PHS swim season ends at region meet

The Petersburg High School swim season came to a close after the 2021 Region V Swim & Dive Championship in Ketchikan last weekend.

Prior to the meet, the team lost half of its students due to COVID-19 related issues according to Head Coach Andy Carlisle, some of whom had the best chances to make it to the state tournament.

COVID-19 continues to affect the school district which announced Tuesday that all extracurricular practices would be canceled for the near future.

Though the team lost some students, Carlisle said the ones that were at the meet had some good races including Elijah Whitacre,...