Portland Preps

State soccer: Grant boys off to 6A final, Lincoln girls fall just short No. 5 Grant boys soccer senior Owen Bonnin scored three goals Tuesday night. However, one was an own-goal that changed the momentum on the road at No. 1 Lakeridge, cutting the Generals lead to 2-1. ...

Grant wasn't rattled when Lakeridge tied the game, scoring two more times and advancing to the state title game for the first time since 2014 #opreps www.portlandpreps.com/state-soccer...

Lincoln repeats as girls cross country state champions, Ellery Lincoln wins individual crown Lincoln High School cross country coach Eric Dettman called this season a rebuilding year for the girls team after winning the state championship. Well, if rebuilding means repeating, he was absolute...

What rebuilding year? Lincoln girls cross country are state champions once again behind junior standout Ellery Lincoln and her growing leadership. That and more local results at the link! #opreps www.portlandpreps.com/lincoln-repe...

Central Catholic showcases versatility in 6A playoff romp High school sports coverage in the City of Portland from Austin White.

Special teams, defense and offense were all clicking for Central Catholic football in a first-round win over Newberg #opreps www.portlandpreps.com/central-cath...

Here are the 2025 All-PIL football teams The 2025 regular season is in the books for Portland Interscholastic League football, and with the ending comes the annual All-PIL squads. Earning the league's top honors is Roosevelt senior Geovoney...

We've got all league selections for the PIL!

Check out who stood out from the city in 2025 #opreps www.portlandpreps.com/all-pil-foot...

Girls soccer playoffs: Grant survives PKs, rain in win over Tualatin SOUTH TABOR – Through the pouring rain and several close calls, Grant High School girls soccer found a way to survive and advance Tuesday, Nov. 4 at Franklin High School. Tied at one with No. 11 Tual...

Grant girls soccer is into the quarterfinals for a third consecutive year thanks to a couple PK saves and dominating control in the rain against Tualatin #opreps www.portlandpreps.com/girls-soccer...

Rose City Roundup: State volleyball and soccer action, plus state football brackets set Halloween is over and the calendar has flipped to November, meaning no more time for tricks and teams competing for the ultimate treat. Football's regular season came to an end and we saw three local...

Local teams went 10-10 across soccer and volleyball state playoff games Saturday, plus a look at state cross country qualifiers and football brackets #opreps www.portlandpreps.com/rose-city-ro...

Oregon high schools are keeping their six classifications, but a major change could transform local sports rivalries The OSAA's classification and districting committee is floating around the possibility of hybrid leagues.

In perhaps the least shocking news of the year, the OSAA's classification and districting committee is sticking with 6 classifications. But a new proposal is almost certain to cause eyebrows to raise #opreps
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Roosevelt football puts exclamation point on PIL title with 20-10 win over Grant For the first time since 1995, Roosevelt football is outright PIL champions at the highest classification, bringing the title back to North Portland.

For only the third time in 119 years, Roosevelt football can call themselves city champions at the highest level #opreps www.portlandpreps.com/roosevelt-fo...

Lincoln cross country sweeps PIL team titles, Kai Jensen, Ellery Lincoln individual champions LENTS – Even if it's a rebuilding year, Lincoln High School girls cross country didn’t look the part Wednesday, Oct. 29. Racing at Lents Park in the PIL district championships, the Cardinals walked a...

Lincoln sweeps the team titles once again in PIL cross country, meanwhile Cleveland's Kai Jensen and the Cardinals' Ellery Lincoln win individual races #opreps www.portlandpreps.com/lincoln-cros...

Rose City Roundup: State girls volleyball begins, soccer league crowns decided We’re back with the Rose City Roundup this Sunday after a two-week break. My apologies, had some important things to celebrate the past two weekends. Oct. 11 was my beautiful wife Faviola’s birthday ...

State volleyball brackets are set for 6A, 3A and 1A, league titles have been decided in soccer and cross country will crown league champs this week #opreps www.portlandpreps.com/rose-city-ro...

Friday Night Lights: Roosevelt secures PIL title, Wells wins wild one over Canby For the first time since 1995, Roosevelt football has won the PIL crown in the highest classification. Meanwhile Wells picked up a late win over Canby.

Roosevelt took down McDaniel to secure the PIL crown, meanwhile Wells scored a TD in the final minute to pull away from Canby #opreps www.portlandpreps.com/friday-night...

Central Catholic football has Mt. Hood win streak snapped by Nelson HAPPY VALLEY – There’s no way around it: It wasn’t Central Catholic High School football’s night on offense. Facing off with Mt. Hood Conference foe Nelson, the Rams and Hawks were essentially playin...

Six turnovers doom Central Catholic in 26-6 loss at Nelson, snapping Mt. Hood Conference win streak #opreps www.portlandpreps.com/central-cath...

Too many mouths to feed a good problem for Lincoln football's offense From Finn Davies at QB to four different ball carriers and numerous pass catchers, Lincoln football has athletes making plays in 2025.

Whether the Cardinals are running the ball or passing, they've got a guy there ready to get the job done (and they do it on defense too) #opreps www.portlandpreps.com/lincoln-foot...

Ida B. Wells boys soccer continuing its growth into the postseason Ida B. Wells boys soccer has learned from a difficult PIL season and successful nonleague slate, and plans to bring it toward a playoff run.

Wells is in line for a home playoff game after a lesson-filled 2025 season #opreps www.portlandpreps.com/ida-b-wells-...

Lincoln football takes over in the second half to down Wells, take over second in the PIL Lincoln football took down Southwest Portland rival Ida B. Wells to move into second place in the PIL and win bragging rights for a year.

Lincoln scored on all but its final possession (two kneel downs) to take down Wells for the first time since 2017 and move into second in the PIL #opreps www.portlandpreps.com/lincoln-foot...

With community behind her, Zorina Johnson is a beacon for Ida B. Wells athletics Ida B. Wells High School senior Zorina Johnson is not only a two-time state wrestling champion, but she's a standout on the Guardians' defensive line.

“I don't really feel fear going into those situations," said Zorina Johnson, a two-time state wrestling champion who's tackling the gridiron for Wells football in her senior year #opreps www.portlandpreps.com/zorina-johns...

Grant boys soccer in the driver's seat after a tough start to the 2025 season Grant boys soccer took down Lincoln to take over first place in the PIL standings and control their destiny after starting the year 0-2.

From an 0-2 start to leading the PIL, Grant boys soccer is turning in a memorable season following a 2-1 win over Lincoln #opreps www.portlandpreps.com/grant-boys-s...

Reuland helps Lincoln girls soccer down Grant, take over PIL Frances Reuland scored the match's opening goal against Grant and has been a steady leader throughout her time in the red and white.

Frances Reuland would do anything for her Lincoln girls soccer squad, and it showed in a major 2-1 win over Grant #opreps www.portlandpreps.com/reuland-linc...

Wells comes alive in the second half, beats Grant to stay alive in PIL race To stay alive in the PIL race, the Guardians needed a win on Thursday. And despite trailing in the third quarter, Wells got just what it needed.

Wells really needed a win on Thursday against Grant to stay alive in the PIL race. Despite trailing in the third quarter, the Guardians got what they needed #opreps www.oregonlive.com/highschoolsp...

Franklin football races to 48-6 win over Southeast Portland rival Cleveland Franklin football got a big play from Rashawn Hunter-Barber to calm the nerves and set in motion the blowout of rival Cleveland on Thursday night

An early big play helped loosen the Lightning and send them on their way to a 48-6 win over SE Portland rival Cleveland #opreps www.portlandpreps.com/franklin-foo...

Roosevelt football completes comeback in win over Lincoln Down 14-0 at halftime, Roosevelt football remembered their brotherhood and came back to defeat Lincoln 18-14 and take the outright lead in the PIL.

A halftime speech to take Roosevelt back to the summer days on the coast helped power the Riders to a second-half comeback win over Lincoln #opreps www.portlandpreps.com/roosevelt-fo...

Central Catholic boys soccer playing every game like its last With 16 seniors on the roster, Central Catholic boys soccer in 2025 is experience and connected with plenty of common goals in mind.

With 16 seniors on the roster, plus some talented sophomores and juniors, the Rams have all the makings for a deep run in 2025 #opreps www.portlandpreps.com/deep-and-exp...

Grant boys soccer overwhelms Roosevelt 5-0 in PIL opener ST. JOHN’S—Grant boys soccer needed less than 10 seconds to seize a lead over Roosevelt High School on Tuesday, Sept. 30, and road that initial momentum to a 5-0 win. Grant (6-2-1) improves to 1-0 in ...

Grant boys soccer kicked off PIL play with its most complete performance of the season against Roosevelt, from Tanner Russ #opreps www.portlandpreps.com/grant-boys-s...

Best linebacker duo in the state? Geovoney Burks and Miles Green make the case for Roosevelt football Roosevelt football is fresh off a win over Ida B. Wells thanks in part to linebackers Geovoney Burks and Miles Green anchoring the defense.

Geovoney Burks and Miles Green make up one of the best linebacking duos in the state, and they put that on display last Friday and for the upcoming showdown with Lincoln #opreps www.portlandpreps.com/geovoney-bur...

Rose City roundp: Benson girls volleyball back in win column For the first time in nearly six years, Benson girls volleyball won a match, plus Central Catholic boys soccer on five-match win streak.

For the first time since 2019, Benson girls volleyball is back in the win column. Plus, Central Catholic boys soccer riding a five-match win streak #opreps www.portlandpreps.com/rose-city-ro...

Friday Night Lights: McDaniel football picks up PIL win over Jefferson McDaniel football picked up its first win over Jefferson since 2017, meanwhile Lincoln moved to 4-0 and Central Catholic won with some drama.

McDaniel took down Jefferson for the first time since 2017, meanwhile wins by Lincoln and Roosevelt set up a big PIL showdown next week #opreps www.portlandpreps.com/mcdaniel-foo...

Roosevelt football takes down Ida B. Wells behind inspired defensive effort Ida B. Wells football hadn't lost a PIL game in nearly three years. That was until Roosevelt took care of business at home in a 14-12 victory.

Roosevelt clamped down on defense to comeback and take down Wells in a critical PIL showdown #opreps www.portlandpreps.com/roosevelt-fo...

Lincoln girls volleyball ready to contend for PIL crown With a talented junior class and a new energy within the program, Lincoln girls volleyball is aiming to be a top-10 team in Class 6A.

With a talented junior class, Lincoln girls volleyball hopes to take over the PIL and get by the state playoffs first round for the first time since 2018 #opreps www.portlandpreps.com/lincoln-girl...

David Douglas girls soccer finding success in a new way After winning its first-ever playoff match in 2024, the 2025 David Douglas girls soccer team is off to a 5-0 start behind a new system.

How do you follow up on history? Well, the David Douglas girls soccer team is undefeated and only allowed one goal through five matches in its 2025 encore #opreps www.portlandpreps.com/david-dougla...

'Burners' lifting Jefferson football into PIL contention for 2025 and beyond With players like Jayden Robinson, EJ Cozart, Carlos Brown Chavarria and more, the Democrats are aiming for a PIL title in 2025 and beyond.

The Demos have no shortage of athletes as they look to climb the PIL ranks behind their "burners" #opreps www.portlandpreps.com/jefferson-fo...