Fred Solomon is very knowledgeable about the world of amateur golf, but if you had asked him a month ago about Woo-hyun Kim, he would have said, “Woo who?”

William Quinn has a history of being a one-man show. The Gig Harbor artist has had the honor of being the sole exhibitor at art galleries around the Midwest and Europe for 40 years, and he will again hold center stage at the Mavi Contemporary Art Gallery in Tacoma.

As Austin Seferian-Jenkins deliberated upon the most difficult decision of his young life, even his father didn’t know what would happen until the last minute.

This weekend will offer the last chance for Key Peninsula residents to enjoy a free outdoor movie at Volunteer Park.

On the Key Peninsula, there is a place where families or other groups can go to unwind, get a little bit of exercise and enjoy the outdoors in a leisurely, care-free fashion.

Recruiters from three top-shelf football colleges are courting the Gig Harbor phenom. He will make his decision next Monday, Aug. 16.

The contingent of Boy Scouts and their adult leaders from the Pacific Harbors Council, many from Gig Harbor and Fox Island, returned home in the late hours of Aug. 4 from their 15-day journey to the Washington, D.C., area for the National Boy Scout Jamboree.

Canterwood Golf & Country Club will host the 10th annual Scratch Players Championship for this first time Aug. 16-19.

Gig Harbor Family YMCA program director Halli DePhillips and members Tonia Olson and Ann Green all have something in common. They are cancer survivors, and they’re doing something to stay in shape.

The Rotary Club of Gig Harbor North will host the Over the Narrows 10-mile run on Labor Day weekend.

The Gig Harbor skate camp, in its fourth year next to the Gig Harbor Civic Center, is turning into a summer staple.

While the Gig Harbor Boys & Girls Club lined a large group of children just outside the cafeteria, a basketball game called Bump was starting to heat up.

A new boating program in Gig Harbor is catching wind, introducing young boys and girls to sailing.

The Gig Harbor Little League 9-10-year-old girls fastpitch team won the program’s first state championship on Saturday since the non-profit Gig Harbor Little League formed in 1994.

After they won the District 2 Little League juniors championship, the Key Peninsula All-Star baseball team finished 1-2 at the state tournament at Medical Lake High School in Spokane.

After it revamped its regulation-size majors field months ago, it didn’t take long for the Gig Harbor Little League program to find a team worthy of being crowned District 2 champions at Ron Brentin field.

You never know which way a ball is going to bounce when it hits the backstop after a wild pitch.

The Gig Harbor Special Olympics program has grown tremendously over the past decade, increasing its support and giving people an opportunity to compete and have fun.

For most of Jaeminah Speicher’s life, people have told her she isn’t capable of doing certain things. Now, she’s excited about the opportunity to compete in sports as a member of the Gig Harbor Special Olympics program.

Spain claimed the 2010 FIFA World Cup title in South Africa on Sunday, but a group of local boys — most of them from the greater Gig Harbor area — will have their chance at international glory during the Gothia Cup next week.

At the beginning of the 9-10-year-old District 2 Little League fastpitch tournament, Gig Harbor manager Bob Werner asked each player to write down what they’d like to accomplish.

From a longevity standpoint, a first-round bye in the District 2 Little League Majors tournament gives a pitching staff an edge. But the second-round start can also disrupt how quickly an offense shows up.

The Gig Harbor National and Key Peninsula Little League All-Star teams demonstrated why a 11-12-year-old District 2 Majors tournament can go either way.

The Blaze select baseball team will be holding tryouts in the Gig Harbor and Bremerton areas for those looking to improve their game for high school or even college ball.

Beginning Saturday, the Gig Harbor and Key Peninsula Little League Majors Division baseball teams will kick off the District 2 tournament. This year, the GHLL will host the 11-12-year-old competition at the newly built Ron Brentin Field.

TEAM PREVIEWS: Gig Harbor American | Gig Harbor National | Key Peninsula | Girls, younger boys age groups

If the Seattle Mariners haven’t done enough so far, then, to bring baseball excitement to our area, go support the Gig Harbor and Key Peninsula Little League organizations.

The Gig Harbor American Majors baseball players are feeling confident as they head into the District 2 Little League tournament.

The Gig Harbor National Little League Majors All-Star team members are excited about the District 2 tournament this season, especially because it will be played at their home field.

The Key Peninsula Little League Majors All-Star baseball team has been working hard and will open the District 2 tournament this weekend.

The Little League international governing body implemented a new rule this year that will directly affect each team that competes in this year’s district, state, regional or World Series tournaments.

The Gig Harbor and Key Peninsula Little League organizations are preparing for another fun-filled District 2 tournament.

He didn’t know when or where, but Jeremy Nimrick always figured he’d compete in a Mixed Martial Arts fight at least once in his life. At 30 years old, that time has come.

Fight promoters Ian Stopoulos and Curt Fichtner are going out on a limb with the first Mixed Martial Arts event in the Gig Harbor-Key Peninsula area.

Violence within the context of sports is entertaining. People love to watch a fight.

Peninsula High School’s Natalie Brundage and her 16-and-under University Place club team are headed to Reno, Nev.

Tides baseball players named to All-State teams

There aren’t many burgeoning hockey players on the Gig Harbor peninsula, but 12-year-old Luke Van Schaack hopes to change that.

Gig Harbor Little League Mariners third baseman Hunter McKenzie didn’t hesitate when he was asked about the difference in his team’s performance against the Dodgers in the Majors Division city championship game at the new Ron Brentin Field.

Summers began as a challenge, but after I’ve covered Gig Harbor and Key Peninsula athletes for a few years now, I now view the time without high school sports as a treat.

Wolfgang Beck’s progress in long-distance running is sure to slow down, because his current pace has been improving at an exponential rate.

In a short period of time, the Harbour Storm girls rugby team is proving to be true competitors in a sport that has a long history. In the Gig Harbor area, its history is very short.

Harbor Soccer registration is underway for the fall season.

A bucket of baseballs sits alongside a teenage boy as he throws batting practice to his friend at the plate. A father plays goalkeeper while he instructs his child to dribble, dribble, aim and shoot at the multi-purpose synthetic turf. Parents sit on the park bench while their children enjoy the brightly colored Boundless Playground.

Sehmel Homestead Park is setting a new standard for Gig Harbor recreation.

When Kelsey Baker graduated from Gig Harbor High School in 2008, she knew where she wanted to pursue her passion for paddling — and a national championship.