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.

Gig Harbor YMCA pool closed from May 8 through June 26

May 04, 2023 | By:

 The closure of the aquatics center at the Tom Taylor Family YMCA in Gig Harbor will no doubt stifle early-summer fun for some families. But when it reopens near the end of June, it’ll be like a breath of fresh air. Literally. In addition to a new roof over the pool area, the aquatics center

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Gig Harbor track setting a fast pace

May 02, 2023 | By:

After winning the South Sound Conference’s Male Track Athlete of the Year award in 2022, Ben Stevens of Gig Harbor is once again dominating the league’s sprint events in 2023. The 6-foot-4 Stevens’ owns the league’s top times this year in the 100 meters (11.01) and 200 (22.23). His top time in the 400 (50.92)

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Sports Beat: Gig Harbor soccer looks to stay unbeaten with win over Peninsula

Apr 28, 2023 | By:

The Gig Harbor boys soccer team continues to mow down opponents like a John Deere on a sunny day. The Tides are still undefeated at 15-0 and are ranked No. 1 in the state in Class 3A by high school sports website MaxPreps. The Tides are No. 2 in WIAA’s RPI rankings. 👀 Current 3A

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Sunny skies expected for this weekend’s Paddlers Cup

Apr 28, 2023 | By:

The Gig Harbor Paddlers Cup returns to the waters off Skansie Park this weekend, April 29 and 30. The two-day event includes competitive racing for expert, novice and youth paddlers in a variety of watercraft. Vendors will be set up on the shore. Sunday, April 30, brings the Dragon Boat races, in which local businesses

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Love of sports and teammates’ support helped Peninsula’s Clark beat cancer

Apr 27, 2023 | By:

Toward the end of his sophomore wrestling season at Peninsula High School, Boden Clark started noticing some unusual bone pain.  It’s wrestling. Pain is part of the deal. He figured it was no biggie.  Then his cardiovascular fitness started to lag, bizarre for a highly active two-sport athlete who prides himself on being in great

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Sports Beat: Peninsula rallies past Gig Harbor, still unbeaten in league play

Apr 21, 2023 | By:

Gig Harbor and Peninsula both came into their fastpitch game on April 17 unbeaten in South Sound Conference play. Only the Seahawks could say that after the rivalry game, as they rallied for a 16-8 win. Gig Harbor (4-5, 4-1) jumped out to a early one run lead in the first inning against Peninsula (9-2,

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Peninsula getting hot at the right time

Apr 19, 2023 | By:

The Peninsula Seahawks have won six of their last seven games to draw within two games of the South Sound Conference baseball lead with six league games remaining. The Seahawks (8-5, 5-4 SSC) are the reigning league champions and appeared in the past two state tournaments under fifth-year coach Michael Johnson. They are in a three-way

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Photo gallery: Gig Harbor 4, Central Kitsap 2

Apr 19, 2023 | By:

Gig Harbor defeated Central Kitsap, 4-2, in boys soccer on Tuesday, April 18. Our friends at the Kitsap Sun newspaper in Bremerton provided these photos. Click on any image below to see a gallery of pictures.

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Gig Harbor atop league baseball standings

Apr 14, 2023 | By:

The Gig Harbor baseball team took over first place in the South Sound Conference after beating previous league leader Timberline, 10-5, on Tuesday, April 11. The Tides (6-4, 6-1 South Sound Conference) began the Shane Hanon era this year after longtime coach Pete Jensen retired following a career that included three state championships with Gig

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Sports Beat: Gig Harbor rallies past Peninsula, stays unbeaten in soccer

Apr 07, 2023 | By:

Gig Harbor stormed back from an early two-goal deficit to beat Peninsula, 3-2, on Thursday, April 6. The Tides (9-0, 7-0 South Sound Conference) are ranked No. 1 in the state by sports website MaxPreps and No. 2 in WIAA’s RPI rankings. They outscored their previous opponents 42-5 on the year, but the defending SSC

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