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After a difficult trip down to Metlakatla the Lady Vikings fought their hardest during their two matches on Thursday and Friday. Up against Metlakatla -- one of the best teams in the conference—the Lady Vikings struggled to take much ground leading to two losses. Things started off on the wrong foot for the Petersburg athletes. “It was a challenge. We went from ready to go down there, to almost mentally deciding that we aren’t going, to meeting at the school at 5 am the next morning to take a nine-and-a-half-hour boat ride down,” said head co...
Petersburg's boys varsity basketball team played against teams from Klawock, Su Valley, and Thunder Mountain on their home court last weekend. Over the course of the round robin tournament, the Vikings put on a dominant performance taking strong wins against each of their opponents with several individual and team-wide highlights. They kicked off their tournament run on Thursday with a great start against Klawock. "We started out ahead 20-10 at the end of the first quarter, stretched that lead...
Petersburg's Lady Vikings took on a four-game tournament against teams from Klawock and Su Valley this weekend on their home court. Up against tough competition, the team couldn't reach the same heights as their previous homecoming games against Wrangell, but there was still a lot to learn from the experience. According to head coach Matt Pawuk, the team had a rougher start to their first game of the tournament against Klawock on Thursday. "Klawock got out to a little bit of a lead in the first...
After two nail-biting matches during homecoming weekend in Petersburg, the Lady Vikings were finally triumphant, picking up their first wins of the season up against the Wrangell Lady Wolves. Both Friday and Saturday's matches came down to a few key plays from Petersburg's varsity girls basketball squad, and thanks to their diligence, time spent, and effort over the course of the season, all their hard work paid off. Leading up to the weekend, the team had two full weeks to practice and regroup...
Throughout the two exciting days of homecoming games hosted in Petersburg last weekend, the Vikings kept the crowd on the edge of their seats with a series of back-and-forth games against Wrangell. The varsity boys squad started the weekend off strong with a win against their opponents on Friday, but were unable to achieve the same results during Saturday's game. Friday's game began with a slight lead for the Vikings with their defense keeping Wrangell in check throughout the first half. "[It]...
Petersburg High School’s varsity boys basketball team traveled up north to Anchorage last weekend for an eight-team, three-day tournament. Unfortunately, they weren’t able to pick up a win against their 4A competition, but coach Rick Brock reported that the weekend of tough games wasn’t without its merits. “We went up knowing that when you’re the only small school in a 4A tournament, you’re up against it anyway,” he said. “We knew that going in and our goal was to finish the tournament playing better than we started it, and I really felt tha...
Following two strong wins in Wrangell earlier this month, Petersburg’s varsity boys basketball squad is keeping their hot streak alight after another set of wins in Haines last weekend. Despite only having a short period to practice and prepare in between their away games, the Vikings were able to work on some of their weak spots leading to some of their best performances so far. “Friday's game was probably our most complete game of the [season so far],” said head coach Rick Brock. “We scored th...
Petersburg High School's Lady Vikings had a difficult set of games in Haines last weekend against the Lady Bears, taking two losses. However-despite their record so far-the team is keeping their spirits high and coach Matt Pawuk still believes they have a lot of fight left before the end of the season. "I still feel like the girls are giving me every bit of effort that I'm asking of them. Morale is just fine, and I feel like we're still heading in the right direction," he said. "By the end of...
Dino Brock has decided to resign as the head high school girls basketball coach in Petersburg, where he's coached for 29 years of his 31-year coaching career – the first two were in his hometown of Wrangell. When asked what led him to the decision to step away, he said, "Sometimes you just know it's the right time ... There've been stages I thought I was ready, but I wasn't." Growing up in Wrangell, Brock figures he played basketball 300 days a year on the uncovered court outside the housing pro...
Now that this year's basketball season is ramping up, so are the Petersburg Vikings, with the team taking two wins in Wrangell over the weekend. Petersburg won back-to-back games on Friday and Saturday during Wrangell's homecoming weekend, with a series of strong performances across the whole team. Friday's game against the Wrangell Wolves started off tight with both teams tied at 11 points at the end of the first quarter. The Vikings kept things close leading into halftime despite several of...
Despite having a rough start to the season, Petersburg High School’s Lady Vikings are on the road to improvement after a set of close games in Wrangell last weekend. The team wasn’t able to pick up a win, but their time spent in practice tightening up on their offense and set plays clearly paid off in both games. “Both games came down to one possession. We had the ball at the end of the game with the chance to either win or tie the game,” said coach Matt Pawuk. “I was really happy with how the girls played—and you know you always want to get...
With the end of their season in sight, Petersburg High School's wrestling team sent four competitors to state last weekend in Anchorage to grapple against the best in Alaska. Despite unfortunate bouts of sickness and a field full of tough competition, the PHS wrestlers put up a strong fight, with the team's younger wrestlers showing a lot of promise heading into the new year. "It was just a tough state tournament for us, you know, only bringing four kids and trying to stay healthy," said head...
Petersburg High School’s Lady Vikings were able to pick up some valuable experience during their first games in Sitka last weekend. Over the course of the three-day tournament, the team played against two strong Alaskan teams from Sitka and Chugiak as well as a team from Idaho’s Kendrick High School, giving them some practice against some tough squads before their league games begin. “I think the thing I’m most excited about is how up-tempo the practices have been,” said this year’s head coach Matt Pawuk. “I feel like I’ve really been able to p...
With only a few weeks of practice under their belts, Petersburg High School’s varsity boys basketball team started the season off with a series of games in Sitka last weekend. The PHS squad competed in a three-game round robin tournament against teams from Chugiak, Sitka, and Lumen Christi across the weekend, coming out of the tournament with one win and two losses. “The biggest thing was that I felt like they came out and played together and they played hard, which—at the beginning of the season—that’s what you’re looking for,” said assistan...
Petersburg High School's wrestling team took on some of the toughest competitors in Southeast Alaska during the regional tournament in Juneau last weekend. With several of their opponents achieving high placements at state throughout the past few years, the PHS team rose to the occasion and met the challenge head on. "The team felt ready, I think that they were ready to wrestle," said coach James Valentine. "Overall, our team ended up exactly where we were expecting to end up over the regional...
With just one week left till regions, Petersburg High School's wrestling team traveled to Wrangell last weekend for one more regular season tournament. Petersburg brought seven wrestlers to compete-including two fresh faces for the season-leading to a series of high performances and a great momentum boost heading into their last events. "Out of the seven [wrestlers] we did very well... It was good to be there to support the community of Wrangell in general," said head coach James Valentine....
Petersburg swimmers Tori and Bella Miller traveled down to the lower 48 earlier this month to compete against some of the best in the country at US Swimming Interval Medley Xtreme (IMX) in Mesa Arizona. Amongst a group of six Alaskan swimmers, the Miller duo competed against kids from Southwest, Pacific Northwest, and Midwest states, coming out of the competition with several impressive performances in various events. IMX is a yearly event that hosts young swimmers and helps them ease into a...
Petersburg High School's varsity volleyball team wrapped up their season in front of a home crowd this last weekend at this year's regional tournament. The young PHS squad was not able to make it to the final two and qualify for state, but they fought hard against fierce competition and had an excellent season, with hopefully more to come next year. "Overall, a pretty darn good season for the kids. Especially looking back on their success over the years," said head coach Jaime Cabral. "It's a pr...
Roller derby took a knee when COVID-19 hit, and it's been slow to get back up to speed, not only in Petersburg, but across Southeast and the state. But lately, after a recruitment push new skaters - "fresh meat" the derby squad calls them - are joining the Ragnarok Rollers in Petersburg. Out of Petersburg, Wrangell, Ketchikan, Sitka, and Juneau, Juneau is the only other town in southeast that has put a full team back together. Experienced Petersburg skaters like Deck 'Em (Victoria Moore), and...
The Viking Swim Club made sure to give the home crowd a show at their annual November Rain meet in Petersburg last weekend. The local swimmers had impressive performances at the event with loads of high placements, strong rates of personal improvement, and successes in new categories. "[The team] was beyond excited and happy. Since this was a home meet, we had a great turnout... we had 48 of our swimmers compete this past weekend, and they did great," said VSC coach Scott Burt. November Rain is...
Petersburg High School’s wrestling team traveled south last weekend for the annual Bill Weiss tournament in Ketchikan. Across the course of the two day meet—one of the largest events in Southeast Alaska— several PHS wrestlers earned their place on the podium against tough competition. Petersburg freshman Eli Anderson earned the team’s highest placement, taking second in the 150 pound bracket. “Being able to go that far at such a young age is pretty impressive, so it was a good showing and I’m happy that he got to where he was,” said head coa...
Petersburg High School's wrestling team faced off against competitors from all across the state at the Mountain City Wrestling Invitational in Anchorage last weekend. Despite a large setback with weather conditions causing three team members to miss weigh-ins, Petersburg's four competing wrestlers each came out of the tournament with strong individual performances and highlights, and at the largest tournament in the state no less. Kaden Duke-the team's highest finisher at the event-took fourth...
