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
The Gig Harbor Tides won the Class 3A District 3/4 boys soccer championship with a 1-0 win over Silas at Sparks Stadium on Thursday, May 11. The Tides improved to 19-0 and ascended to No. 1 in WIAA’s Class 3A RPI rankings. Gig Harbor junior forward Lucas Maharry scored the game’s only goal, dribbling through
The Peninsula School District RipTides, a girls lacrosse team that includes players from both local high schools, used team chemistry and an aggressive style to win their league. Now they head into the state tournament on a hot streak. The RipTides (8-3-1 overall, 6-0 league) employed a suffocating defense and constant ball movement to overwhelm
The Gig Harbor boys soccer team finished the regular season with a perfect 16-0 record and a convincing 5-1 win over Peninsula on May 2. Now the Tides (16-0, 14-0 South Sound Conference) open the postseason against North Thurston at 7 p.m. Saturday, May 6, at Roy Anderson Field. Brackets are set to start District
After winning the South Sound Conference’s Male Track Athlete of the Year award in 2022, Ben Stevens of Gig Harbor is once again dominating the league’s sprint events in 2023. The 6-foot-4 Stevens’ owns the league’s top times this year in the 100 meters (11.01) and 200 (22.23). His top time in the 400 (50.92)
The Gig Harbor boys soccer team continues to mow down opponents like a John Deere on a sunny day. The Tides are still undefeated at 15-0 and are ranked No. 1 in the state in Class 3A by high school sports website MaxPreps. The Tides are No. 2 in WIAA’s RPI rankings. 👀 Current 3A
Gig Harbor and Peninsula both came into their fastpitch game on April 17 unbeaten in South Sound Conference play. Only the Seahawks could say that after the rivalry game, as they rallied for a 16-8 win. Gig Harbor (4-5, 4-1) jumped out to a early one run lead in the first inning against Peninsula (9-2,
The Peninsula Seahawks have won six of their last seven games to draw within two games of the South Sound Conference baseball lead with six league games remaining. The Seahawks (8-5, 5-4 SSC) are the reigning league champions and appeared in the past two state tournaments under fifth-year coach Michael Johnson. They are in a three-way
