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After losing to the Metlakatla Chiefs during the 2A Conference Clash, the Petersburg Vikings looked to change their fortunes on their home court. The Chiefs started Friday's game by hitting four threes and leading 19-6 at the end of the first. By halftime, the Vikings were down 38-22. "We were making life a little bit too easy for them to score, we weren't challenging them at the rim – we just kind of let them score," head coach Rick Brock said. In the third, the Chiefs offense continued to r...
The Petersburg Lady Vikings faced off against the Metlakatla Miss Chiefs in their final home games of the season. In game one, the Miss Chiefs ran a 2-3 zone that allowed them to get out to a 12-5 lead at the end of the first. "I think playing more in practice and using this last month of the season to get up and down the floor and play against a zone to where it becomes more habitual rather than us having to put so much thought into each step of the process will help," head coach Matt Pawuk...
Looking to continue to build confidence, the Petersburg Vikings did exactly that against the Lumen Christi Archangels, at the 2A Conference Clash, in Anchorage. The Vikings held a 10-2 lead after the first, limiting the Archangels to only two points. "Our help defense was very good – we've been trying to work on our one-on-one defense and not letting the guy that you're guarding penetrate [and] get into the key," head coach Rick Brock said. While the Vikings dominated the majority of the g...
Returning to games after a small break in the action, the Peterburg Lady Vikings sought to start faster with their first attempt against the Hooper Bay Warriors, during the 2A Conference Clash in Anchorage. Unfortunately, turnovers plagued the Lady Vikings as they got down 17-2 midway through the second quarter. In the first half, the Lady Warriors hit three threes. “It’s been a common theme for us this year unfortunately is getting off to a slow start. Offensively, we’ve struggled a little bit...
When Ashley Corl moved to Petersburg, she found herself running alone a lot. "I've been a runner for most of my life, and I've always run with friends or with groups that I was training with for races, mountain runs, marathons. I always had people to run with, and when I moved here, I ran alone a lot, and I saw a lot of people running alone, and I think I just started to really crave more community around running," Corl told the Pilot. "I knew that there were other runners out there. I just...
Looking to end their four-game losing streak, the Petersburg Vikings had their first shot against the Juneau-Douglas Crimson Bears JV squad who were stepping up to participate in the varsity tournament hosted in Petersburg last weekend. The Vikings jumped out to a 13-5 lead at the end of the first and went on a 9-4 run in the second, holding a 22-12 advantage at halftime. "Some of the things that we've been talking about, we were finding success and as we found success, we started to believe in...
The Lady Vikings looked for improvement on offense and defense heading into the 3rd annual PSG Varsity Tournament. Unfortunately in the Lady Vikings' first game against the Skagway Lady Panthers, the Vikings were down 11-1 at the end of the first, and then 24-3 heading into halftime. "We just weren't ready to play. I was pretty blunt with the kids at halftime of that game – it just looked like we didn't have a whole lot of interest being on the court," head coach Matt Pawuk said. "That's been k...
The Petersburg cheer squad had their first big performance this past homecoming weekend, as they hyped up the home crowd throughout the boys and girls basketball games against rival Wrangell. "I think it was a big eye-opener for some that have never cheered ... they did well," head coach Becky Turland said. "They also had to set up for the homecoming dance in the morning and Sunday morning had to meet to clean up because cheer is in charge of the homecoming dance, so they had a very long...
The Petersburg Vikings were host to their rival the Wrangell Wolves during homecoming weekend. The Vikings started faster in game one, feeding off the home crowd's energy. With 2:10 left in the first, the Vikings had an early 10-7 lead. Then, the Wolves ended the quarter on a 5-1 run to take a 12-11 lead. The game would continue to go back and forth in the second until multiple Vikings turnovers turned into a 7-0 Wolves run to take a 21-15 lead with 3:53 left until halftime. The Vikings were...
The Petersburg Lady Vikings looked for improvement against their rival the Wrangell Lady Wolves. However, game one didn't start the way they wanted to. At the end of the first, the Lady Vikings were down 15-6. "We had started in our 1-3-1 and [the Lady Wolves] were having quite a bit of success against it so that's something as a coach, I'll need to go figure out," head coach Matt Pawuk said. During the second quarter, the Lady Vikings switched to a box-and-one defense, focusing on Wrangell...
Heading into their first road and conference games this past weekend against Craig, the Vikings looked to carry their momentum after their win against Sitka. Much like their first matchup against Sitka, the Vikings were plagued by a slow start, falling 11-4 in the first quarter. "I think our confidence in ourselves is not as high as it should be. When you play somebody who believes in themselves – both scenarios we got down right away in double figures and that kinda held throughout the rest of...
The Lady Vikings began their season last weekend on the road against the Craig Panthers. Heading into the matchup, the Panthers were undefeated (2-0) and had the home crowd and momentum on their side – using both to their advantage and getting out to a fast start, leading 15-8 after quarter one of game one. The second quarter was marked by seven Lady Vikings turnovers due to the physicality and aggression of the Panther’s defense, leading to transition points. “[Craig is] a fast team, scrappy and physical. I think we got out there and the p...
Petersburg high school wrestling seniors Angus Olsen and Kaden Duke played their final high school wrestling matches at the ASAA DII Championships. While neither of them reached their ultimate goal of winning state in their respective weight classes, both wrestlers left it all out on the mat. "Both of them unfortunately did fall short but I am unbelievably proud of them for the four years that I've had with them and the amount of growth and the time and effort they put in and it's been great...
After starting the season with a loss, 51-39 against the Sitka Wolves, on Friday, Dec. 20, the Petersburg High School boys varsity team rebounded with a 43-36 win – improving to 1-1 in front of their home crowd. The Wolves scored 51 points the night earlier. This time, the Vikings made it a goal to not let the Wolves get comfortable. "Last night I felt [the Wolves] were in control from the beginning and we were always fighting from behind. We talked about defensively establishing ourselves a...
After winning back-to-back regional titles, the Petersburg High School cheer squad enters the 2024-25 season aiming to do it again and bring home another regional title. This season comes with some change as former assistant and now head coach Becky Turland will be leading the squad in 24-25. The cheer squad has already hit the ground running. "I'm pretty familiar with most of the kids and the ones that showed up [to preseason] were returning cheerleaders but we did have a couple of new ones...
Coming off a season in which they won their first 2A state title since 2017, the Petersburg High School Boys Basketball team will be looking to make another deep postseason run in 2024-25. Despite winning a championship, the Vikings don't plan to rest on their laurels anytime soon. "Play hard, smart, together and get better every day, those are our vocal points," head coach Rick Brock said. "One of the good things about playing in our league is that you have to get better every week because the...
A season after they lost at regions and several seniors to graduation, the Lady Vikings enter 2024 with excitement. Heading into his second season as head coach of the Vikings, coach Matt Pawuk is looking to hit the ground running. "What I'm excited about for this year is that we were able to put in a lot of things last year, a lot of it was new to the team and this year, a lot of that is going to be review so we'll be able to build from the foundation that we started creating last year," Pawuk...
Petersburg wrestling seniors Angus Olsen and Kaden Duke qualified for the state championships in Anchorage. For Olsen and Duke, this was their final region tournament and final chance to qualify for state in their high school wrestling careers. "At the start of their matches I said this: Get to the legs. Get in on the legs, get your takedown, wrestle," Valentine said. "I tried to keep it simple ... it's as simple as get to the legs." Olsen took second in the 285-pound weight class. "I really...
The PHS wrestling team had a solid showing in front of the home crowd in a meet that consisted of 10 other schools. This was the final meet before regionals and the first time this season that every wrestler won at least one of their matches. Jake Newlin, a freshman wrestler, claimed the first win of his high school career under the spotlight. "Every time I got on my back, I was right by the mat – at the end when I was about to get pinned, I bridged out of it and didn't give up and I was able t...
PHS Volleyball season ended at the Region V Championships this past weekend in Craig. The Vikings were the number four seed and played Craig in their first match. The Vikings won three out of four sets against Craig on Thursday, Nov. 21. "We came out and played exceptionally well," head coach Jaime Cabral said. With the win, the Vikings matched up against the number one seed Wrangell Wolves, losing in three sets. "In games two and three, our passing and first contact were not there, we just...
The Viking Swim Club put on a swimming clinic in front of their home crowd during the annual November Rain which could not have been made possible without the help of volunteers coordinating the meet. November Rain was the second meet of the year for VSC but it was a good opportunity to see where the team stood against other schools such as Craig, Wrangell, Juneau, Ketchikan and Sitka. "What I want to see in the water is improvement in technique, especially for our younger swimmers," head coach...
Over the past weekend, Petersburg hosted the 2024 Middle School Basketball Stikine Tournament. Klawock, Craig and Wrangell participated in this tournament. There were two divisions, with Boys and Girls A and B brackets. This tournament consisted of 99 players and 23 [Viking] cheerleaders. "We ended up pulling off 25 games. We had 16 pool play games and nine championship bracket games," Petersburg Athletic Director Jaime Cabral said. The Stikine Tournament has been rotating every year between Cra...
In only her freshman season, Petersburg swimmer Lexie Tow swam her way to the top and brought home a state championship title in the Girl's 100-Yard Breaststroke on Saturday. With her title, Tow became just the second female swimmer in Viking history to win an individual state title, with Abbey Jackson winning in 2004. Tow entered the state meet as the number one seed in the Girl's 100-Yard Breaststroke but knew she had to finish the job. "I knew I could win but I knew that I had to push a lot...
The PHS Volleyball team went 5-2 at home during the North Seeding tournament consisting of Wrangell, Skagway, Klawock, Metlakatla, Craig, Hoonah and Haines. The tournament results mark a significant improvement after a slow start to their season – thanks to making adjustments and putting impressive amounts of work into practice. Their tournament started with a two-set shutout loss to last year's regional champions – the Wrangell Wolves. The Vikings lost the first set 25-22 and the second 25-...
The PHS Wrestling team continued its positive momentum at the Bill Weiss Tournament in Ketchikan. Unfortunately, the Vikings had to battle an illness that spread throughout the team and fatigue in a round-robin style tournament. "It definitely caught up with us ... We knew that going into this tournament so the theme of [the tournament] was we're not afraid to try new things," head coach James Valentine said. "We already know that everybody is sick so let's just try some new things and see if...
