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View all postsMike Ridaught is sports director for Mainstreet Daily News. He hosts a weekly high school sports show at Sonic Drive-In from August - May and does play-by-play for a Game-of-the Week on 106.9 FM “I Am Country" during football season. In December 2025, he completed his ninth year of teaching a play-by-play class at the University of Florida. In August 2025, the former "Voice of the UNF Ospreys" completed his fifth consecutive year of doing play-by-play for the Cal Ripken World Series in Branson, Mo. Mike is also founder of The Prep Zone.
Saint Francis Catholic Academy ready to make another run
Aug 10, 2026
14 starters back from the SSAA 8-man 1A runner-up team.
Ridaught: Top football game each week in the Tri-County area
Aug 7, 2026
The Tri-County area gets a little bit of a shakeup as three of the six schools in Levy, Gilchrist, and Dixie County have new head coaches. […]
Summer Sonic Highlights: Trenton softball celebrates third straight title
Aug 6, 2026
Lady Tigers crushed Liberty County in five innings for their three-peat.
Ridaught: New championships at stake for FHSAA member schools
Aug 3, 2026
Buchholz, Oak Hall among schools eyeing new championship classifications.
Summer Sonic Highlights: Union County’s late rally leads to state baseball title
Jul 31, 2026
Tigers won their first state title since 2012.
Ridaught: Santa Fe hosts Buchholz in ‘The War on I-75’
Jul 27, 2026
Two Alachua County teams to face each other for first time since 2020.
Summer Sonic Highlights: Williston girls basketball team looks back at state title
Jul 24, 2026
Lady Red Devils won their first state championship in program history.
Honeycutt family soaks in MLB All-Star festivities
Jul 22, 2026
University of Florida commit talks about his experiences during MLB All-Star Week in Philadelphia.
Ingram among 4 Hawthorne football players to sign collegiately
Jul 21, 2026
The foursome will play for NCAA Division-II schools.
Ridaught: Mainstreet, Saint Francis Catholic hosting today’s high school football media day
Jul 20, 2026
Over 25 schools will be attending today’s Mainstreet Daily News High School Football Media Day, including 20 teams in the Mainstreet coverage area. Hosted by Saint […]
New event parking app available for Gators, Gainesville
Jul 17, 2026
Parkey is the “Airbnb of parking.”
Summer Sonic Highlights: Buchholz boys soccer looks back on undefeated regular season
Jul 15, 2026
Bobcats won Gainesville Cup and advanced to Class 6A regional semifinals.
Ridaught: Future, past Gators in MLB All-Star Home Run Derby spotlight
Jul 13, 2026
Newberry’s Tavis Honeycutt participated in Friday’s High School Home Run Derby.
Ridaught: Hawthorne to play Northwestern in a clash of the titans
Jul 10, 2026
Rural champion Hornets to face Class 3A runner-up Bulls at The Villages on Sept. 12.
Former Gator Taurean Green and P.K. Yonge volleyball swing for a cause
Jul 9, 2026
Charity golf tournament to be held at UF’s Mark Bostick Golf Course on July 18.
Summer Sonic Highlights: Hawthorne reflects on state football championship
Jul 9, 2026
Hornets won their third state title in the past four years.
Buchholz cracks top 125 in national football rankings
Jul 7, 2026
Columbia (Lake City) is ranked just outside the top 250.
State championships determine All Area COY selections
Jul 3, 2026
Three of the four honorees were first-time award winners.
State champion Columbia dominates big school All Area softball team
Jul 1, 2026
Tigers led the way with five selections, followed by regional finalist Santa Fe with three.
Trenton, Branford lead small school All Area softball team
Jun 29, 2026
Tigers and Bucs landed three, followed by region finalist Williston with two selections.
Santa Fe College breaks ground on Hitchcock Family Clubhouse
Jun 25, 2026
First-ever locker rooms are coming in spring of 2027 for Santa Fe softball and baseball teams.
Ridaught: Could 3-time state champion Trenton miss the final four?
Jun 22, 2026
FHSAA realigns new Rural districts.
Ridaught: Tentative baseball district not very well received
Jun 19, 2026
New district assignments leave area coaches scratching their heads.
Former UF staffer named new GHS football coach
Jun 18, 2026
Ashour Peera served as UF’s Director of Football Logistics under Billy Napier.