Sports

Gig Harbor sophomore Jackson Powell scored on a corner kick with less than two minutes remaining to secure the tie for the Tides.

Also in this week’s sports column: The strangest ending to a baseball game you’ve likely ever heard of.

Both of Ben Sleeter’s sons play for Peninsula High, and his wife is an assistant volleyball coach there.

Gig Harbor is 5-0 and atop one service’s Class 3A rankings; Peninsula is also unbeaten and would likely be ranked if they’d played more games.

Grace Richardson of Peninsula was named the Puget Sound League Nisqually Division defensive MVP.

The Gig Harbor Canoe and Kayak Racing Team regularly wins national championships. And you don’t win national titles by only training when it’s warm.

Gig Harbor (18-13) finished one win short of the Tacoma Dome, defeating North Central of Spokane, 71-56, on Feb. 25 before falling to Monroe (21-3), 62-33, on Feb. 28. Both were Class 3A state tournament regional round games. The Tides would have earned a spot in the final 12 of the tourney, and the accompanying

Jeff Scoma takes over at Gig Harbor and Clay Mauro at Peninsula starting this fall.

Also this weekend: Gig Harbor’s Aiden Hammer won two titles and set two records at the Class 3A state swimming championships.