Athletics

Summer Athletics Offerings

Roosevelt Summer Athletics 2026

Summer Calendar 2026

Sign Up for Fall Sports

Fall sports **(including Football, Volleyball, Soccer, Cross Country, Cheer* & Dance*) will officially begin Monday, August 17th & registration is open. Many teams will begin conditioning in the summer.**

*Cheer & Dance tryouts have already taken place, but there may be another opportunity.

To participate in fall sports, students must be registered on ArbiterSports and have a Physical Exam by a medical practitioner (valid for 2 years). After completing, please upload your physical form to your Arbiter/FamilyID account or give it to Jill in Roosevelt’s Main Office.

Click here for a link to the English physical form.

Click here for a link to the Spanish physical form.

If you can't make it to your doctor, please call 503-988-3909 to make a NO COST appointment at the Student Health Center located at Roosevelt High School. Please note, Roosevelt's Health Center will only be open two days during the summer, August 12th and 13th. Call now to schedule an appointment.

Only two student health centers will be open over the summer break for NO COST sports physicals: Parkrose & David Douglas

Click here for contact info: Sports Physical Clinics

Uniforms from spring sports must be turned in before athletes can participate in fall sports.

Moratorium week is July 26th - August 1st. This means that NO sports will be offered during that week. Fall tryouts will be on August 17th and ALL athletes wanting to participate must be cleared (registered on ArbiterSports and physical examination submitted) by then in order to participate.

FOR ALL SPORTS-RELATED QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT YOUR HEAD COACH.

News

New Football Head Coach Alex Melson

Roosevelt High School is proud to announce the hiring of Alex Melson as the next Head Football Coach of the Roughriders. Following a highly competitive search process, Coach Melson emerged as the clear choice to lead our program due to his proven success as a coach, commitment to student development, and vision for building a culture rooted in relationships, accountability, and excellence. His experience as both an educator and coach aligns closely with Roosevelt's mission of developing successful students, leaders, and community members.

Alex Melson brings 12 years of coaching experience and nine years of service as an educator to Roosevelt High School. Most recently, he served as Defensive Coordinator at Clackamas High School after previously leading the football program at Grant High School as Head Coach.

During his three seasons as Head Coach at Grant, Melson guided the Generals to a PIL Championship and two playoff appearances while earning PIL Coach of the Year honors in 2022.

A Portland native, Melson grew up in Northeast Portland and graduated from Grant High School before continuing his academic and athletic career at Western Oregon University. While playing collegiate football for the Wolves, he earned a bachelor's degree in Exercise Science and later earned a Master's degree in Education from Grand Canyon University.

For nine years, Melson has served as a Health and Physical Education teacher committed to supporting students in reaching their full potential. He believes extracurricular activities provide some of the most impactful opportunities for schools to develop the whole student by fostering confidence, leadership, resilience, and meaningful connections that extend far beyond graduation.

Melson and his wife, Monique, along with their daughter, Railei, are excited to become part of the Roosevelt community and look forward to contributing to the continued growth and success of Roosevelt High School.

"Roosevelt has always had a strong sense of community pride. Because of its commitment to student excellence, I am excited for the opportunity to use football as a vehicle to foster relationships that support our student-athletes on and off the field. The Roosevelt football experience will be rooted in meaningful and impactful experiences that challenge students to grow as athletes, leaders, and teammates while creating memories and lessons that will stay with them long after graduation."

GO RIDERS!

Athlete of the Month

EDIT CONTENT

three students holding certificates, standing with our athletic director

Connor Hutcheson (Wrestling)

Muller Dimoff (Boys Basketball)

Carolina Alonso (Girls Basketball)

Eligibility

Academic requirements are as follows and students who fail to meet any of these requirements are not eligible to participate in sports.

Students must have passed five classes in the previous semester;
Students must be enrolled and pass at least five classes in the current semester;
Students must be making satisfactory progress toward graduation by earning the minimum number of credits: 4.5 credits by the start of 10th grade, 10 credits by the start of 11th grade, 17 credits by the start of 12th grade.
In addition, students must have earned the following GPA the previous quarter: 2.0 with no Fs or 2.5 with one F.

Students who do not meet this requirement may register and participate, but will be placed on academic probation for the current quarter and must attend study sessions.

Portland Public School Athletic Attendance Policy

A student athlete must attend school for the entire day of that practice. A student athlete's absence from one or more classes in the days before the contest or practice must be excused. Attendance office must be notified prior to the absence.

Roosevelt PIL Policy Reminders

Click the link above for details on attending PIL Athletic Events. The link will provide you with important information about:

PIL No Large Bag Policy
Admission Costs
Athletic Season Passes
Outside Food
No Re-Entry
Spectator Conduct

Know before you go. We look forward to seeing you in the stands this year!

On Time Sports is a sports promotions company authorized by Roosevelt High School to contact local businesses for fundraising purposes on our behalf. Your sponsorship will benefit our student-athletes as well as provide free merchandise for our student body. For more information, please visit https://www.ontimesportsco.com/promotions/

For specific questions, please reach out to: