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.

Blair Suek enjoying first year as the top Tide

Nov 23, 2022 | By:

The first thing one notices about new Gig Harbor High School athletic director Blair Suek is her beaming smile and enthusiastic attitude. As you get to know her more, her intellect and astute athletic insights become apparent. Combine those qualities with her experience as a college athlete, high school coach and athletic coordinator and it

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Sports Beat: Soccer teams wrap up successful seasons

Nov 18, 2022 | By:

Peninsula (15-2-2) reached the Class 3A girls soccer state tournament quarterfinals with a 3-0 win over Bonney Lake on Friday, Nov. 11. But the Seaawks’ impressive season ended with a 3-0 loss to Shorecrest the next day. The fifth-seeded Seahawks ran into a juggernaut in Shorecrest (18-1-1), which had outscored opponents 63-4 on the season.

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Gig Harbor and Peninsula volleyball start state tournament play

Nov 16, 2022 | By:

Local volleyball talent was on display Nov. 12, when Peninsula and Gig Harbor faced each other in the district championship at Capital High School. Peninsula (18-2) entered the district tournament as the No. 1 seed. They advanced to the championship match by mowing down Central Kitsap, Kelso and Prairie by convincing 3-0 scores. When they

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Peninsula gives O’Dea a tough test in season-ending loss

Nov 14, 2022 | By:

The Peninsula Seahawks went into Memorial Stadium in Seattle on Friday, Nov. 11, and gave the O’Dea Fighting Irish all they could handle. But a couple of long runs late in the game sealed the Seahawks’ fate in a 42-28 season-ending loss. Peninsula led early in game Third-ranked O’Dea (9-1) took a 6-0 lead with

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Sports Beat: Gig Harbor’s Morkert wins state cross country title

Nov 11, 2022 | By:

We start this week’s Sports Beat with a state champion. The cross country state finals were held Nov. 5 in Pasco and Gig Harbor’s Reese Morkert won the Class 3A title in a legendary battle. 2022 WIAA/@GesaCU State XC 3A Girls Champion: Reese Morkert (Gig Harbor) 18:24.1#wastatexc pic.twitter.com/FClZU2CtmV — WIAA (@wiaawa) November 5, 2022 Morkert

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Gig Harbor’s season ends when Kelso rallies

Nov 09, 2022 | By:

The Gig Harbor football team lost a large lead and a road playoff game against the Kelso Hilanders, 45-34, on Saturday, Nov. 5. The Tides ended their season at 6-4. Football is a game of momentum, Gig Harbor had it early. The Tides jumped out to a 27-3 lead in the first half. But three

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Peninsula advances to state with overtime win over Arlington

Nov 07, 2022 | By:

The Peninsula Seahawks are headed to state after a 35-29 overtime win over the Arlington Eagles in a game played Friday, Nov. 4, at Roy Anderson Field. The game-winning overtime score came on a 23-yard pass from Payton Knowles to Dane Meddaugh, who had three touchdowns on the night. Peninsula’s defense held Arlington to a

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Sports Beat: Peninsula wins rubber match vs. Gig Harbor

Nov 04, 2022 | By:

The Gig Harbor Tides (14-1-2) and Peninsula Seahawks (15-2-2) met twice on the soccer field during the regular season. They tied both times, the most recent being a 1-1 deadlock win which the Seahawks scored with 2 seconds left on Oct. 25. The third game on Nov. 1 was much-anticipated after both teams won earlier

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Playoff preview: Peninsula hosts Arlington, Gig Harbor at Kelso

Nov 03, 2022 | By:

The football regular season concluded last week and that means it’s playoff time for Peninsula and Gig Harbor. The Seahawks (7-2, 6-1 South Sound Conference) finished second in a tough league, losing only to state powerhouses Yelm and Enumclaw. In their final regular-season game, Peninsula beat Timberline on the road despite trailing by eight in

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Sports Beat: Gig Harbor wins league swimming title

Oct 28, 2022 | By:

Gig Harbor won the South Sound Conference girls swimming title by an impressive 120 points. “From the 200 medley relay to the 400 free relay the Tides performed amazingly,” coach Mike Kelly said. “We had so many best times.” Peninsula finished fourth in the conference. Diver Makenna Post won the SSC title and  qualified for

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