Sports

Gig Harbor Now is proud to cover Gig Harbor Tides and Peninsula Seahawk athletics, along with myriad parks and recreation events and opportunities available to the community.

Peninsula’s Bailey Parker wins third consecutive state wrestling championship

Feb 24, 2026 | By:

Parker pinned all four opponents at Mat Classic last weekend, winning the 155-pound state title and becoming Peninsula’s first three-time individual champ.

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Sports Beat | Gig Harbor girls clinch state tournament berth

Feb 20, 2026 | By:

Both Tides basketball teams played overtime games against River Ridge this week. The girls qualified for state, while the boys were eliminated.

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Tides a game away from state tournament after knocking off Seahawks

Feb 16, 2026 | By:

Twelfth-seeded Peninsula kept the game close before falling to No. 5 Gig Harbor, 65-56.

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Sports Beat | Postseason edition of Fish Basket set for Valentine’s Day

Feb 13, 2026 | By:

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,

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Peninsula fans join pilgrimage to Seahawks’ Super Bowl parade

Feb 11, 2026 | By:

12s from near and far flocked to Fourth Avenue on Wednesday to celebrate the Seahawks’ Super Bowl championship.

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City honors Alan Anderson, the ‘heart and soul’ of local canoe and kayak sports

Feb 11, 2026 | By: Suzanne Roig

Alan Anderson founded the Gig Harbor Canoe and Kayak Racing Club in 2002. The city of Gig Harbor will name a boat storage facility at Ancich Park after him.

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Sports Beat | Gig Harbor plays for league girls basketball title

Feb 06, 2026 | By:

Gig Harbor faces North Thurston on Saturday, Feb. 7, for the Puget Sound League girls basketball championship.

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Gig Harbor’s love affair with the Seahawks

Feb 05, 2026 | By:

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.

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Sports Beat | Gig Harbor girls basketball wins ninth consecutive game

Jan 30, 2026 | By:

The postseason is approaching or has already begun. Here’s a look at local girls basketball, boys basketball, bowling, flag football and wrestling teams.

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Sports Beat | Girls football teams plant a flag in Gig Harbor

Jan 23, 2026 | By:

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.

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