It’s not how Kentlake envisioned winning a district title but when rain washed out the semi-final games two innings into them the West Central District tournament directors canceled the rest of the tournament.

With this decision, the Falcons ended up with the no. 1 overall seed and shared the district title with Puyallup, Rogers and Stadium, adding to their division and league crowns.

Meanwhile, in a morning loser-out game, Kentwood’s dreams of getting back to the state tournament were dashed by South Kitsap when it won 5-0 ending a roller coaster season for the Conquerors.

Kentwood Coach Jason Wisor has a youthful team that won its way into the playoffs with a pair of gritty victories over Thomas Jefferson and Auburn Riverside at the end of the regular season.

“This is just all experience,” Wisor said. “We take this, we learn from it. We’re young, we’re talented, we’ve got something to prove (next year).”

The Conquerors found themselves in the loser’s bracket after dropping their first game 7-5 against Stadium but battled back with a 7-1 victory Monday afternoon over Bellarmine Prep to get into the second day of the tournament.

Kentwood has a bright future ahead of Wisor will get all but a pair of seniors back next year.

Tahoma also found itself in a loser-out game Tuesday morning against Emerald Ridge.

Despite a rally to tie the game up in the third inning at 4-4, the Bears couldn’t hold the Jaguars bats, dropping the game 10-5.

“We’ve been here before,” said Tahoma Coach Tom Milligan. “Two years ago this is exactly how we finished out. I thought we had that team. The girls, that was their goal, to make it to state.”

Had Tahoma been able to get one or two more hits against Puyallup in its second game on Monday it might have been able to achieve that goal of making it to state.

Still, Milligan said, he said he would tell his players “there’s nothing to hang your head about.”

In 2009 the Bears didn’t win a playoff game after squeaking in as the fifth place team in the South Puget Sound League 4A North Division and the 10th seed into the district tournament. This year they won three playoff games and finished the season 21-6 overall after finishing 10-13 a year ago.

“That’s something to be proud of,” Milligan said. “That’s something to build off. Now it’s creating a tradition. Through the last few days, it’s a building process… we’re making that steady progress.”

Tahoma returns the core of its team next year, losing four players to graduation.