Gig Harbor Now is proud to cover Gig Harbor Tides and Peninsula Seahawk athletics, along with myriad parks and recreation events and opportunities available to the community.
Disc golf may not be an Olympic sport yet, but when (if) that happens, Carter Ahrens, 17, will be one to watch as a potential U.S. team member. Ahrens, of Gig Harbor, is spending 2024 on the Disc Golf Pro Tour, which dad Chuck explains is the top tier of competition in the sport. One
Read More
Two local businessmen who bought a portion of the property on which Madrona Links Golf Course sits sought support for their attempt to lease the facility during a public meeting Tuesday evening at the course’s restaurant, Hackers. Not all of the 30 golfers and neighbors who attended readily jumped on board. The city of Tacoma,
Read More
Fall practices for most Peninsula School District high school teams begin Aug. 6. A talented group of up-and-comers are looking to make a splash this year. Following is a list of athletes to watch who should have prominent roles on their teams this fall. Football We will start with football and a couple linebackers who
Read More
With his sputtering Montreal Alouettes trailing the Saskatchewan Roughriders 16-3 at halftime of last Thursday’s Canadian Football League game, head coach Jason Maas went to his gut. He also went to reserve quarterback Davis Alexander. The story in the Montreal Gazette the next day declared “A star was born.” That’s what happens when you complete
Read More
With the recent finish of the high school sports season, Gig Harbor Now presents its Super Seniors for the 2023-24 sports year. Super Seniors recognizes seniors who had huge impacts on their teams during their careers at Peninsula and Gig Harbor high schools. Although many senior athletes excelled at multiple sports, an athlete can only
Read More
With the recent finish of the high school sports season, Gig Harbor Now presents its Super Seniors for the 2023-24 sports year. Super Seniors recognizes seniors who had huge impacts on their teams during their careers at Peninsula and Gig Harbor high schools. Although many senior athletes excelled at multiple sports, an athlete can only
Read More
Gig Harbor High School won the South Sound Conference‘s 2023-24 All-Sports Championship for overall team success. The All-Sports Championship recognizes the school that earned the most points — accumulated according to their final position in league standings — in 21 boys and girls sports sanctioned by the league. South Sound Conference teams included Timberline, Capital,
Read More
PenMet plans to continue to operate Madrona as a golf course, but there are issues with ownership of the land that makes up part of it.
Read More
The Gig Harbor boys basketball team doubled up Capital, 68-34, on June 12 during summer league action. The Tides are playing in the Curtis summer league, generally one of the top summer circuits in the Puget Sound area. The Tides are coming off another 20-win season (20-7) for head coach Billy Landram. Their 2023-24 season
Read More
Two Fox Islanders who won state championships for the Gig Harbor Tides will compete in the upcoming Olympic Swim Trials in Indianapolis. Gig Harbor sophomore sensation Aiden Hammer qualified for the United State Olympic Trials in Indianapolis, set for June 15 through 23. Hammer’s goal is to compete in the 2024 Summer Olympics that begin
Read More