Second- and fourth-place finishes for girls and boys track

Despite fielding a smaller roster than usual over the weekend, Petersburg High School's track and field program showed well in the Juneau Invitational at Thunder Mountain.

"It went very well," remarked Coach Brad Taylor. "We had 23 kids there – we had quite a few that weren't able to compete due to the testing that was going on."

The girls team placed second in the tournament, behind Sitka. Petersburg finished ahead of the meet's hosts by three points.

Senior Mariah Taylor placed first in the 4 kg shot put, and also took seventh in the 800m. Gillian Wittstock took third in the high jump, follo...