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Marty Pallman is a sports correspondent and broadcaster for Mainstreet Daily News. Marty has worked in play-by-play and as color commentator for high school and college sports for 15 years, as well as a writer. He currently works for the University of Florida and Santa Fe College as well as the "Voice of the Bishop Kenny Crusaders" on radio in Jacksonville. Marty has also assisted Mike Ridaught with The Prep Zone since 2008.
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Six area teams ranked in power poll
Nov 3, 2022
Trinity Christian stays on top of regional rankings heading into final week of regular season.
Buchholz tops latest regional power poll
Oct 14, 2022
Hawthorne, Bradford, Chiefland and Union County ranked in top 20.
Buchholz stays atop power poll after Vanguard win
Sep 30, 2022
Union County moves in top 20 to join Hawthorne, Bradford and Chiefland.
Bradford moves into power poll top 10
Sep 23, 2022
Buchholz remains No. 1 ahead of Trinity Christian in regional rankings.
Hawthorne moves up in regional power poll
Sep 9, 2022
Buchholz remains on top while undefeated Chiefland, Bradford move up in top 20.
Buchholz, Hawthorne remain among top area teams
Sep 1, 2022
Bobcats nearly unanimous No. 1 team and Hornets sit at No. 5.
Buchholz tops first 2022 regional power poll
Aug 25, 2022
Bobcats start new football season same way they ended last year.
Young Oak Hall team looks for extended playoff run
Aug 19, 2022
Eagles return four seniors to squad that went 6-1 during 2021 regular season.
GHS looks to build on 2021 success
Aug 11, 2022
Hurricanes coming off first district football title in seven years.
Newberry looks to rebound in 2022
Aug 4, 2022
Panthers fell just under .500 in 2021 after posting 17 wins in 2019-20.
Columbia, Buchholz, Santa Fe lead All Area team
Jun 16, 2022
Tigers, Bobcats and Raiders place three players apiece on 2022 big school baseball team.
Keystone Heights stars headline All Area team
Jun 14, 2022
Indians advanced to Class 3A Region Finals for first time since 2018.
All Area: Santa Fe leads boys big school team
Apr 7, 2022
For the second straight year, Santa Fe (Alachua) played deep into the basketball postseason and was rewarded with two players selected to the All Area boys […]
All Area: GHS stars lead girls big school team
Apr 5, 2022
Most area big school girls basketball teams struggled during the 2021-22 season, but Gainesville High School (GHS) was not among them. The Hurricanes finished the year […]
Santa Fe moves to No. 2 in power poll
Mar 25, 2022
Bad weather in the last few weeks caused some high school baseball teams to juggle their schedules around as the regular season reaches the halfway point. […]
Bradford ranked No. 11 in final power poll
Mar 14, 2022
The 2021-22 high school boys basketball season has come to an end with some success stories and some near-misses. Despite being one of those near-misses, the […]
Santa Fe moves up in baseball power poll
Mar 12, 2022
These are some heady days for the St. John’s Country Day (Orange Park) baseball team. In 2021, the Spartans went on a 13-game winning streak and […]
Hawthorne ranked No. 11 in final regional poll
Mar 7, 2022
As the girls basketball season comes to an end, no team in the Prep Zone Power Poll area earned a state title this season. While some […]
Bradford captures first boys basketball state title
Mar 4, 2022
This regular season was hard for Bradford, but the road to their first state boys basketball title looked relatively easy for the Tornadoes. Bradford (16-10) […]
Bradford advances to 1A championship
Mar 2, 2022
Two North Central Florida teams met in the 1A state semifinals on Wednesday evening at the FHSAA Boys Basketball State Championships in Lakeland, meaning only one would […]
Hawthorne rallies late to edge Trenton
Feb 10, 2022
The Hawthorne Hornets offense was stuck in the mud for the first three quarters of Thursday night’s Class 1A-Region 4 Semifinal against the Trenton Tigers. The […]
All Area: Buchholz blankets big school defense
Feb 10, 2022
The Buchholz Bobcats ended their best year in nearly three decades with a 12-2 record and a trip to the state semifinals for the first time […]
All Area: Hawthorne leads small school defense
Feb 8, 2022
For the second year in a row, the Hawthorne Hornets were the dominant story among small school football in North Central Florida. Hawthorne was undefeated all […]