Friday Night Lights: Wells takes PIL crown, Central Catholic survives scare

The regular season has come to a close for local football teams following week nine last night. Ida B. Wells and Lincoln stole the spotlight with a battle for the PIL crown, meanwhile Central Catholic, Franklin and Cleveland all played important battles for seeding and playoff positioning. Ultimately, five out

By the numbers: Previewing Lincoln at Ida B. Wells football, PIL title game

The 59th meeting between Ida B. Wells and Lincoln High School football is going to be a little extra special on Friday night. The two Southwest Portland foes are not only rivals, but the matchup will decide the 2026 PIL champion as both sides enter 7-0 in league with

Rose City Roundup: 6A state soccer and volleyball brackets officially set after play-ins

Six local 6A Portland soccer teams entered the play-in round, and only two survived to begin the week. The Franklin boys took out Southridge 2-1 at home on Monday and the David Douglas girls went to Sherwood and snagged a 3-1 win to advance to the postseason

Franklin girls volleyball continues upward trend despite play-in loss

Friday Night Lights: Franklin picks up key win, Jefferson back in the win column

The penultimate week of the high school football regular season has come and gone with the PIL picture in clear sight now and Central Catholic knowing what needs to be done. Wells’ win over Grant has helped set up a PIL championship game with Lincoln next week, meanwhile the Rams

Ida B. Wells football hangs on for victory over Grant, sets up PIL championship game next week

Egoless Lincoln boys soccer heads to postseason as PIL champions

Rose City Roundup: Lincoln wins boys soccer PIL title, Grant takes girls soccer and volleyball

With the fall season coming to an end, we’ve got the ultimate roundup of non-football team sports for you down below. The girls volleyball and soccer titles in the PIL were all decided Tuesday night, meanwhile Central Catholic is atop the Mt. Hood Conference standings in all three

Friday Night Lights: Cleveland stuns at Roosevelt, Grant win sets up showdown with Wells

We couldn’t make it out to a game this week, but we still have the weekly Friday night roundup in store for you. We got word from all seven games played, including a huge win for Cleveland, a nail-bitter between Central Catholic and Nelson, and some important wins

Back to the top: Grant girls volleyball wins pivotal PIL matchup with Lincoln

Thursday Night Lights: Wells stays unbeaten, Central Catholic turns in a win streak

Week six shifted Friday night lights to Thursday for most of the 12 area football teams with six games going down across the city. David Douglas got into the win column at home while the PIL games were mostly blowouts to help set up an exciting final three weeks of

David Douglas football sticks together to earn first win of 2026 over Centennial

For the first time in over 350 days, David Douglas High School won a football game, besting Centennial 49-6 at home on Thursday night. It was head coach Tyler Maes’ first career win. “I'm just proud of our team,” Maes said, soaked in a Gatorade bath. “I