Portland Interscholastic League

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The Portland Interscholastic League (PIL) is a high school athletic conference in Portland, Oregon that is a member of the Oregon School Activities Association (OSAA). It consists of high schools in the Portland Public Schools district. Competition among member schools dates back to at least 1900. [1]

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Member schools

The conference has nine schools in the OSAA 6A classification. The teams in the conference had competed in as many as three classifications since 2006, but were unified in the 6A classification for the 2014–2015 season. [2] [3]

SchoolEnrollment (2017) [4] MascotEstablished
Benson Polytechnic High School 1,026Astros1919
Cleveland High School 1,586Warriors1916
Franklin High School 1,745Lightning1914
Grant High School 1,512Generals1924
Jefferson High School 677Democrats1908
Lincoln High School 1,705Cardinals1869
McDaniel High School 1,146Mountain Lions1957
Roosevelt High School 859Roughriders1922
Wells-Barnett High School 1,512Guardians1956

Defunct schools

Hall of Fame

The PIL Hall of Fame Association was established in 1981 to honor athletes, coaches, and administrators who have been a part of the PIL. [1]

PIL Boys Basketball State Champions

PIL Teams have competed in the OSAA State Basketball Championship since it was first held in 1919. [5]

YearClassSchool (W-L)Coach
1919---Lincoln (14-0)George Dewey
1921---Franklin (17-1)Colton Meek
1928---Washington (23-3)Eldon Jenne
1945AWashington (26-2)Ted Schopf
1949ARoosevelt (24-6)Rollie Rourke
1952ALincoln (24-3)Jim Partlow
1956A-1Franklin (22-4)Mel Krause
1957A-1Lincoln (22-4)Wayne Sturdivant
1959A-1Franklin (22-5)Don Peterson
1969A-1Grant (26-1)Ed Rooney
1971AAABenson (26-2)Dick Gray
1973AAABenson (26-1)Dick Gray
1974AAABenson (25-2)Dick Gray
1981AAABenson (25-1)Dick Gray
1985AAAWilson (22-2)Dick Beachell
1986AAAGrant (24-1)John Stilwell
1989AAAWilson (25-1)Dick Beachell
1990AAABenson (23-4)Dick Gray
19914AWilson (26-0)Dick Beachell
20004AJefferson (28-0)Marshall Haskins
20086AGrant (22-6)Tony Broadous
20085AJefferson (25-1)Marshall Haskins
20095AJefferson (20-6)Pat Strickland
20105AJefferson (20-6)Pat Strickland
20135AJefferson (24-4)Pat Strickland
20145AJefferson (26-1)Pat Strickland
20176AJefferson (27-1)Pat Strickland
20186AGrant (25-4)Robert Key

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References

  1. 1 2 "PIL History". Portland Interscholastic League. Archived from the original on December 24, 2005.
  2. Nick Daschel (June 27, 2014). "Portland Interscholastic League undergoes a big makeover as it prepares for moving to Class 6A". OregonLive. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
  3. Jeff Smith (September 6, 2013). "Portland Interscholastic League athletic director Marshall Haskins leads charge to bring all nine schools together in Class 6A". OregonLive. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
  4. "School Profiles & Enrollment Data 2017–2018" (PDF). Portland Public Schools. p. 10. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
  5. "OSAA Boys Basketball Championships". Oregon School Activities Association. Archived from the original on March 29, 2018.