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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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Senior Spotlight: Quinten Rawls of Union County
Jul 25, 2022
Rawls will be playing baseball in college at ABAC in Tifton, Georgia.
Ridaught: Softball a home run this summer
Jul 22, 2022
Tournaments abound at Champions Park in Newberry.
Top Alachua County 2022 football games previewed
Jul 21, 2022
Buchholz (Gainesville) opens up with Columbia (Lake City) while GHS hosts Vanguard (Ocala) in Week 1.
Senior Spotlight: Michelle Heilig of Bell
Jul 20, 2022
Heilig played volleyball and softball as a senior while earning her AA degree.
Ridaught: HS football coaches weigh in on Media Day
Jul 19, 2022
Area teams converge on Hotel Indigo for unofficial 2022 kickoff event.
Ridaught: Media Day kicks off football season
Jul 15, 2022
Unofficial kickoff begins on Monday with high school, college media days.
Senior Spotlight: Emma Hutto of Bell
Jul 15, 2022
Hutto played volleyball and softball as a senior with the Bulldogs.
GHS hires new baseball coach
Jul 14, 2022
Adrian Ramos takes over for Chris Malphurs as new Hurricanes head coach.
Oak Hall earns top school ranking in Class 2A
Jul 14, 2022
Oak Hall School, Bradford (Starke) athletic programs finish in the top three in the state.
Senior Spotlight: Caleb Moncrief, Keystone Heights
Jul 12, 2022
Moncrief was named top 2022 scholar-athlete in Florida.
Top Tri-County football games previewed
Jul 1, 2022
Bronson, Chiefland, Dixie County, Trenton and Williston will have new coaches this season.
James named next UCHS baseball coach
Jun 29, 2022
Former Williston star Jiwan James will take over Tigers program following Travis Rimes’ departure.
Ridaught: It was a bizarre year for prep sports
Jun 24, 2022
Recapping both memorable and unusual events from 2021-22 high school sports.
SF baseball loaded with talent
Jun 23, 2022
Santa Fe College baseball team produces 12 players making commitments to four-year Institutions.
Area players making impact on UF
Jun 22, 2022
Four Buchholz players, Trinity Catholic (Ocala) player receive offers from Gators.
All Area: State semifinalists headline top coaches
Jun 17, 2022
Wimberley, Marquart named top softball coaches, while Julius, Howard selected top baseball coaches.
Dixie County, Oak Hall lead All Area Baseball Team
Jun 15, 2022
Class 1A Bears and Class 2A Eagles each placed three players on small school baseball team.
Williston lands 3 on All Area Softball Team
Jun 13, 2022
Class 1A softball was loaded in 2022 with eight of the top 19 teams in the MaxPreps final rankings residing in the area. There was no […]
Ridaught: Big week in sports ahead
Jun 13, 2022
Plenty on tap including NHL Finals, U.S. Open, NBA Finals and College World Series.
Ridaught: CWS bid at stake this weekend
Jun 10, 2022
Earlier this week I got to attend the last few innings of the Florida baseball season. The Gators kept it interesting until the very end. Florida […]
Suwannee, Fort White coaches among state’s best
Jun 10, 2022
Following a run all the way to the state semifinals, a pair of area baseball coaches finished top three in the voting for their respective classification […]