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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...
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....
