Sports Beat | Gig Harbor opens girls soccer state tournament after winning district title
Nov 13, 2026The Tides earned the No. 4 seed to the state tournament with their district win and open state tournament play this weekend.
The Tides earned the No. 4 seed to the state tournament with their district win and open state tournament play this weekend.
Peninsula hosts Lincoln at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, while Gig Harbor travels east to play Ridgeline at 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6.
The two local schools may well meet again in the district tournament next week.
Gig Harbor is tied atop the Division One standings, while Peninsula is unbeaten in Division Two.
The Tides have scored 41 goals in just seven league games. A showdown between Gig Harbor and Peninsula looms later this month.
The Tides defeated Lincoln, 31-28, on a late field goal. Peninsula dominated Capital in a 40-28 win in Purdy.
Peninsula won every swimming event while defeating perennial power Gig Harbor, 116-69, in the pool.
Brooklyn Mays scored a hat trick to lead Peninsula, while a trio of freshmen contributed goals for Gig Harbor.
The Seahawks, led by a senior class that hadn’t yet beaten Gig Harbor, earned their first win of the season in emphatic fashion.
Peninsula (0-2) and Gig Harbor (1-1) face off on Saturday, Sept. 19, at Mount Tahoma Stadium in Tacoma.