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 | Tides sweep Fish Basket games

Jan 19, 2026 | By:

Gig Harbor pulled away in the second half to win the boys Fish Basket game, 45-29. In the girls game, the Tides’ pressing defense smothered the Seahawks in a 51-28 win.

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Sports Beat | Local wrestlers among the state’s best

Jan 09, 2026 | By:

The Peninsula girls wrestling team is once again ranked No. 1 in the state.

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Sports Beat | Masini scores 38 points as Gig Harbor defeats Silas

Dec 19, 2025 | By:

An update on the early weeks of basketball season for the Peninsula and Gig Harbor boys and girls teams.

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Peninsula High receives national honor from Special Olympics, ESPN for inclusive sports Unified

Dec 17, 2025 | By:

Peninsula High has earned national recognition as a Special Olympics Unified Champion School, one of just two schools to win the award this year in Washington state.

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Local athletes honored with MVP, all-conference honors

Dec 11, 2025 | By:

Nora Sutherland and Karin Heikkila won division MVP awards in soccer, Kaitlyn LaTendresse and Lee Gjertsons shared swimming MVP honors, and more.

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‘Jumping Jane’ Jackman’s state title could be first of many accolades

Dec 02, 2025 | By:

Jackman, a Gig Harbor freshman, won a Class 3A state championship last month. She’s already thinking about possible future Olympic dreams.

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Sports Beat | Gig Harbor water polo finishes third in first year in top division

Nov 21, 2025 | By:

‘We’re coming for the state title’ next year, Gig Harbor water polo coach Ponce said after the third-place game.

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Sports Beat | Football teams push unbeaten foes in playoff losses

Nov 14, 2025 | By:

The Seahawks and Tides both pushed top-five, unbeaten opponents before succumbing in the round of 32.

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Speedy Heikkila leads fast-rising Gig Harbor soccer team

Nov 13, 2025 | By:

Karin Heikkila has 19 goals and 17 assists this season for the Tides, who earned the No. 1 seed into the state tournament.

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Gig Harbor grad Davis Alexander to play on Canadian football’s biggest stage

Nov 12, 2025 | By: Leland Smith

Former Tides star Davis Alexander’s Montreal Alouettes face the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the Grey Cup, the CFL’s championship game, on Sunday.

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