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.

City honors Alan Anderson, the ‘heart and soul’ of local canoe and kayak sports

Feb 11, 2026 | By:

Alan Anderson founded the Gig Harbor Canoe and Kayak Racing Club in 2002. The city of Gig Harbor will name a boat storage facility at Ancich Park after him.

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Sports Beat | Gig Harbor plays for league girls basketball title

Feb 06, 2026 | By:

Gig Harbor faces North Thurston on Saturday, Feb. 7, for the Puget Sound League girls basketball championship.

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Gig Harbor’s love affair with the Seahawks

Feb 05, 2026 | By:

From attending a playoff game in the 1980s to meeting Pete Carroll, Dennis Browne has been a Seahawks fan as long as the team has existed. His message to his fellow 12s: Enjoy this.

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Sports Beat | Gig Harbor girls basketball wins ninth consecutive game

Jan 30, 2026 | By:

The postseason is approaching or has already begun. Here’s a look at local girls basketball, boys basketball, bowling, flag football and wrestling teams.

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Sports Beat | Girls football teams plant a flag in Gig Harbor

Jan 23, 2026 | By:

Playoff-bound flag football teams from Peninsula and Gig Harbor are part of a fast-growing sport that only recently gained full status in Washington.

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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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