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Gig Harbor Now reporters chase down news that affects community residents, providing facts with context and perspective.

Taylor Schwab gets hand-checked by an Auburn Mountainview defender.

Four Tides, three Seahawks girls receive all-conference basketball honors

Feb 21, 2022 | By: Ed Friedrich

The Tides’ Mike Guinasso was named co-coach of the year, and Riley Peschek and Taylor Schwab joined Peninsula’s Grace Richardson on the first team.

Gig Harbor boys face O’Dea in regionals; Tides, Seahawks girls need a win to get in

Feb 20, 2022 | By: Dennis Browne

The girls teams must win Tuesday to advance to regionals Saturday. The Tides boys will move on to state no matter what happens against the Fighting Irish on Saturday.

Tides’ Drew Huston wins state 200 IM title, breaks five school records

Feb 20, 2022 | By: Ed Friedrich

Gig Harbor senior Drew Huston broke school records in the 200 individual medley, 100 butterfly and 100 free in the prelims, then bettered two of them in the finals.

Four Peninsula wrestlers place at Mat Classic

Feb 20, 2022 | By: Ed Friedrich

Justin Phipps and Emilia Robles finished sixth and Kylan Sonnen and Emmett Casey were eighth at the state wrestling championships.

Gig Harbor boys clinch state berth with defeat of Evergreen

Feb 19, 2022 | By: Dennis Browne

Luke Browne broke the Tides’ season record for 3-pointers in the 68-42 win, with regional and state games still to come.

Mason Litts, a seventh grader at Key Peninsula Middle School, prepares nachos for his family’s dinner.

Peninsula students’ ‘Cooking Crew’ going strong even as need for remote meetups is waning

Feb 19, 2022 | By: Christina T Henry

Middle school students hone culinary skills and connect with friends during twice-monthly Zoom sessions.

Gig Harbor's Colton Oyster stiff-arms a River Ridge defender.

Reeves selected to replace Fairhart as Gig Harbor football coach

Feb 18, 2022 | By: Gig Harbor Now Staff

The Tides stayed in-house to find Darrin Reeves, their defensive coordinator the past four seasons.

People taking place of trees around historic gun club

Feb 18, 2022 | By: David Armstrong

Gig Harbor Sportsman’s Club was far out of town when it opened in 1947, but housing developments have recently sprung up around it.

Taylor Schwab goes for two of her 24 points.

Kelso knocks Tides out of district title contention

Feb 17, 2022 | By: Dennis Browne

Gig Harbor rallied to tie in the late going, but couldn’t get over the hump. The Tides, who had already clinched a regional berth, will play for third place on Saturday.