Dennis Browne

Dennis Browne is a longtime local interior designer, husband and father of two great sons in Gig Harbor. Dennis grew up in Manchester, often fishing or bicycling with the Seattle skyline as his backdrop. After his high school and college basketball career ended, he found the love of sports never would. He moved to Gig Harbor after college, found a beautiful girl and never left. He is a outdoor loving, river running, sunset man and Supersonic fan, who loves to play tennis and shoot hoops with his sons, from their home overlooking a local park. He is a member of the National Sports Media Association and is ready to provide a deserved, fresh take on current and former athletes from the vibrant Gig Harbor sports scene.

Gig Harbor opens with back-to-back league wins

Dec 10, 2024

The Tides defeated Capital, 71-53, and North Thurston, 49-42, in their first two boys basketball games in the Puget Sound League Narrows Division.

Sports Beat | Local athletes earn all-league honors

Dec 06, 2024

Several local athletes were honored by being selected to the All Conference teams from the Narrows and Nisqually divisions of the Puget Sound League. The following is a list of those standout athletes who used their talent and determination to rise above their peers and earn recognition by conference coaches. Puget Sound League football First

Sports Beat | Gig Harbor sixth at girls state swimming meet

Nov 22, 2024

Gig Harbor and Peninsula both fall in the first round of the state girls soccer tournament.

Sports Beat | Gig Harbor soccer on a roll as state tournament begins

Nov 15, 2024

The state’s No. 1-ranked Class 3A girls soccer team will be in action tonight, Nov. 15, when Gig Harbor (16-1-1) faces University of Spokane (12-7-1) at Roy Anderson Field at 7 p.m. The game is the state tournament opener for Gig Harbor. No. 17-seed U-Hi advanced to face the Tides by defeating No. 16 Mountain

Reeves steps down as Gig Harbor football coach

Nov 13, 2024

Darrin Reeves resigned as head football coach at Gig Harbor High School, he told his team during a meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 12. Reeves just completed his second season at the helm of the Tides. He compiled an 11-9 overall record and a 9-4 conference record in those two seasons. Reeves guided the Tides to

Sports Beat | State cross country, water polo all this weekend

Nov 09, 2024

Peninsula’s Elektra Higgins and Gig Harbor’s Taylor Sletner are among the top contenders at the state cross country championships on Saturday, Nov. 8, at Sun Willows Golf Course in the Tri-Cities. Higgins has run the state’s fourth-best time this year but defeated second- and third-ranked runners in Washington, the Rodriquez sisters from Mercer Island, at

Gig Harbor beats Peninsula again, this time for the district title

Nov 08, 2024

The Gig Harbor (16-1-1) girls soccer team remained red-hot and won the West Central District 3 championship over Peninsula (14-3-1), 3-1, on Nov. 7 at Mount Tahoma High School. The Tides continued their winning ways with a convincing performance in a game that matched the state’s No. 1- and No. 2-ranked Class 3A teams in

Sports Beat | Doubleheaders on tap in football, girls soccer

Nov 01, 2024

Postseason updates for football, girls soccer, tennis, cross country, swimming and volleyball.

Gig Harbor beats Peninsula to claim league soccer title

Oct 30, 2024

Freshman Nadia Schwab scored two goals for the Tides in the soccer championship game. Both teams advance in the postseason.

Gig Harbor hangs on to defeat Bellarmine, finish second in Narrows Division

Oct 27, 2024

Gig Harbor Tides started fast and had to hold on at the end to defeat Bellarmine, 28-26, in an instant classic at Roy Anderson Field on Friday, Oct. 26. The Tides jumped out to a 7-3 lead in the first quarter when do-it-all running back Ryland Geldermann ran around left end, swatting away the arms