Petersburg Vikings Cross Country teams, both the boys and girls, took second place at Saturday's Metlakatla Invitational.

Ketchikan took first at the 1A/2A/3A meet. Other teams competing included Wrangell, Metlakatla, Thorne Bay, Klawock, Hydaburg and Craig.

Thorne Bay's Taylee Nyquest was the first place girl with a time of 18:36; Chris Lanos, of Ketchikan, took first among the boys with a 17:13 race.

Six Petersburg boys and six girls traveled to Metlakatla for the meet, and of those 12 runners an impressive nine achieved personal best times.

"Good weather and a flat course helped with t...