Merritt Island athletic director Jeff McLean's proposal to ban middle school athletes ... like in golf and softball, without those young kids many wouldn’t be able to field teams either.” ...

A proposal by Merritt Island athletic director ... benefit the most from being able to add middle school athletes to varsity rosters. UC’s softball team reached the Class 2A state championship ...

Leaning heavily on a productive senior class, Merritt Island won the Barbara Caywood Award given to the Cape Coast Conference school ... teams finished in the top five in 15 of 21 league sports.