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Mike Ridaught is sports director for Mainstreet Daily News. Mike 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. He teaches a play-by-play class at the University of Florida. He does play-by-play for the Cal Ripken World Series in Branson, Mo., in August. Mike is also founder of The Prep Zone.
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Ridaught: Cornelius Ingram reaches milestone at Hawthorne
Aug 2, 2024
Hornets’ head coach enters 10th season after winning two straight state titles.
Sonic Summer Highlights: Trenton softball
Jul 30, 2024
Tigers pull off miracle comeback to win 2024 Class 1A championship.
Ridaught: Father, son get ready for special year at Oak Hall
Jul 29, 2024
Randy and Dakota Brower one of multiple head coach-QB combos in Alachua County in recent years.
Record 41 Gators to compete in Paris Olympics
Jul 26, 2024
Athletes and coaches make up largest ever UF contingent
Summer Sonic Highlights: Gainesville softball
Jul 25, 2024
Hurricanes advance to Class 5A state championship game for first time since 2016.
Ridaught: Guess who’s back, back again
Jul 22, 2024
Area coaching carousel sees return of familiar faces heading football programs.
Ridaught: Florida QB Graham Mertz, St. Francis Catholic a win-win
Jul 19, 2024
Over 200 kids participated Graham Mertz Youth Football Camp.
Newberry trio commit to D-I schools
Jul 18, 2024
Jarquez Carter, the No. 61 overall player in Florida according to 247Sports, headed to Ohio State.
New faces, old faces highlight Wednesday’s Media Day
Jul 17, 2024
30 teams attend 2024 North Central Florida High School Football Media Day in Gainesville.
Summer Sonic Highlights: Buchholz baseball
Jul 16, 2024
Bobcats advanced to first state championship game in program history.
Ridaught: This week is unofficial kickoff for SEC, high school football
Jul 15, 2024
Media Days start for college, prep football this week.
Ridaught: Caglianone could become first top draft pick in UF program history
Jul 12, 2024
Gators’ star player named John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year and unanimous first team All American selection.
Senior Spotlight: Oak Hall’s the Beach boys
Jul 12, 2024
Fraternal twins Harrison and Jackson Beach left their mark for the Eagles.
PK Yonge hires new girls basketball coach
Jul 10, 2024
Vanguard (Ocala) alum Jazzmin Bethea takes over for former coach Willie Powers.
Summer Sonic Highlights: Hawthorne girls basketball
Jul 10, 2024
Lady Hornets finished 2023-24 season earning second straight Class 1A title
Ridaught: Wyatt Langford – “Nobody works harder, nobody plays harder”
Jul 8, 2024
Trenton native earns American League Rookie of the Month honors for June.
Oak Hall 3-peats as top Class 2A athletic program in Florida
Jul 5, 2024
Williston, Hawthorne finish second, third in Class 1A.
Senior Spotlight: Cooper Badics of Gainesville
Jul 3, 2024
Badics, who played football and water polo at GHS, received a scholarship to play football at Edwards Waters University.
Summer Sonic Highlights: Williston boys basketball
Jul 2, 2024
Red Devils cruised to their second straight Class 1A championship in 2024.
Ridaught: Gators well represented on U.S. Olympic Team
Jul 1, 2024
Multiple UF athletes will head to Paris in July for 2024 Summer Olympics.
Ridaught: Newberry’s Hailey Tharp leads off our Senior Spotlight
Jun 28, 2024
Three-sport athlete advanced to state in volleyball, weightlifting and track and field.
State title, deep playoff runs highlight All Area COY selections
Jun 28, 2024
Trenton won a softball title and Trenton baseball made final four, while GHS and Buchholz each played for state titles.
Oak Hall’s Fuhr steps down to take offensive coordinator position at Union County
Jun 27, 2024
Eagles announce Randy Brower will serve as interim head football coach for 2024 season.