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In their final tournament before regionals, the Petersburg High School Wrestling team had an opportunity to finish the regular season at Wrangell's Tom Sims Invitational on a high with momentum heading into regionals - and they did just that. The team put out their best performance of the season, said head coach James Valentine. Coach Valentine praised the growth they showed in the meet and to get to this point despite having a younger team. "Overall, I thought this was a great weekend for...
Last season, the Petersburg High School Vikings fell just short of a state berth, losing to the Metlakatla Chiefs. Despite the loss, throughout the season, the team was able to improve deploying their motion offense, despite the struggles for the majority of the season. This year, the team hopes to be able to limit mistakes from the get go when running their offense. "For a lot of those guys last year, it was their first varsity experience of having extended minutes – I'm hoping that e...
Heading into the 2025-26 season, the Petersburg High School Girls Varsity Basketball team will be looking to dictate the pace of their opponents and not the other way around. Too many times last season, the Vikings would get off to slow starts, in part because teams just took the fight to them. "Sometimes we would take the floor and it took us a little while to get in the flow of things because other teams would come out and be physical right of the get go and we weren't ready to respond to...
Only a month after the Portland Marathon, 27-year-old marathoner Kayleigh Lenhard embarked on another competition - this time, in the Emerald City. Originally, Lenhard wasn't planning on competing in the Seattle Marathon, but her success in Portland, finishing 84th overall (fifth for women) and a time of 3 hours and 1 minute, earned her a spot for Seattle. "My time for that race was enough to get a free entry in the Seattle Marathon and run with an elite bib and I was like, 'I get to run as an...
With the playoffs quickly approaching, every meet becomes critical for the Petersburg High School Wrestling team to fine tune their techniques and strategies. As stated by head coach James Valentine, this was the team's best tournament performance so far. "After this weekend, we are doing really well. Myself and Tyler Thain, we both have been talking about it a lot. I think this is the best weekend we've seen our kids wrestle all year long," Valentine said. The Bill Weiss Tournament brings the...
Seeking their first state berth since the 2017, the Petersburg High School Varsity Volleyball team controlled their own destiny. The Vikings first game was against the Haines Glacier Bears. The Glacier Bears won the first set 25-15. The Vikings rebounded and won the first set 25-11 with the set now tied 1-1 in a best-of-five. “We came out slow in that first set. We were kind of off trying to get our offense rolling,” head coach Jaime Cabral said. The Vikings won set three 25-18 to take a 2-1 lead. Then the Glacier Bears went 2-0, winning set...
Another year, another brilliant showcase for the Viking Swim Club during November Rain. VSC secured a first place finish. "I don't think these kids would be where they are if those guys [Ginger Evens and Julie Walker) weren't involved in the program and helping out," head coach Derek Gibb said. "I definitely would like to thank coach Evens and Walker for all of the help and coaching that they've done." One of the main goals heading into this meet for VSC was to have as many participants as...
Nothing is guaranteed in sports. You can be the favorite as a team or player to win a championship and still fall short in the biggest moments. Heading into the 2025 ASAA Swim and Dive State Championships, Petersburg senior Logan Tow was the #1 seed in the boys 100 freestyle, with a time of 47.69. To this point, Tow had won five regional titles, set multiple personal best/records throughout his career. The only thing he hadn't accomplished was a state title that seemed almost evasive – a...
At this time last year, the Petersburg High School Wrestling team had competed in four tournaments, allowing them to get plenty of experience and live reps. This year, they just recently wrapped up only their second meet. "I felt as though confidence was not where it needed to be. It took until into the second and third period ... to gain confidence when they should've maybe gained confidence earlier," head coach James Valentine said. Through that, that's where I saw the mistakes coming." The mo...
The Devil Thumb Shooters had their first meet of the season at the 2025 Southeast Fall Invitational. There were a number of teams and athletes participating in this event with 73 athletes over a span of three days. Coming off of their state title last spring, DTS aimed to carry their momentum into the new season. The weather hasn't been the kindest to the team, losing a couple of practices due to inclement conditions. That didn't stop the team from finding creative ways to practice. "Coach...
Heading into the South Seeding Tournament, the Petersburg High School Varsity Volleyball team had the opportunity to clinch a top two seed. The tournament didn’t start the way the Vikings wanted it to. In the Viking’s first match, they faced the Wrangell Wolves, losing 25-19 and 25-22. Then they faced the Skagway Panthers and lost 25-21 and 27-25. Combined with all of the travel complications to get to Craig, it wasn’t the start the Viking’s were hoping for. “We had four minutes of [prep time] before we got into hitting warmups and playing,...
Another year, another strong performance for the Petersburg High School Swim and Dive team during the Region V Championships, with Petersburg senior swimmer Logan Tow bringing home multiple Region V titles. Tow finished claiming his pair of regional titles in the boys 200 yard freestyle, with a time of 1 minute and 46 seconds and the boys 100 freestyle, with a time of 47.69. "I've continued to work hard and trust the process. I've had some good swims this year," Tow said. The 100 race went down...
Coming off of consecutive conference games during the North Seeding and home tournaments, the Petersburg High School Varsity Volleyball team played their first non-conference games since the beginning of the season against the Ketchikan Kings. "A very different style of volleyball. It was really good to play that style of ball. The style that they played was way faster," head coach Jaime Cabral said. [The Kings] served extremely well – and so we had to make some adjustments on our blockers a...
The Petersburg High School Varsity Volleyball team played their first home games of the season this past weekend in a playoff-like scenario - a best-of-five series against two conference opponents: The Metlakatla Chiefs and Craig Panthers. The Vikings took care of business in the first set, winning 25-20 after getting down 7-2 early on. However, things quickly changed for the team after that, losing the next two sets 26-24 and 25-14. The Vikings were able to take set four, 25-21, but ultimately...
Determined to see where they stack up compared to the rest of the conference, the Petersburg High School Varsity Volleyball team continued their momentum with a strong performance in the North Seeding Tournament. The team went 5-2, only losing to the Wrangell Wolves and Craig Panthers, both in three sets (1-2). "Really happy with the way the girls played. They played together on the court. Every game was a battle and the ones that we lost were great learning moments to improve on for the next...
The Viking Swim Club had their first meet of this season on Oct. 9-11 in Sitka. It was also head coach Derek Gibb's first meet as head coach which can be very stressful. "It's 17 kids, so there were quite a few kids to pay attention to. That's probably the hardest part – is giving everyone equal feedback, so that's something I have to work on," Gibb said. Gibb stated how roughly 80% of the team swam new personal bests. "I was really impressed with the 11-12 girls and boys. Jaycee Coil, Addie F...
Grappling with the unknown, the Petersburg High School Wrestling team embarked on the beginning of their season's journey this past weekend in Metlakatla. While head coach James Valentine wasn't present, assistant coach Tyler Thain stepped up to fill the void in the first meet of the season. "Mostly, this first meet was about figuring out what kind of wrestlers you want to be. We do things in practice and in a real life match, it's hard to translate those things," Thain said. "So you try to get...
The Petersburg High School Swim and Dive team ended the regular season strong in Juneau this past weekend. The team looks poised to make a splash in the postseason once again. "We're doing good," head coach Andy Carlise said. "For a couple of the swims, it really boosted their confidence. "Lexie [Tow] had a really good meet and Brooklyn had a really good meet. "They've been a little bit off on their times up until this meet. This weekend, they got season best times on everything." Senior...
The Petersburg High School Varsity Volleyball team played their first games of the season this past weekend to a solid start. At this point last year, the team was 1-8. Heading into their first conference games of the season, the team brings a 6-4 record to the court. “We played such an array of different teams that had different tendencies and played different styles, so that was huge for us,” head coach Jaime Cabral said. “We’re not extremely huge height wise, but athletically is where we can compete and our speed and ball control.” These gam...
For several seasons, the Petersburg High School Wrestling team has had reliable veterans such as Markus Anderson, Angus Olsen and Kaden Duke, who all graduated last year. The program is now entering a new era of Vikings wrestling with a wave of young talent and the coaching staff focused less on results and winning and more on unlocking the potential of this squad. “This team that we have is young. We have one senior [Tyson Reid] and he hasn’t wrestled since middle school. We have two juniors and everybody else is sophomores and fre...
Most teams can hit a wall after winning a title, also known as a championship hangover. Throughout this season, the Petersburg High School Boys Cross Country team found another gear, surging to their second consecutive state title. For the first time in program history, the boys team claimed back-to-back titles. The boys squad also became the first team in Petersburg to go back-to-back since the boys basketball team did in 2016 and 2017. During last season's championship run, the Wrangell...
The Petersburg High School Swim and Dive team are rounding into form with their second-to-last meet of the regular season. The main focus for the team at the Sitka meet were strong finishes. “This last weekend, they finished real well. Their splits between the first and second half was really good,” said head coach Andy Carlisle. “They held on really well, so I was pretty happy overall.” Petersburg senior swimmer Logan Tow continued his strong season, finishing first in the 200 freestyle, with a time of 1 minute and 48 seconds, first in the...
He's been swimming since he was seven, he became an 18x NCAA All-American during his time at Auburn University, earning the title of "Greatest Auburn Sprint Relay Swimmer of All Time," dubbed by "The Voice of Swimming," NBC announcer and analyst, Rowdy Gaines and an induction in the Alaska Swimming Hall of Fame in 2015. His name is Derek Gibb and he's embarking on a new challenge – now the new head coach of Viking Swim Club and hoping to help lead the next generation of Viking swimmers. Gibb s...
