Four Seahawks, two Tides wrestlers qualify for state tourney
Feb 13, 2022Six local wrestlers place among the top five at regionals to advance to Mat Classic XXXIII Friday and Saturday at the Tacoma Dome.
Auburn hands Gig Harbor boys only second setback of year in district playoffs
Feb 12, 2022The Tides were hamstrung by foul trouble in 78-66 loss, look to spring back Wednesday in loser-out tilt against Lincoln.
Tides, Seahawks advance swimmers, wrestlers in postseason competition
Feb 06, 2022Tides boys swimmers qualified nine entries for state and Seahawks wrestlers advanced eight to regionals.
Harborview Drive closing in south direction for roundabout construction
Feb 04, 2022The dreaded resumption of the Harborview Drive closure for roundabout construction will begin on Feb. 28 and continue through July. The good news is the street won’t be shut down entirely as it was on Sept. 7-11 when Highway 16 crashes diverted drivers downtown and created a total standstill. Outside of those five days, the
Seahawks, Tides competing in postseason swimming, wrestling events
Feb 03, 2022Peninsula and Gig Harbor athletes open postseason competition late this week in the West Central District III 3A swimming championships and sub-regional wrestling tournament. Swimming will be staged Friday and Saturday at Mount Tahoma High in Tacoma, and wrestling Saturday at Capital High in Olympia. Spectators will be allowed to attend wrestling, but not swimming,
Local student support group reaps large surprise donation
Feb 03, 2022Communities in Schools Peninsula received $800,000 from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott.
Designers: PenMet facility won’t be just another cookie cutter recreation center
Feb 01, 2022PenMet’s community recreation center is being designed to tie into nature and the Gig Harbor culture.
Seahawks, Tides looking to put positive spin on challenging wrestling season
Jan 28, 2022Peninsula and Gig Harbor scrambled to make up postponements, but got all of their league matches in and are looking ahead to the postseason.
Peninsula boys’ basketball playoff opportunity in their own hands
Jan 19, 2022The Seahawks are in the middle of the South Sound 3A Conference pack at the midseason point and in position to capture a postseason berth.
State Parks gathers public thoughts on Kopachuck renovation, right-of-way
Jan 12, 2022People presented about a dozen comments and questions during a 20-minute virtual meeting on Tuesday night.