Dennis Browne

Also this weekend: Gig Harbor’s Aiden Hammer won two titles and set two records at the Class 3A state swimming championships.

The Peninsula girls wrestling team is a top contender to win a second consecutive state championship at Mat Classic.

The Tides will learn their opening state tournament opponent on Sunday, Feb. 23.

The Gig Harbor girls, meanwhile, fall in the first round and face a loser-out game on Saturday.

The Peninsula girls play for a district tournament berth on Saturday, Feb. 8, at the University of Puget Sound.

Also in this week’s sports roundup: Peninsula edges Gig Harbor in wrestling, the Tides and Seahawks face each other in the girls basketball playoffs, and more.

The Gig Harbor High School girls basketball team learned Jan. 27 that the Peninsula School District placed its coaching staff — head coach Tim Olson and assistants James Bonnici and Nikki Scott — on administrative leave for the remainder of this basketball season. The district cited an ongoing investigation in a statement on Jan. 28,

The defending state champion Peninsula girls wrestling team put on a dominant display on Jan. 22 in a 42-20 win over River Ridge. Several Seahawks won by fall or major technical decisions to keep their conference record unblemished. Mira Sonnen Defending individual state champion Mira Sonnen was first on the mat for the Seahawks. Sonnen

The senior guard made big plays on both ends of the court during the closing minutes of Wednesday’s boys Fish Basket game.

Gig Harbor played the Seahawks to a tie through three quarters, but Grace Richardson led a fourth-quarter run to cinch a win for Peninsula.