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The Paddlers Cup, the Gig Harbor Canoe and Kayak Racing Team’s most prominent event, brought some 200 devotees of the rising sport to local waters.
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Katrina Cardinal, who led the Seahawks to the brink of a state title, will be replaced by former player Tommi Galluci.
Read More about Sports Beat | Cardinal steps down as Peninsula volleyball coach
After a pair of crucial 1-0 wins this week, Gig Harbor will square off against league-leading Silas on Tuesday at Roy Anderson Field.
Read More about Sports Beat | Soccer showdown ahead for Tides
Gig Harbor is the home of state championship contenders in both girls and boys golf.
Read More about Sports Beat | Tides impress at tournament against many of the state’s top golfers
After his team shellacked Gig Harbor 10-0 on Tuesday, April 7, Peninsula fastpitch coach Mike Paul made a bold statement. He declared this year’s Seahawks (9-1, 6-0 Puget Sound League) his “most talented (team) ever.” That’s saying a lot, given that his 2023 team went 29-2 and won the Class 3A state title. Did you
Read More about Peninsula fastpitch shuts out Gig Harbor, 10-0
The complex includes two artificial turf, fully lighted fields developed in a partnership between the YMCA and the city. The first practices take place there on Monday.
Read More about It’s time to hit the turf at the new Gig Harbor Sports Fields
Peninsula started the season 5-0, while Gig Harbor has won three of its first four Narrows Division games.
Read More about Sports Beat | Baseball teams off to hot starts
Both schools recently announced their 2026 football schedules, including the annual Fish Bowl rivalry game.
Read More about Fish Bowl 2026 set for Sept. 19 at Mount Tahoma
Senior midfielder Henry Blake notched two goals in Gig Harbor’s 5-0 win over Peninsula last week.
Read More about Sports Beat | Tides go on scoring binge in win over Seahawks
Seven-time Olympic medalist Amanda Beard has sold her interest in the Gig Harbor swim school named after her. Beard, now an assistant swimming coach at the University of Arizona, founded the school on Point Fosdick Drive in 2017. It is now called Emler Swim School of Gig Harbor. The Gig Harbor school did not return
Read More about Former Olympian’s Gig Harbor swim school now part of national chain