The second season is well under way for the White River boys and girls basketball teams, who opened subdistrict play Tuesday night and will take to the court for two more contests this week.
Both Hornet programs – boys and girls – concluded the South Puget Sound League 2A campaign Friday night with a loss to the Sumner Spartans. The defeats left each in the league’s No. 2 spot.
White River boys
Friday night’s loss left the Hornets with a final regular-season record of 11-3 in South Puget Sound League 2A play, 13-7 overall. That left White River in a tie with the Fife Trojans, both trailing the 12-2 and league champion Sumner Spartans.
Getting the subdistrict tournament’s No. 2 seed overall, the Hornet boys opened postseason play Tuesday with a home game against Steilacoom. The Hornets handily defeated the Sentinels during their pair of regular-season contests.
No matter what happed Tuesday night, the Hornets will play again Thursday. Starting in the other half of their bracket are Clover Park and Lindbergh High. Tuesday’s winners will square off Thursday on the home court of the higher-seeded team; likewise, Tuesday’s losers will play Thursday, also at the higher seed.
All eight subdistrict teams will play again Friday, as final seedings into the 2A district tournament are finalized.
White River girls
The White River girls’ run of league championships screeched to a halt, as Sumner proved to be No. 1 this season.
With their Friday victory over the Hornets, Sumner finished the SPSL 2A season with a perfect 14-0 record. White River finished second at 12-2, with both losses coming to the Spartans.
The Lady Hornets opened subdistrict play Tuesday with a home game against the Fife Trojans, the fourth-place team from the SPSL 2A. The other half of the bracket has Washington High taking on Renton. The two winners will play Thursday at the home of the higher seed; Tuesday’s losers also will square off Thursday. All teams play again Friday to finalize seeding into the district tournament that kicks off Feb. 19.
