TRUCK FIRE – Firefighters knock down a fire in a Ford Explorer truck in Arrowhead Trailer Park in the 1200 block of Sawmill Creek Road Saturday evening. One person received fire-related injuries and was taken to the hospital, Sitka Fire Department Chief Craig Warren said, and the truck was considered a total loss. The cause of the fire is under investigation, Warren said. The fire hall received the call about the fire at 5:33 p.m., and one fire engine with eight firefighters and an ambulance were dispatched, he said. (Sentinel Photo by James Poulson)
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Sitka High swimmers continued to improve their times and techniques in the water at a meet over the weekend in Ketchikan.
The girls placed first on both Friday and Saturday and the boys finished second and third, respectively.
“We train very hard and generally do not expect anyone to achieve lifetime best times at this phase in the season, especially not from the veteran swimmers,” Coach Ben Adams said. “This weekend we had quite a few, more than we normally see, which is very good. All of our boys swam at least one lifetime best, which is a first for us at an in-season meet.”
Some standout performances from the weekend included Jacob Gagner in the 200-yard IM and 100-yard butterfly, McKinley Janik in the 500-yard freestyle, Jordan Diego in the 100-yard freestyle, and Jake Trierschield in the 100-yard backstroke for the boys team.
Sitka High School’s Bailey Clifton swims the 200-yard free Saturday during a swim meet at the Ketchikan Gateway Borough Aquatic Center. (Photo by Taylor Balkom, Ketchikan Daily News)
For the girls, junior Jessica Davis won all four of her individual events and freshman Grace Harang swam her best times yet.
“She just gets faster every time she gets in the water,” Adams said.
The girls team also won all three relays – the 200-yard medley, 200-yard freestyle and 400-yard freestyle – on Saturday.
Overall, the girls won both days of competition by a large margin, led by seniors Skylar Moore and Whitney McArthur, the coach said.
“Our freshmen continue to get faster with each race and we are very excited to see how much they can contribute by the end of the year at regionals and state,” Adams said. “Veteran swimmers also did well, with their multiple years of training, yielding solid performances throughout the weekend.”
The boys are facing “very stiff competition” from Thunder Mountain and Juneau-Douglas high schools, he said, but they’re working hard to hold both teams off.
“Our goal is to continue working together as a team and perfect the finest details of our races,” Adams said. “We take each competition very seriously as a chance to see where we are with our training. We look foreword to making some more gains in Petersburg in two weeks.”
Saturday girls team results
1. Sitka
2. Juneau Douglas
3. Ketchikan
4. Thunder Mountain
5. Petersburg
6. Craig
Girls 200 Yard Medley Relay
1. Sitka – Jessica Davis, Whitney McArthur, Sophia Schwantes, Skylar Moore 1:58.31
3. Sitka – Cyleena Pellett, Kyleigh McArthur, Grace Harang, Abby Forrester 2:07.22
200 Yard Freestyle
5. Abby Forrester 2:24.25
6. Bailey Clifton 2:25.73
10. Erin Blankenship 2:40.47
200 Yard IM
1. Skylar Moore 2:21.83 9
2. Sophia Schwantes 2:32.62
50 Yard Freestyle
1. Whitney McArthur 26.68
6. Cyleena Pellett 27.59
7. Kyleigh McArthur 28.02
11. Abby Forrester 28.73
Women 100 Yard Butterfly
1. Jessica Davis 1:04.61
3. Sophia Schwantes 1:08.16
100 Yard Freestyle
5. Bailey Clifton 1:02.55
8. Makayla Moore 1:06.69
12. Erin Blankenship 1:13.28
500 Yard Freestyle
2. Grace Harang 5:50.87
4. Kyleigh McArthur 5:56.70
200 Yard Freestyle Relay
1. Sitka – Cyleena Pellett, Bailey Clifton, Grace Harang, Kyleigh McArthur 1:49.85
100 Yard Backstroke
1. Jessica Davis 1:03.49
2. Cyleena Pellett 1:11.00
100 Yard Breaststroke
1. Skylar Moore 1:12.43
2. Whitney McArthur 1:14.44
8. Makayla Moore 1:27.44
400 Yard Freestyle Relay
1. Sitka – Sophia Schwantes, Whitney McArthur, Jessica Davis, Skylar Moore 3:57.83
5. Makayla Moore, Abby Forrester, Erin Blankenship. Bailey Clifton 4:28.37
Saturday boys team results
1. Thunder Mountain
2. Juneau Douglas
3. Sitka
4. Ketchikan
5. Petersburg
6. Craig
200 Yard Medley Relay
2. Sitka – Sid Fleming, Jordan Diego, Jacob Gagner, Jake Trierschield 1:50.91
200 Yard Freestyle
1. McKinley Janik 1:58.22
4. Hunter Littlefield 2:25.18
200 Yard IM
2. Jacob Gagner 2:10.76
50 Yard Freestyle
3. Jake Trierschield 23.80
7. Jordan Diego 24.94
9. Anders Marius 26.53
100 Yard Butterfly
1. Jacob Gagner 59.83
100 Yard Freestyle
10. Sid Fleming 57.58
13. Hunter Littlefield 1:07.34
500 Yard Freestyle
2. McKinley Janik 5:10.78
5. Jordan Diego 5:42.82
200 Yard Freestyle Relay
5. Sitka – Sid Fleming, Anders Marius, Hunter Littlefield, McKinley Janik 1:47.50
100 Yard Backstroke
1. Jake Triershield 59.31
3. Sid Fleming 1:05.93
100 Yard Breaststroke
3. Anders Marius 1:14.99
400 Yard Freestyle Relay
1. Sitka – Jacob Gagner, McKinley Janik, Jordan Diego, Jake Trierschield 3:34.27
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Businesses using the Centennial Hall parking lot testified Tuesday against a proposal to charge them rent in addition to the $200 annual permit fee. City Administrator Hugh Bevan made the proposal in response to the Assembly’s direction to Centennial Hall manager Don Kluting to try to close the $340,000 gap between building revenues and operational costs.
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