Sports Beat | Tides knock off Bellarmine in return of heated rivarly
Dec 23, 2024Gig Harbor prevailed in a seesaw battle against Bellarmine Prep, thanks in part to a fourth-quarter 3-pointer by Jack Johnsen.
Sports Beat | Peninsula girls wrestling looking for back-to-back state titles
Dec 13, 2024Meanwhile, the Peninsula boys win via tiebreaker thanks to coach Garry Griffin’s knowledge of the rule book.
Gig Harbor opens with back-to-back league wins
Dec 10, 2024The Tides defeated Capital, 71-53, and North Thurston, 49-42, in their first two boys basketball games in the Puget Sound League Narrows Division.
Sports Beat | Local athletes earn all-league honors
Dec 06, 2024Several local athletes were honored by being selected to the All Conference teams from the Narrows and Nisqually divisions of the Puget Sound League. The following is a list of those standout athletes who used their talent and determination to rise above their peers and earn recognition by conference coaches. Puget Sound League football First
Sports Beat | Gig Harbor sixth at girls state swimming meet
Nov 22, 2024Gig Harbor and Peninsula both fall in the first round of the state girls soccer tournament.
Sports Beat | Gig Harbor soccer on a roll as state tournament begins
Nov 15, 2024The state’s No. 1-ranked Class 3A girls soccer team will be in action tonight, Nov. 15, when Gig Harbor (16-1-1) faces University of Spokane (12-7-1) at Roy Anderson Field at 7 p.m. The game is the state tournament opener for Gig Harbor. No. 17-seed U-Hi advanced to face the Tides by defeating No. 16 Mountain
Reeves steps down as Gig Harbor football coach
Nov 13, 2024Darrin Reeves resigned as head football coach at Gig Harbor High School, he told his team during a meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 12. Reeves just completed his second season at the helm of the Tides. He compiled an 11-9 overall record and a 9-4 conference record in those two seasons. Reeves guided the Tides to
Sports Beat | State cross country, water polo all this weekend
Nov 09, 2024Peninsula’s Elektra Higgins and Gig Harbor’s Taylor Sletner are among the top contenders at the state cross country championships on Saturday, Nov. 8, at Sun Willows Golf Course in the Tri-Cities. Higgins has run the state’s fourth-best time this year but defeated second- and third-ranked runners in Washington, the Rodriquez sisters from Mercer Island, at
Gig Harbor beats Peninsula again, this time for the district title
Nov 08, 2024The Gig Harbor (16-1-1) girls soccer team remained red-hot and won the West Central District 3 championship over Peninsula (14-3-1), 3-1, on Nov. 7 at Mount Tahoma High School. The Tides continued their winning ways with a convincing performance in a game that matched the state’s No. 1- and No. 2-ranked Class 3A teams in
Sports Beat | Doubleheaders on tap in football, girls soccer
Nov 01, 2024Postseason updates for football, girls soccer, tennis, cross country, swimming and volleyball.