Dwight Jaynes
Post-High School Career
Roy Love PIL Hall of Fame Distinguished Service Award Recipient, 2017
Dwight Jaynes is a long-time friend of the PIL Hall of Fame. His roots extend to Cleveland High School, where he played baseball under legendary Coach Jack Dunn. Dwight was a former Portland sportswriter and columnist for The Oregonian and the Portland Tribune. At both papers he always paid particular attention to PIL athletics, and for several years he was a volunteer master of ceremonies at PIL Hall of Fame Induction Banquets.
Jaynes now works for NBC Sports Northwest as an on-air host and digital editor. He has co-authored two books and has been named Oregon's Sports Writer of the Year five times and Sportscaster of the Year for 2013 — the first person to win both awards.
He was inducted into the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 2010.
The Roy Love PIL Hall of Fame Distinguished Service Award honors the profound legacy of the late Cleveland High School and Portland State University pitching standout and former PSU head baseball coach and athletic director. Roy dedicated his life to Portland athletics and was instrumental in establishing the PIL Hall of Fame, at one time serving as its president.
Commentary
The PIL has always been special to me. I came through high school when it was the most powerful prep league in the state. The heart of the league has always been its coaches — hard-working people who were always willing to improve facilities, even in programs that didn't have some of their built-in advantages of other schools around the state.
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