Dennis Browne is a longtime local interior designer, husband and father of two great sons in Gig Harbor. Dennis grew up in Manchester, often fishing or bicycling with the Seattle skyline as his backdrop. After his high school and college basketball career ended, he found the love of sports never would. He moved to Gig Harbor after college, found a beautiful girl and never left. He is a outdoor loving, river running, sunset man and Supersonic fan, who loves to play tennis and shoot hoops with his sons, from their home overlooking a local park. He is a member of the National Sports Media Association and is ready to provide a deserved, fresh take on current and former athletes from the vibrant Gig Harbor sports scene.
Apr 11, 2024
The Gig Harbor soccer team beat their crosstown rivals from Peninsula 3-0 in a commanding performance at Roy Anderson Field on April 4. Both teams played hard and showed off advanced footwork to cap off a rivalry week that exhibited excellent sportsmanship in contests involving five sports. Gig Harbor’s quick-striking forwards came at the Peninsula
Apr 04, 2024
The Gig Harbor High School dance team, H2Whoa, won the Class 3A state championship in the Hip Hop category at the Yakima Valley SunDome on March 23. The Tides accumulated 287.7 points to win comfortably over second-place Hermiston (Ore.), which had 279.2 points. The team almost pulled off a rare double. H2Whoa missed a state
Apr 02, 2024
I first noticed Peninsula tennis player Lindsay Kilcup from three courts away during a recent match against Yelm. With multiple players between us, it was the pace of the ball coming off of her racquet and the quickness of her feet that caught my eye. A few minutes later, her aggressive overhead slam made me
Mar 28, 2024
Track and field season is upon us and athletes from both local schools will vie for league, district and state championships in May. The Tides, Seahawks and Central Kitsap Cougars met for a three-team meet on March 22 at Gig Harbor. The Gig Harbor boys team, coached by Kevin Eager, dominated the sprinting portion of
Mar 22, 2024
The Gig Harbor baseball team (2-3, 1-1 South Sound Conference) opened league play with a decisive, 14-4 win over Yelm on March 19 at Sehmel Homestead Park. The game had some suspense in the first few innings as the Tides took a 1-0 lead when Nick Lang drove in a run with a ground out
Mar 14, 2024
The Peninsula baseball team got their season started on the right foot with a dramatic 6-2 road win over the Bellevue Wolverines on March 12. The Seahawks held a 1-0 lead for five innings behind the pitching of Grayson Ford, who allowed only one hit with two walks and three strikeouts over four innings in
Mar 08, 2024
The spring sports season is upon us and that means the local high schools will be fielding talented teams in baseball, fastpitch, boys soccer, girls tennis, golf, lacrosse and track and field. Local teams have the potential to win South Sound Conference titles in almost all of those sports. In this spring preview we will
Mar 07, 2024
Brynna Maxwell was a scoring machine for Gig Harbor High School, the Class 3A state player of the year after leading the Tides to their first state girls basketball championship in 2018. In the coming weeks, she will get another chance to shine on a big stage. Maxwell, a graduate senior guard, is a key
Feb 22, 2024
The Gig Harbor swimming and diving team scored 139 points on their way to an impressive sixth-place finish in the Class 3A boys swimming and diving championships at the King County Aquatic Center on Feb. 15-17. Two individual state championships from senior Grant Huston, in the 100 and 200 yard freestyle, boosted the Tides’ score.
Feb 20, 2024
The Peninsula High girls wrestling team won the Class 3A/4A state championship at Mat Classic XXXV in the Tacoma Dome on Saturday, Feb. 17, led by individual champions Mira Sonnen (140 pounds) and Bailey Parker (145 pounds). Five other wrestlers collected valuable points for the Seahawks, who finished with 122 points. Second-place Curtis had 119.