PREP SPORTS: Proposal to ban middle schoolers from varsity athletics gets tabled by FHSAA

Branford pitcher Laila Arnold winds up to pitch against Trenton in the Class 1A state semifinals on May 17. (WILL TURNER/Special to the Reporter)
Branford pitcher Laila Arnold winds up to pitch against Trenton in the Class 1A state semifinals on May 17. (WILL TURNER/Special to the Reporter)

With the help of five eighth graders starting, the Branford softball team advanced to the Class 1A state semifinals this spring.

If a proposal tabled Tuesday by the Florida High School Athletic Associa…