Gig Harbor boys basketball reflects on a season to remember
Mar 08, 2022 | By: Dennis BrowneGig Harbor boys basketball reached new heights this year — and they might be even better next season.
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Gig Harbor boys basketball reached new heights this year — and they might be even better next season.
Read MoreGig Harbor’s boys basketball season came to an end one win short of a trophy. The Tides lost to Mountlake Terrace 73-71 on Friday at the Tacoma Dome, ending Gig Harbor’s season with a record of 23-4. Gig Harbor led by 14 points after one quarter and 11 at the half before Mountlake Terrace rallied.
Read MoreGig Harbor boys basketball drops 65-60 decision to Rainier Beach in the quarterfinal round of the Class 3A state tournament at the Tacoma Dome.
Read MoreWhen the Gig Harbor Tides boys basketball team opens state tournament play at the Tacoma Dome on Thursday, it will be the first time the school has made the trip in 15 years. The 23-2 Tides are champions of the South Sound Conference and have won four consecutive postseason games. The latest was a 62-51
Read MoreGig Harbor girls fell one game short of the state 3A basketball tournament with a 61-58 loss to the Panthers.
Read MoreGig Harbor downed O’Dea 62-51 in a regional contest, will face Wednesday’s winner between Ferris and Rainier Beach Thursday at state.
Read MoreThe Gig Harbor boys basketball team will be taking its show on the road bright and early Saturday morning against the O’Dea Fighting Irish in a 10 a.m. Class 3A regional playoff game at Bellevue College. The Tides, ranked sixth in the state, will face No. 4 O’Dea (20-6) from the always-tough Seattle Metro League.
Read MoreIn a close, physical game indicative of two teams whose seasons would end with a loss, Gig Harbor defeated the young, talented Kennewick Lions, 63-51, in a District 3/4 3A girls basketball playoff Tuesday night at home to keep its state tournament aspirations alive. Peninsula, however, traveled all the way to eastern Oregon and dropped
Read MoreThe Tides’ Mike Guinasso was named co-coach of the year, and Riley Peschek and Taylor Schwab joined Peninsula’s Grace Richardson on the first team.
Read MoreThe girls teams must win Tuesday to advance to regionals Saturday. The Tides boys will move on to state no matter what happens against the Fighting Irish on Saturday.
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