PenMet recreation center opening July 1
Apr 24, 2025 | By: Gig Harbor Now StaffA soft opening will occur in June, along with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on June 17 and grand opening celebration on June 21.
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Sports Beat | Peninsula baseball bounces back with big win over Capital
Apr 24, 2025 | By: Dennis BrowneThe Seahawks and Tides face off at 4 p.m. Friday, April 25, at Sehmel Park for crosstown bragging rights.
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Sports Beat | Gig Harbor golfers sweep at Gamble Sands Invitational
Apr 17, 2025 | By: Dennis BrowneAlso this week: Gig Harbor girls water polo avenges an earlier loss and local schools split a rivalry track meet.
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Council likely to name first phase of Sports Complex after Doris Brown Heritage
Apr 17, 2025 | By: Charlee Glock-JacksonThe City Council voted to name the new park after a Peninsula High graduate who ran in the Olympics twice and won many national championships.
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Sports Beat | Gig Harbor soccer rallies to tie Bellarmine
Apr 13, 2025 | By: Dennis BrowneGig Harbor sophomore Jackson Powell scored on a corner kick with less than two minutes remaining to secure the tie for the Tides.
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Sports Beat | Gig Harbor’s Snyder is third-ranked high school golfer in the country
Apr 04, 2025 | By: Dennis BrowneAlso in this week’s sports column: The strangest ending to a baseball game you’ve likely ever heard of.
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New Gig Harbor baseball coach comes from a family of Peninsula Seahawks
Apr 01, 2025 | By: Dennis BrowneBoth of Ben Sleeter’s sons play for Peninsula High, and his wife is an assistant volleyball coach there.
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Sports Beat | Gig Harbor baseball ranked No. 1 in state early in the season
Mar 28, 2025 | By: Dennis BrowneGig Harbor is 5-0 and atop one service’s Class 3A rankings; Peninsula is also unbeaten and would likely be ranked if they’d played more games.
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Six girls, three boys make all-league basketball teams
Mar 21, 2025 | By: Dennis BrowneGrace Richardson of Peninsula was named the Puget Sound League Nisqually Division defensive MVP.
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On the water with some of the nation’s best canoe and kayak racers
Mar 14, 2025 | By: Dennis BrowneThe Gig Harbor Canoe and Kayak Racing Team regularly wins national championships. And you don’t win national titles by only training when it’s warm.
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