The second and final round of pre-Fall Season Sports Physicals will be offered at Loyalsock Township High School for all incoming Junior High (Grades 7-8) and High School (Grades 9-12) student athletes planning to participate in PIAA athletics through partnership with Dr. Michelle Cavanaugh at UPMC. This partnership allows the Loyalsock Township Athletic Department to offer affordable Section 6 CIPPE clearance requirements for the 2026-2027 school year.
The next scheduled date of these sports physicals is 8 a.m. Tuesday, July 28, 2026. All students who wish to take advantage of this offer should contact Jennie Snyder at the high school main office at (570) 326-3581 to schedule an appointment time. The cost of this physical is $10 (cash or check made payable to LTSD).
The sports physicals being offered by LTSD via UPMC will satisfy CIPPE requirements at the PIAA level for the entire 2026-27 school year, regardless of the number of sports being played throughout the school year (i.e. fall, winter and spring sports). If your student athlete recently had a physical exam with a completed CIPPE section six form signed by a medical doctor after May 1, 2026, then this physical exam is not necessary.
In conjunction with these sports physicals, student athlete registration for participation in 2026-27 fall sports at LTHS must be completed online via Arbiter Sports Registration. This step must be completed prior to receiving a sports physical here at LTHS.
Fall sports for the 2026-27 school year include football, soccer, volleyball, cross country, tennis, cheerleading, golf and girls junior high softball at the high school and junior high levels.
BigTeams Registration, which was utilized in previous sports registrations here at Loyalsock Township, has been absorbed by Arbiter and will no longer be offered by Loyalsock Township School District.
Any student athlete that has not completed their registration via Arbiter Sports will not be permitted to engage in interscholastic sports or receive a sports physical through the school on July 28. Registrations for the 2026-27 winter and spring sports seasons will be offered at a later date. Student athletes who register and play a fall sport will simply need to re-certify at that time, pending no changes in health status. There is a one-time $50 pay-to-play fee that will be applied once upon registration. This fee must be paid online to be considered a complete registration.
Students must complete their fall sport registration in Arbiter Sports before receiving a sports physical July 28. Completing registration provides the physician with a complete health history and helps ensure the safety and effectiveness of the physical exam.
For more information, please contact the Athletic and Activities Director Dylan Casale at [email protected].