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Gig Harbor senior Drew Huston broke school records in the 200 individual medley, 100 butterfly and 100 free in the prelims, then bettered two of them in the finals.

Justin Phipps and Emilia Robles finished sixth and Kylan Sonnen and Emmett Casey were eighth at the state wrestling championships.

Luke Browne broke the Tides’ season record for 3-pointers in the 68-42 win, with regional and state games still to come.

The Tides stayed in-house to find Darrin Reeves, their defensive coordinator the past four seasons.

Gig Harbor rallied to tie in the late going, but couldn’t get over the hump. The Tides, who had already clinched a regional berth, will play for third place on Saturday.

Gig Harbor displayed too much firepower for the pesky Abes in a 92-75 victory. Next up is Evergreen (Vancouver) on Friday.

Gig Harbor’s Christian Parrish was named South Sound Conference defensive player of the year and teammates Luke Browne and Will Landram made the first team.

Peninsula wasn’t at its best in a 43-34 defeat of Auburn Riverside, but earned itself another game against North Thurston Thursday.

Six local wrestlers place among the top five at regionals to advance to Mat Classic XXXIII Friday and Saturday at the Tacoma Dome.

The Tides were hamstrung by foul trouble in 78-66 loss, look to spring back Wednesday in loser-out tilt against Lincoln.