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Coming off of strong swimming seasons Bella and Tori Miller continued to kick fast this summer when they competed at the 77th Annual Keo Nakama swim meet – a legendary invitational in Honolulu, Hawaii that attractions some of the best swim clubs from around the country and even some from overseas – and in Anchorage at the Northern Lights Swim Club (NLSC) at the 2025 Conoco Phillips Alaska Summer Long Course Championships. There wasn't a lot of training time possible for these meets. "Just for a...
Echoes of last season's pair of championship victories still drift in the air, a reminder of the dedication and teamwork the Petersburg Vikings Cross Country displayed throughout the entire season. The boys and girls team claimed the Division III State Championships. As the Vikings prepare for another season, the focus shifts to title defense. "When you're trying to get there, there's this drive, a chip on your shoulder and everything that really propels you to get up there. In my opinion, it is harder to stay there, than it is to get up...
Teams: Team 1 (Julie Walker, Mamie Nilsen) Swim split: 08:06 Bike split: 44:00 Run final time: 1:15:10 Team 2 (Hakon Eddy, Arya Holmgrain, Savina Pawuk) Swim split: 06:16 Bike split: 42:53 Run final time: 1:12:03 Team 3 (Caitlyn Ware, Brenna McMahon, Alice Wegener) Swim split: 11:23 Bike split: 46:56 Run final time: 1:29:25 Team 4 (Scott May, Bridget Wittstock, Mary Clemens) Swim split: 07:02 Bike split: 42:11 Run final time: 1:18:56 Individual: Noah Pawuk Swim split: 06:51 Bike split: 34:03...
The last time Petersburg's Little League major squad had an all-star team was 2018. Seven years later though, the all-star team formed again and traveled to the Alaska District 2 Tournament in Juneau. This year's all-star squad was a combined showcase with six players making the team on Petersburg's side and then Wrangell filling out the rest of the team. "Wrangell mentioned [joining to form an all-star team] before, but we never moved forward with it, and this is the first year that I can...
She's been a runner for the majority of her life, finding a deep connection with the activity, always looking for opportunities for the next competition, trail, etc. For Petersburg local Ashley Corl, running is her community. However, Corl went through some difficulties, with doubt stealthily entering her consciousness. "I'd been doing competitive running pretty much up until I got pregnant. I was really hard on myself during pregnancy and postpartum running because I wasn't as fast as the...
For the first time in their program history, the Mitkof Middle School Robotics team qualified and competed in the national competition on June 13 – 15 in Boston. Forty-eight states and 28 countries across the world such as Japan, China, Korea and more were represented at this meet. In the weeks leading up to the meet the robotics team worked with researchers from Oregon State University to refine their ROVs. "We added a motor that releases our little arms that grab onto the glacier surfaces a...
This past weekend, now Petersburg senior Gabriele Whitacre competed in the Alaska State Powerlifting Championship, in Eagle River, Alaska. Whitacre took a similar approach to her training routine as she did when she competed in the St. Patty's competition. "Just trying to maximize my deadlift, bench and squat. The goal going into this competition was to beat the deadlift record and my own bench record which didn't happen but I did see some improvements," Whitacre said. Whitacre's powerlifting...
Petersburg's Devil's Thumb Shooters wrapped up their season this past weekend at the AK YESS State Tournament to huge results. For the first time, DTS won the High Over All Grand Champion Team. For long-tenured seniors such as Cayden Turland, who has been in this program since the spring of third grade and Trent Kittams, who has been with the team since fall of fourth grade, this accomplishment ended their careers with a bang. However, despite the accomplishment, it wasn't all smooth sailing...
The Petersburg High School track and field team had a strong finish to a successful season during the ASAA Division 2 State Championships in Anchorage. One of the reasons why this team had a successful season is due to their togetherness. "I think the best part about this season has been the team that we have has been very close, great energy, positive attitudes, excited about working hard and competing in their events. Seeing them step up and support each other has been really cool," said head...
Klas Stolpe, a sports reporter since the mid-1990s, was honored last month as this year's Region V winner of the ASAA Gold Lifetime Pass, presented by the Alaska School Activities Association for "extraordinary contribution to high school activities in Alaska and/or at the national level." The qualifications specified by ASAA are: "Significant service to high school students of Alaska through demonstrated leadership for at least twenty (20) years at the state and/or national level. Served as...
The Petersburg high school track and field team had a strong performance at the Region V Championships this past weekend in Juneau. A two-day meet full of new personal bests and individual championship victories meant that 20 athletes qualified to the state meet – 11 on the boys team and nine on the girls team. "One of my favorite parts was seeing our senior throwers take one, two, three in the discus and then one, two, four in the shot put," said head coach Erin Hofacre. "I was so impressed wit...
Needing a series win to keep their postseason hopes alive, the Petersburg high school baseball team battled the Ketchikan Kings at home this past weekend. In game one, the Vikings lost 12-0, committing seven errors. In game two, the Vikings put themselves in a 9-0 deficit by the top of the third inning. This time however, the Vikings were able to mount a comeback in the bottom of the third, scoring six runs to make the score 9-6. “It shows just a little glimmer of what we think our team will be like down the road going into next season,” said h...
The Petersburg high school track and field team compiled 46 personal bests this past weekend in Ketchikan. "They did great. Lots of great team working together type performances. That home meet was a great time for the team to bond and get excited about going to regionals with some goals to score points and to try to place as high as they can as a team," said head coach Erin Hofacre. One athlete that set a personal best and broke the school record was Petersburg senior Kaden Duke, who threw 143...
The Petersburg high school baseball team looked to claim their first pair of victories this past weekend against the undefeated Sitka Wolves. The Vikings ran into a Wolves buzzsaw as they were swept 3-0 by the Wolves, losing 17-0, 11-1 and 10-0. The Vikings have been inconsistent on offense and haven't scored more than three runs since April 12, against the Ketchikan Kings. "We've had games where balls are hit right to people. We had that happen multiple times in Sitka where the ball was hit...
In their first home games of the season, the Petersburg high school baseball team struggled to contain the Juneau-Douglas Crimson Bears high powered offense. In game one, the Vikings were defeated 16-1. "The weather played a huge role. We had to juggle our lineup a little bit because of a couple of different issues, we were not at full strength on Thursday," head coach Jim Engell said. Errors were an issue for the Vikings against the Crimson Bears. "We made four errors on Friday and one on...
On Saturday, May 3 the Mort Fryer ball fields were buzzing with excitement and activity for the little league opening day festivities. Around 190 players and coaches enthusiastically welcomed each other to the start of the season....
For the first time ever, Petersburg hosted a Native Youth Olympics showcase for 19 students (17 due to illness) between the middle and high schools. Thanks to community support/sponsors, Petersburg was able to have the showcase here on April 29 and 30th, allowing for the community to see what the student-athletes have been working on this season. For the last three years, the number of participants for NYO have exceeded 15. Since the start of the season in February, the team has been focusing...
The PHS track and field team sprinted through the competition at the Capital City Invitational, setting two school records. The boys 4x200 relay ran a blazing 1 minute and 39 seconds – placing first. "They had that as their goal. They knew what the school record was and kind of had an idea of what they needed to do," head coach Erin Hofacre said. The boys 4x200 consists of Noah Pawuk, Ben Kandoll, Nolan Lutomski and Brayden Tucker. "It was really celebratory and all of Petersburg was cheering u...
For the second year in a row, the Viking Swim Club won the highest points per swimmer award at the Alaska State Championships. "They just continue to impress me. I don't know how these kids do it," head coach Scott Burt said. "One of the most impressive things that I liked as a coach is – this is the second year we've been able to do highest points per swimmer, so I'm very proud of our swimmers for that accomplishment." Overall, VSC finished seventh out of 23 teams. The VSC had numerous s...
Several shooting sports participants from Petersburg's Devil Thumb Shooters headed to Las Vegas March 21 through March 23 to compete in the Western Regionals. The tournament consisted of about 500 athletes, ranging from novice to collegiate shooters. Petersburg junior Serena Helms shot 90 in Trap. "A lot of it is a mental game so just trying to stay focused and when you miss one, don't focus on that, focus on shooting the next one," Helms said. "Have the same repetitive motion because the mount...
The Petersburg High School baseball team began its season on the road at Ketchikan. In their first game against the Homer Mariners, the Vikings faced a 4-0 deficit after two innings and then a 9-0 deficit after four. The Vikings didn’t score until the sixth inning but by that point, the Mariners had complete control and they would go on to win 11-3. “We made some mistakes, we committed quite a few errors in that game. That was probably one huge contributing factor to the score. We have to rely upon making outs on the defensive side of thi...
The Viking Swim Club continued its successful season this past weekend at the Southeast Championships in Juneau. The meet consisted of six other teams: Wrangell, Craig, Haines, Sitka, Ketchikan, and Juneau. VSC finished second, with 1144 points, 42 gold, 33 silver, and 25 bronze medals. "As a coach, I'm very happy with what I saw in the water, both with respect to the events that they swam and also how clean they swam," head coach Scott Burt said. "We had very few DQs. Incredibly happy with how...
The Petersburg High School Track and Field team enters 2025 surrounded by excitement, led by first-time head coach Erin Hofacre. Hofacre was an assistant for the 2022 cross country season. "Even back in high school, being part of coach [Tom] Thompson and then [Brad] Taylor's track teams, there were pieces of those teams that I see as successful – having a really strong team atmosphere," Hofacre said. "Making sure that the team knows they're in this together and supporting each other." P...
Petersburg seventh-grade swimmer Tori Miller competed in the 2025 Northwest Age Group Championships from March 20-23, in Boise, Idaho. The meet consisted of over 600 swimmers, 68 teams across seven states, including Hawaii, Alaska, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Wyoming. Miller competed in six events and exhibited a stellar performance throughout the meet. In Girl's 12 Age Group, Miller placed six out eight in the 50-yard freestyle, with a final time of 26 seconds; sixth in the 50-yard...
A year after they won nine games and finished fourth at state, The Petersburg High School baseball team looks to carry their momentum in 2025. "The guys are excited about playing. We've had more open gyms – pulling the batting cages out this year than before," head coach Jim Engell said. The team graduated two key players last season Hunter Conn and Kieran Cabral. Some teams would rely more on their seniors but this year's squad will look towards their juniors and sophomores. "My two seniors, L...
