Dennis Browne

Gig Harbor defeated Capital, 15-14, while Peninsula upended Bellarmine, 33-13.

Both local football teams should be squarely in the state Class 3A playoff picture if they can secure wins in Puget Sound League cross-divisional games on Saturday, Nov. 1. Both teams won on Oct. 24. Gig Harbor (5-3, 3-2 PSL) traveled to Bellarmine and lit up the scoreboard in a 42-20 win. Peninsula (5-3, 4-1)

Gig Harbor and Peninsula play for the Puget Sound League girls soccer championship at 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 25, at Roy Anderson Field.

The Tides led at halftime before falling to Mount Tahoma, 27-14. Peninsula’s ground game dominated in a 45-20 win over River Ridge.

Also in this week’s sports column, updates on the Peninsula and Gig Harbor football teams.

Gig Harbor remains in the driver’s seat in the Puget Sound League Narrows Division after the 1-1 tie against Central Kitsap.

The Tides water polo team now plays in Division I, against the state’s top powers. Also this week: Football, tennis and girls soccer.

Gig Harbor defeats Peninsula 100-86 in swimming, both local football teams win and the Tides sweep a cross country meet.

Karin Heikkila scored a hat trick in Gig Harbor’s 6-1 girls soccer win over Peninsula on Thursday.

The two local schools are both girls soccer powers and both return divisional MVPs. They play each other Thursday.