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View all postsMike 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. The fall of 2025 he completed his ninth year of teaching 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.
Willison, Newberry girls ranked in top 6 in regional basketball power poll
Jan 21, 2026
Bolles closes in on No. 1 Bishop Kenny as head-to-head looms.
Buchholz outtoughs Newberry to even season series
Jan 20, 2026
Junior Jacob Bromirski had a game-high 17 points for the Bobcats.
Buchholz boys hoops, soccer featured in this week’s sports broadcasts
Jan 20, 2026
Unbeaten Buchholz soccer guests on Wednesday’s “The Prep Zone” sports show.
District soccer tournaments begin today
Jan 20, 2026
Two area girls teams and four area boys teams are No. 1 seeds.
Barrage of 3s, defense help Buchholz defeat Eastside
Jan 17, 2026
Senior Lucas Bhatia had six 3-pointers and game-high 22 points.
Ridaught: Buchholz varsity, JV soccer teams finish unbeaten
Jan 16, 2026
Bobcats sport 14-0-1 record heading into district playoffs.
Cornelius Ingram resigns as Hawthorne football coach
Jan 15, 2026
Hawthorne alum won over 100 games and three state titles in 11 seasons.
Buchholz nets season-high 9 goals to win City Cup
Jan 15, 2026
Senior Teague McNeal had a hat trick as Buchholz finished unbeaten.
Rural, city showdowns highlight hoops broadcast coverage
Jan 14, 2026
Eastside girls weightlifting lift off first prep sports show of 2026.
Ridaught: Regular seasons end soon for high school soccer and basketball
Jan 12, 2026
District playoffs start next week for soccer and first week of February for basketball.
Girls draw, boys roll at P.K. Yonge soccer doubleheader
Jan 10, 2026
P.K. Yonge junior Cooper Schackow has hat trick in 9-1 win over Newberry.
Ridaught: End of an era for The Rock School’s boys hoops national team
Jan 9, 2026
Program has won Sunshine Independent Athletic Association state titles in four of past seven season.
Buchholz girls move into regional top 20 basketball rankings
Jan 7, 2026
Williston, Newberry remain in top 10.
Hawthorne holds on to edge GHS at The Purple Palace
Jan 6, 2026
Hornets make four free throws in final 38 seconds for 3-point road win.
Lake Mary quarterback, Notre Dame signee Noah Grubbs named Mr. Football
Jan 6, 2026
Hawthorne’s Cornelius Ingram finished fifth for Florida Dairy Farmers Coach of Year.
Ridaught: Florida hoops at a crossroads against Georgia
Jan 5, 2026
Gators hope to rebound after SEC-opening loss at Missouri.
Ridaught: Santa Fe Inferno closes out fall with best single season ever
Jan 2, 2026
Team posted 29-1-3 record that included national championship.
Hawthorne, Trenton boys finish 1-1 at Florida Get Down Showcase
Dec 30, 2025
Tigers had their 8-game winning streak snapped by Rickards (Tallahassee).
Williston girls, The Rock boys win holiday championships
Dec 29, 2025
Bradford (Starke) boys defeated Santa Fe in the gray bracket championship game.
Ridaught: Top 10 sports moments of 2025
Dec 29, 2025
Florida men’s basketball won a national championship plus area teams brought home state titles.
State champion highlights All Area golf teams
Dec 29, 2025
Suwannee boys, Columbia girls place multiple golfers on teams.
Ridaught: Union County’s Robby Pruitt almost didn’t end up in Lake Butler
Dec 22, 2025
Coaching legend returns to program he led to three state titles in 1990s.
Hawthorne’s Roundtree, Ingram top Rural vote getters
Dec 22, 2025
Justin Williams of Buchholz finished second again in voting for Class 6A Player of Year.