Portland Interscholastic League
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The Portland Interscholastic League (PIL) is a high school athletic conference in Portland, Oregon
Portland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...

 that is a member of the Oregon School Activities Association
Oregon School Activities Association
The Oregon School Activities Association is a non-profit, board-governed organization that regulates high school athletics and competitive activities via athletic conferences in the U.S. state of Oregon, providing equitable competition among its members, both public and private...

 (OSAA). 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 three OSAA classifications (which are generally determined based on the student population of the school):
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6A Grant High School 1558 Generals 1924
6A Lincoln High School 1383 Cardinals 1869
5A Benson Polytechnic High School
Benson Polytechnic High School
Benson Polytechnic High School is a technical public high school in the Portland Public Schools district. Its campus is located in the center of Portland's Eastside commercial area. Students are given a special emphasis in a technical area...

945 Techmen 1919
5A Cleveland High School 1512 Warriors 1948
5A Franklin High School 1009 Quakers 1914
5A Jefferson High School 435 Democrats 1908
5A Madison High School
Madison High School (Portland, Oregon)
For other schools of the same name, see Madison High School.James Madison High School, known as Madison High School, is a public high school in Portland, Oregon, United States. It was founded in 1957 and named after James Madison, the fourth US President and coauthor of the Constitution. In 2005,...

867 Senators 1957
5A Wilson High School
Woodrow Wilson High School (Portland, Oregon)
Woodrow Wilson High School, known as Wilson High School, is a public high school in Portland, Oregon, United States. In 2006, the school was one of seven in Oregon ranked among America's 1,200 best high schools by Newsweek. In 2008, Wilson was voted 37th out of all the public high schools in all...

1405 Trojans 1956
4A Roosevelt High School
Roosevelt High School (Portland, Oregon)
Roosevelt High School is a public high school in Portland, Oregon, United States.-History:Due to the baby boom and passing of a $25 million building levy by the school district in 1947, completion of a wing already under construction and a new gymnasium were slated. It was described as the "worst...

666 Roughriders 1921

Defunct schools

  • Adams High School
    Adams High School (Oregon)
    John Adams High School was a public high school in Portland, Oregon. It was in the Portland Public Schools, and closed in 1982....

  • Jackson High School
    Jackson High School (Portland, Oregon)
    Andrew Jackson High School was a public high school in Portland, Oregon. It was in the Portland Public Schools, and closed in 1982. Three years after the closure the facility was re-opened as a middle school....

  • Marshall High School
    Marshall High School (Portland, Oregon)
    Marshall High School is a former public high school in Portland, Oregon, United States. The school opened on September 6, 1960, and is named for John Marshall, the fourth Chief Justice of the United States...

  • Washington-Monroe High School

Hall of Fame

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

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