Peninsula Boys, Girls Basketball Fighting for District Tournament Berths

For the first time in six seasons, the Peninsula boys basketball team is back in postseason play.

The Seahawks finished the regular season 5-15 overall and 3-13 in the Puget Sound League and will compete in a loser-out game for the league’s final District 3 tournament berth Saturday, Feb. 7, at Foss High School. Peninsula, fourth in the Nisqually Division, faces Narrows Division No. 4 seed Silas at 3:45 p.m.

Peninsula qualified despite losing eight of its final 10 games. The Seahawks fell to Silas 82-59 in their Dec. 9 meeting. The last time Peninsula’s boys reached the postseason was Feb. 19, 2020.

Later that night, Bellarmine (19-2, 16-0 PSL) will represent the Narrows Division against River Ridge (12-8, 11-5) of the Nisqually Division for the Puget Sound League championship.

The Peninsula girls, longtime postseason regulars, find themselves in a similar position to the Seahawks boys this year. The girls (9-11, 7-9 PSL) face Lincoln (7-10, 7-9) in another loser-out District 3 qualifier at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 7, at Foss.

Both teams finished fourth in their divisions. Peninsula beat Lincoln 48-44 on Dec. 5 and has won three of its past four games entering the matchup.

Gig Harbor (17-3, 14-2) meets perennial power North Thurston (16-5, 14-2) later Saturday for the PSL girls championship.