First Petersburg High School alumnus inducted into ASAA Hall of Fame

A Petersburg High School alumnus was selected to this year's Alaska School Activities Association Hall of Fame for his excellence in basketball.

Cam Severson, who graduated in 2008, will be the first high

school athlete from Petersburg to be inducted into the ASAA Hall of Fame.

"I was kind of surprised," Severson said, adding that the honor was made possible by the support from his family, community, teammates and coach. "I was taken aback."

Severson was a varsity basketball player in all four years at Petersburg. He was player of the year after Petersburg won the 3A state championship, the sc...