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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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Buchholz cruises by Nease for first regional title
Nov 26, 2021
The Buchholz Bobcats football team is partying like it’s 1991. But there is still plenty of work left to do to capture a state title. Buchholz […]
First power poll ranks Hawthorne girls at No. 7
Nov 22, 2021
With girls and boys basketball season starting in the Prep Zone area, it’s time for the first regional rankings of the new season. On the girls […]
Buchholz maintains regional power poll top spot
Nov 19, 2021
The high school football postseason started last week with it’s normal amount of drama and surprises. One team with no such drama though is the squad […]
Buchholz tops power poll heading into postseason
Nov 11, 2021
The high school football regular season has concluded and as the state playoffs begin tonight, there would seem to be no doubt who the No. 1 […]
Buchholz solidifies top spot in weekly power poll
Nov 5, 2021
It’s the final week of the regular season in high school football and teams heading to the postseason will learn their opponent when the FHSAA announces […]
Buchholz-Bolles game pits top 2 in regional poll
Oct 21, 2021
A battle of heavyweights looms when top-ranked Bolles (Jacksonville) and second-ranked Buchholz (Gainesville) meet Friday night. The two teams lead this week’s regional The Prep Zone Power […]
Santa Fe ranks No. 2 in regional volleyball poll
Oct 16, 2021
With district tournaments starting up next week in girls volleyball, many teams are getting geared up for the second season and ready to try to survive […]
Power poll ranks Buchholz No. 2, Columbia at No.6
Oct 14, 2021
The Bolles (Jacksonville) Bulldogs took over the top spot in The Prep Zone Power Poll last week after blowing out then-No. 1 Trinity Christian (Jacksonville) 35-0. […]
Buchholz ranks third, Hawthorne at No. 11 in poll
Oct 1, 2021
The 2021 high school football season has been a bit of a back-and-forth when it comes to the No. 1 team in The Prep Zone power […]
Santa Fe remains third in regional volleyball poll
Sep 30, 2021
The beat goes on for the Ponte Vedra Sharks. Ponte Vedra, which won the last two 5A state titles and is now the top-ranked team in […]
Buchholz remains No. 3 in regional power poll
Sep 24, 2021
The 2021 high school football season is already four weeks in, and one thing has become certain about The Prep Zone Power Poll. The two best […]
Volleyball Power Poll ranks Santa Fe, Newberry
Sep 21, 2021
The more things change, the more they stay the same for high school volleyball teams in The Prep Zone Power Poll. The thing staying the same […]
Santa Fe aces lock down All Area pitching spots
Jun 24, 2021
The Santa Fe High School baseball team saw its season end with disappointment, when a five-run first inning led to a defeat at the hands of […]
Newberry headlines small school All Area Baseball Team
Jun 23, 2021
The 2021 season was historic for the Newberry baseball team. Coach Mike Spina’s Panthers lost only one game during the regular season, capturing a district and […]
All Area Softball Team stacked with talent
Jun 21, 2021
The last three years have something of a golden era for Trenton softball. The Tigers repeated as 1A state champions in 2021, going 20-1 after an […]
Newberry takes fifth in final power poll
Jun 9, 2021
GAINESVILLE — With the 2021 high school baseball season ending, kudos to the teams for safely making it through the season after a 2020 season was […]
Trenton takes third in final softball power poll
Jun 3, 2021
After a 2020 season cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic, high school softball safely navigated through the 2021 season in North Central Florida. And for the […]
Santa Fe No. 6 in latest baseball power poll
Apr 19, 2021
As the high school baseball season continues to head down the stretch, many good teams continue to move up in The Prep Zone Power Poll ranking […]
Trenton drops in power poll after 47-game streak ends
Apr 12, 2021
It had been almost three years since the Trenton Tigers had lost a regular season game. It finally took a special pitching performance to give the […]
Two state runner-up finishes highlight Coach of the Year winners
Apr 2, 2021
Taking a team to the first state title game in school history is quite a way to cap a career. So is going out as Coach […]
All Area: Santa Fe’s Ross, Jenkins lead big school boys
Apr 2, 2021
The 2020-21 season was historic for the Santa Fe (Alachua) High School boys basketball team. The Raiders just missed out on their first state boys basketball […]
Hawthorne, Trenton stars lead small school All Area Girls Basketball Team
Mar 30, 2021
Two local girls basketball teams advanced to the FHSAA 1A state semifinals in Lakeland this season: Hawthorne and Trenton. The Hornets beat Trenton in the semifinal […]
Trenton softball stays atop Prep Zone Power Poll
Mar 20, 2021
As high school softball heads toward the halfway point of the regular season and many teams head toward their spring breaks, some teams continue to dominate […]
Santa Fe boys finish No. 1 in final power poll
Mar 17, 2021
The 2020-21 boys high school basketball season during the COVID-19 pandemic had plenty of twists and turns. Some teams had to shut down, some for a […]