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After winning their first two games against Sitka and Mt. Edgecumbe, the Lady Vikings ultimately fell to the Sitka Lady Wolves during the last two games of the Region V basketball tournament last week in Ketchikan. Each team matched the other in scoring during the first half of Friday's game, with Petersburg ending the first quarter up 10-9 and Sitka taking a narrow lead by the end of the second, 18-19. In the second half the Lady Wolves started to pull head, ending the third quarter up 30-34. When Petersburg sent Sitka players to the line in t...
The Lady Vikings started off the Region V Tournament with back-to-back victories against the Sitka Lady Wolves on Tuesday and the Mt. Edgecumbe Lady Braves on Wednesday. In Tuesday's game, the well-matched Lady Vikings and Lady Wolves kept pace with scoring in the first three quarters and strong defensive play kept both teams from putting many points on the board. After three quarters, just one point separated the two teams with the Vikings up 30-29. The game was decided in the fourth quarter...
The Lady Vikings ended their regular season with two victories over the Lady Wolves at home on Monday and Tuesday night. Strong defensive play on both sides kept the score to 9-7 at the end of the first quarter of Monday night's game. A scoring run in the second quarter put the Lady Vikings up 22-12 at half time while the Lady Wolves tried to play catch up in the third, narrowing the gap slightly to 34-27. Head coach Dino Brock said Sitka's full-court press made his team work hard all night....
The Lady Vikings varsity basketball team won two games against the Wrangell Wolves at last weekend's homecoming match up. "I thought it was a great weekend for us. I thought the kids played well," said Head Coach Dino Brock. "I thought they played hard all weekend long, both JV and varsity." The varsity team won Friday's game 57-36, led in scoring by the team's lone senior Shalie Dahl who put up 18 points. Kylie Wallace scored 11 for the Vikings. Emma Chase put up 8 points and Ruby Brock and Cat...
Petersburg lost its first game to Mt. Edgecumbe Wednesday night. The Lady Vikings started off slow as Mt. Edgecumbe jumped off to an early lead in the first half, Petersburg down 21-29 at the half. "We started out slow again in the third," Head Coach Dino Brock said. "At one point they had an 18 point lead." But Petersburg rallied as Brock had his team beef up the defensive pressure. "We started pressing them. We had the game down to a couple possessions at one point and made a nice run getting...
Petersburg took home two wins from the Wolves last weekend during Wrangell's homecoming games. Petersburg and Wrangell went back and forth Friday night with the point spread not widening more than one or two points for most of the game. "The game was pretty intense," Head Coach Dino Brock said. "It was pretty physical. We'd lead then they'd come back." The Lady Vikings were up 25-22 at the end of the first half. Petersburg gained momentum during the second half though and took control of the gam...
The Lady Vikings took third place at the Clarke Cochran Christmas Classic Tournament in Ketchikan last week. After defeating a California team early in the tournament the Lady Vikings went on to face a tough game against Ketchikan where Petersburg lost 35-45. “It was a good physical game, especially defensively,” Head Coach Dino Brock said. “We struggled to shoot the basketball.” The Lady Vikings missed many scoring opportunities after shooting 13 for 29 from the free throw line. Petersb...
January More than 600 Petersburg residents signed up for the borough's recycling program. The Petersburg Land Selection Committee requested the borough pursue legislative action regarding the State's calculation of land entitlement for the Petersburg Borough after the committee's determination that the State's selection of land was inadequate. The Petersburg School Board approved a $2.3 million exterior wall renovation project for the Rae C. Stedman Elementary School. Petersburg School District... Full story
The Lady Vikings won its first game in the Clarke Cochran Christmas Classic tournament in Ketchikan Tuesday morning. The Petersburg girls beat the California team University Prep. Head Coach Dino Brock said his team started out strong and kept a good momentum throughout the entire game. The Lady Vikings were up 16-8 at the end of the first quarter. University Prep fought back and was down by two points at the half. “In the third quarter we battled back and forth,” Brock said. “They’d go on a run and then we’d go on a run. We outscored...
The Lady Vikings took first place in last weekend's Little Norway Tournament. Petersburg's girls hosted teams from Haines, Ketchikan and Metlakatla. The Lady Vikings came out swinging Thursday night, defeating Haines' Glacier Bears 57-19. Head Coach Dino Brock said he was pleased with his team's solid performance Thursday night. "We ran up and down the floor," Brock said. "Our defense did a great job against them. We had really balanced scoring. Everybody on the team scored in that game so...
The lady Vikings started the season strong with two wins at home against the Juneau-Douglas Crimson Bears last weekend. The Vikings topped the Bears 53-30 Friday night and 50-32 on Saturday. Coach Dino Brock said the girls' strong start gave them a momentum that carried them throughout the game. “We just kind of jumped out of the lead to start with in the first quarter and just built on it,” Brock said. The team exhibited strong defense and rebounding, which helped keep them ahead and ultimately secure the lead. “Especially for early in the s...
The Lady Vikings rallied against great odds in their final regional battle, pushing Sitka to the edge in their final 3A tournament that also saw sophomore Emma Chase selected as one of six outstanding southeastern players selected for the all-conference team in recognition for her tremendous efforts on the courts. "This is our last year in 3A, so it was kind of bittersweet," Coach Jaime Cabral said. "All the 3A teams get along really well, we know when to turn the competition switch on and off....
The Lady Vikings wear their hearts on their sleeves as they play, flagging each conquest with a flash of their smiles. That energy buoyed them to the next spike or sliding defense, but it might also be burning too brightly – coming from a strong start against Sitka on their initial clash, the girls were notably less vigorous in Saturday's second match. The Lady Vikings took the first game without much trouble, riding about four points ahead the whole way. Scored at 11:8 by the first Sitka t...
After beating the Sitka Wolves in Juneau last Wednesday, the Lady Vikings fell to Sitka and Mt. Edgecumbe in the double elimination tournament. Head Coach Dino Brock said Thursday's contest against Mt. Edgecumbe started out sluggishly on the offensive side. The Lady Vikings were down 6-13 at the end of the half. Brock said his team picked up the pace, though, during the second half. "Offenses were flowing and people were running down the court," Brock said. "There was a lot more action." The... Full story
The Lady Vikings beat the Sitka Wolves during the first game of the Regional Tournament in Sitka yesterday. Head Coach Dino Brock said his squad fell behind for a short time in the beginning of the game but maintained the lead throughout the bulk of the contest. “It was a really physical game,” Brock said. “We battled inside and did a nice job with defensive rebounds.” Kyla Willis pulled down nine defensive rebounds. The Lady Vikings led 20-10 at the half, maintained the momentum and led 30-15 at the end of the third. The Wolves snapped...
The Lady Vikings brought home three wins after last week's grueling four games in four days against Sitka and Mt. Edgecumbe. The Lady Vikings defeated Mt. Edgecumbe last Wednesday in overtime 50-49. "It was a great game," Head Coach Dino Brock said. "The score went back and forth." The Petersburg squad jumped out to a 16-5 lead at the end of the first quarter but the Mt. Edgecumbe squad fought back and were only down six at the half. The back and forth battle continued during the third quarter b...
The Lady Vikings tamed the Sitka Wolves during both of last weekend's home games. Head Coach Dino Brock said Friday evening's senior appreciation night revved up the team and the crowd. "We came out on fire running up and down the court," Brock said. "We kind of shocked Sitka as hard and as fast as we were playing." The Lady Vikings scored 26 points in the first quarter, setting the tone for the rest of the game. The girl's squad gained and held the lead throughout the night. Kylie Wallace...
The Lady Vikings dominated its rival Wrangell Wolves last weekend during two away games. The girls squad set the pace during the first quarter with a lead of 16-7 but got into foul trouble early on. "At one point I had all five starters on the bench in the second quarter," Head Coach Dino Brock said. "For the large part of the second quarter most of the starters didn't even play." But the Lady Vikings bench didn't let the momentum linger and kept the lead at 21-17 at the half. Brock said his...
The Lady Vikings lost two close home games last weekend against the Mt. Edgecumbe squad. The Lady Vikings faced similar challenges as the boy's team in its conference games. "We struggled shooting the basketball both nights, but other than that we did a nice job defensively," Head Coach Dino Brock said. Although the Lady Vikings started off slow they took the lead in the third. Mt. Edgecumbe took the lead after making a run and maintained it the rest of the night. The girl's squad lost Friday...
The Lady Vikings put the pressure on the Wolves last weekend and came out with two wins-putting the squad at 7-1 for the season. The squad beat the Wolves 49-36 Friday night. Head Coach Dino Brock said his team controlled the pace of the game from the get go. The Lady Vikings lead by 20 points during several different points of the game. "The key to the game was our defensive pressure," Brock said. "We were able to put enough pressure on Wrangell so we could get some steals and run." Grace...
The Petersburg girls competed in the ACS Tournament, hosted by Anchorage Christian Schools, over the weekend. This year Bethel, Barrow, ACS, Valdez, Petersburg, Kotzebue, Eielson, and Point Hope attended. “A lot of the best 3A teams try to make it there because of the competition. It’s who you're going to see if you make it to state,” said Lady Vikings Head Coach Dino Brock. The tournament is a single elimination style, with a guarantee of playing three games. In their first game the Lady Vikings faced off against the ACS Lions, who took secon...
The Lady Vikings blew the competition away last weekend during their first games of the season. The girl's squad beat Thorne Bay Friday evening 51-12. Grace Weller scored 17 points and Kyla Willis scored 8. "It was a great all around game," Head Coach Dino Brock said. "It was very balanced scoring." The Lady Vikings beat Haines Saturday morning 51-30. Kylie Wallace was the high scorer with 20 points. The squad finished the tournament with a win against Cordova. Weller led with points, scoring...
Petersburg Swim and Dive team went north for the Juneau-Douglas Invitational last weekend and swam some great races with several best time performances. “Our boys team continues to look strong and we should be in the running for region champs,” said Vikings Head Coach Andy Carlisle. Friday's results placed the Petersburg boys in third place behind first place Sitka and second place Thunder Mountain. Saturday the Petersburg boys finished the meet as a team in second place behind Sitka. “The lady vikings also swam well but our lack of numbe...
WRANGELL — The Lady Wolves hosted the Petersburg Valkyries softball team for one last pair of games for the 2013 season – and saw their neighbors to the north walk away with two victories, each in the double digits. The first inning of Sunday’s double-header against Petersburg started out with the Lady Vikings holding an 8-4 lead – and saw a pair of runs from Sarah Tate. Each team only scored two runs apiece in the second inning, with Ruby Brock and Raven Hansen scoring for Petersburg, and Dar...
The Petersburg High School Viking track team traveled to Juneau for the Region V Championship meet last weekend and came away with the boys taking third place and the girls placing second. “The highlight of the regional meet is our girls got a second place trophy,” PHS Track Coach Brad Taylor said. “They actually scored enough points to win the meet but were disqualified in a relay.” Taylor explained that the girls were disqualified due to a technicality but there was photo evidence that th... Full story
