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.

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DPS Prep League Season Dates – 2025-2026

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 – 12/5/2025 – 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 – 1/8/2026 – 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 – 2/23/2026 – 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 – 4/13/2026 – 5/22/2026 – Boys Soccer and Softball – All Spring sports have open tryouts for grades 6-8

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

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2025-2026 Early Fall Prep Sports Sign-up

Welcome back to the 2025-2026 school year! This is a reminder that our Early Fall Prep League sports season is open. Registration closes next Friday, August 22nd at 6pm. No exceptions as the registration form will close. Below, you will find the information you need to sign-up. This season, we will be offering girls soccer, baseball, and cross country.  There will be one team for each sport. There are no grade level teams, it is one team for grades 6-8. Tryout dates for girls soccer and baseball, and practice dates for cross country are below.

To tryout, parents/guardians will need to:

1. Complete the registration in Arbiter – all families MUST register here  

                      McAuliffe Early Fall Prep Sports Registration

2. You will complete everything within Arbiter – upload your athletes physical, and complete  payment.
   1. If your child doesn’t make a team, you will receive a refund.
3. 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. 
4. We will no longer be taking any paper copies of physicals, please upload them into Arbiter, you can even do this with a photo of the document from your phone. 
5. New to Arbiter? See this Arbiter step by step guide for parents.

The deadline to register for Early Fall Prep Sports is Friday, August 22nd at 6pm. There are no exceptions to the deadline as registration will close in Arbiter. I will send an email out to all registrants for baseball and girls soccer on Saturday, August 23rd with tryout information.

Tryout dates:

Tryout dates may be adjusted depending on the number of sign-ups, we will know by Saturday, 8/23 if anything needs to change, and send that information out to anyone who is regsitered.

• Girls Soccer – 4:25 – 6:00 – Far field closest to Kearny St.
  • 8th Grade Only – Mon. 8/25 – cuts will be made
  • 6th/7th Grade Only – Tues. 8/26 – cuts will be made
  • 6/7/8 Callbacks Only – Weds. 8/27 – cuts will be made, final roster will be posted
  • You must register, have a physical on file, and pay to be on the tryout list, if your player doesn’t make the team, you will be refunded. 

• Baseball – 4:25p – 6:00p – Baseball Field
  • 7th/8th Grade Only – Mon. 8/25 – cuts will be made
  • 6th  Grade Only – Tues. 8/26 – cuts will be made
  • 6/7/8 Callbacks Only – Weds. 8/27 – cuts will be made, final roster will be posted
  • Practices will start out Mon-Thurs from 4:15 – 6:00, but may adjust once we get the game schedule
  • You must register, have a physical on file, and pay to be on the tryout list, if your player doesn’t make the team, you will be refunded.

• Cross Country – 4:15p – 5:15p – Meet on the field by the black top
  • 8th Graders Practice Only – Monday, August 25th – 4:15pm – 4:45pm
  • Practice Begins and Mandatory Parent Meeting – Tuesday, August 26th 4:15-5:15pm
  • Practices (may change depending on meet schedule) – Monday – Thursday – 4:15pm – 5:15pm
  • You can’t practice if you haven’t completed registration, don’t have a physical, or haven’t paid. If you show up, you will have to sit out if you are missing any of those things.

Due to the mass influx of emails, I don’t send confirmation emails on registration. You will receive an email from Arbiter when you pay and submit your application. If I am missing a physical, I will reach out to you. 

There are no tryouts for cross country. We will take up to 225 runners. 

Tryouts for baseball and girls soccer are competitive. Coaches will be selecting players based on their skill level. Cuts will be made at the discretion of the coaching staff. Your player must attend each day of their scheduled day of tryouts to be considered for the team. The exception to this is if your player got approval from the coach in advance of the tryouts. A no show on the scheduled tryout day is an automatic cut. 

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

Tryout Information

To tryout, parents/guardians will need to:

1. Complete the registration in Arbiter – this is new, and all families MUST register here 

2. 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.
3. 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. 
4. 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. 

Need a Physical?

Summer Hours for School Based Health Clinics

DPS Athletics has worked with the Denver Health office to offer extended hours at some of our high schools.  

Open the entire summer:  Montbello, GW, Lincoln

Open beginning July 28:  Manual, South, JFK

Open August 11:  North, West, East, TJ, Northfield

• School clinics that are not open until August 11 are in part due to schools that are under construction,  as well as staffing and trying to allocate our limited resources most efficiently throughout the district.