I’ve never been nervous about running. I don’t think I would be unless I had committed a crime and the cops were chasing me on foot. Then I’d be nervous.

The Peninsula girls soccer team had its hopes of advancing to the Class 3A state soccer tournament turned away by the Kennedy Lancers on Saturday after a 5-0 loss at Highline High School in Burien.

The Gig Harbor Tides nearly had a remarkable comeback all wrapped up Friday night during their Class 4A state preliminary round game against the Federal Way Eagles.

Peninsula senior swimmer Lindsey Marchand sliced through the water to grab two Automatic All-America times at the Class 3A West Central District III meet last weekend at Hazen High School in Renton.

PASCO — Despite the inexperience of a young squad, the Peninsula girls cross country team had its best finish in 31 years on Saturday when it placed 13th at the Class 3A state meet at Sun Willows Golf Course.

PASCO ­— The pack got faster, but so did the Peninsula boys cross country team.

PASCO — Coming off a second-place finish at last year’s Class 4A state cross country meet, the Gig Harbor boys had a more difficult time vying for a top spot.

By the time the Peninsula Seahawks brought Mount Si running back Sean Snead to the turf for the final time Saturday night, he’d already done considerable damage.

The Gig Harbor girls swim team doesn’t have an individual with star power. As a team, the Tides have demonstrated depth overrules.

What defines a team? The obvious answer is a group of individuals who work together with the same goal in mind: To win.

When the Gig Harbor Tides’ girls cross country season began, nearly the entire varsity roster was filled with athletes who competed at the junior varsity level last year.

Although the Gig Harbor Tides lost in the first round of the Class 4A Narrows League girls soccer tournament, they’re still headed to the West Central District III bracket.

The Peninsula boys cross country team landed a third-place finish last Saturday at the Class 3A West Central District III race, qualifying for this weekend’s state meet.

The Gig Harbor Tides closed their regular season Thursday night with a 63-0 blowout against the Shelton Highclimbers in Narrows League play.

In a game that could have upset the Peninsula football team’s winning streak going into the playoffs this weekend, the Seahawks turned to the arm of junior quarterback JR Grosshans and speedy wide receiver Jacob Pasion.

LAKEWOOD — On a beautiful sunny day last Wednesday at Fort Steilacoom Park, the Gig Harbor Tides cross country teams shined brighter than any other Narrows League school.

UNIVERSITY PLACE — The Peninsula Seahawks golfers handled the pressure of playing at a course that will host the 2015 U.S. Open.

I’m not a seasoned golfer, and by no means do I have the endurance to be a cross-country runner. But if I was interested — and it was the mid- to late 1990s, when I was in high school, I’d probably want Larry Gilhuly or Patty Ley as my coach.

The Gig Harbor Tides soccer team had opportunities. They just weren’t able to capitalize.

If the Gig Harbor Tides needed a little extra motivation Friday night, the seniors provided it at halftime.

ENUMCLAW — The Peninsula Seahawks simply made bigger plays than the Enumclaw Hornets on Friday night. Peninsula barely held onto its three-point halftime lead but defeated Enumclaw 24-21 at Pete’s Pool in a Class 3A South Puget Sound League contest.

LAKEWOOD — Peninsula juniors David Lee and Chris Borg led the Seahawks to a Class 3A subdistrict cross country championship Saturday by taking the top two spots at Fort Steilacoom Park.

In the two years Peninsula senior swimmer Lindsey Marchand has competed for the Seahawks, she’s broken every individual and relay school record except one — the 400-yard freestyle relay, which was set in 1976. Marchand is one of very few swimmers — if not the only one in the Puget Sound — who holds 90 percent of her school’s records. Her most recent record-breaking swim came earlier this month when she set the 200 individual medley record mark against Auburn Mountainview.

Leaving a legacy at the high school level is not an easy thing to do, but people will remember Lindsey Marchand when she graduates this year.

The Gig Harbor Tides didn’t disappoint their fans on homecoming night.

It was a game where everybody played without any miscues.

In a soccer match that decided who would share first place in the Class 4A Narrows League with Bellarmine, the Gig Harbor Tides were shut out by Stadium 3-0 at home Thursday night.

The Gig Harbor Tides swimming team won three dual meets last week to improve to 11-0.

The Peninsula Seahawks got back on track against Bonney Lake on Friday and grabbed sole possession of second place in the Class 3A South Puget Sound League.