WRHS GIRLS BASKETBALL: Hornets playing for clean record

Playing three games in three days against a diverse set of opponents is the challenge facing the White River High girls basketball team.

Playing three games in three days against a diverse set of opponents is the challenge facing the White River High girls basketball team.

The Hornets will host a traveling Australian team in an exhibition game Thursday, square off against league rival Steilacoom Friday and travel to Burien Saturday for a nonleague tussle with Kennedy Catholic, one of the top-ranked Class 2A squads in the state. The first two games are at 7 p.m. and the Kennedy contest begins at 5.

The busy schedule comes on top of Tuesday night’s South Puget Sound League 2A contest at Clover Park.

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Coach Chris Gibson and his Hornets should be well rested, having played only one game last week. White River moved to 3-0 on the season with a convincing 55-40 victory Dec. 7 over visiting Bonney Lake.

Nearly all the White River scoring came from the trio of Brooke Paulson, Rani Weigand and Kennedy Hobert. Paulson poured in a team-high 19 points, Weigand – who played for the Panthers last year – added 18 against her former teammates and Hobert contributed 12.

White River played without point guard Cassidy France, who sustained a knee injury during the team’s Dec. 3 victory over Enumclaw.