Kentwood High loses in state softball quarterfinals

Published 3:26 pm Tuesday, May 31, 2022

The Kentwood High School fastpitch softball team failed to place at the Class 4A state championships in Spokane after entering the tournament as the top seed.

The Conquerors beat 16th-seeded Hanford 6-0 in the first round on May 27. But eighth-seeded Redmond defeated Kentwood 5-1 in the quarterfinals. Redmond went on to beat fourth-seeded Puyallup 4-1 in the semifinals and defeated third-seeded Skyview 7-6 in the championship game.

Kentwood finished the season with North Puget Sound League and district championships.