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The $3.1 million field project will include a resurfaced track, lights, bleachers and likely a new scoreboard.
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Michael Masini of Gig Harbor (boys basketball) and Bailey Parker (girls wrestling) and Janelle Ramones (girls bowling) of Peninsula were named division MVPs in their sports.
Read More about Sports Beat | Winter sports all-league honors
A late 3-pointer lifted White River to a 44-43 win over Gig Harbor in a Class 3A state tournament game.
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Lindsey Shipp joins Mira Sonnen and Bailey Parker as repeat state champions for Peninsula.
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Parker pinned all four opponents at Mat Classic last weekend, winning the 155-pound state title and becoming Peninsula’s first three-time individual champ.
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Both Tides basketball teams played overtime games against River Ridge this week. The girls qualified for state, while the boys were eliminated.
Read More about Sports Beat | Gig Harbor girls clinch state tournament berth
Twelfth-seeded Peninsula kept the game close before falling to No. 5 Gig Harbor, 65-56.
Read More about Tides a game away from state tournament after knocking off Seahawks
Peninsula earned a spot in the Class 3A West Central District III boys basketball tournament on Feb. 7 with a 71-65 upset of Silas. The Seahawks (6-15, 3-13 PSL) face a familiar opponent next: Gig Harbor (13-8, 10-6). The Tides, seeded No. 5 at the district tournament, host the 12th-seeded Seahawks at 2 p.m. Saturday,
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12s from near and far flocked to Fourth Avenue on Wednesday to celebrate the Seahawks’ Super Bowl championship.
Read More about Peninsula fans join pilgrimage to Seahawks’ Super Bowl parade
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.
Read More about City honors Alan Anderson, the ‘heart and soul’ of local canoe and kayak sports