Portland Interscholastic League


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

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.
SchoolEnrollment MascotEstablished
Benson Polytechnic High School1,026Techmen1919
Cleveland High School1,586Warriors1916
Franklin High School1,745Lightning1914
Grant High School1,512Generals1924
Jefferson High School677Democrats1908
Lincoln High School1,705Cardinals1869
Madison High School1,146Senators1957
Roosevelt High School859Roughriders1922
Wilson High School1,512Trojans1956

Defunct schools

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

PIL Boys Basketball State Champions

PIL Teams have competed in the OSAA State Basketball Championship since it was first held in 1919.
YearClassSchool Coach
1919---Lincoln George Dewey
1921---Franklin Colton Meek
1928---Washington Eldon Jenne
1945AWashington Ted Schopf
1949ARoosevelt Rollie Rourke
1952ALincoln Jim Partlow
1956A-1Franklin Mel Krause
1957A-1Lincoln Wayne Sturdivant
1959A-1Franklin Don Peterson
1969A-1Grant Ed Rooney
1971AAABenson Dick Gray
1973AAABenson Dick Gray
1974AAABenson Dick Gray
1981AAABenson Dick Gray
1985AAAWilson Dick Beachell
1986AAAGrant John Stilwell
1989AAAWilson Dick Beachell
1990AAABenson Dick Gray
19914AWilson Dick Beachell
20004AJefferson Marshall Haskins
20086AGrant Tony Broadous
20085AJefferson Marshall Haskins
20095AJefferson Pat Strickland
20105AJefferson Pat Strickland
20135AJefferson Pat Strickland
20145AJefferson Pat Strickland
20176AJefferson Pat Strickland
20186AGrant Robert Key