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Meanwhile, the Peninsula boys win via tiebreaker thanks to coach Garry Griffin’s knowledge of the rule book.

Filkins, who coached the Seahawks to more than 180 wins, will remain Peninsula’s athletic director and a teacher at the school.

The Tides defeated Capital, 71-53, and North Thurston, 49-42, in their first two boys basketball games in the Puget Sound League Narrows Division.

Several local athletes were honored by being selected to the All Conference teams from the Narrows and Nisqually divisions of the Puget Sound League. The following is a list of those standout athletes who used their talent and determination to rise above their peers and earn recognition by conference coaches. Puget Sound League football First

Gig Harbor and Peninsula both fall in the first round of the state girls soccer tournament.

The state’s No. 1-ranked Class 3A girls soccer team will be in action tonight, Nov. 15, when Gig Harbor (16-1-1) faces University of Spokane (12-7-1) at Roy Anderson Field at 7 p.m. The game is the state tournament opener for Gig Harbor. No. 17-seed U-Hi advanced to face the Tides by defeating No. 16 Mountain

Darrin Reeves resigned as head football coach at Gig Harbor High School, he told his team during a meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 12. Reeves just completed his second season at the helm of the Tides. He compiled an 11-9 overall record and a 9-4 conference record in those two seasons. Reeves guided the Tides to

Peninsula’s Elektra Higgins and Gig Harbor’s Taylor Sletner are among the top contenders at the state cross country championships on Saturday, Nov. 8, at Sun Willows Golf Course in the Tri-Cities. Higgins has run the state’s fourth-best time this year but defeated second- and third-ranked runners in Washington, the Rodriquez sisters from Mercer Island, at

The Gig Harbor (16-1-1) girls soccer team remained red-hot and won the West Central District 3 championship over Peninsula (14-3-1), 3-1, on Nov. 7 at Mount Tahoma High School. The Tides continued their winning ways with a convincing performance in a game that matched the state’s No. 1- and No. 2-ranked Class 3A teams in