-
Sports Update: 18 PIL teams earn Academic All-State honors; all-league awards, teams announced
11/12/2019Franklin defeated Grant 1-0 in the Class 6A state quarterfinals Saturday. (Photo by Beth Conyers)
Franklin defeated Grant 1-0 in the Class 6A state quarterfinals Saturday. (Photo by Beth Conyers)
CLOSEThe Portland Interscholastic League excelled not just on the field, court and trails during the fall sports season. PIL teams also stood out in the classroom.
The league placed 18 teams in the top 10 of their sports among all Class 6A schools in the OSAA OnPoint Community Credit Union Academic All-State Teams. The lists are compiled using cumulative grade-point average for each team’s varsity members.
The Grant boys soccer team took the top spot in its sport, with a 3.75 GPA. The Generals were one of five PIL teams to place in the top 10 in boys soccer. The Cleveland girls cross country team had the highest GPA among all PIL fall teams, at 3.95, which tied for third in its sport.
The PIL teams that earned Academic All-State recognition by finishing in the top 10 in GPA:
Boys Soccer
1. Grant, 3.75
3. Lincoln, 3.67
5. Wilson, 3.63
8. Cleveland, 3.55
10. Roosevelt, 3.46Girls Soccer
2. Madison, 3.86
6. Grant, 3.81
7. Wilson, 3.80
10. Cleveland, 3.79Football
6. Lincoln, 3.32Boys Cross Country
3. Wilson, 3.87
5. Grant, 3.84
7. Cleveland, 3.82Girls Cross Country
3. Cleveland, 3.94
5 Grant, 3.93
7 Lincoln, 3.91Volleyball
2. Cleveland, 3.91
No. 3 Wilson, 3.80.Complete lists of the Academic All-State teams are on the OSAA program webpage.
All-League teams announced
The PIL announced all-league teams and awards, as voted by coaches, for these sports:
Volleyball: Wilson, which won the PIL title with a 16-0 league record, swept the awards. Senior outside hitter Kennedy Stahr won the Player of the Year award, and Mark Mendak was voted the Coach the Year for the second consecutive year. See the full all-league list
Boys Soccer: Cleveland junior Mo Mohamed and Lincoln senior Chris Lambert shared the Offensive Player of the Year award, and Grant senior Ian Cameron and Franklin junior Vincent Rose were voted co-Defensive Players of the Year, with Cameron sharing the honor for the second year in a row. Franklin’s Ty Kovatch was voted the Coach the Year after sharing the award last year. See the full all-league list
Girls Soccer: Grant senior Ruby Donaghu was select the Offensive Player of the Year, and Wilson senior goalkeeper Olivia Williams was voted the Defensive Player of the Year. Roosevelt’s Jennifer Lohse was voted Coach of the Year by her colleagues. See the full all-league list
By Month
- December 2019
- November 2019
- October 2019
- September 2019
- August 2019
- June 2019
- May 2019
- April 2019
- March 2019
- February 2019
- January 2019
- December 2018
- November 2018
- October 2018
- September 2018
- August 2018
- July 2018
- June 2018
- May 2018
- April 2018
- March 2018
- February 2018
- January 2018
- December 2017
- November 2017
- October 2017
- September 2017
- August 2017
- July 2017
- June 2017
- May 2017
- April 2017
- March 2017
- February 2017
- January 2017
- December 2016
- November 2016
- October 2016
- September 2016
- August 2016
- July 2016
- June 2016
- May 2016
- April 2016
- March 2016
- February 2016
- January 2016
- December 2015
- June 2015