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
The Gig Harbor baseball team took over first place in the South Sound Conference after beating previous league leader Timberline, 10-5, on Tuesday, April 11. The Tides (6-4, 6-1 South Sound Conference) began the Shane Hanon era this year after longtime coach Pete Jensen retired following a career that included three state championships with Gig
Gig Harbor stormed back from an early two-goal deficit to beat Peninsula, 3-2, on Thursday, April 6. The Tides (9-0, 7-0 South Sound Conference) are ranked No. 1 in the state by sports website MaxPreps and No. 2 in WIAA’s RPI rankings. They outscored their previous opponents 42-5 on the year, but the defending SSC
The Gig Harbor fastpitch softball team is a perfect 4-0 in South Sound Conference play under coach Jim Peschek. On March 30, the Tides (4-3 overall) rallied from a 2-0, second-inning deficit to defeat River Ridge 14-3. Seven of those runs came in second-inning rally that demonstrated Gig Harbor’s expertise at attacking the ball at the
The Gig Harbor baseball team is in second place in the South Sound Conference after splitting two games with River Ridge this week. The Tides (3-2, 3-1) are a game behind league-leading Timberline after beating River Ridge 5-1 on March 28 but losing to the Hawks 3-1 on March 29. They face Bainbridge High at
The Peninsula fastpitch team started the season strong, running up a 7-2 record and rising to No. 2 in the state in Class 3A in ranking by high school sports website Max Preps. The Seahawks are coming off a 2022 season in which they won league and district championships and advanced to the state tournament.
The Gig Harbor boys soccer team reeled off five straight wins to start the season, including a crucial 2-1 victory over South Sound Conference power Central Kitsap on Thursday, March 23. The Tides (5-0, 3-0 SSC) also own wins over Class 4A teams South Kitsap and Gonzaga Prep, by identical 3-1 scores. In the important
