In Minnesota, NY, etc. I guess you can run (play any sport) for your HS team in eighth grade. Anybody know the reason behind this - I know the Saratoga Springs girls teams have had 8th graders in the front of their #1 nationally ranked teams before. Seems cool for running, maybe makes school records easier to break in goals/td/run related sports.
Sorry if this is OT to the board, but I'll preface it as such in the titles if anybody is interested in reading or discussing.