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DPS Prep League

See our Athletics Overview and more information about our Club Sports + Intramurals and athletics policies and forms.

Any questions regarding McAuliffe Prep Sports, please contact Natalie Barrios Marquez, n_barrios-marquez@dpsk12.net.

All student athletes will need to have a current physical on file and complete registration before they can participate in tryouts, practices, or games. Link to – Physical Form (Eng) Physical Form – (Esp)

Physicals are valid for 365 days a year. They must be signed and dated by a physician, and uploaded into Arbiter. We will no longer take paper copies of physicals.

DPS Prep League Season Dates – 2025-2026

** These dates may slightly adjust once we have the 25-26 District Athletics Meeting

Registration for each season opens up about 3-4 weeks prior to the start of the season.

Early Fall – 9/2/2025 – 10/17/2025 – Baseball, Cross Country, and Girls Soccer – All Early Fall sports have open tryouts for grades 6-8

Fall – 10/20/2025 – 12/12/2025 – Girls Flag Football and Boys Flag Football Girls Flag – open tryouts for grades 6-8, Boys Flag – 6-8, but only 50 tryout spots for grade 6

Winter – 1/6/2026 – 2/20/2026 – Girls Volleyball and Boys Volleyball Girls Volleyball – 6-8, but only 50 tryout spots for grade 6, Boys Volleyball – open tryouts for grades 6-8

Early Spring – 2/17/2026 – 4/10/2026 – Girls Basketball and Boys Basketball Girls Basketball – open tryouts for grades 6-8, Boys Basketball – 6-8, but only 50 tryout spots for grade 6

Spring – 4/6/2026 – 5/15/2026 – Boys Soccer and Softball – All Spring sports have open tryouts for grades 6-8

24-25 Prep Game Schedules – Live Link for all Prep Sports

Tryout Information

To tryout, parents/guardians will need to:

  1. Complete the registration in Arbiter – this is new, and all families MUST register here 
  1. You will complete everything within Arbiter – upload your athletes physical, and complete payment. We will no longer take paper copies of physicals, they must be uploaded into Arbiter.
    • If your child doesn’t make a team, you will receive a refund.
  2. You must submit your completed registration with your student’s valid physical and payment for your student to be on the tryout list, they can’t participate until these have been uploaded and registration has been completed. You will receive a confirmation email from Arbiter once you submit the registration. 
  3. New to Arbiter? See this Arbiter step by step guide for parents.

If you have any questions, please contact Natalie Barrios at n_barrios-marquez@dpsk12.net.