The Gig Harbor Tides football team (1-1) pulled away from the Bonney Lake Lions (1-1) in the second half of a 34-12 victory at Roy Anderson Field on Friday, Sept. 8. The Tides got an inspired effort from their defense, a few explosive offensive plays and a clutch performance from sophomore back-up quarterback Koi Calhoun.
Gig Harbor and Peninsula kicked off their football seasons on Thursday, Aug. 31, with road defeats that included some high-level plays and some head-scratching mistakes. Early-season football can go that way. Each team lost large senior groups from last year. Rebuilding a football team is much like rebuilding a new engine: Rarely do you turn
As the summer season continues to supply abundant sunshine, Gig Harbor is alive with sporting activities and eager participants who are outside getting much needed exercise. Two outdoor beach volleyball courts at Crescent Creek Park, on the corner of Crescent Valley Drive and 96th Street, provide one place to do that. On a recent Wednesday
With the 2023-24 high school sports season approaching — football practice starts Aug. 16 — Gig Harbor Now presents its Super Seniors for the 2022-23 sports year. Super Seniors is a look at the seniors who had huge impacts on their teams during their careers at Gig Harbor or Peninsula high schools. This 2023 class
With the 2023-24 high school sports season approaching — football practice starts Aug. 16 — Gig Harbor Now presents its Super Seniors for the 2022-23 sports year. Super Seniors is a look at the seniors who had huge impacts on their teams during their careers at Gig Harbor or Peninsula high schools. This 2023 class
Local athletes were well represented on spring sports All-South Sound Conference teams. Here are the Peninsula and Gig Harbor athletes selected: Boys soccer Most Valuable Player: Derrick Johnson, Gig Harbor, senior First team All-South Sound Conference Owen Ghent, Gig Harbor, senior Porter Hanson, Gig Harbor, senior Matt Ludlow, Gig Harbor, senior Sam Sutherland, Peninsula, senior
Local athletes turned in impressive performances and capped off successful seasons at Star Track, the state high school track and field championship, May 25 through 27 at Mount Tahoma High School. Gig Harbor finished seventh in the Class 3A boys team competition with 29 points. Leading the way for the Tides was the 1,600-meter relay
The Peninsula girls fastpitch team won the school’s first state championship in the sport, beating Snohomish 4-1 to win the Class 3A title at the Regional Athletic Complex in Lacey on May 27. Alli Kimball pitched a complete game, her fourth in two days at the tournament, and hit a three-run home run to provide
The Gig Harbor boys and girls golf teams both finished fourth at the Class 3A state tournaments May 23 and 24 in the Olympia area. For the boys, the result might have been a little bittersweet. The Tides were in second place, just a couple strokes behind eventual champion Mead of Spokane, after the first
The second-ranked Peninsula fastpitch team earned a spot in the Class 3A state tournament by winning its first two games at the District 3/4 tournament in Lacey on Thursday, May 18. The Seahawks (19-2), the No. 1 seed to the district tournament, won their first game in Lacey 13-0 over River Ridge. Pitchers Alli Kimball
