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.

Public weighs in on sports complex designs at open house

Jul 02, 2022 | By: Charlee Glock-Jackson

Options were presented for Phase 1B’s playgrounds, performance stage and pickleball courts.

Pickleball is played on a smaller court, allowing more players to participate than in more space-consuming sports like tennis.

Pickleball popularity evident on the courts of Gig Harbor

Jun 23, 2022 | By: David Armstrong

Pickleball, the grassroots sport born in a Bainbridge Island backyard in 1965, is often said to be having a moment, thanks to an impressive growth spurt over the last few years. It’s more than a moment. A movement is more like it. Sports Illustrated recently called the once-obscure game with the funny name (it’s reportedly

Golferitaville charity tournament returns; players, sponsors sought

Jun 14, 2022 | By: Gig Harbor Now Staff

Organizers of the 18th annual Golferitaville Charity Tournament are looking for businesses to sponsor and golfers to play in the major fundraiser for Gig Harbor Midday Rotary. Golferitaville is Friday, July 15, at McCormick Woods Golf Course in Port Orchard. The charity tournament raises funds for regional programs that support struggling children and families. It’s

Sports Beat: The 2021-22 prep year in review

Jun 10, 2022 | By: Dennis Browne

In this week’s edition of the Sports Beat, we review the prep athletic year, focusing on the top teams and athletes. Fall sports Peninsula volleyball 2nd in state The anticipation of finally having an uninterrupted sports season, complete with state tournaments, filled athletes’ minds and hopes last fall. Coach Katrina Cardinal’s Peninsula Seahawk volleyball team

Sports Beat: Peninsula, Gig Harbor athletes bring home medals

Jun 03, 2022 | By: Dennis Browne

It’s time for the Sports Beat, a weekly capsule of the local prep sports scene. We start out on the track, as the state championships were held at Mount Tahoma High School May 26-28. The Gig Harbor boys team, winners of five previous state championships, placed ninth this year. The following is a list of

Gig Harbor High School athletic director Bob Werner stepping down

Jun 02, 2022 | By: Dennis Browne

Longtime Gig Harbor High School athletic director Bob Werner has decided to step aside from his duties to spend more time helping those who helped him. Werner decided that he needs to spend more time helping his parents as they age. He also would like more time to spend with his four adult children, all

Peninsula shortstop Payton Knowles, who batted .527, earned the South Sound Conference MVP award.

All-conference honors for Peninsula, Gig Harbor athletes

Jun 01, 2022 | By: Dennis Browne

The 2022 spring sports season saw some fantastic results for teams from Gig Harbor and Peninsula high schools. Both were at or near the top of the South Sound Conference standings in most spring sports. There were also many notable individual performances. Area schools boasted three conference MVPs; the fastpitch pitcher of the year; the

The Peninsula girls fastpitch team is 19-1 and seeded fourth in the Class 3A state tournament. Photo by Ed Johnson

Sports beat: Peninsula fastpitch begins state tournament run

May 27, 2022 | By: Dennis Browne

It’s time for the Sports Beat, a capsule of this week’s best performances from local prep athletes and teams. We begin on the diamond, where the red-hot Peninsula fastpitch team won the district championship on May 21 with a 5-2 win over Bonney Lake. In three district tournament games, they outscored their opponents 25-2. Coach

Nick Grover takes the baton from Brian Wheelus in the 4100 relay to run the third fastest time in 3A track this year at famed Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.

Sports Beat: Gig Harbor sweeps conference track championships

May 20, 2022 | By: Dennis Browne

It’s time for the Sports Beat, a capsule of this weeks best performances from local prep athletes and teams. At the South Sound Conference track and field championships at North Thurston High School in Lacey, the Gig Harbor Tides earned a rare double as both boys and girls teams won championships. The boys won in

Alli Kimball of Peninsula High School is 13-1 on the mound as a pitcher, but she contributes at the plate, too. Kimball has a .492 batting average and .569 on-base percentage as a hitter.

Peninsula’s Alli Kimball talks family and fastpitch

May 18, 2022 | By: Dennis Browne

Editor’s note: Today, Gig Harbor Now launches its Prep Outlook, an occasional feature on standout high school athletes from the area. To say that pitcher Alli Kimball has had a phenomenal season is still somehow an understatement. The junior from Peninsula High (17-1) compiled a 13-1 record with three no-hitters, two perfect games and a