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Soccer players in Petersburg began an exciting new tradition earlier this month. For the first time ever, a group, many of whom have been playing soccer together for over ten years at the Community...

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The incredible display at Kevin Granberg’s home, #42 Magill’s Trailer Court, took top honors in the home decorating category of the Chamber of Commerce’s Christmas Decorating contest. Other...

Vikings girls basketball started out the competition season with a weekend on the road against a perennial powerhouse, the Lady Braves of Mt. Edgecumbe. The Petersburg girls have a lot of fresh faces with eight out of the 13 girls traveling to Sitka...

The Vikings played their first basketball game of the season last weekend in Ketchikan. It was an endowment game, which means it won’t count toward either team’s season record. “The game started out a little rough for us,” said Vikings head...

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Recent warm temperatures have led to remarkably foggy evenings, like this view of Middle Harbor on Sunday....

Heather Canik (left) applies stage makeup to Nick Johnston and Ellie Hegar (right) applies makeup to James Hegar. Monday was a makeup test, to prepare for a video shoot taking place this weekend. The...

A bald eagle perched atop a harbor piling watches last week’s Fourth of July festivities....

The Region V Baseball Championships continued on Thursday for the Vikings after an 8-3 loss to Thunder Mountain moved Petersburg into the tournament’s loser’s bracket. Thursday’s game was agains...

The two-day Track and Field State Championship was held last weekend at Lathrop High School in Fairbanks, with Petersburg athletes scoring points in four events. Diane Murph ran in the 3200-meter...

After a weekend of games in Juneau where they lost one and won the next two, the Vikings host the Region V Baseball Championship. Tournament games began on Wednesday and will continue through Saturday. Last week the Vikings faced Thunder...

Vikings baseball swept a home series against Craig, Wrangell, and Juneau JV last weekend. The first game, against the Juneau JV on Thursday, was a six to five Vikings win. Colby Bell started on the mo...

(Left to right) Ginger Evans, Bridget Wittstock, JoAnn Day, and Michelle Parker were among the approximately hundred runners and walkers to take part in the memorial Michael Wittstock Circle of Life...

Viking baseball went on the road last weekend. skipping the planned stop in Wrangell because of a flu outbreak on the Wolves team, and heading straight to Ketchikan for three games. The first game was a five to nothing win over the Ketchikan JV....

Last week the Petersburg music program travelled to Sitka to perform in the annual Southeast Music Fest. “This was one of the best festivals in my 14 years of experience,” said Petersburg’s director Matt Lenhard. “All the groups were very...

The track and field team traveled to Juneau last weekend to face off against some tough 4A schools as well at Sitka and Craig, perennial powerhouses in the 3A division. The Girls team ended up in...

Viking Swim Club (VSC) ended its season ended last weekend at the Junior Olympics meet in Anchorage. Swim clubs from across Alaska send their top swimmers to compete in this championship. Peter Kowals...

The Vikings track and field team returned to Ketchikan last weekend for the second meet of the season, with great performances in hurdles, jumps, springs and relays. “Overall, the kids’ times and...

Vikings baseball hosted a season opening series against Thunder Mountain, Craig and Wrangell over the weekend. Taylor Pullar started on the mound in Thursday’s opener against Juneau’s Thunder Moun...

Track and field kicked off their season in Ketchikan with an unusual meet last weekend. Most track meets are invitationals and are attended by many nearby schools, but the season opener scheduled in...