PHS swim competes in first meet of the season

The Petersburg High School swim team hit the waves for the first time this season last weekend at a two-day meet in Ketchikan.

Coach Andy Carlisle said many of the swimmers he brought to the meet dropped their times in the water, showing their improvement from the start of practices this summer.

“Friday we could do no wrong. Friday we were on fire. It was a great day and then Saturday was only a good day instead of a great day but it was still pretty darn good,” Coach Andy Carlisle said.

The Juneau-Douglas High School women’s team topped the scoreboard on both Friday and Saturday and while the...