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.

Sports Beat | Gig Harbor’s Snyder is third-ranked high school golfer in the country

Apr 04, 2025 | By: Dennis Browne

Also in this week’s sports column: The strangest ending to a baseball game you’ve likely ever heard of.

New Gig Harbor baseball coach comes from a family of Peninsula Seahawks

Apr 01, 2025 | By: Dennis Browne

Both of Ben Sleeter’s sons play for Peninsula High, and his wife is an assistant volleyball coach there.

Sports Beat | Gig Harbor baseball ranked No. 1 in state early in the season

Mar 28, 2025 | By: Dennis Browne

Gig 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.

Six girls, three boys make all-league basketball teams

Mar 21, 2025 | By: Dennis Browne

Grace Richardson of Peninsula was named the Puget Sound League Nisqually Division defensive MVP.

On the water with some of the nation’s best canoe and kayak racers

Mar 14, 2025 | By: Dennis Browne

The 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.

Tides win state opener before running into a Bearcat buzzsaw

Mar 01, 2025 | By: Dennis Browne

Gig Harbor (18-13) finished one win short of the Tacoma Dome, defeating North Central of Spokane, 71-56, on Feb. 25 before falling to Monroe (21-3), 62-33, on Feb. 28. Both were Class 3A state tournament regional round games. The Tides would have earned a spot in the final 12 of the tourney, and the accompanying

Meet the new football coaches at Peninsula and Gig Harbor high schools

Feb 27, 2025 | By: Dennis Browne

Jeff Scoma takes over at Gig Harbor and Clay Mauro at Peninsula starting this fall.

Parent accused Gig Harbor girls basketball coaches of drinking alcohol during team trip to Florida

Feb 25, 2025 | By: Vince Dice

The coaches said they were never intoxicated, did not drive after drinking and were unclear on a district policy prohibiting drinking on sports trips.