Rose City Roundup: Lincoln, David Douglas girls soccer on win streaks
Welcome to another Sunday in the high school athletics calendar.
It was another busy week of action with a handful of local squads continuing hot streaks to open the season, big-time matchups and the start of league play in football already.
Down below you’ll find stories and photos from the action we at Portland Preps were able to be at, plus a look around some standout stories from across the city’s sports programs.
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Stories from last week
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Oscar Johnson raises the bar for Cleveland boys soccer in 2025
Football Roundup: Friday Night Lights Week 3: Central Catholic downs Jesuit, Lincoln moves to 3-0
Jefferson football airs it out in 46-6 victory over Franklin to open PIL play
Cleveland boys soccer breaks through on offense for 5-1 win over Centennial
Grant girls soccer forces scoreless tie with Jesuit in 6A state title rematch
St. Mary’s volleyball gets back in Westview tournament
The week was going rough for the Blues after dropping a five-set match to Three Rivers League foe Lake Oswego, which was followed up by a three-set loss to Oregon City.
However, SMA turned it around on Saturday, Sept. 20 by going 4-0 at a tournament hosted by Westview. The Blues took down Putnam, Redmond, Lebanon and Glencoe all in two sets to sweep the weekend.
SMA now sits 9-3 overall this season, 2-2 in TRL play and are ranked No. 10 in 6A in the OSAA rankings as of this writing. The Blues dive back into TRL play at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 23 at home against West Linn.
Central Catholic volleyball trucking along in the MHC
Going against a program that’s been a state-title contender the past three seasons is never easy, and the Rams got their first taste of the Hawks on Tuesday, Sept. 16.
Nelson hosted Central Catholic and picked up the sweep 25-21, 26-24, 25-20, the Rams’ first loss in Mt. Hood Conference play.
CC came right back later in the week though to take down Gresham 3-1 and stay in the hunt for the MHC title. The Rams are now 7-4 overall this season, 4-1 in the MHC and are ranked No. 7 in 6A by the OSAA rankings.
Up next is a matchup at home against Clackamas set for 6:30 p.m. Sept. 23.
Lincoln girls soccer on a hot streak
The Cardinals opened the season in the toughest way imaginable: Taking on defending champion Jesuit. Lincoln lost that one 7-2.
Since that loss on Sept. 2, the Cardinals have won five consecutive matches and scored a total of 13 goals in that time while allowing just three. The five wins have come against good competition too in Sunset, West Linn, Lake Oswego, Sherwood and Central Catholic.
The impressive streak has pushed the 5-1 Cardinals to No. 2 in the OSAA rankings despite that loss to Jesuit. And they’ll have two more nonleague matches to try and keep raising the bar before PIL play.
Up next is a 7 p.m. Sept. 23 matchup across the Columbia River against Camas (WA).
David Douglas girls soccer unbeaten and unblemished
The Scots won their first two playoff matches in program history last season, and so far in 2025 they look hungry for more.
DD is 4-0 to start the year and haven’t allowed a goal while scoring 11 of its own. The four wins have against Churchill, Aloha, La Salle Prep and Glencoe.
The effort has put the Scots at No. 9 in the 6A OSAA rankings with three more nonleague matches to go before Mt. Hood Conference play.
Up next is a 6:30 p.m. kickoff Sept. 23 at home against 5A Silverton.
Grant boys soccer coming on strong
It was a rough start for the Generals in 2025, falling to West Linn to open the season 1-0 then losing on the road to McNary 3-2.
Since then, Grant has rattled off four consecutive wins over Reynolds, McKay, Aloha and Sherwood to improve to 4-2.
The tough nonleague slate wraps up this week with a 5 p.m. kickoff Sept. 22 against Lake Oswego inside Providence Park, then a 7 p.m. Sept. 25 matchup on the road at Jesuit.
Cross country results
The annual Mook XC Invite took place Saturday, Sept. 20 out in Tillamook featuring plenty of local squads.
The top finisher among the group competing in the Elite Varsity Girls race was Lincoln junior Ellery Lincoln. She took second in a personal record time of 16 minutes, 28.5 seconds behind Mercer Island (WA) junior Sophia Rodriguez who crossed in 16:10.0. Both times were a new meet record, besting Lakeridge’s Chloe Huyler’s time of 16:39.10 set last year.
As for the team race, Sehome (WA) took home the title with 31 points, and Franklin finished in sixth with 168. Junior Alison Fajardo finished in ninth to lead the Lightning with a PR time of 17:49.30.
In the boys Elite Varsity Boys team race, Jesuit took home the crown with 55 points followed by Lincoln in second with 99.
The Cardinals had three runners in the top 15 with junior Malcolm Dimoff in 10th (PR 14:46.40), senior Joshua Prince in 13th (PR 14:52.00) and junior Peter James in 15th (PR 14:54.20).
Ida B. Wells took bronze with a total of 152 points. George Lora led the way with an 11th place finish in a PR time of 14:50.50.
Central Catholic competed in the Gold Varsity Boys event and won the team race with 84 points. Junior Kaiji Alleman took second individually in a PR time of 14:55.90, followed by senior Conal Devine in eighth with a PR time of 15:24.30.
For the Gold Varsity Girls, Wells was the highest team finisher in third with 112 points. Jane Coffey-Read paced the Guardians with a sixth place finish in a season-best time of 18:37.90.
