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The Seahawks, led by a senior class that hadn’t yet beaten Gig Harbor, earned their first win of the season in emphatic fashion.
Read More about Peninsula seniors go out on top with Fish Bowl win
The Gig Harbor Film Festival is Thursday through Sunday, while the Chuseok Festival is Saturday at Skansie Brothers Park.
Read More about Harbor Happenings | Film festival, Chuseok and more
The judge ruled that the school district, the former PHS coach and a former Seahawks player are not liable for injuries a former Tides player suffered in the game.
Read More about Federal judge dismisses lawsuit filed in wake of 2023 Fish Bowl
The city Salary Commission voted to increase the salary of the mayor and city council members by 5 percent, bringing the mayor’s monthly pay to $2,415 and each council member’s monthly pay to $840.
Read More about Mayor, council to get pay raises
‘Man or Mountain,’ which debuts this week at the Gig Harbor Film Festival, imagines the final moments of Harry R. Truman, the 83-year-old man who refused to leave Mount St. Helens.
Read More about ‘Man or Mountain’ ponders the final hours of a Northwest legend
The city announced plans to build a commercial fishing homeport 14 years ago. But the fleet has been waiting much longer than that.
Read More about Gig Harbor Now and Then | Commercial fishermen wanted a new dock. For decades, governments told them, ‘go fish’
The all-time Fish Bowl series is even after Peninsula defeated Gig Harbor, 37-8, on Saturday at Mount Tahoma Stadium in Tacoma. The Seahawks (1-2) earned their first win of the season and their 24th in the history of the Fish Bowl. Gig Harbor also owns 24 Fish Bowl wins and a 1-2 2026 season record.
Read More about Peninsula prevails, evening all-time Fish Bowl series
Here’s everything you need to know to attend the 2026 Fish Bowl on Saturday, Sept. 19, at Mount Tahoma Stadium in Tacoma.
Read More about Fish Bowl 2026: Where to park, how to get tickets, previous results and more
“The Big Cheese,” a documentary about American cheesemongers, leads off next week’s Gig Harbor Film Festival.
Read More about The Big Cheese reveals the soft heart, true grit of cheesemongering
Peninsula (0-2) and Gig Harbor (1-1) face off on Saturday, Sept. 19, at Mount Tahoma Stadium in Tacoma.
Read More about Sports Beat | Expect another tight Fish Bowl