combined 13 points and shot better tha...
The Viking boys traveled to Ketchikan for the CCCC Tournament and came away with a win against Metlakatla in their last game of the tournament. “There were a lot of really good things that came out of this tournament,” Head Coach Rick Brock stated. “Even the things that didn't go as well as we wanted them was important for us to experience and learn from.” The boys faced Ketchikan for their first game of the weekend. “We had just played them a couple of weeks ago and they were much improved from when we played them before and I feel we were a...
The Petersburg Viking girls traveled to Ketchikan for the CCCC Tournament over the Christmas break and won against Metlakatla but fell to Ketchikan and Palmer. “I thought the tournament went really well because the girls played hard,” Head Coach Dino Brock said. “We always hope that tournaments like this will show us where we are and what we need to work on.” Petersburg began this tournament against Ketchikan with an ending score of 35 to 54. “Ketchikan pressed us all over the floor, it just m...
The Petersburg Viking boys tied for first place but were officially declared runners up behind Klawock for the tenth Little Norway Tournament hosted by Petersburg this weekend. Teams from Angoon, Haines, Craig, Klawock and Wrangell traveled to Petersburg for the tournament to kick off the season. “I was really pleased with the outcome of the whole tournament,” Head Coach Rick Brock stated. “We got a lot of contribution from a lot of players and I think that is really important for us at this...
The Petersburg Viking Wrestlers traveled to Nikiski for state competition. DJ Toyomura wrestled in the 98 pound class; Bret Martinsen and John Brooks competed in the 132 pound weight class; Kris Thorsteinson wrestled in the 126 class and Kaleb Simbahon wrestled in the 195 weight class. “It was a tough first day,” Head Coach Dan VanSwearingen said. “The competition up there is a lot tougher than it is here in the Southeast.” According to VanSwearingen, two of the Viking wrestlers lost twice in their first two matches, so they were out right a...
Petersburg played host to Wrangell, Craig, Klawock, Haines and Angoon for the tenth Little Norway Tournament over the weekend. The girls finished second behind Klawock. “It was a great tournament,” Head Coach Dino Brock stated. “The school and everyone involved had done a wonderful job putting this tournament on.” Brock explained that the girls started out playing Haines on the first night. “We came out from the start playing really hard and we shot the ball really well,” Brock said. “We ended u...
Vikings girls basketball started out the competition season with a weekend on the road against a perennial powerhouse, the Lady Braves of Mt. Edgecumbe. The Petersburg girls have a lot of fresh faces with eight out of the 13 girls traveling to Sitka being freshmen. The Lady Braves, on the other hand, are an experienced team with many girls coming back who played a lot of minutes last year, according to Vikings girls coach Dino Brock. But what this years Vikings squad lacks in experience they make up for with energy and effort. “We went in e...
The Vikings played their first basketball game of the season last weekend in Ketchikan. It was an endowment game, which means it won’t count toward either team’s season record. “The game started out a little rough for us,” said Vikings head coach Rick Brock. That’s to be expected starting the season out against a 4A team. The Ketchikan varsity played a full court press throughout the first quarter, and effectively shutdown the Viking offense. “Their full court pressure really bothered us...
The Petersburg Viking wrestlers traveled to Haines for the Region V meet last weekend and come home with five qualifying for State competition. “The regional meet was great,” Head Coach Dan VanSwearengen said. “We took seven guys, we had six wrestle and we are taking five to State.” The Vikings came home with three second place wins with three in the finals. “We had some tough competition in the finals,” VanSwearengen said. “Our guys wrestled well and we were just pinning machines until two of... Full story
The Petersburg Viking Volleyball girls came in second in regional play and several of the players were honored with All-Academic, All-Conference and Sportsmanship Award Team. Petersburg City Schools Athletic Director and Head Coach Jaime Cabral, was very proud of his team and feels comfortable with the finish for the season. “This is my first year coaching here at Petersburg but my 14th overall,” Cabral said. “The season went well, we started off strong and then you know this is really the m...
Chandler Strickland cuts around a Craig defender during the Stikine Basketball Tournament. The girls placed second to Craig and will play at home Thursday and Friday this week from 4 to 7 p.m. at the school and community gym....
The Petersburg Vikings traveled to Bartlett for the State swimming competition qualifying nine swimmers for the meet. “The Vikings made us all very proud at the State High School Swimming and Diving meet last weekend,” Head Coach Andy Carlisle said. “But the highlight of the meet, of course, was Abel Aulbach winning the 50 and 100 yard freestyles.” Vince Kowalski finished fifth in the finals for the 200 yard freestyles and came in seventh in the finals for the 500 yard freestyle. Shalie Dahl fi... Full story
The Petersburg Viking swimmers traveled to Ketchikan for regional competition over the weekend – and nine came back as State qualifiers. “We had some truly great performances this weekend at regionals,” head coach Andy Carlisle said. “Several kids had big time drips and some really surprised themselves, and everyone raced well.” The Viking girls, as a team, placed fourth overall in regional competition. The team of Grace Weller, Shania Dahlberg, Shalie Dahl and Eva Kowalski came in third in the 200-yard medley relay and Dahl also brought in a f... Full story
The Petersburg Viking wrestlers traveled to Anchorage for the Anchorage Christian School tournament last weekend. With seven Petersburg wrestlers traveling to the tournament, the team finished with an overall record of 17 wins and 16 losses. There were 43 teams competing and the Vikings placed 21st among those squads. “There were well over 800 matches wrestled,” head coach Martin Massin said. “We spent over 27 hours in the gym waiting our turn and were able to watch some of the best wrestling in the state.” D.J. Toyomura, who wrestles in the...
The Viking girls win two games to one against the Wrangell Wolves Saturday afternoon during the Petersburg hosted tournament. Shown here is Jael Swanson going for a kill to help put the team over the edge. Look for in depth volleyball coverage in next week’s Pilot....
Petersburg had its first wrestling tournament in over a year Oct. 12. The Vikings have ten wrestlers on the team including 98 pound sophomore D. J. Toyomura, who finished the weekend with a 4 and 0 record. In his first tournament championship, Toyomura was matched with first seed Wrangell opponent Curtis Wimberly and Toyomura won. He was then matched with Craig wrestler Seth Packer for another win. With a forfeit in the championship round, Toyomura bested the five wrestlers in his 98 to 106...
The Petersburg Viking swimmers traveled to Juneau over the weekend to compete against Juneau Douglas, Ketchikan, Thunder Mountain and Sitka. The Viking team, as a whole, finished in fifth place for the weekend competition. The girls finished fourth for Friday and Saturday’s events. The boys finished third in Friday’s events and fourth Saturday. “We swam pretty well this week,” Head Coach Andy Carlisle said. “We were a little tired after a long ferry ride and sleeping on the ground for a couple... Full story
The Viking Cross-Country girls traveled to Anchorage for State competition last week and came home ninth place winners. “It was a muddy fabulous race,” Head Coach Jo Ann Day said. “We woke up to snow on the ground, but it melted and turned into a beautiful day to run on the hilly Bartlett trails.” Top Petersburg finisher for the season, Grace Weller, finished seventh in 3A with a time of 21:13. “Grace had a great race,” Day said. “She has worked so hard this season and all summer. I’m really gl...
