In a key tune-up before the opening of the league season, White River fared very well at Saturday’s Fort Steilacoom Invitational.

Competing in the “small schools” division – for schools of Class 2A or smaller – the Hornet boys placed second and the girls were third.

The boys were paced by Marcus Dickson and Kody Gould, who crossed the line fourth and fifth, respectively. Dickson clocked a time of 15 minutes, 51 seconds and Gould was just three seconds behind him. Making up the rest of the team scoring were Kyle Smith in 40th place, Chris Fisher 85th and Taylor Moser 90th.

The Hornet girls were led by Lauryn Wate, who placed sixth in the division with a time of 19:17. Kelley Coyle was second for the Hornets, placing 78th with a time of 21:41, and completing the scoring were Christina Ramous, Katie Simmons and Eryn Maris.

White River opens the SPSL 2A campaign by hosting Franklin Pierce Thursday at 4:30 p.m. Saturday, the squad makes its annual trip to the Bellevue Invitational.