Sports

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Sports Beat: Flu-ravaged Tides fall in football playoffs

Nov 10, 2023 | By:

The Gig Harbor (7-3, 6-1) football season abruptly ended with a 28-7 playoff loss to Marysville-Pilchuck on Saturday, Nov. 4, at Roy Anderson Field. The Tides faced a formidable offensive and defensive line and gave away almost 25 pounds per position in the trenches. That proved to be the difference in the game as the

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Sports Beat: Gig Harbor volleyball beats Peninsula as teams finish tied for second in league

Nov 03, 2023 | By:

An ESPN banner hung over a tabletop at center court, with three Peninsula students energetically playing their parts as announcers for a girls volleyball showdown between Gig Harbor and Peninsula on Wednesday, Nov. 1. Full student sections from each school saw some fantastic volleyball with leaping kills, quick-handed saves, running serves, high-velocity spikes, and several

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Gig Harbor, Peninsula soccer teams advance to state

Oct 31, 2023 | By:

The fall sports season is churning through its final few weeks, with many local teams and individuals at or near the top of the South Sound Conference. This week features two rivalry games between Peninsula and Gig Harbor and much more, including individual district champions and state qualifiers. Both soccer teams advance to state Both

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Phase 2/3 sports center layouts whittled to two similar plans

Oct 30, 2023 | By:

The two Phase 3 soccer fields could be on the same level or at different elevations. If at on height, a high school-sized baseball diamond could be overlaid on them.

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Banged-up Peninsula Seahawks fall to Timberline

Oct 29, 2023 | By:

The Peninsula Seahawk (4-5, 4-3 South Sound Conference) football team played the Timberline Blazers (5-4, 4-3) on Friday, Oct. 27, for a chance to claim the league’s third place playoff spot, but fell to the Blazers at home, 35-0. The Seahawks, Blazers and Capital Cougars all ended the regular season with 4-3 SSC records. Those

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Sports Beat: Football playoff spot on the line for Peninsula

Oct 27, 2023 | By:

Both local football teams are in action tonight (Friday, Oct. 27). The Gig Harbor Tides (7-1, 6-0 South Sound Conference) travel to Yelm (8-0, 6-0) to take on the Tornados for a conference title, while the Peninsula Seahawks look to clinch third place in the conference and a Class 3A playoff spot against the Timberline

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Gig Harbor faces Yelm for league championship

Oct 26, 2023 | By:

The Gig Harbor football team has compiled an impressive 7-1 record this season, including six straight wins against South Sound Conference opponents, en route to a No. 10 ranking in the WIAA Class 3A RPI standings. They have done it in impressive fashion, winning South Sound Conference games by an average of 24 points per

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Fish Bowl investigation complete, school district announces

Oct 23, 2023 | By:

A Peninsula School District investigation into events at the Sept. 15 Fish Bowl football game between Gig Harbor and Peninsula high schools found that “claims of inappropriate behavior beyond what the game officials addressed were unsubstantiated.” The district announced Monday, Oct. 23, that the investigation is complete. In announcing the completion, the district noted that

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Sports Beat: Higgins blows away the field at league cross country meet

Oct 20, 2023 | By:

Peninsula’s Elektra Higgins was electric at the South Sound Conference cross country championships on Thursday, Oct. 19, at Fort Steilacoom Park. Higgins faced a quality field that included last year’s Class 3A state runner-up, Claire Herring of Central Kitsap. The much-anticipated race turned into a blowout as Higgins ran away from Herring to win by

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Sports Beat: Gig Harbor swim team wins league title

Oct 13, 2023 | By:

The Gig Harbor girls swim and dive team (6-2, 6-0 South Sound Conference) hosted the Peninsula Seahawks for a dual meet on Oct. 10 and came away with a resounding 120-65 victory. Two days later, Gig Harbor defeated the North Thurston Rams 115-64 to win the South Sound Conference with a perfect league record. Against

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