Rose City Roundup: PIL crowns golf champions; Top performances from the diamond
Happy Mother's Day to all the moms who help make high school sports happen. Without their sacrifices driving to games and practices, volunteering at the snack stands or their financial support and more, none of this would be possible.
A big thank you to my mom, Stacey Goudge, who did all of the above and more for me when I was in high school playing baseball, golf and running cross country. Thank you for your unwavering support then, and that same support that continues with me today. I love you, mom.
Lighter week overall for this Rose City Roundup as the postseason draws near for spring sports.
Local golf teams have already decided league champions and are recapped down below, along with the week’s top performances from the diamond.
Grant currently leads in the PIL softball standings and is tied with Cleveland for the lead in baseball. The Generals and Warriors meet for their two-game series this week.
All that down below along with the stories you might have missed from last week!
Stories from last week
Elliot Raiton doing it all in his senior season for Grant baseball
Portland Christian baseball seeking another deep postseason run in 2026
Willa Stockton sprinting to the top in her senior season with Grant track and field
Milo Swinth tossing his way into Cleveland track and field record books
Portland high school softball statistical leaders in 2026
Portland high school baseball statistical leaders in 2026
District golf results
The regular season for high school golf has come to a close for local 6A squads in the PIL and Mt. Hood.
Starting with the boys, Lincoln took home the team title behind sophomore Mateo Gramstad winning the individual medal. Joining him on the Cardinals team heading directly to state is senior Ethan Chang, senior Jack Muirhead, junior Max Shihata and freshman Quentin Olsen.
Two individuals qualified directly to state as well and those two spots went to Cleveland senior Riley Mortola and Grant senior Alex Tadjedine.
The second, third and fourth place PIL squads now head to regionals against Metro and Pacific teams with three more team spots at state available, as well as four more individual spots.
In the Mt. Hood, Central Catholic came up short in the final league tournament of the season to take second. The Rams will head to regionals where they will take on teams from the MHC and Three Rivers League with two more team spots to state on the line.
On the girls side, it was Cleveland senior Kate Ly leading her Warriors to first in the PIL as she finished as the individual medalist. Joining her at state will be sophomore Sarah Maderos, junior Brielle Schneider, junior Cate Cronen and sophomore Sydney Hamel.
The two individual girls heading to state are Wells sophomore Lennon Schmidt who took second in the solo race, and Lincoln sophomore Jade Malech, who took third.
Central Catholic had a shot in the Mt. Hood as well before taking third in the final tournament.
The Rams and next three PIL teams will also head to regionals looking for spots at state.
The Special District 1 regional featuring PIL golfers will be May 12 at Stone Creek Golf Course for both the boys and girls. Central Catholic is in Special District 2 and will compete May 11 at OGA Woodburn for both the boys and girls.
Baseball performances
It was a great week for Grant pitching, starting with a complete game from senior Jinki Tomita in a 6-1 win over McDaniel. He gave up one run on five hits with eight strikeouts to one walk. Then senior Nate Kagen pitched six innings in an 8-6 win over Franklin, striking out 12 while allowing no runs on two hits. Senior Abram Dasso closed it out with a five-inning complete game in a 15-0 win over Franklin with no runs allowed on two hits with six strikeouts.
Sticking with Grant, Joaquin Goodlow had a good series against Franklin, going 4 for 6 with two RBI and three runs scored.
Lincoln senior Harrison Mayhew and Graeme Warner-McGee combined to throw a no-hitter in a 6-0 win over Roosevelt on May 4. Mayhew had five strikeouts to one walk while Warner-McGee and eight Ks to two walks.
The pitching continued for the Cardinals in a 2-0 win over McDaniel where junior Jack Aleskus had a perfect game through five innings. He finished the complete game with two hits allowed, no runs and 10 strikeouts with no walks.
McDaniel junior Desmond Ruckman pitched well in that same game, going the distance with two runs allowed on one hit with two strikeouts and three walks.
It’s hard to be any better than Central Catholic sophomore Sam Smith was this past week. He went 7 for 8 overall with five RBI and five runs scored. Not only that, he had a triple and home run in a 6-2 win over Nelson where he also threw a complete game with two runs allowed on four hits with 10 strikeouts and only one walk.
Cleveland senior Arlo Copony continues to be the best hitter in the city with a 6 for 9 week that included eight RBI and five runs scored. He hit his second home run of the season, a grand slam, in an 11-0 win over Roosevelt on May 7.
Jack Burnham, a junior, had a great week at the plate for Wells going 6 for 9 in three games, one against Cleveland and two against Jefferson. He had three runs scored and two RBI as well.
On the pitching side for Wells, junior Noah Johnson threw a total of six innings this past week and gave up only three hits with no runs allowed. He had five strikeouts and one walk.
Jefferson junior Carlos Brown Chavaria continues to rake with a 4 for 7 week that included one triple. He also had four RBI and four runs scored in games against Franklin and Wells.
Parkrose sophomore Casey Moyes had a day May 6 against Centennial, going 3 for 3 with three RBI and two runs scored, which included his first home run of the year.
Portland Christian junior Evan Satre went 4 for 5 with five RBI in a 17-2 win over Vernonia on May 5. He had two doubles in the game, meanwhile senior Pasquale Walker launched a home run.
Satre followed it up with two more doubles in the next game against Vernonia on May 8, a 13-3 win for the Royals. He also pitched that game and threw five innings with no runs allowed on two hits with eight strikeouts and four walks.
Standings
PIL
T1. Grant 9-1, 16-6 overall (OSAA 15)
T1. Cleveland 9-1, 14-7 overall (OSAA 26)
T3. Lincoln 8-2, 15-7 overall (OSAA 11)
T3. Wells 8-2, 12-10 overall (OSAA 25)
T5. McDaniel 2-8, 7-15 overall (OSAA 39)
T5. Roosevelt 2-8, 5-16 overall (OSAA 43)
T5. Jefferson 2-8, 3-12 overall (OSAA 45)
8. Franklin 0-10, 1-19 overall (OSAA 46)
Mt. Hood
1. Clackamas 11-1, 18-3 overall
2. Barlow 10-3, 15-7 overall
3. Sandy 8-4, 11-9 overall
4. Nelson 7-6, 11-11 overall
T5. Central Catholic 6-7, 12-10 overall (OSAA 29)
T5. Reynolds 6-7, 9-12 overall
7. Gresham 3-10, 5-17 overall
8. David Douglas 0-13, 1-21 overall (OSAA 47)
2A/1A Special District 1
1. Clatskanie 11-1, 15-5 overall
2. Portland Christian 9-3, 13-9 overall (OSAA 14)
3. Knappa 6-6, 8-12 overall
4. Nestucca 6-6, 13-10 overall
5. Gaston 3-9, 6-15 overall
6. Vernonia 1-11, 3-18 overall
Softball performances
Grant took control of the PIL race with huge wins over Cleveland 5-3 on May 5 and then 9-8 over McDaniel on May 8.
Senior Margot Kalmanson had a three-run home run in the win over Cleveland and had one more hit for another RBI to finish with four. Junior pitcher Hazel Heron went the distance and gave up three runs, two earned, on five hits with seven strikeouts and five walks.
Against McDaniel, the game was tied at eight going into the bottom of the seventh. With two outs and a runner on third, senior Gwyneth Gerber came through with a single to left field to score Aria Hein and secure the walk-off win.
McDaniel Kaylie Schmitz went off all week, hitting a home run in all three games the Mountain Lions played. Overall she went 6 for 12 with eight RBI and four runs scored.
Roosevelt sophomore Annabella Murphy was unstoppable this week by going 9 for 12 in three games. She scored eight times and had three RBI, including two doubles and a triple in a May 8 game against Lincoln.
Cleveland junior Simone Chance went 3 for 4 with five RBI in a 13-3 win over McDaniel on May 6. In that same game, freshman Leighton Hopp hit a home run to help cap a 5 for 10 week with four RBI and five runs scored.
Franklin senior Kate Reed went 5 for 8 this past week in two games, scoring five runs and bringing home three runs.
Lincoln won the Council Crest Cup with an 8-7, extra innings win over Wells. Freshman Liesl Raab had the game-winning RBI and she went 2 for 4 in the game with two RBI and a run scored. Raab went 6 for 11 overall for the week in three games.
Wells sophomore Ava McMahon had a solid week going 4 for 10 with three RBI and four runs scored. Senior Sam Stevens was 5 for 10 on the week with seven runs scored and a RBI was also eating some innings in the circle.
Standings
PIL
1. Grant 12-2, 13-7 overall (OSAA 19)
2. Cleveland 11-3, 15-6 overall (OSAA 21)
3. McDaniel 10-5, 12-10 overall (OSAA 26)
4. Wells 7-7, 9-11 overall (OSAA 34)
5. Franklin 6-8, 6-15 overall (OSAA 39)
6. Roosevelt 2-12, 3-17 overall (OSAA 43)
7. Lincoln 2-13, 4-16 overall (OSAA 44)
Mt. Hood
1. Barlow 9-0, 14-7 overall
2. Sandy 7-1, 13-9 overall
3. Gresham 5-3, 10-12 overall
4. Nelson 4-4, 12-9 overall
5. Central Catholic 4-5, 8-12 overall (OSAA 24)
6. Clackamas 1-8, 7-14 overall
7. Reynolds 0-9, 1-19 overall
