Peninsula earned a spot in the Class 3A West Central District III boys basketball tournament on Feb. 7 with a 71-65 upset of Silas. The Seahawks (6-15, 3-13 PSL) face a familiar opponent next: Gig Harbor (13-8, 10-6). The Tides, seeded No. 5 at the district tournament, host the 12th-seeded Seahawks at 2 p.m. Saturday,
Gig Harbor faces North Thurston on Saturday, Feb. 7, for the Puget Sound League girls basketball championship.
From attending a playoff game in the 1980s to meeting Pete Carroll, Dennis Browne has been a Seahawks fan as long as the team has existed. His message to his fellow 12s: Enjoy this.
The postseason is approaching or has already begun. Here’s a look at local girls basketball, boys basketball, bowling, flag football and wrestling teams.
Playoff-bound flag football teams from Peninsula and Gig Harbor are part of a fast-growing sport that only recently gained full status in Washington.
Gig Harbor pulled away in the second half to win the boys Fish Basket game, 45-29. In the girls game, the Tides’ pressing defense smothered the Seahawks in a 51-28 win.
The Peninsula girls wrestling team is once again ranked No. 1 in the state.
An update on the early weeks of basketball season for the Peninsula and Gig Harbor boys and girls teams.
Nora Sutherland and Karin Heikkila won division MVP awards in soccer, Kaitlyn LaTendresse and Lee Gjertsons shared swimming MVP honors, and more.
Jackman, a Gig Harbor freshman, won a Class 3A state championship last month. She’s already thinking about possible future Olympic dreams.
