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.

Sports Beat | Expect another tight Fish Bowl

Sep 16, 2026 | By:

Peninsula (0-2) and Gig Harbor (1-1) face off on Saturday, Sept. 19, at Mount Tahoma Stadium in Tacoma.

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Gig Harbor teen ready to race on the national stage

Sep 16, 2026 | By: Nathan Hyun

Christiana “Roo” Truebenbach, 17, is among those competing this week during the USA Stand-Up Paddleboard National Championships in Gig Harbor.

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USA SUP National Championships coming to Gig Harbor

Sep 09, 2026 | By: Nathan Hyun

The competition, expected to bring competitors from around the country to Gig Harbor, is set for Sept. 18 through 20. It will run alongside the annual Narrows Challenge.

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Peninsula, Gig Harbor kick off high school football season

Sep 03, 2026 | By:

Gig Harbor plays Emerald Ridge at Sparks Stadium in Puyallup on Friday (Sept. 4), while Peninsula takes on W.F. West in Chehalis.

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School district looking for a new Gig Harbor High School athletic director — again

Sep 01, 2026 | By:

Less than a month after the school’s new athletic director started, the district posted a job listing for the same position.

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Super Seniors | Peninsula High School girls

Aug 25, 2026 | By:

Super Seniors recognizes seniors who had huge impacts on their teams during their careers at Peninsula and Gig Harbor high schools.

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Gig Harbor man is at the eye of the pickleball storm with the Seattle Tsunami

Aug 20, 2026 | By: Nathan Hyun

Brian Baker is ranked among the top 10 senior men’s pickleball players in the country and plays professionally with a Seattle club.

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Gig Harbor hires new athletic director

Aug 20, 2026 | By:

Erick Counts, a longtime coach and teacher at schools around the region, took up his new duties this month.

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Super Seniors | Gig Harbor High School girls

Aug 17, 2026 | By:

Super Seniors recognizes seniors who had huge impacts on their teams during their careers at Peninsula and Gig Harbor high schools.

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Junior sailing club begins navigating permit process for new $1.72 million facility

Aug 06, 2026 | By:

Gig Harbor Junior Sailing plans to build a facility at West Shore Marina, with help from a $1 million donation from the Stearns family. A city requirement for public access could be a hurdle.

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