ALLENTOWN - For some programs, a loss in a title game might be considered a setback.

It might leave a team feeling unfulfilled, or even inferior.But not Pleasant Valley.Despite the Bears' 6-1 loss to Parkland in the District 11 Class AAAA final, the team still has an impressive list of accomplishments to hang its collective hat on, something coach Steve Caffrey reminded his squad of before leaving the field at Pates Park on Thursday night."We have a great group of girls," he said. "I've seen the seniors that we have grow up since they were nine years-old," he said. "Just seeing them mature and have the season go the way it did really makes our program proud. They have nothing to hang their heads about."And there's plenty of data to back that up, in both team and individual accomplishments.In reaching the third District 11 championship game in the program's history and first since 2011, the Bears were able to achieve significant milestones in the postseason in back-to-back games.Pleasant Valley's quarterfinal win against Freedom gave Caffrey his 300th career victory, and the Bears' semifinal triumph over Bangor secured a landmark 20-win season."It feels really good to be a huge part of all that success," said senior pitcher Tracy Deubler, who was in the circle for PV's entire postseason run. "It definitely means a lot, and I think we had a really good season this year."But the run of success hasn't been limited to just the last few games.Another feather in Pleasant Valley's cap this season was clinching its fourth straight Mountain Valley Conference championship over rival Stroudsburg earlier this month.And with seven of nine starters returning for the 2014 season, the team had good reason to expect nothing less than another league title."It's an awesome way to go out," said senior Jordan Meckes, who was voted by coaches this season as the Mountain Valley Conference MVP. "Since we have so many upperclassmen, we definitely wanted to end our senior year the right way and just make it as far as we could."With so many key players now set to depart, the onus will be on the underclassmen to step up and follow the precedent set by those that have come before them."We've had some really talented girls come through the program," Caffrey said. "Hopefully, the younger girls can learn from them and see that all they have to do is put forth the effort, work hard and great things like this can happen."Deubler, for one, sees no reason why that can't happen."I really have to thank the underclassmen because they did a lot to push us to get this far," she said. "And I think the season we had this year will definitely push the girls that are back next year to do even better."I think they'll definitely be really motivated, especially the girls that are going to be seniors next year. They're going to realize that the season is so short and that it goes by really fast."For Meckes, the memories will last longer than any of the wins or losses."I'll definitely never forget playing high school softball," she said. "It's been an amazing experience and I wouldn't trade it for anything."