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Peninsula won an intense wrestling rivalry match — known as the Shark Tank Dual — over Gig Harbor, 48-21, on Wednesday, Jan. 26 in Purdy. As the lineups were announced it became apparent that the Tides were at a distinct disadvantage. Gig Harbor couldn’t field qualifying wrestlers in five middle and heavy weight classes. But
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Peninsula School District has launched an investigation into claims of racist comments made at a Jan. 11 girls basketball game between Peninsula High School and Gig Harbor High School. The district on Wednesday, Jan. 18, hired an independent third party to investigate allegations that a Gig Harbor player used a racial slur against a member
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Editor’s note: Today, we begin an occasional feature in which Molly Martin, a 10-year-old Purdy Elementary School fifth grader, interviews local high school athletes. Molly offered to do these Q&A’s because she is very interested in Gig Harbor and Peninsula high school sports. Today, she starts with an interview with Peninsula girls basketball player Brooke
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There’s definitely something in the water. Gig Harbor’s swimming team remain undefeated in the South Sound Conference (5-0) after winning 10 of 12 events to overwhelm North Thurston last week, 118-62. Then also won the Jan. 14 Swimvitational meet at Olympic High School in East Bremerton. The Tides won nine of the 11 Swimvitational events
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Three local high school basketball teams played on Martin Luther King Jr. Day weekend, which has turned into a hoop holiday across the Northwest. The Gig Harbor boys (14-1, 7-1 South Sound Conference) ran their winning streak to nine on Saturday, Jan. 14, with a 71-56 nonconference win over Class 4A Lake Stevens (8-4). Lake
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Peninsula prevails in the girls basketball rivalry game. Elsewhere, Peninsula wrestling is off to a strong start and Gig Harbor swimming remains unbeaten.
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The Peninsula gym was packed on Wednesday, Jan. 11, to see a boys basketball crosstown rivalry game. The sixth-ranked Gig Harbor Tides dismantled the Peninsula Seahawks, 76-30, in front of a standing-room-only crowd. The Tides (12-1, 6-1 South Sound Conference) used their attacking style and smothering defense to win their sixth straight matchup against the
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The Gig Harbor girls basketball team sits in sole possession of first place in the South Sound Conference after a 49-34 win over North Thurston on Friday, Jan. 6. Gig Harbor power forward Riley Peschek set a school record with 24 rebounds in the victory. The Lady Tides (7-4, 6-0 South Sound Conference) used a
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The 10-1 Gig Harbor boys basketball team came home from a successful holiday trip to south Florida (the Tides won two games on their trip) to face the tough Capital Cougars on Wednesday, Jan. 4. Behind 32 points and eight rebounds by senior shooting guard Luke Browne, Gig Harbor (10-1, 4-1 South Sound Conference) secured
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The four local basketball teams have compiled a combined 22-8 record heading into the holiday break. North Thurston came to Purdy to face Peninsula on Friday, Dec. 16, and escaped with a 67-65 win. The lead changed hands repeatedly, but the Rams prevailed after a floater by the Seahawks’ Isaiah Browns rolled off. The Seahawks
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