The White River High girls were successful during their first battle in Yakima, defeating Lakeside High 47-38 on the first day of the Wilbur-Ellis SunDome Shootout.

Thursday’s victory saw the Hornets jump on top 17-5 after the opening eight minutes of play. Lakeside, a Class 1A team from rural Spokane, sliced the margin to 27-19 by halftime, but White River rebounded in the third frame to push its advantage to 40-26.

Kennedy Hobert paced the Hornet victory with a game-high 18 points and eight rebounds. Kristin Sturdivan added a spark with three 3-pointers.

Day Two of the SunDome Shootout had White  River squaring off against Columbia-Burbank, another Class 1A school. Results were not available for this issue.

Thursday’s victory improved White River’s record to 7-1 overall.

Four of those win have come in South Puget Sound League 2A play, where the Hornets were undefeated.

The team will put its unblemished mark on the line Tuesday night as part of a boy-girl doubleheader against the Franklin Pierce Cardinals. The White River boys will kick off the action at 5:15 and the girls follow with a 7 p.m. tipoff. Jan. 6, the Hornet girls travel to Fife for an SPSL 2A tilt against the Trojans; tipoff is at 7 p.m.