Gig Harbor High School Football

Gig Harbor High School Football - History & Achievements

Narrows League
Bridge Division Champs

2003

2005

2006

The Gig Harbor High School Tides were established in 1978 in the Peninsula School District in Gig Harbor Washington. The team presently competes at the 4A level, having a student population of about 1700. The school has grown considerably in terms of size, state athletic classification and achievement over the years. The 1993 Tides finished 2nd in state (see Seattle Times article) and in recent years the team has earned several division championships. Gig Harbor's main rivals are cross-town foe Peninsula High School and league nemesis South Kitsap High school in Port Orchard.

History Of The Narrows League 1981-Present

1981: South Kitsap (Port Orchard), the largest school in the state of Washington, outgrows the Olympic League. After being denied membership in the original South Puget Sound League (a North Puget Sound League also existed at the time), a deal is hammered out with the six-team Tacoma City league, and South Kitsap joins the five Tacoma public schools and Bellarmine Prep to form the brand new Narrows League.

1990: Added North Thurston (Lacey) and Timberline (Lacey) from the Black Hills League.

1993: Added River Ridge (New Lacey school).

1997: Added Peninsula (Purdy) and Gig Harbor from the Pierce County League and split into two divisions, the "Bay" division and "Bridge" division

1999-Present: For football season only, added North Kitsap (Poulsbo), Central Kitsap (Silverdale), Bremerton, Port Angeles, and Olympic (Bremerton) from the Olympic League, and realigned with teams north of the Narrows Bridge in the "Bridge" division, and teams south of the Narrows Bridge in the "Bay" division. This creates two distinct Narrows League alignments for different sports (football as one alignment, all other sports as another) through 2001. The league saw a few teams come and go during realignment over the past several years. At present the Narrows League is comprised of two divisions competing at the 4A level in Washington state.

Current alignment for football:

Bridge Division
▪ Gig Harbor
▪ Foss (Tacoma)
▪ Lincoln (Tacoma)
▪ South Kitsap (Port Orchard)
▪ Wilson (Tacoma)

Bay Division
▪ Bellarmine Prep (Tacoma)
▪ Central Kitsap (Silverdale)
▪ Mount Tahoma (Tacoma)
▪ North Kitsap (Poulsbo)
▪ Olympia
▪ Stadium (Tacoma)